{{short description|American racing driver (born 1958)}} {{Infobox NASCAR driver | name = Tim Cowen | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|8|18}} | birth_place = Loudonville, Ohio, U.S. | image = Tim Cowen Road America 2015.jpg | caption = Cowen at Road America in 2015 | Total_Busch_Races = 7 | Years_In_Busch = 6 | Busch_Car_Team = | Prev_Busch_Pos = 71st | Prev_Busch_Year = 2018 | Best_Busch_Pos = 60th (2017) | First_Busch_Race = 2014 Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 (Mid-Ohio) | Last_Busch_Race = 2018 Rock N Roll Tequila 170 (Mid-Ohio) | First_Busch_Win = | Last_Busch_Win = | Busch_Wins = 0 | Busch_Top_Tens = 0 | Busch_Poles = 0 | Total_Truck_Races = 4 | Years_In_Truck = 2 | Truck_Car_Team = | Prev_Truck_Pos = 61st | Prev_Truck_Year = 2008 | Best_Truck_Pos = 61st (2008) | First_Truck_Race = 2007 City of Mansfield 250 (Mansfield) | Last_Truck_Race = 2008 O'Reilly 250 (Memphis) | First_Truck_Win = | Last_Truck_Win = | Truck_Wins = 0 | Truck_Top_Tens = 0 | Truck_Poles = 0 | updated = November 17, 2018 }} '''Tim Cowen''' (born August 18, 1958) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports.

==Early life== Cowen was born in Loudonville, Ohio and grew up in Perrysville. Sports were prominent in his life and he was initially interested in football before switching to racing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ashlandcosportshof.org/Tim_Cowen.html|title=Class of 2010|website=www.ashlandcosportshof.org}}</ref>

==Racing career==

===NASCAR Xfinity Series=== thumb|left|2015 car at Road America [[File:40 Tim Cowen 2017 Johnsonville 180.jpg|thumb|left|2017 car at Road America]] Cowen began racing in the Xfinity Series in 2014 at Mid-Ohio, where he drove the No. 86 Ford. He started 30th and finished 18th.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.times-gazette.com/sports/20140816/ashlands-tim-cowen-set-to-race-in-nascar-nationwide-childrens-hospital-200-at-mid-ohio |title=Ashland's Tim Cowen set to race in the NASCAR Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio|last= |first= |date=August 16, 2014 |access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref>

In 2015, Cowen drove the No. 13 Ford in the Mid-Ohio and Road America races. He finished 30th at Ohio and 25th at Road America.

In 2016, Cowen ran the Mid-Ohio race in the No. 13 Ford, but a crash took him out of the race, leading to a 37th-place finish.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/sports/motor/mid-ohio-challenge-200/2016/08/13/ohio-drivers-nab-top-spots-mid-ohio-challenge/88627008/|title=Ohio drivers nab top spots at Mid-Ohio Challenge|last=Casey |first=Connor |date=August 13, 2016 |access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref>

In 2017, Cowen would again run the Mid-Ohio and Road America races. At Mid-Ohio, he drove the No. 40 Ford and finished 20th. At Road America, he drove the No. 40 Dodge and finished 36th due to a crash.

In 2018, Cowen drove the No. 66 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports and finished 26th at Mid-Ohio.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://beyondtheflag.com/2018/08/15/nascar-xfinity-series-tim-cowen-takes-mid-ohio-race-interview/|title=NASCAR Xfinity Series: Tim Cowen talks Mid-Ohio race in interview|last=Kristl|first=Mark|date=August 15, 2018|access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kickinthetires.net/index.php/2018/08/08/summers-five-things-what-you-need-to-know-for-august-8-2018/|title=Summer's Five Things: What You Need To Know For August 8, 2018|last=Bedgood |first=Summer |date=August 7, 2018 |access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref>

===NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series=== Cowen made his Truck Series debut in 2007, driving the No. 42 Ford F-150 for his own team, Cowen Racing. He planned to run the two races at Martinsville and the Mansfield race, but only successfully qualified for and ran the latter.

Cowen returned to the Truck Series in 2008, running three races (Martinsville, Mansfield, and Memphis) for his team.

==Motorsports career results== ===NASCAR=== (key) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>) ====Xfinity Series==== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan=42| NASCAR Xfinity 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 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! 30 ! 31 ! 32 ! 33 ! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 2014 ! nowrap| Deware Racing Group ! 86 ! Ford | DAY | PHO | LVS | BRI | CAL | TEX | DAR | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | ROA | KEN | DAY | NHA | CHI | IND | IOW | GLN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOH<br><small>18</small> | BRI | ATL | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | KAN | CLT | TEX | PHO | HOM ! 63rd ! 26 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2014/B|title=Tim Cowen – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |- ! 2015 ! rowspan=5| MBM Motorsports ! rowspan=2| 13 ! rowspan=3| Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | IOW | CLT | DOV | MCH | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MOH<br><small>30</small> | BRI | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROA<br><small>25</small> | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM ! 61st ! 33 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2015/B|title=Tim Cowen – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |- ! 2016 | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MOH<br><small>37</small> | BRI | ROA | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM ! 81st ! 4 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2016/B|title=Tim Cowen – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2| 2017 ! rowspan=2| 40 | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOH<br><small>20</small> | BRI | colspan=11| ! rowspan=2| 60th ! rowspan=2| 18 ! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2017/B|title=Tim Cowen – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |- ! Dodge | colspan=22| | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROA<br><small>36</small> | DAR | RCH | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM |- ! 2018 ! 66 ! Ford | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | DOV | CLT | POC | MCH | IOW | CHI | DAY | KEN | NHA | IOW | GLN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MOH<br><small>26</small> | BRI | ROA | DAR | IND | LVS | RCH | CLT | DOV | KAN | TEX | PHO | HOM ! 71st ! 11 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2018/B|title=Tim Cowen – 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |}

====Craftsman Truck Series==== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" |- ! colspan=45| NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! {{Tooltip|NCTC|NASCAR Craftsman Truck classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 2007 ! rowspan=2 nowrap| Cowen Racing ! rowspan=2| 42 ! rowspan=2| Ford | DAY | CAL | ATL | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MAR<br><small>DNQ</small> | KAN | CLT | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MFD<br><small>30</small> | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | NHA | LVS | TAL | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MAR<br><small>DNQ</small> | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM ! 97th ! 73 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2007/C|title=Tim Cowen – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |- ! 2008 | DAY | CAL | ATL | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAR<br><small>33</small> | KAN | CLT | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MFD<br><small>36</small> | DOV | TEX | MCH | MLW | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MEM<br><small>28</small> | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | GTW | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM ! 61st ! 198 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2008/C|title=Tim Cowen – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |}

====Camping World East Series==== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" |- ! colspan=45| NASCAR Camping World East Series results |- ! Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! {{Tooltip|NCWESC|NASCAR Camping World East Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 2006 ! rowspan=4 nowrap| Cowen Racing ! rowspan=4| 75 ! rowspan=4| Ford | GRE | STA | HOL | TMP | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LER<br><small>15</small> | NHA | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ADI<br><small>21</small> | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WFD<br><small>18</small> | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA<br><small>29</small> | DOV | LRP | colspan=2| ! 30th ! 403 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2006/E|title=Tim Cowen – 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |- ! 2007 | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GRE<br><small>DNQ</small> | ELK | IOW | SBO | STA | NHA | TMP | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NSH<br><small>DNQ</small> | ADI | LRP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MFD<br><small>27</small> | NHA | DOV ! 60th ! 129 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2007/E|title=Tim Cowen – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |- ! 2008 | GRE | IOW | SBO | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GLN<br><small>9</small> | NHA | TMP | NSH | ADI | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LRP<br><small>16</small> | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MFD<br><small>17</small> | NHA | DOV | STA ! 34th ! 369 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2008/E|title=Tim Cowen – 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |- ! 2009 | GRE | TRI | IOW | SBO | GLN | NHA | TMP | ADI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LRP<br><small>22</small> | NHA | DOV | colspan=2| ! NA ! – ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2009/E|title=Tim Cowen – 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |}

===ARCA Racing Series=== (key) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>) {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" |- ! colspan=45| ARCA Racing 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 ! {{Tooltip|ARSC|ARCA Racing Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 2010 ! rowspan=4 nowrap| Cowen Racing ! 80 ! rowspan=4| Ford | DAY | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| PBE<br><small>9</small> | SLM | TEX | TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL<br><small>17</small> | POC | MCH | IOW | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MFD<br><small>15</small> | POC | BLN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NJE<br><small>22</small> | ISF | CHI | DSF | TOL | SLM | KAN | CAR | ! 41st ! 605 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2010/A|title=Tim Cowen – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |- ! 2011 ! rowspan=3| 83 | DAY | TAL | SLM | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL<br><small>17</small> | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NJE<br><small>12</small> | CHI | POC | MCH | WIN | BLN | IOW | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| IRP<br><small>DNQ</small> | POC | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KAN | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOL<br><small>28</small> | colspan=2| ! 57th ! 430 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2011/A|title=Tim Cowen – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |- ! 2012 | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOL<br><small>19</small> | ELK | POC | MCH | WIN | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NJE<br><small>20</small> | IOW | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | SLM | DSF | KAN | ! 75th ! 265 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2012/A|title=Tim Cowen – 2012 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |- ! 2013 | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | ROA | WIN | CHI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NJE<br><small>20</small> | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | IOW | SLM | KEN | KAN ! 125th ! 130 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/cowenti01/2013/A|title=Tim Cowen – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |}

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress<br> {{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Tim Cowen}} * {{Racing-Reference driver|Tim_Cowen}}

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