Overview
Curtis William Markham (born September 21, 1959) is an American former NASCAR driver who raced in all three top series. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Markham made his Busch debut in 1983 driving the #94 Frank Edwards Pontiac with a best finish of eighteenth in three starts. In 1984, he made one start in the No. 85 J.R. Racing Olds and finished thirteenth. In 1987, he made his Winston Cup debut with Wayne Beahr in his No. 37 Hanover Printing Ford and finished 38th. In 1989, he drove the No. 88 Buick in two Busch races. In 1991, he drove the No. 75 Food Country USA Olds owned by Charlie Henderson to an eighth place finish at Watkins Glen (BGN). The next year, he drove the No. 7 Skoal Bandit Pontiac to a fifth-place finish at Loudon (BGN). He was 1992 Rookie of the Year in the No. 7 Skoal car in the Busch North Series. He qualified on the pole in the Busch North Series several times.
In 1994, he attempted four cup races, but only made one in the No. 02 T.W. Taylor Ford sponsored by Children's Miracle Network and got a DNF. In 1995, he drove the No. 63 Lysol Pontiac owned by Hubert Hensley in his first full BGN season and got his first pole. He finished fifteenth in the points with six top-ten finishes. In his second full season with the No. 63 he improved to eleventh in the points with seven top tens. In 1997, he ran three races and came home fifth at Loudon; he also came in third at Phoenix in the No. 32 truck. The next year, he drove the No. 64 Schneider Chevy to three top-ten finishes. In 1999, he drove the No. 29 and No. 72 Chevys with a best finish of 12th. In 2000, he made his last start with the No. 4 Joe Gibbs Pontiac sponsored by Porter-Cable and ran seventeenth at the Glen. Markham is currently the shop foreman for Joe Gibbs Racing.
After hiring Denny Hamlin, he is also spotting for him and has spotted for several other NASCAR drivers.
NASCAR
(key) ( Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. )
ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series
(key) ( Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. )