Terry Petris

Terry Petris
Born	Terry Jon Petris June 28, 1961 Kern County, California, U.S.
Died	December 21, 2020(2020-12-21) (aged 59) Bakersfield, California, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish	80th (1986)
First race	1986 Budweiser 400 (Riverside)
Last race	1988 Budweiser 400 (Riverside)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
19 races run over 5 years
Best finish	5th (1986)
First race	1984 Suncrest Motorhomes 200 (Mesa Marin)
Last race	1988 American National Bank 200 (Mesa Marin)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 5 1
Statistics up to date as of September 28, 2026.

Terry Jon Petris (June 28, 1961 – December 21, 2020) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He primarily competed in the NASCAR Winston West Series between 1984 and 1988.

Racing career

Petris competed in the Copper World Classic at Phoenix International Raceway in 1983, finishing 27th; he ran the race three more times with a best finish of fifth in 1984. Petris made his NASCAR Winston West Series debut in 1984, finishing seventeenth at Mesa Marin Raceway and twentieth at Phoenix, having issues in both events. He competed in two Winston West races at Mesa Marin in 1985, winning the pole but finishing eighteenth due to engine issues in June and failing to complete any laps in October due to the same issue. Petris competed full-time in 1986, running all eight races and scoring four top-tens, including a runner-up finish in the season opener at Sears Point International Raceway. He finished fifth in the standings. Two races, both at Riverside International Raceway, were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, where he crashed and finished 24th in he first race and finished 34th due to water pump issues in the second race. Petris ran two Winston West races in 1987, finishing thirteenth at Sears Point and 21st at Mesa Marin. He also made a NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour start at Mesa Marin, finishing seventh. Petris made five Winston West starts in 1988, scoring his final career top-ten at Mesa Marin with a seventh-place finish. In the combination race at Riverside, he finished 35th due to a ball joint issue. He competed in the 1988 Goodyear NASCAR 500 at Australia's Calder Park Thunderdome, finishing seventh of 32 cars.

Personal life

Petris was born to John and Joyce Petris on June 28, 1961. He attended Garces High School, where he placed football and baseball. Petris was married to Lori Petris and the couple had four children.

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 Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup 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	NWCSC	Pts	Ref
1986	Terry Petris	62	Chevy	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	RSD 24	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD 34	80th	152
1988	Terry Petris	62	Chevy	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	RSD 35	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL	NA	NA

Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	NWWSC	Pts	Ref
1984	John & Terry Petris	12	Olds	RSD	YAK	SIR	POR	EVG	SHA	WSR	SON	MMR 17	RSD	PHO 20		28th	65
1985			Chevy	SON	SHA	RSD	MMR 18	SIR	POR	STA	YAK	EVG	WSR	MMR 23	RSD	49th	33
1986				SON 2		EVG 6	RCS 15									5th	366
		62			RSD 24						RSD 34
		12	Olds					TAC 4	PIR 13	WSR 8
1987			Chevy	SON 13	RSD	SGP	EVG	POR	TAC	MMR 21	RSD					30th	68
1988				SON 23	MMR 7					MMR 15	PHO					18th	178
		62				RSD 35	SGP	POR
		95	Ford						EVG 26

External links

• Terry Petris driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Terry Petris driver statistics at The Third Turn