Auggie Vidovich II is a driver who has raced in the NASCAR

NASCAR

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 Nationwide Series.

Career

Vidovich was born in Lakeside, California

Lakeside, California

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. Vidovich has competed in the Elite Division Southwest Series for several years. He had a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (now Camping World Truck Series start in 1998 and two starts in 1999. He won the Southwest Series championship in 2003, and finished second in 2000, 2001, and 2005. In 2005 Vidovich won the Toyota All-Star Challenge. At the end of the season, Vidovich tried out for Roush Racing

Roush Racing

Roush Fenway Racing is a racing team competing in NASCAR racing. As one of NASCAR's largest premier racing teams, Roush runs teams in the Sprint and Nationwide Series, and formerly in the Camping World Truck Series and ARCA RE/MAX Series.Roush first entered NASCAR competition in 1988, but had...

's Craftsman Truck Series

Craftsman Truck Series

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing...

 team in the TV show, Driver X

Roush Racing: Driver X

Roush Racing: Driver X is a television show on the Discovery Channel that documented the selection of NASCAR drivers for Roush Racing. During occasional years, Jack Roush, the owner of NASCAR's Roush Fenway Racing, auditions drivers from around the world to hire a driver in the NASCAR Craftsman...

, but was not selected.

In the spring of 2006, Roush decided to hire Vidovich to run one truck race in place of David Ragan

David Ragan

David Ragan, , is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He has previously driven the #6 Roush Fenway Racing ford, but is currently looking for a ride for the 2012 season...

. Midway through the 2006 season, Vidovich was signed to pilot the #4 Geico Dodge Charger for the Biagi Brothers in the Busch Series, and recorded a best finish of 15th at the Milwaukee Mile

Milwaukee Mile

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. He raced in 21 of 35 events and finished 33rd in the season points. In 2007, Vidovich was to have remained with Biagi-DenBeste Racing

Biagi-DenBeste Racing

Biagi-DenBeste Racing is a defunct NASCAR Busch Series team. It fielded the #4 entry owned by Fred Biagi and the DenBeste Transportation company, which came on board as a partner in 2006. The team's shop was located in Mooresville, North Carolina....

, but the team shut down because of lack of funding. He raced in one NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race in 2008. In 2010, he raced in four West races; he won the Irwindale Speedway

Irwindale Speedway

Toyota Speedway at Irwindale is a motorsports facility located in Irwindale, California, United States. It features banked, paved 1/2- and 1/3-mile oval tracks and a 1/8-mile drag strip. It opened on March 27, 1999, as Irwindale Speedway and held that name until Toyota purchased the naming rights...

 race and finished fourth at Phoenix International Raceway

Phoenix International Raceway

Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series...

.