Ron Cox (racing driver)
# Ron Cox (racing driver)

Ron Cox (born July 12, 1966) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver who competed in the ARCA Racing Series for twenty-three years, mainly driving for Hixson Motorsports.

## Racing career

Cox would make his first attempt in the ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series in 1984 at the age of seventeen, failing to qualifying for the event at the Springfield dirt track. He would not return to the series until 1987, where he attempted three races and failed to qualify for two. In 1988, Cox only attempted Springfield again, but would fail to qualify. After three more years without making a start in the series, he would return in 1991 for the Talladega race in a No. 46 Chevrolet, where he would finish 26th. After another four years without making a start, he would make five starts through 1996 to 1998.

In 1999, Cox would run the full schedule in the now ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series for Hixson Motorsports in the No. 23 Chevrolet, where he would get four top-ten finishes with a best finish of seventh at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds dirt track. He would finish eighth in the point despite failing to qualify for the season opening race at Daytona International Speedway on route to winning rookie of the year honors. In 2000, he would drop to eleventh in the standings, although he would get his first top-five finish at Kentucky Speedway with a fifth-place finish. In 2001, Cox would run the full schedule again, this time finishing fourth in the points with six top-ten finishes with a best finish of seventh at Winchester Speedway, Salem Speedway, and Berlin Raceway. For the following year, he would spend a majority in the year in the No. 23 for Hixson, while running four races in the No. 50 on his way to finishing ninth in the points that year. At the season ending event at Lowe's Motor Speedway, he would be withdrawn from the event after the death of teammate Eric Martin from a crash involving Deborah Renshaw during a practice session.

Cox would finish ninth in the points again in 2003, with seven top-tens and two top-fives with a best result of third at Berlin. His season was also notable due to being involved in a crash with Kyle Busch at the second Pocono Raceway event, where he would turn Busch into the inside wall heading into the first corner shortly after a restart late in the race. Cox would go on the finish 21st in the race, while Busch would be classified in 25th position. Cox would only run the first five races of 2004, earning a best result of sixth at Salem. He would run only six races in 2005, and would only run nine total races from 2006 to 2008, with a best result of ninth at Springfield in 2007 whilst driving for Bobby Gerhart Racing in the No. 5 Pontiac.

In 2009, Cox would run six races for Hixson, first driving the No. 57 Chevrolet for two races, although he was originally scheduled to drive the No. 23 at Salem, and then driving the No. 28 for his remaining races. At the event at Springfield, he would lead eleven laps on his way to finish second behind race winner Parker Kligerman. He would run five more races in 2010, getting a best result of tenth at Salem. In 2011, he would run fourteen of the nineteen races on the schedule, mainly driving the No. 28 for Hixson, although he would run one race in the No. 29 at Iowa Speedway. He would finish 17th in the final standings.

After making two starts in the series in both 2012 and 2014, Cox would return in 2017 at Iowa Speedway, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet for Hixson. He would finish 25th after running only six laps due to vibrations in the car. He has not competed in ARCA ever since.

## Personal life

Cox currently serves as an industrial technology teacher as well as a weightlifting teacher at Sale Creek Middle/High School in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee. He has also served as a high school football head coach at the school, and prior to that, coaching the Soddy Daisy Middle School football team. He had founded the Sale Creek High School football program in 2012 and was the team's first coach. In the later years of his racing career, he would adorn the top of his drivers side window where his name would be with "Teachers Office".

## Motorsports career results

### ARCA Racing Series

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

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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
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| 1984 | Cleve Smith | | | DAY | ATL | TAL | CSP | SMS | FRS | MCS | LCS | IRP | TAL | FRS | ISF DNQ | DSF | TOL | MGR | | | | | | | | | | | N/A | 0 | |
| 1987 | Cox Racing | 08 | Mercury | DAY | ATL | TAL | DEL | ACS | TOL | ROC | POC | FRS | KIL | TAL | FRS | ISF 45 | INF DNQ | DSF DNQ | SLM DNQ | ATL | | | | | | | | | N/A | 0 | |
| 1988 | | | Mercury | DAY | ATL | TAL | FRS | PCS | ROC | POC | WIN | KIL | ACS | SLM | POC | TAL | DEL | FRS | ISF DNQ | DSF | SLM | ATL | | | | | | | N/A | 0 | |
| 1991 | | 46 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL 26 | TOL | FRS | POC | MCH | KIL | FRS | DEL | POC | TAL | HPT | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS | ATL | | | | | | N/A | 0 | |
| 1996 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | SLM | TAL 17 | FIF | LVL | CLT 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT 19 | ATL | N/A | 0 | |
| 1996 | Hixson Motorsports | 5 | Chevy | | | | | | | | CLT DNQ | KIL | FRS | POC | MCH | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | INF | SBS | ISF | DSF | KIL | SLM | WIN | | | | N/A | 0 | |
| 1997 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | ATL | SLM | CLT | CLT | POC | MCH | SBS | TOL | KIL | FRS | MIN | POC | MCH | DSF | GTW | SLM | WIN | CLT | TAL | ISF | ATL DNQ | | | | N/A | 0 | |
| 1998 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | SLM | CLT | MEM | MCH | POC | SBS | TOL | PPR | POC | KIL | FRS | ISF | ATL 28 | DSF | SLM | TEX | WIN | CLT 19 | TAL DNQ | ATL | | | | NA | 0 | |
| 1999 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | ATL 11 | SLM 14 | AND 9 | CLT 18 | MCH 24 | POC 14 | TOL 12 | SBS 28 | BLN 10 | POC 14 | KIL 10 | FRS 20 | FLM 11 | ISF 11 | WIN 26 | DSF 7 | SLM 19 | CLT 20 | TAL 14 | ATL 16 | | | | | 8th | 4335 | |
| 2000 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Chevy | DAY 28 | SLM 28 | AND 20 | CLT 19 | KIL 18 | FRS 26 | MCH 31 | POC 15 | TOL 12 | KEN 5 | BLN 17 | POC 35 | WIN 6 | ISF 9 | KEN 17 | DSF 9 | SLM 14 | CLT 27 | TAL 10 | ATL 37 | | | | | | 11th | 3690 | |
| 2001 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Chevy | DAY 36 | NSH 11 | WIN 7 | SLM 7 | GTY 12 | KEN 16 | CLT 11 | KAN 10 | MCH 18 | | MEM 16 | GLN 13 | | MCH 13 | POC 14 | NSH 23 | ISF 28 | | DSF 36 | SLM 9 | TOL 6 | BLN 7 | CLT 12 | TAL 30 | | 4th | 5070 | |
| 2001 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | POC 12 | | | KEN 17 | | | | | CHI 12 | | | | | | | ATL 15 | 4th | 5070 | |
| 2002 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Chevy | DAY 24 | ATL 12 | | SLM 22 | | CLT 23 | KAN 26 | POC 4 | MCH 29 | TOL 28 | SBO 8 | KEN 14 | BLN 7 | POC 12 | NSH 6 | | WIN 7 | | CHI 10 | SLM 8 | TAL 16 | CLT Wth | | | | 9th | 4405 | |
| 2002 | Hixson Motorsports | 50 | Pontiac | | | NSH 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 4405 |
| 2002 | Hixson Motorsports | 50 | Chevy | | | | | KEN 31 | | | | | | | | | | | ISF 19 | | DSF 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 4405 | |
| 2003 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Pontiac | DAY 12 | | | | TOL 10 | KEN 9 | | BLN 3 | | MCH 19 | | | | | ISF 4 | | DSF 33 | CHI 16 | SLM 9 | TAL 33 | CLT 25 | SBO 7 | | | | 9th | 4445 | |
| 2003 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Chevy | | ATL 8 | NSH 12 | SLM 15 | | | CLT 19 | | KAN 29 | | LER 24 | POC 29 | POC 21 | NSH 19 | | WIN 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 4445 |
| 2004 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Pontiac | DAY 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 895 | |
| 2004 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Chevy | | NSH 37 | SLM 6 | KEN 11 | TOL 25 | CLT | KAN | POC | MCH | SBO | BLN | KEN | GTW | POC | LER | NSH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | | | | | | 29th | 895 | |
| 2005 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Pontiac | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | LAN | MIL | POC 34 | MCH | KAN 15 | KEN 21 | BLN 12 | POC 13 | GTW | LER | NSH 12 | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | | | 42nd | 850 | |
| 2006 | Shaver Motorsports | 49 | Pontiac | DAY | NSH DNQ | SLM | WIN | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | NSH 27 | MCH | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | IOW | | | 135th | 120 | |
| 2007 | Hixson Motorsports | 49 | Pontiac | DAY | USA | NSH 24 | SLM | KAN | WIN | KEN | TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN | POC | NSH | | | | | | | | | | | 60th | 425 | |
| 2007 | Bobby Gerhart Racing | 5 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ISF 9 | MIL | GTW | DSF 21 | CHI | SLM | TAL | TOL | | | | 60th | 425 | |
| 2008 | Hixson Motorsports | 28 | Chevy | DAY | SLM 17 | IOW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 59th | 455 | |
| 2008 | Hixson Motorsports | 29 | Chevy | | | | KAN 25 | CAR | KEN 33 | TOL | POC | MCH | CAY | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF 29 | DSF 38 | CHI | SLM | NJE | TAL | TOL | | | | | | | | 59th | 455 | |
| 2009 | Hixson Motorsports | 57 | Chevy | DAY | SLM 12 | CAR 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36th | 810 | |
| 2009 | Hixson Motorsports | 28 | Chevy | | | | TAL 24 | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD 17 | IOW | KEN | BLN | POC | ISF 2 | CHI | TOL | DSF 17 | NJE | SLM | KAN | CAR | | | | | | | | 36th | 810 | |
| 2010 | Hixson Motorsports | 29 | Chevy | DAY | PBE 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40th | 655 | |
| 2010 | Hixson Motorsports | 23 | Chevy | | | SLM 10 | TEX | TAL 19 | TOL | POC | MCH | IOW | MFD | POC 22 | BLN | NJE | ISF 20* | CHI | DSF | TOL | SLM | KAN | CAR | | | | | | | | | | 40th | 655 | |
| 2011 | Hixson Motorsports | 28 | Chevy | DAY | TAL | SLM 26 | TOL 16 | NJE | CHI | POC | | WIN 16 | BLN 18 | IOW 35 | IRP 20 | POC 40 | ISF 22 | MAD 13 | DSF 17 | SLM 24 | KAN 24 | TOL 34 | | | | | | | 17th | 2025 | |
| 2011 | Hixson Motorsports | 29 | Chevy | | | | | | | | MCH 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 2025 |
| 2012 | Hixson Motorsports | 2 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | WIN | NJE | IOW | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN 22 | | | | | | | | | | | 73rd | 290 | |
| 2012 | Hixson Motorsports | 2 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ISF 12 | MAD | SLM | DSF | KAN | | | | | | | | | | 73rd | 290 | |
| 2014 | RACE 101 | 3 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH 15 | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF 19 | MAD | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | | | | | | 59th | 290 | |
| 2017 | Hixson Motorsports | 3 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | MAD | IOW 25 | IRP | POC | WIN | ISF | ROA | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | | | | | | 112th | 105 | |
