Gary Putnam

{{Short description|American racing driver}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Gary Putnam | image = Gary Putnam (31101175055).jpg | image_size = | caption = Putnam's No. 77 car at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016 | nationality = American | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|2|10|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Vernon, Connecticut, U.S. | relatives = | awards = | current_series = NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | last_series = | years_active = 2014–2023, 2025 | teams = Mike Curb | first_year = 2014 | current_team = 77 | car_number = | engine = | crew_chief = | former_teams = | starts = 34 | championships = 0 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | best_finish = 25th | year = 2017 | last_finish = 63rd (2025) | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = | title_years = | updated = October 24, 2025 }} '''Gary Putnam''' (born February 10, 1970) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and crew chief who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 77 for Mike Curb.

Putnam is a long time crew member in the NASCAR Cup Series, having worked for teams such as Petty Enterprises, PPI Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Inc, Chip Ganassi Racing, and Trackhouse Racing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/05/03/modified-competitor-gary-putnam-has-deep-racing-roots/ |title=Modified Competitor Gary Putnam Has Deep Racing Roots |website=NASCAR |date=May 3, 2019 |access-date=April 28, 2025}}</ref> He moved to North Carolina from Connecticut with Kevin Manion after starting his career working on the modifieds of Carl and Charlie Pasteryak.{{cn|date=April 2025}} In addition to his own driving, he has had drivers such as Ryan Newman, Ryan Preece, Corey LaJoie, Jon McKennedy, Max McLaughlin, and Mike Christopher Jr. pilot his No. 77 modified.

After the 2025 season, Putnam retired from driving to become the series director for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fenwick|first=Adam|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2025/11/10/gary-putnam-whelen-modified-tour-director/|title=Gary Putnam completes a full NASCAR circle as he becomes the Whelen Modified Tour series director|publisher=NASCAR|date=November 10, 2025|access-date=November 10, 2025}}</ref>

He has also competed in series such as the now defunct NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour, the SMART Modified Tour, the Southern Modified Racing Series, the Southern Modified Race Tour, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.<ref name="Third Turn">{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Gary_Putnam|title=Gary Putnam |work=The Third Turn|access-date=August 15, 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 ! {{Tooltip|NWMTC|NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 2014 ! rowspan=12| Mike Curb ! rowspan=3| 77 ! rowspan=12| Chevy | TMP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| STA {{small|23}} | STA | WFD | RIV | NHA | MND | STA | TMP | BRI | NHA | STA | TMP | colspan=5| ! 46th ! 21 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2014/N|title=Gary Putnam – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2015 | TMP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|13}} | WAT | STA | TMP | RIV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA {{small|28}} | MON | STA | TMP | BRI | RIV | NHA | STA | TMP | colspan=3| ! 44th ! 47 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2015/N|title=Gary Putnam – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2| 2016 | TMP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|20}} | WFD | STA | TMP | RIV | colspan=12| ! rowspan=2| 41st ! rowspan=2| 43 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2016/N|title=Gary Putnam – 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 7 | colspan=6| | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA {{small|25}} | MND | STA | TMP | BRI | RIV | OSW | SEE | NHA | STA | TMP | |- ! rowspan=2| 2017 ! 77 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MYR {{small|14}} | THO | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LGY {{small|17}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THO {{small|13}} | RIV | NHA | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA {{small|9}} | THO | BRI | SEE | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSW {{small|14}} | RIV | NHA | STA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THO {{small|11}} | colspan=2| ! rowspan=2| 25th ! rowspan=2| 215 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2017/N|title=Gary Putnam – 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 04 | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|15}} | colspan=15| |- ! 2018 ! rowspan=6| 77 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MYR {{small|15}} | TMP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|13}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEE {{small|17}} | TMP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LGY {{small|14}} | RIV | NHA | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|16}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TMP {{small|15}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI {{small|14}} | style="background:#DFC484;"| OSW {{small|Wth}} | RIV | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| NHA {{small|QL†}} | STA | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|21}} | colspan=2| ! 26th ! 228 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2018/N|title=Gary Putnam – 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2019 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MYR {{small|30}} | SBO | style="background:#DFC484;"| TMP {{small|Wth}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| STA {{small|14}} | WAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEE {{small|20}} | TMP | RIV | NHA | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STA {{small|28}} | style="background:#DFC484;"| TMP {{small|Wth}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSW {{small|16}} | RIV | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NHA {{small|9}} | STA | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TMP {{small|39}} | colspan=2| ! 32nd ! 152 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2019/N|title=Gary Putnam – 2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2020 | JEN | WMM | WMM | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JEN {{small|21}} | MND | TMP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NHA {{small|14}} | STA | TMP | colspan=9| ! 33rd ! 53 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2020/N|title=Gary Putnam – 2020 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2021 | MAR | STA | RIV | JEN | OSW | RIV | NHA | NRP | STA | BEE | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSW {{small|11}} | RCH | RIV | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STA {{small|21}} | colspan=4| ! 42nd ! 56 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2021/N|title=Gary Putnam – 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2022 | NSM | RCH | RIV | LEE | JEN | MND | RIV | WAL | NHA | CLM | TMP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LGY {{small|15}} | OSW | RIV | TMP | MAR | colspan=2| ! 61st ! 29 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2022/N|title=Gary Putnam – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2023 | NSM | RCH | MON | RIV | LEE | SEE | RIV | WAL | NHA | LMP | THO | LGY | OSW | MON | RIV | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS {{small|31}} | THO | MAR ! 82nd ! 13 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2023/N|title=Gary Putnam – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2025 ! Mike Curb ! 77 ! Chevy | NSM | THO | NWS | SEE | RIV | WMM | LMP | MON | MON | THO | RCH | OSW | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA {{small|23}} | RIV | THO | MAR | colspan=2| ! 63rd ! 21 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2025/N|title=Gary Putnam – 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=September 20, 2025}}</ref> |- | colspan=32|† - Qualified for Ryan Preece |}

====Whelen Southern Modified Tour==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan=21| NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results |- ! Year ! Car owner ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! {{Tooltip|NWSMTC|NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! rowspan=2| 2010 ! rowspan=5| Gary Putnam ! 7 ! rowspan=9| Chevy | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ATL {{small|19}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|13}} | colspan=12| ! rowspan=2| 18th ! rowspan=2| 688 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2010/M|title=Gary Putnam – 2010 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=7| 77 | colspan=2| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBO {{small|18}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW {{small|10}} | BGS | BRI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|18}} | LGY | TRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT {{small|19}} | colspan=4| |- ! 2011 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|11}} | HCY | SBO | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|11}} | CRW | BGS | BRI | CRW | LGY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THO {{small|16}} | TRI | CRW | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT {{small|13}} | CRW ! 21st ! 499 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2011/M|title=Gary Putnam – 2011 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2012 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRW {{small|21}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|18}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBO {{small|15}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|15}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|12}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BGS {{small|21}} | BRI | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LGY {{small|8}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THO {{small|14}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|12}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CLT {{small|10}} | colspan=3| ! 13th ! 294 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2012/M|title=Gary Putnam – 2012 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2013 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW {{small|6}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNM {{small|18}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SBO {{small|8}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW {{small|10}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CRW {{small|5}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BGS {{small|9}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRI {{small|8}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LGY {{small|10}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW {{small|8}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW {{small|9}} | SNM | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT {{small|21}} | colspan=2| ! 12th ! 372 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2013/M|title=Gary Putnam – 2013 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2014 ! rowspan=4| Mike Curb | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|12}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SNM {{small|7}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SBO {{small|8}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LGY {{small|10}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW {{small|6}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BGS {{small|7}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI {{small|11}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LGY {{small|8}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW {{small|10}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBO {{small|11}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNM {{small|13}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|14}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|11}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT {{small|12}} ! 8th ! 477 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2014/M|title=Gary Putnam – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 2015 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW {{small|7}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW {{small|9}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SBO {{small|9}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LGY {{small|9}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW {{small|6}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BGS {{small|11}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''BRI''' {{small|6}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LGY {{small|12}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBO {{small|14}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLT {{small|14}} | colspan=4| ! 8th ! 343 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2015/M|title=Gary Putnam – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2| 2016 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|14}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CON {{small|9}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SBO {{small|6}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|11}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW {{small|9}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BGS {{small|5}} | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ECA {{small|12}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO {{small|16}} | CRW | CLT | colspan=3| ! rowspan=2| 10th ! rowspan=2| 310 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/putnaga01/2016/M|title=Gary Putnam – 2016 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> |- ! 77S | colspan=6| | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRI {{small|5}} | colspan=7| |}

===SMART Modified Tour=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" !colspan=38| SMART Modified Tour results |- ! Year ! Car owner ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! {{Tooltip|SMTC|SMART Modified Tour classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 2021 ! rowspan=6| Mike Curb ! rowspan=4| 77 ! rowspan=6| N/A | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|11}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FLO {{small|4}} | SBO | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FCS {{small|15}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''CRW''' {{small|1}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DIL {{small|11}} | CAR | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|14}} | DOM | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PUL {{small|8}} | HCY | ACE | colspan=2| ! 12th ! 158 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Gary_Putnam/Results/Southern_Modified_Auto_Racing_Teams/2021|title=Gary Putnam - 2021 Season Results - Southern Modified Auto Racing Teams |work=The Third Turn|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> |- ! 2022 | FLO | SNM | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CRW {{small|7}} | SBO | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FCS {{small|10}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRW {{small|9}} | NWS | NWS | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAR {{small|3}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOM {{small|17}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HCY {{small|9}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TRI {{small|7}} | PUL | ! 12th ! 157 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Gary_Putnam/Results/SMART_Modified_Tour_Powered_by_Pace-O-Matic/2022|title=Gary Putnam - 2022 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic |work=The Third Turn|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> |- ! 2023 | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FLO {{small|7}} | CRW | SBO | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HCY {{small|9}} | FCS | CRW | ACE | CAR | PUL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TRI {{small|13}} | SBO | ROU | colspan=2| ! 31st ! 94 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Gary_Putnam/Results/SMART_Modified_Tour_Powered_by_Pace-O-Matic/2023|title=Gary Putnam - 2023 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic |work=The Third Turn|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2| 2024 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FLO {{small|22}} | colspan=3| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROU {{small|13}} | HCY | FCS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|16}} | JAC | CAR | CRW | DOM | SBO | NWS ! rowspan=2| 27th ! rowspan=2| 94 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Gary_Putnam/Results/SMART_Modified_Tour_Powered_by_Pace-O-Matic/2024|title=Gary Putnam - 2024 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic |work=The Third Turn|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> |- ! 77P | | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW {{small|19}} | SBO | TRI | colspan=10| |- ! 2025 ! 77 | FLO | AND | SBO | ROU | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY {{small|16}} | FCS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRW {{small|20}} | CPS | CAR | CRW | DOM | FCS | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TRI {{small|17}} | NWS ! 30th ! 70 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Gary_Putnam/Results/SMART_Modified_Tour_Powered_by_Pace-O-Matic/2025|title=Gary Putnam - 2025 Season Results - SMART Modified Tour Powered by Pace-O-Matic |work=The Third Turn|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref> |}

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== External links == * {{Racing-Reference driver|Gary_Putnam}} * {{Racing-Reference crewchief|Gary_Putnam}}

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