# Tony Jankowiak

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{{short description|American racing driver}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name              = Tony Jankowiak
| image             = 
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| caption           = 
| nationality       = {{flagicon|USA}} American
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1960|04|28}}
| birth_place       = [Tonawanda](/source/Tonawanda%2C_New_York), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), U.S.
| death_date        = {{death date and age|1990|04|22|1960|04|28}}
| death_place       = [Stafford Springs](/source/Stafford_Springs%2C_Connecticut), [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut), U.S.
| relatives         = [Andy Jankowiak](/source/Andy_Jankowiak)
| last_series       = [NASCAR](/source/NASCAR) [Winston Modified Tour](/source/Winston_Modified_Tour)
| years_active      = 1985–1990
| current_team      = 
| car_number        = 
| former_teams      = 
| teams             = 
| starts            = 35
| wins              = 0
| poles             = 0
| fastest_laps      = 
| best_finish       = 24th
| year              = 1986, 1989
| prev_series       = 
| prev_series_years = 
| titles            = 
| title_years       = 
| awards            = 
| award_years       = 
}}
'''Tony Jankowiak''' (born April 28, 1960 – April 22, 1990) was an American professional [stock car racing](/source/stock_car_racing) driver who competed in the [NASCAR Winston Modified Tour](/source/NASCAR_Winston_Modified_Tour) from 1985 to 1990. His wife Debbie is the sister of Tommy Druar, who competed in the tour until his death in 1989, and their son [Andy Jankowiak](/source/Andy_Jankowiak), who currently competes part time in the now [NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour](/source/NASCAR_Whelen_Modified_Tour) and the [ARCA Menards Series](/source/ARCA_Menards_Series), best known for driving No. 73 (which Andy used in ARCA up until 2026).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-02-24 |title=Andy Jankowiak still chasing the family dream |url=https://www.wivb.com/jerry-sullivan/andy-jankowiak-still-chasing-the-family-dream/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=News 4 Buffalo |language=en-US}}</ref>

Jankowiak died as a result of injuries suffered in crash during a Modified Tour race at [Stafford Motor Speedway](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway) on April 22, 1990, six days before his 30th birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Modestino |first=Lou |title=Jankowiak Eager to Carry Family Legacy at Tribute Race |url=https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/2020/08/12/jankowiak-eager-to-carry-family-legacy-at-tribute-race/42583963/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=The Patriot Ledger |language=en-US}}</ref> 

Jankowiak also competed in series such as the [SMART Modified Tour](/source/SMART_Modified_Tour) and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.<ref name="Third Turn">{{cite web|url=https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Tony_Jankowiak|title=Tony Jankowiak |work=The Third Turn|access-date=September 26, 2024}}</ref>

==Motorsports 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>)

====Winston Modified Tour====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
!colspan=38| [NASCAR Winston Modified Tour](/source/NASCAR_Winston_Modified_Tour) 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
! {{Tooltip|NWMTC|NASCAR Winston Modified Tour classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [1985](/source/1985_NASCAR_Winston_Modified_Tour)
! rowspan=4| Tony Jankowiak
! rowspan=4| 73
! rowspan=4| [Chevy](/source/Chevrolet)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
| [NEG](/source/New_Egypt_Speedway)
| [WFD](/source/Waterford_Speedbowl)
| [NEG](/source/New_Egypt_Speedway)
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [SPE](/source/Apple_Valley_Speedway)<br>{{small|19}}
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| [CLA](/source/Claremont_Speedway)
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [NEG](/source/New_Egypt_Speedway)
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [HOL](/source/Holland_International_Speedway)<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [HOL](/source/Holland_International_Speedway)<br>{{small|2*}}
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| [CAT](/source/Catamount_Stadium)
| [EPP](/source/Star_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [WFD](/source/Waterford_Speedbowl)
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)<br>{{small|46}}
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [POC](/source/Pocono_Raceway)<br>{{small|7}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [TIO](/source/Tioga_Speedway)<br>{{small|4}}
| [OXF](/source/Oxford_Plains_Speedway)
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
! 31st
! 595
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/jankoto01/1985/N|title=Tony Jankowiak – 1985 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=September 26, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! [1986](/source/1986_NASCAR_Winston_Modified_Tour)
| [ROU](/source/Orange_County_Speedway)
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)<br>{{small|23}}
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
| [NEG](/source/New_Egypt_Speedway)
| [MND](/source/Monadnock_Speedway)
| [EPP](/source/Star_Speedway)
| [NEG](/source/New_Egypt_Speedway)
| [WFD](/source/Waterford_Speedbowl)
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [SPE](/source/Apple_Valley_Speedway)<br>{{small|13}}
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| [NEG](/source/New_Egypt_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)<br>{{small|24}}
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)<br>{{small|15}}
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [POC](/source/Pocono_Raceway)<br>{{small|35}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [TIO](/source/Tioga_Speedway)<br>{{small|16}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [OXF](/source/Oxford_Plains_Speedway)<br>{{small|28}}
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)<br>{{small|6}}
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
| colspan=4|
! 24th
! 829
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/jankoto01/1986/N|title=Tony Jankowiak – 1986 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=September 26, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! [1987](/source/1987_NASCAR_Winston_Modified_Tour)
| [ROU](/source/Orange_County_Speedway)
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [CNB](/source/CNB_Bank_Raceway_Park)<br>{{small|16}}
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| [MND](/source/Monadnock_Speedway)
| [WFD](/source/Waterford_Speedbowl)
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [JEN](/source/Jennerstown_Speedway_Complex)<br>{{small|14}}
| [SPE](/source/Apple_Valley_Speedway)
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)<br>{{small|20}}
| [RPS](/source/Riverside_Park_Speedway)
| [EPP](/source/Star_Speedway)
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| [SEE](/source/Seekonk_Speedway)
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [POC](/source/Pocono_Raceway)<br>{{small|27}}
| [TIO](/source/Tioga_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [OXF](/source/Oxford_Plains_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [ROU](/source/Orange_County_Speedway)
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
|
! 46th
! 318
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/jankoto01/1987/N|title=Tony Jankowiak – 1987 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=September 26, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan=2| [1988](/source/1988_NASCAR_Winston_Modified_Tour)
| [ROU](/source/Orange_County_Speedway)
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
| [JEN](/source/Jennerstown_Speedway_Complex)
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [IRP](/source/Indianapolis_Raceway_Park)<br>{{small|18}}
| [MND](/source/Monadnock_Speedway)
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [OSW](/source/Oswego_Speedway)<br>{{small|13}}
| [OSW](/source/Oswego_Speedway)
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| [JEN](/source/Jennerstown_Speedway_Complex)
| [RPS](/source/Riverside_Park_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| [OSW](/source/Oswego_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [OXF](/source/Oxford_Plains_Speedway)
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [OSW](/source/Oswego_Speedway)<br>{{small|21}}
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [POC](/source/Pocono_Raceway)<br>{{small|20}}
| [TIO](/source/Tioga_Speedway)
| colspan=8|
! rowspan=2| 32nd
! rowspan=2| 661
! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/jankoto01/1988/N|title=Tony Jankowiak – 1988 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=September 26, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! N/A
! 93
! N/A
| colspan=21|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)<br>{{small|23}}
| [ROU](/source/Orange_County_Speedway)
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
| colspan=5|
|-
! rowspan=3| [1989](/source/1989_NASCAR_Winston_Modified_Tour)
! rowspan=2| Tony Jankowiak
! rowspan=2| 73
! [Pontiac](/source/Pontiac_(automobile))
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
| [JEN](/source/Jennerstown_Speedway_Complex)
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [IRP](/source/Indianapolis_Raceway_Park)<br>{{small|3}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [OSW](/source/Oswego_Speedway)<br>{{small|3}}
| [WFD](/source/Waterford_Speedbowl)
| [MND](/source/Monadnock_Speedway)
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| [OSW](/source/Oswego_Speedway)
| colspan=4|
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [OSW](/source/Oswego_Speedway)<br>{{small|7}}
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)<br>{{small|10}}
| [RPS](/source/Riverside_Park_Speedway)
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [OSW](/source/Oswego_Speedway)<br>{{small|12}}
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [POC](/source/Pocono_Raceway)<br>{{small|31}}
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [TIO](/source/Tioga_Speedway)<br>{{small|12}}
| colspan=5|
! rowspan=3| 24th
! rowspan=3| 1057
! rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/jankoto01/1989/N|title=Tony Jankowiak – 1989 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=September 26, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! [Chevy](/source/Chevrolet)
| colspan=11|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [JEN](/source/Jennerstown_Speedway_Complex)<br>{{small|19}}
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| [RPS](/source/Riverside_Park_Speedway)
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| colspan=14|
|-
! rowspan=2| Bill Potts
! rowspan=2| 99
! [Pontiac](/source/Pontiac_(automobile))
| colspan=24|
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)<br>{{small|21}}
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| colspan=3|
|-
! [1990](/source/1990_NASCAR_Winston_Modified_Tour)
! [Chevy](/source/Chevrolet)
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)<br>{{small|32}}
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [RCH](/source/Richmond_International_Raceway)<br>{{small|31}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)<br>{{small|19}}
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [MND](/source/Monadnock_Speedway)
| [HOL](/source/Holland_International_Speedway)
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| [JEN](/source/Jennerstown_Speedway_Complex)
| [EPP](/source/Star_Speedway)
| [RPS](/source/Riverside_Park_Speedway)
| [RIV](/source/Riverhead_Raceway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [RPS](/source/Riverside_Park_Speedway)
| [NHA](/source/New_Hampshire_Motor_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [POC](/source/Pocono_Raceway)
| [STA](/source/Stafford_Motor_Speedway)
| [TMP](/source/Thompson_Speedway_Motorsports_Park)
| [MAR](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)
| colspan=6|
! N/A
! 0
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/jankoto01/1990/N|title=Tony Jankowiak – 1990 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=September 26, 2024}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Racing-Reference driver|Tony_Jankowiak}}

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Category:Racing drivers from New York (state)
Category:1960 births
Category:1990 deaths
Category:Racing drivers who died while racing
Category:SMART Modified Tour drivers

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