Eric Beers

{{Short description|American racing driver}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Eric Beers | image = | image_size = | caption = | nationality = American | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|8|16|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Northampton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | relatives = | awards = | current_series = NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | last_series = | years_active = 1997–2012 | teams = | first_year = 1997 | current_team = | car_number = | engine = | crew_chief = | former_teams = Boehler Racing Enterprises, Robert Katon Jr., John Blewett, Dave DeLange | starts = 184 | championships = 0 | wins = 2 | poles = 9 | best_finish = 3rd | year = 2011 | last_finish = | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = | title_years = | updated = July 31, 2024 }} '''Eric Beers''' (born August 16, 1969) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour from 1997 to 2012. He is the father of Austin Beers, who currently competes full-time in the Tour, and has competed since 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/2022/01/14/northamptons-austin-beers-continues-to-rise-through-the-racing-ranks/|title=Northampton’s Austin Beers continues to rise through the racing ranks |work=The Morning Call|access-date=July 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://racedayct.com/2021/10/austin-beers-to-run-full-time-for-klm-motorsports-on-whelen-mod-tour-in-2022/|title=Austin Beers To Run Full-Time For KLM Motorsports On Whelen Mod Tour In 2022 |work=Race Day CT|access-date=July 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/12/08/nascar-whelen-modified-tour-2022-special-award-winners/ |title=NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2022 special award winners |website=NASCAR |date=December 8, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2024}}</ref>

Beers also in series such as the USAC Silver Crown Series, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, the Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.<ref name="Third Turn">{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Eric_Beers|title=Eric Beers |work=The Third Turn|access-date=July 16, 2024}}</ref>

==Motorsports results== ===NASCAR=== (key) ('''Bold''' – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

====Whelen Modified Tour==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" !colspan=38| NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results |- ! Year ! Car owner ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! {{Tooltip|NWMTC|NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 1997 ! rowspan=14| N/A ! 81 ! Chevy | TMP | MAR | STA | NZH | STA | NHA | FLE | JEN | RIV | GLN | NHA | RPS | HOL | TMP | RIV | NHA | GLN | STA | NHA | STA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FLE {{small|12}} | TMP | RCH ! N/A ! 0 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/1997/N|title=Eric Beers – 1997 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2| 1998 ! 91 ! rowspan=3| Chevy | RPS | TMP | MAR | STA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NZH {{small|19}} | STA | GLN | JEN | RIV | NHA | NHA | LEE | HOL | TMP | NHA | RIV | STA | NHA | TMP | STA | TMP | colspan=2| ! rowspan=2| N/A ! rowspan=2| 0 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/1998/N|title=Eric Beers – 1998 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 94 | colspan=21| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FLE {{small|10}} | |- ! rowspan=2| 1999 ! 91 | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TMP {{small|DNQ}} | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| RPS {{small|DNQ}} | STA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH {{small|32}} | STA | RIV | JEN | NHA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZH {{small|39}} | HOL | TMP | NHA | RIV | GLN | STA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RPS {{small|21}} | colspan=7| ! rowspan=2| 48th ! rowspan=2| 453 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/1999/N|title=Eric Beers – 1999 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2| 36 ! rowspan=2| Pontiac | colspan=16| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|10}} | NHA | STA | MAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|12}} | colspan=2| |- ! 2000 | STA | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH {{small|23}} | STA | RIV | SEE | NHA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NZH {{small|20}} | TMP | RIV | GLN | TMP | STA | WFD | NHA | STA | MAR | TMP | colspan=6| ! 67th ! 197 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/2000/N|title=Eric Beers – 2000 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2| 2001 ! rowspan=2| 19 ! Pontiac | SBO | TMP | STA | WFD | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NZH {{small|12}} | STA | RIV | SEE | colspan=15| ! rowspan=2| 45th ! rowspan=2| 403 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/2001/N|title=Eric Beers – 2001 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! Chevy | colspan=8| | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH {{small|8}} | NHA | HOL | RIV | CHE | TMP | STA | WFD | TMP | STA | MAR | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|10}} | colspan=3| |- ! 2002 ! 36 ! Dodge | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|18}} | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| STA {{small|DNQ}} | WFD | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NZH {{small|29}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RIV {{small|9}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEE {{small|13}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH {{small|22}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|15}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEE {{small|26}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA {{small|12}} | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| RIV {{small|DNQ}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|31}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA {{small|25}} | WFD | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|26}} | NHA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|11}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR {{small|36}} | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TMP {{small|DNQ}} | colspan=4| ! 25th ! 1449 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/2002/N|title=Eric Beers – 2002 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2003 ! 14 ! Dodge | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|8}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|12}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| WFD {{small|25}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NZH {{small|9}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|13}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LER {{small|3}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BLL {{small|28}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEE {{small|23}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA {{small|15}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ADI {{small|30}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV {{small|16}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|19}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA {{small|10}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WFD {{small|20}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|21}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA {{small|33}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA {{small|29}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|10}} | colspan=5| ! 11th ! 1980 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/2003/N|title=Eric Beers – 2003 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=4| 2004 ! 02 ! Chevy | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|27}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STA {{small|22}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| WFD {{small|24}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NZH {{small|40}} | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''RIV''' {{small|22}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LER {{small|25}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WAL {{small|27}} | colspan=15| ! rowspan=4| 15th ! rowspan=4| 2020 ! rowspan=4| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/2004/N|title=Eric Beers – 2004 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 00 ! N/A | colspan=4| | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| STA {{small|DNQ}} | colspan=18| |- ! 19 ! Chevy | colspan=8| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BEE {{small|25}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA {{small|16}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SEE {{small|4}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RIV {{small|8}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA {{small|3}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|8}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WFD {{small|18}} | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA {{small|7}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|15}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|32}} | colspan=4| |- ! 02 ! Dodge | colspan=15| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|13}} | colspan=7| |- ! 2005 ! rowspan=2 nowrap| Boehler Racing Enterprises ! rowspan=2| 3 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|29}} | STA | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RIV {{small|2}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| WFD {{small|3}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''STA''' {{small|7}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''JEN''' {{small|14}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA {{small|3}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BEE {{small|3}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SEE {{small|1*}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RIV {{small|5}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA {{small|6}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP {{small|3}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WFD {{small|7}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAR {{small|4}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|10}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA {{small|9}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA {{small|7}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|25}} | colspan=5| ! 5th ! 2470 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/2005/N|title=Eric Beers – 2005 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2006 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|21}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA {{small|3}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| JEN {{small|4}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP {{small|4}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|12}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA {{small|12}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOL {{small|18}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV {{small|27}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA {{small|28}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|30}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR {{small|27}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| TMP {{small|1}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA {{small|9}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| WFD {{small|24}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|26}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|11}} | colspan=7| ! 10th ! 1888 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/2006/N|title=Eric Beers – 2006 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2007 ! N/A ! 94 ! Chevy | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|11}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|20}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| WTO {{small|21}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA {{small|10}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|14}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA {{small|33}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TSA {{small|16}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RIV {{small|19}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA {{small|8}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|13}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAN {{small|5}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR {{small|10}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA {{small|22}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|23}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|19}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|16}} | colspan=7| ! 11th ! 1840 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/2007/N|title=Eric Beers – 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2008 ! rowspan=2| Robert Katon Jr. ! rowspan=2| 46 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|28}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA {{small|2}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA {{small|5}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|14}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA {{small|4}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPE {{small|17}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RIV {{small|10}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''STA''' {{small|5}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|32}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''MAN''' {{small|4}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|10}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA {{small|10}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAR {{small|11}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHE {{small|16}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA {{small|5}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''TMP''' {{small|10}} | colspan=7| ! 6th ! 2115 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/2008/N|title=Eric Beers – 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2009 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|11}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|16}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|11}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA {{small|16}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPE {{small|19}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RIV {{small|6}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA {{small|4}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI {{small|10}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|6}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA {{small|24}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR {{small|18}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA {{small|7}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|18}} | colspan=10| ! 8th ! 1645 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/2009/N|title=Eric Beers – 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2010 ! John Blewett ! 76 ! Chevy | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|10}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA {{small|27}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STA {{small|28}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAR {{small|7}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA {{small|10}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LIM {{small|25}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MND {{small|10}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RIV {{small|6}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA {{small|6}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|11}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI {{small|12}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA {{small|18}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA {{small|9}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|7}} | colspan=9| ! 9th ! 1752 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/2010/N|title=Eric Beers – 2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2011 ! rowspan=2| David DeLange ! rowspan=2| 45 ! rowspan=2| Chevy | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|6}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA {{small|4}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|11}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MND {{small|12}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|8}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA {{small|11}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RIV {{small|11}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA {{small|4}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA {{small|5}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI {{small|6}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DEL {{small|5}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|17}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LRP {{small|8}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA {{small|5}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA {{small|4}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|7}} | colspan=7| ! 3rd ! 2309 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/2011/N|title=Eric Beers – 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2012 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|21}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA {{small|24}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MND {{small|8}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|13}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| WFD {{small|7}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA {{small|4}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STA {{small|4}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|11}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI {{small|13}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TMP {{small|8}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RIV {{small|11}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA {{small|6}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|13}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TMP {{small|5}} | colspan=9| ! 6th ! 469 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/beerser01/2012/N|title=Eric Beers – 2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> |}

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