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Troy Buff

Date of birth:
January 12, 1963
Hometown:
Spring, Texas
Sponsor/Car:
Bill Miller Engineering/Okuma dragster
Crew Chief:
Bill Miller

Career Wins: 3
TAD: 3
Career Final Rounds: 5
TAD: 5
Career Best E.T.:
3.840
Career Best Speed:
309.27

2010: Opened season with a first-round win over Morgan Lucas at 50th Winternationals in Pomona; Was seventh in points after second race of season
2009: Reached his first career semifinal, losing to Tony Schumacher in Seattle; Qualified at each of his first nine races
2008: Raced to quarterfinal finishes at Las Vegas 1, Bristol and Pomona 2
2007: Driver for Cantrell brothers Top Alcohol Dragster; won fourth race entered Englishtown
2006: Earned Top Fuel license; made quickest and fastest Top Fuel license runs in the history of the NHRA; drove the Volvo Trucks Top Fuel car at five races; qualified at all races but one; qualified in the top half at second race; won first race in competition beating the No. 1 qualifier (Rod Fuller, St. Louis)
1982-2002: Three-time NHRA national event winner; numerous NHRA Divisional event winner; 2001 All Star; 2000 Division 4 Driver of the Year; 1999 Division 4 Driver of the Year; nominee Driver of the Year every season in active competition; 1982 Divisin 4 Rookie of the Year; multi-time Top 10 finisher

Marital status: Single
Height/weight: 5’6”, 137 lbs.
Hobbies: Building audio equipment
Works at family owned machine shop
Recently started his own business installing home entertainment systems
Earned Top Fuel license in 2006 at Chicago; made quickest and fastest Top Fuel license runs in the history of the NHRA and became first driver to earn license by executing the minimum number of runs
Three-time NHRA national event winner in TAD, including Gainesville in 1999
Numerous NHRA Divisional event winner
2001 All Star
2000 Division 4 Driver of the Year
1999 Division 4 Driver of the Year
1982 Division 4 Rookie of the Year
Multi-time top 10 finisher in TAD national and division points

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