Career
Grismore began his career at Toledo’s Raceway Park, shipping in from his dad’s farm an hour away and also racing at Northville, Scioto Downs and Northfield…Found it tough to get catch drives because he drove all his father’s stock, so he moved to Toledo full time in 1995 with a small stable of his own and he began picking up catch drives. Two years later, Toledo horsemen went on strike and Grismore ended up at Northfield Park...For four straight years, from 2003-2006, Grismore won the driving title at Northfield…Toward the end of the ’06 campaign, Grismore opted to leave Ohio and moved to New York State…Banked more than $4.5 million in each of the three campaigns after his move east…Relocated to western Pennsylvania in 2010 and finished among the leading drivers at The Meadows and Scioto Downs.
Personal
Favorite food is pizza…first car was a 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass…favorite movie is “Anchorman”…loves to watch Cincinnati Bengals football…has a mixed-breed dog named Kirby…has two sons, Curtis, 14, and Grant, 1…enjoys boating and waterskiing…is a fan of classic rock music, especially AC/DC.
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| Year |
Starts |
1sts |
Rank |
2nds |
3rds |
UDR |
Money Won |
Rank |
| 2023 |
488 |
26 |
|
36 |
55 |
.132 |
347,874 |
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| 2022 |
1537 |
160 |
|
187 |
194 |
.214 |
1,584,303 |
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| 2021 |
1927 |
197 |
|
236 |
251 |
.214 |
1,938,901 |
|
| 2020 |
1735 |
178 |
|
192 |
203 |
.203 |
1,325,685 |
|
| 2019 |
2106 |
195 |
|
259 |
282 |
.206 |
1,761,926 |
|
| 2018 |
2406 |
267 |
|
317 |
316 |
.228 |
2,497,567 |
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| 2017 |
1482 |
176 |
|
202 |
198 |
.239 |
1,569,711 |
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| 2016 |
1249 |
77 |
|
111 |
130 |
.146 |
960,888 |
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| 2015 |
1907 |
216 |
|
245 |
256 |
.229 |
2,026,777 |
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| 2014 |
1940 |
228 |
|
241 |
255 |
.230 |
2,074,323 |
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| 2013 |
1655 |
146 |
|
180 |
223 |
.194 |
1,505,164 |
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| 2012 |
1970 |
203 |
|
234 |
220 |
.206 |
2,334,097 |
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| 2011 |
1974 |
199 |
|
196 |
226 |
.194 |
2,159,221 |
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| 2010 |
1878 |
207 |
|
185 |
227 |
.205 |
2,591,785 |
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| 2009 |
1792 |
234 |
|
263 |
238 |
.256 |
4,534,335 |
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| 2008 |
2410 |
306 |
|
311 |
316 |
.242 |
5,406,262 |
(19) |
| 2007 |
2508 |
390 |
|
414 |
350 |
.294 |
5,835,622 |
(18) |
| 2006 |
2353 |
545 |
(10) |
451 |
328 |
.385 |
2,137,545 |
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| 2005 |
2076 |
531 |
(8) |
367 |
254 |
.395 |
1,876,349 |
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| 2004 |
2626 |
615 |
(4) |
448 |
344 |
.373 |
2,596,411 |
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| 2003 |
2476 |
454 |
(9) |
400 |
303 |
.314 |
1,978,985 |
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| 2002 |
2603 |
404 |
(18) |
396 |
326 |
.281 |
1,724,289 |
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| 2001 |
2420 |
336 |
(24) |
345 |
351 |
.266 |
1,403,414 |
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| 2000 |
2245 |
323 |
|
328 |
304 |
.270 |
1,462,942 |
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| 1999 |
1894 |
242 |
|
266 |
265 |
.252 |
1,095,399 |
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| 1998 |
1485 |
185 |
|
196 |
200 |
.243 |
653,173 |
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| 1997 |
940 |
162 |
|
141 |
133 |
.303 |
326,155 |
|
| 1996 |
893 |
142 |
|
127 |
137 |
.289 |
246,030 |
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| 1995 |
614 |
95 |
|
94 |
68 |
.277 |
168,459 |
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| 1994 |
442 |
67 |
|
68 |
58 |
.281 |
116,930 |
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| 1993 |
411 |
74 |
|
59 |
52 |
.302 |
112,403 |
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| 1992 |
391 |
79 |
|
73 |
57 |
.354 |
141,228 |
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| 1991 |
334 |
63 |
|
53 |
48 |
.325 |
124,838 |
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| 1990 |
421 |
64 |
|
83 |
51 |
.302 |
171,633 |
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| 1989 |
332 |
62 |
|
55 |
55 |
.334 |
132,446 |
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| 1988 |
151 |
36 |
|
31 |
22 |
.401 |
50,710 |
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| 1987 |
26 |
1 |
|
4 |
3 |
.162 |
2,854 |
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56097 |
7885 |
|
7794 |
7299 |
.000 |
56,976,634 |
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