Ron Eaton

{{Short description|American racing driver (born 1943)}}{{BLP sources|date=May 2025}}{{Distinguish|text=Ronald Eaton, an Australian cricketer and rugby player}}{{Infobox NASCAR driver|name=Ron Eaton|birth_date={{birth date and age|1943|08|11}}|birth_place=Tacoma, Washington, U.S.|Achievements=3-time NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Northwest Series champion (1986, 1988, 1995)|Years_In_ARCA_West=16|Total_ARCA_West_Races=61|Best_ARCA_West_Pos=12th (1979)|First_ARCA_West_Race=1973 Portland 100 (Portland)|Last_ARCA_West_Race=1991 Uhlmann Motors 200 (Olympia)|First_ARCA_West_Win=1978 Winston Langley 100 (Langley)|Last_ARCA_West_Win=1984 Yakima Winston 150 (Yakima)|ARCA_West_Wins=11|ARCA_West_Top_Tens=28|ARCA_West_Poles=13|updated=February 25, 2025}}

'''Ron Eaton''' (born August 11, 1943) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Winston West Series, NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Southwest Series, and NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Northwest Series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – Driver Statistics |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Ron_Eaton/ |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Racing career ==

=== NASCAR Winston West Series === Eaton competed in 61 races in what is now the ARCA Menards Series West between 1973 and 1991. Eaton scored his first career win at Portland Speedway in 1973. He would win ten more races in the series, his last coming at Yakima Speedway in 1984. Additionally, Eaton scored 13 poles and 28 top-tens during his time in the series.

=== NASCAR Southwest Series === From 1991 to 2001, Eaton competed in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Southwest Series, making 21 starts and scoring a lone win in 1996.

=== NASCAR Northwest Series === The primary series in which Eaton competed was the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Northwest Series, a series he ran in for 21 years, making 228 starts and winning the championship three times (1986, 1988, 1995). Eaton's best season was in 1995, where after 13 races he had already scored four wins and nine top-fives.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rockne |first=Dick |date=July 30, 1995 |title=Eaton's Racing Career Back On Track |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19950730/2134138/eatons-racing-career-back-on-track |access-date=February 25, 2025 |website=The Seattle Times}}</ref> He scored an additional win and three more top-fives by the conclusion of the season, wrapping up his third and final championship season. His final win came in 2001, and made his final start in the series at the Wenatchee Valley Super Oval in 2006, where he finished last due to engine issues.

== Motorsports career results ==

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

==== Winston West Series ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" |+ ! colspan="29" |NASCAR Winston West Series results |- !Year !Team !No. !Make !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 !15 !16 !17 !18 !19 !20 !21 !22 !{{Tooltip|NWWSC|NASCAR Winston West Series classification}} !Pts !Ref |- ! rowspan="2" |1973 ! rowspan="2" |Eaton Racing ! rowspan="2" |17 !Ford |AMP |MAD |S99 |AUR |KFS |CBS |USP | style="background:#DFFFDF" |POR 13 | colspan="14" | ! rowspan="2" |29th ! rowspan="2" |291 ! rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1973 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1973/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !Chevy | colspan="8" | | style="background:#DFDFDF" |SPS 5 |WER |SGS |CAJ |OSS |CSP |BKS |LAG | style="background:#EFCFFF" |EVG 22 |WSP |YAK | style="background:#FFDF9F" |POR 6 |AMP | |- !1976 ! rowspan="7" |Eaton Racing !7 ! rowspan="4" |Chevy |RSD |RSD | style="background:#DFDFDF" |EVG 4 | style="background:#EFCFFF" |WSP 11 |USP | style="background:#EFCFFF" |POR 16 |SHA |SGS | style="background:#EFCFFF" |EVG 23 |YAK | style="background:#DFDFDF" |POR 3 |LAG |ONT | colspan="9" | !16th !295 !<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1976 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1976/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" |1977 !07 |RSD | style="background:#EFCFFF" |LAG 23 |ONT |SJS |MMR |ASP |RSD |SGS | style="background:#DFFFDF" |YAK 14 | style="background:#EFCFFF" |EVG 21 |WSP |USP | colspan="10" | ! rowspan="2" |32nd ! rowspan="2" |221 ! rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1977 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1977/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !7 | colspan="12" | | style="background:#DFDFDF" |POR 2 |AAS |CRS |ASP |SHA |POR |ONT |PHO | colspan="2" | |- ! rowspan="2" |1978 ! rowspan="2" |07 |RSD |AAS |S99 |SHA |PET |MMR |RSD |IFS | style="background:#DFDFDF" |YAK 3 |WSP | style="background:#FFFFBF" |LSP 1* | style="background:#EFCFFF" |EVG 24 |POR |CRS |ASP |SON |SHA |CBS | colspan="4" | ! rowspan="2" |25th ! rowspan="2" |184 ! rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1978 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1978/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="3" |Pontiac | colspan="18" | | style="background:#DFDFDF" |YAK 2 |OSS |ONT |PHO |- !1979 ! rowspan="2" |7 |RSD |MMR |RSD | style="background:#FFDF9F" |EVG 6 | style="background:#FFFFBF" |YAK 1* |POR |AAS |SHA |CRS |SON | style="background:#FFFFBF" |EVG 1* | style="background:#FFDF9F" |SPO 9 | style="background:#FFFFBF" |POR 1* |ASP |ONT |PHO | colspan="6" | !12th !267 !<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1979 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1979/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !1980 |RSD |ONT | style="background:#DFFFDF" |'''S99 '''11 |RSD |LAG | style="background:#FFFFBF" |'''EVG '''1* | style="background:#DFDFDF" |'''POR 5''' |SON |MMR |ONT |PHO | colspan="11" | !21st !146 !<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1980 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1980/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !1982 ! rowspan="10" |Eaton Racing ! rowspan="10" |7 ! rowspan="7" |Buick | style="background:#EFCFFF" |'''MMR '''18 |S99 |AAS |RSD | style="background:#FFFFBF" |'''POR '''1* | style="background:#EFCFFF" |'''WSP '''19 | style="background:#FFFFBF" |'''SHA '''1* | style="background:#FFFFBF" |'''EVG '''1* | style="background:#EFCFFF" |SON 21 | style="background:#FFDF9F" |CDR 7 | style="background:#EFCFFF" |RSD 19 |RSD | style="background:#EFCFFF" |PHO 23 | colspan="9" | !13th !379 !<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1982 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1982/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !1983 | style="background:#DFDFDF" |S99 3 | style="background:#EFCFFF" |SON 17 |RSD | style="background:#FFFFBF" |YAK 1 | style="background:#DFDFDF" |EVG 4 |SHA |RSD | style="background:#EFCFFF" |'''CPL '''14 |RSD | style="background:#FFFFBF" |PHO 1 | colspan="12" | !13th !286 !<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1983 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1983/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !1984 |RSD | style="background:#FFFFBF" |'''YAK '''1* | style="background:#EFCFFF" |SIR 21 | style="background:#EFCFFF" |'''POR '''9* | style="background:#EFCFFF" |EVG 19 |SHA |WSR |SON |MMR |RSD | style="background:#EFCFFF" |'''PHO '''22 | colspan="11" | !18th !193 !<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1984 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1984/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !1985 |SON |SHA |RSD |MMR | style="background:#EFCFFF" |SIR 20 | style="background:#EFCFFF" |POR 17 |STA |YAK | style="background:#FFDF9F" |'''EVG '''9 |WSR |MMR |RSD | colspan="10" | !26th !110 !<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1985 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1985/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !1986 |SON |RSD | style="background:#DFDFDF" |EVG 4 |RCS | style="background:#DFFFDF" |TAC 11 |PIR |WSR |RSD | colspan="14" | !29th !87 !<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1986 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1986/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !1987 |SON |RSD |SGP | style="background:#EFCFFF" |EVG 18 | style="background:#DFDFDF" |POR 5 | style="background:#EFCFFF" |TAC 24 |MMR |RSD | colspan="14" | !25th !104 !<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1987 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1987/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !1988 |SON |MMR |RSD |SGP | style="background:#EFCFFF" |POR 17 | style="background:#EFCFFF" |EVG 23 |MMR |PHO | colspan="14" | !33rd !62 !<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1988 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1988/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !1989 ! rowspan="3" |Pontiac |MAD |MMR |RAS |SON | style="background:#EFCFFF" |POR 19 |TCR | style="background:#EFCFFF" |EVG 20 |MMR |SGS |SON |PHO | colspan="11" | !31st !209 !<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1989 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1989/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !1990 |MMR |SON |SGS | style="background:#EFCFFF" |POR 16 |EVG |RAS |TCR |MMR |PHO | colspan="13" | !44nd !115 !<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1990 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1990/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |- !1991 | style="background:#EFCFFF" |EVG 18 |MMR |SON |SGS |POR | style="background:#EFCFFF" |EVG 23 | style="background:#EFCFFF" |SSS 16 |MMR |PHO | colspan="13" | !26th !318 !<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Eaton – 1991 NASCAR Winston West Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/eatonro01/1991/P/ |access-date=March 11, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}}</ref> |}

== References == {{reflist}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Eaton, Ron}} Category:1943 births Category:Racing drivers from Washington (state) Category:Sportspeople from Tacoma, Washington Category:Living people

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