Aaron Fike

Aaron Fike
Birth date	November 24, 1982 (age 43)
Birth place	Galesburg, Illinois, U.S.
Awards	2002, 2003 United States Auto Club National Midget Driver of the Year
Total busch races	52
Years in busch	3
Best busch pos	28th (2005)
First busch race	2004 Goody's Headache Powder 200 (Rockingham)
Last busch race	2006 New England 200 (New Hampshire)
Busch wins	0
Busch top tens	1
Busch poles	0
Total truck races	12
Years in truck	1
Best truck pos	25th (2007)
First truck race	2007 Chevy Silverado HD 250 (Daytona)
Last truck race	2007 O'Reilly 200 (Memphis)
Truck wins	0
Truck top tens	4
Truck poles	0
Updated	August 21, 2012

Aaron Fike (born November 24, 1982) is an American racing driver, a former competitor in NASCAR and USAC. The younger brother of A. J. Fike, he was suspended from NASCAR competition from 2007 to 2012 due to a drug-related arrest.

Open-wheel career

Fike began racing in 2001 in the USAC Silver Crown Series, where he became the youngest driver to win a Silver Crown race (breaking Jeff Gordon's record). He finished tenth in points, earning him the Rookie of the Year award.

In 2002, he won seven midget feature races in addition to winning the Badger Midget Auto Racing Association championship. He also raced in the IRL Infiniti Pro Series for Hemelgarn Racing, finishing fifth with a win at Chicagoland.

In 2003, Fike won the World Championship Midget Feature in Auckland, New Zealand, and the USAC Night Before the 500 race. He competed in the full Infiniti Pro Series schedule, with a win at Pikes Peak on route to a sixth-place finish.

NASCAR career

Fike made his stock car debut towards the end of 2003 in an ARCA RE/MAX Series race at South Boston Speedway, where he finished 9th.

He began racing part-time in the Busch Series in 2004 in the No. 43 Curb Agajanian Performance Group car, and for GIC-Mixon Motorsports. His best finish that year came at the Stacker 200 Presented by YJ Stinger, where he finished 17th.

For 2005, Fike signed a driver development contract with Brewco Motorsports, and split time in their No. 66 Duraflame Ford Taurus with Greg Biffle. He recorded his first top-ten finish at the Salute to the Troops 250 Presented by Dodge, where he finished eighth. He also ran 17 races with the No. 43, his best finish in that car being a 14th at Homestead. At the end of the year, he was released from his contract at Brewco.

Fike started 2006 driving the No. 43 for Curb, but soon signed with Kevin Harvick Incorporated for a limited schedule. He was released after two races.

Fike drove for Red Horse Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2007, where he had four top-ten finishes. He was arrested in the parking lot of Kings Island in July 2007, and subsequently suspended by NASCAR and released from his contract.^[1]

Legal troubles

In March 2003, Fike was arrested for driving under the influence in his hometown of Galesburg, Illinois and was eventually released.^[2]

On July 7, 2007, Fike and his long-time girlfriend and fiancée, Red Horse crew member Cassandra "Casi" Davidson, were arrested in the parking lot of Kings Island in Mason, Ohio.^[3] Fike attempted to evade police when asked to exit his truck, striking an officer with the mirror of the vehicle; upon being stopped and searched, syringes containing brown liquid, which Fike admitted were heroin, were found within the vehicle. Davidson stated that both she and Fike used the heroin. Both were arrested on charges of possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia.

On July 11, 2007, Fike (as well as Davidson) was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for violating Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing) of the 2007 NASCAR Rule Book. Red Horse Racing released Fike from his contract the following day. On August 29, the misdemeanor possession of drug abuse instruments charge was dropped by prosecutors.^[4]

Though he initially pleaded not guilty, in November 2007, Fike pleaded guilty to possession of a drug abuse instrument and a reduced charge of attempted possession of heroin, both misdemeanors. He admitted that he'd spent 4 months in treatment for the addiction, and publicly stated that the habit almost killed him at least once. He was sentenced to two years of probation after agreeing to establish a non-profit anti-drug group, Racing Against Drugs.^[5]

In an April 2008 interview for ESPN, Fike admitted to years of painkiller abuse, as well as heroin use on race days.^[6]

Fike returned to racing midget cars at Angell Park Speedway and the USAC national tour after his NASCAR suspension; he was tested upon arrival at the track for every race.^[6]

Fike was reinstated by NASCAR on August 21, 2012, upon his successful completion of NASCAR's Substance Abuse Policy Road to Recovery Program.^[7] Fike has not competed in NASCAR since.

Motorsports career results

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key)

Infiniti Pro Series

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2002	Hemelgarn Racing	KAN 11	NSH 3	MIS 4	KTY 14	STL 14	CHI 1	TXS 12						5th	186
2003	Hemelgarn Racing	HMS 8	PHX	INDY 6	PPR 1*	KAN 4	NSH 14	MIS 4	GAT 6	KTY 6	CHI 5	FON 6	TXS 5	6th	328

NASCAR

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

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch 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	34	35	NBSC	Pts	Ref
2004	Curb Racing	43	Dodge	DAY	CAR 35	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH 39	TAL	CAL	GTY	RCH	NZH 30	CLT	DOV								IRP 23	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH 43	DOV 17	KAN 39	CLT 33	MEM 35	ATL	PHO 34	DAR 42	HOM 33		46th	802	^[8]
2004	GIC–Mixon Motorsports	24	Chevy															NSH 36	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR															46th	802	^[8]
2005	Curb Racing	43	Dodge	DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS 27	ATL DNQ			TEX DNQ	PHO	TAL 22	DAR							DAY 38	CHI 42						MCH 34	BRI	CAL 37						TEX 29			27th	2010	^[9]
	Brewco Motorsports	66	Ford						NSH 35	BRI								NSH 38		MLW 20				PPR 8	GTY 31	IRP 19	GLN								MEM 35
	Curb Racing	43	Ford												RCH 30	CLT	DOV 26		KEN 18				NHA 24								RCH 23	DOV 23	KAN 26	CLT 14			PHO 20	HOM 16
2006	Curb Racing	43	Dodge	DAY 43	CAL 36	MXC 28	LVS 40	ATL 26	BRI 18	TEX 31	NSH 15	PHO 31	TAL 23	RCH 35	DAR 43	CLT DNQ	DOV																						43rd	1004	^[10]
2006	Kevin Harvick Incorporated	33	Chevy															NSH 42	KEN 31	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA 30	MAR	GTY	IRP	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	43rd	1004	^[10]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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	NCTSC	Pts	Ref
2007	Red Horse Racing	1	Toyota	DAY 16	CAL 18	ATL 12	MAR 7	KAN 8	CLT 14	MFD 24	DOV 10	TEX 11	MCH 17	MLW 21	MEM 5	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	GTW	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	ATL	TEX	PHO	HOM	25th	1487	^[11]

Busch East Series

NASCAR Busch East Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	NBESC	Pts	Ref
2006	Pritchard Motorsports	41	Chevy	GRE	STA	HOL	TMP	ERI	NHA 29	ADI	WFD	NHA	DOV	LRP	65th	76	^[12]

ARCA Re/Max Series