Mike Eddy

{{Short description|American stock car racing driver; seven-time ASA champion (1952–2025)}} {{sources needed|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Mike Eddy | image = | image_size = | caption = | nationality = American | birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|07|17}} | birth_place = Midland, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|05|29|1952|07|17}} | death_place = | retired = 2007 | relatives = Travis Eddy (son) | last_series = American Speed Association | years_active = 1972–2002, 2004 | teams = Mike Eddy Racing Moenning Brothers | starts = 470 | wins = 58 | poles = 34 | fastest_laps =  | best_finish = 1st | year = 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, and 1992 | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = ASA National Tour Champion ASA National Tour Champion ASA National Tour Champion ASA National Tour Champion ASA National Tour Champion ASA National Tour Champion ASA National Tour Champion | title_years = 1974 1976 1981 1982 1989 1991 1992 | awards = MARC Times Rookie of the Year Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame | award_years = 1970 1995 }}

'''Michael Eddy''' (July 17, 1952 – May 29, 2025) was an American stock car auto racer. He was most notable for having raced in the American Speed Association (ASA). He was a seven-time ASA National Champion, which is the most in ASA history. During his run in ASA Eddy drove the number 88 car.

==ASA== Eddy won his seven championships in 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, and 1992. In addition to this he was ASA's all-time career leader in laps lead, starts, and top-tens. Eddy also ranks second in all-time victories with 58 and second on the all-time earnings list. During his championship season of 1992, he led 2,183 laps that year, which was a single-season record. Eddy recorded his 58th victory on June 12, 2004, at the Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan after a two-year absence from auto racing. Eddy was known to be an aggressive driver who wasn't shy about nudging slower cars out of his way.

==Offers from NASCAR teams== Because of the success that he had achieved in ASA, Eddy received several offers from NASCAR teams, turning them down each time. In the early 1990s, he was offered the No. 75 car by RahMoc Enterprises, which was a prominent Winston Cup Series ride at the time. He turned it down because his GM Goodwrench deal in ASA came along at the same time.<ref name="Mike Eddy">{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/bay-city/index.ssf/2011/02/local_racer_mike_eddy_took_on.html|title=Local racer Mike Eddy took on and beat NASCAR's future stars|work=M Live|author=Doerr, Erich T.|date=February 20, 2011|accessdate=2013-04-21}}</ref>

A few years later, Eddy was offered to drive the No. 43 truck for Petty Enterprises for the 1996 Craftsman Truck Series season, but once again had to turn down the offer due to his contract with GM Goodwrench at the time.<ref name="Mike Eddy" />

==Personal life and death== Eddy had a wife named Patsy; they had two sons; Matthew, and Travis. He died on May 29, 2025, at the age of 72 from cancer.<ref>[https://www.racingamerica.com/news/late-models/seven-time-asa-champion-mike-eddy-72-passes-away Seven-Time ASA Champion Mike Eddy, 72, Passes Away]</ref>

==Awards== Eddy was inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmshof.org/inductees/Eddy_Mike.html|title=Mike Eddy - Inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.|work=Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame|accessdate=2013-04-21|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922173253/http://mmshof.org/inductees/Eddy_Mike.html|archivedate=2012-09-22}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Racing-Reference driver|Mike_Eddy}} * [http://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/Mike_Eddy The Third Turn Profile] * [http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=864 Ultimate Racing History Profile] * [http://www.racingone.com/driver.asp?driverid=1059&subseries=15 Profile from Racingone.com] * [http://www.racingone.com/article.asp?artnum=19913 Eddy Back in Victory Lane Article]

{{s-start}} {{s-sport}} {{succession box | before= Dave Sorg | title= ASA National Tour Champion | years= 1974| after= Rodney Combs }} {{succession box | before= Rodney Combs | title= ASA National Tour Champion | years= 1976| after= Rodney Combs }} {{succession box | before= Mark Martin | title= ASA National Tour Champion | years= 1981, 1982| after= Rusty Wallace }} {{succession box | before= Butch Miller | title= ASA National Tour Champion | years= 1989| after= Bob Senneker }} {{succession box | before= Bob Senneker | title= ASA National Tour Champion | years= 1991, 1992| after= Johnny Benson }} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eddy, Mike}} Category:1952 births Category:2025 deaths Category:Racing drivers from Michigan Category:American Speed Association drivers Category:Sportspeople from Midland, Michigan