Bob welborn won 20 races and three straight nascar convertible division titles from 1955 1957 as well as seven nascar winston cup races in his career. He finished 3rd at west palm beach, 2nd on the daytona beach course. He was a west series champ before moving to nextel cup for ten races. Peter thomson of australia wins the 2nd of 3 consecutive open titles, 2 strokes clear of runnerup john fallon. Bill elliott as awesome bill from dawsonville or million dollar bill is an american professional stock car racing driver. Find highquality nascar 1955 stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images.
Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand. Bill qualified the autohaus motorsports camaro in the 8th position for the debut grandam rolex series race at the brickyard on friday morning. Bill elliott biography, age, height,wife, cars, net worth. He last competed parttime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the no. Nascar grand national drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. The 1955 lehi 300 known officially in nascar as 1955 40 was a nascar grand national series racing event that took place on october 9, 1955, at memphisarkansas speedway in the american community of lehi, arkansas. List of former nascar drivers latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. The flock brothersthe flock family of fort payne, dekalb county, was perhaps the most adventurous and daring family in alabama history. The flocks are best known for the exploits of brothers bob, fontell fonty, and tim, who were early stockcarracing stars on the nascar circuit in the 1940s and 50s. Good old days of nascar in an arizona oasis bleacher report. Bill blair netted the first win in nascars top division for the no.
In 53 races there, sedgwick finished 7th in the 1995 points, earned a best finish of 2nd mesa marin1995 and milwaukee1996 and one pole. Louise brough beats fellow american beverly fleitz 75, 86 for her 4th wimbledon singles title. Nascar race results at bay meadows jul 31, 1955 252. Two hundred laps took place on a dirt track spanning 0.
Starting 6th in the field of thirtytwo, west quickly proved his talent by completing all but twenty laps to finish a solid 7th. West s debut came in 1954, when he competed at gardena. Tim flock won his third race of the year, at north wilkesboro, and then quit the team he was racing for, the chrysler team owned by carl kiekhaefer he won a title for in 1955. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox sports. Bill elliott, 9, chevrolet, coors, steve turner, october 8th, 1955, dawsonville, ga.
Nascar standings after race number 30 of the nascar grand national series. December 10, 1955 florida sun shines on bob welborn. Click on the site to see bill west s career results at that track glossary. Moss waving to spectators from a 1955 ferrari 750 monza during the ennstalclassic rally in 20. His father was a teller at park savings bank in washington, and his son might have followed in his footsteps with the exception that he had a fascination with the automobile and how it performed. Joe gibbs racing drivers set a singleseason wins record. The 1953 nascar grand national season was a historymaker.
On memorial day in 2009, bill elliott became the 7th member of the socalled 800 club by taking his 800th career sprint cup start at the lowes motor speedway. Bob welborn won 20 races and three straight nascar convertible division titles from 19551957 as well as seven nascar winston cup races in his career. Moss at the wheel of a ferguson racing car in 1961. The 1955 nascar grand national season began on november 7, 1954, and ended on. Bill sedgwick march 19, 1955 is a former nascar driver from granada hills, ca. Herb thomas rebounded to become the first driver to win two nascar grand national titles. William john vukovich sr was an american automobile racing driver. Wests debut came in 1954, when he competed at gardena. He was inducted into the motorsports hall of fame of america on 15 august 2007. Nascars 15 most underrated drivers of all time bleacher. A few stress lines on the red enamel but overall just shows minor wear. Jan 02, 2020 bill blair netted the first win in nascar s top division for the no. Apr 11, 2008 nascar good old days of nascar in an arizona oasis. He raced on the west coast of the united states in the ura, and won the series 1945 and 1946 midget car.
Nascar pro series west wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Junior johnson overcame two spins to lead 123 of the final 6 laps and win at hickory n. Bill elliott born october 8, 1955 is an american stock car racing driver. Driver bill west 1955 nascar grand national results. Click on the site to see bill west s career results at that track. Bill west is a former nascar driver from downey, ca. His father was a commissioner at the kansas city stockyards. Darrell bubba wallace, a 23yearold driver from mobile, ala. Get nascar 2020 season stats, career statistics, race results, sponsor info and more. The 1955 richmond 200 was a nascar grand national now monster energy nascar cup series race that took place on may 22, 1955, at richmond fairgrounds now richmond international raceway in the american community of richmond, virginia. In short, thomas was awarded the win after the top two finishers joe weatherly and jim reed were dqd. In 1956, myers started 42 of the 56 nascar grand national division events. Rudd made his cup series debut in bill champions no.
Nascar hall of fame raleigh speedway judy allison dick fleck bill france, jr. Find details about his height, age, plane crash, wife and more below. Results, points after cup series race at chicagoland. Click on the driver to see 1955 racelevel statistics for that driver.
Bill baker, 55, buick, golden west lumber, bill baker. Bill sedgwick born march 19, 1955 was a successful nascar driver particularly prominent in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Despite his highly respected record, lorenzens name often. Bill sedgwick racing career profile driver database. In 1962 at the goodwood circuit racetrack in englands west sussex county, a plume of fire. Good old days of nascar in an arizona oasis bleacher. Nascar cup series beginners in this race included johnny allen, bill morton.
Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. As the promoters in west palm did their job, so did the promoters at hollywood speedway in hallandale, fl about an hour. Nascar race results at bay meadows jul 31, 1955 252 miles. Nascar grand national standings for 1955 click on the driver to see 1955 racelevel statistics for that driver. List of former nascar drivers blogs, comments and archive news on. It was the first of his 50 career grand national victories.
Sisters reo, an airshow barnstormer, and ethel, a driver, also. Stay up to date with nascar player news, rumors, updates, analysis and more at fox sports. The best official dnf reasons in nascar history nascar. When a driver exits a nascar race for any reason, theyre required to provide race control staff with the official reason of their retirement. A day short of a year ago, tim leeming posted about herb thomas win in the grand national race at southland speedway in west palm beach, fl on december 11, 1955. Born gordon nance in 1904 on a farm in pattonsburg, missouri a small town about 60 miles northeast of kansas city. A real legend of racing bill blair was a pioneer stock car racer. He competed in eight sprint cup series events in his career, earning three toptens wests debut came in 1954, when he competed at gardena. After a best finish of 15th in that race, sedgwick moved to the craftsman truck series. Thomas also established a new nascar record by winning 12 races in a single season and finished comfortably ahead of lee petty in the final standings. He was also the first nascar driver to be featured in a video game.
He competed in eight sprint cup series events in his career, earning three toptens. Much thanks and appreciation goes to the nascar media group for providing statistical content, video, images and all kinds of nascar love. Although nascars roots, for the most part, are traced back to the southeast, with the likes of the pettys, the earnhardts and the allisons, the west coast provided its share of topnotch talent that was. Bill gazaway joe epton harvey duck norm froscher media barney hallmrn media max helton, mro mike helton nascar jim hunter bettie panch les richter linda vaughn. Flock also won nascars only sportscar race, in 1955.
Onetime race car drivers bob coleman, al hager, and gene rose would. Nascar cup series beginners in this race included johnny allen, bill morton, jim murray, norm nelson, and chuck stevenson. His father, george elliott, was an avid racing fan and he often took his sons along to work where they would help fix up different cars. On the automobile front, hudsons won 22 of the 37 nascar grand. Indepth statistics and driver information for all the drivers that ever raced in the nascar cup. Click on the site to see bill wests career results at that track glossary. On october 3, 1955, myers entered the 100lap nascar sportsman event at martinsville on the newly paved track and won the first race on the smooth pavement. Ronnie thomas is a former nascar driver who drove in the cup series from 1977 to 1989 and the busch series in 1982 and 1985. When the nascar winston west series was first put on the map way back in 1954, no one could deny the talent level of west coast drivers. Winning bidder contact information buyer may use ebay checkout if they prefer. Bill france announced the nascar grand national division would venture into the far west for the first time.
Bill lester racing the official website for sports car. In 1983 elliott earned his first winston cup win in the winston western 500 at. Driver bill west 1955 nascar grand national results racing. Calling all nascar grand national nascar, racing fans. In 53 races there, sedgwick finished 7th in the 1995 points, earned a best finish of 2nd mesa marin1995 and milwaukee1996 and one. As the promoters in west palm did their job, so did the promoters at hollywood speedway in. I mean, you cant blame donnie for preferring to rest over drive a race car when sick, and you cant blame the crew for not wanting the driver to get. A report on the accident that killed bill vukovich in the 1955 indianapolis 500milerace the greatest 33.
Born in 1955 in dawsonville, georgia, william clyde bill elliott is one of the most distinguished drivers in winston cup history. Nascar race result for the 252 miles at bay meadows race track at bay meadows race track on jul 31, 1955. Most popular driver rookie of the year 1954 lloyd dane 1955 danny letner 1956 lloyd dane 1957 lloyd dane 1958 eddie gray 1959 bob ross 1960 marvin porter 1961 eddie gray 1962 eddie gray 1963 ron hornaday sr. Born gordon nance in 1904 on a farm in pattonsburg, missouri a small town about 60 miles northeast of kansas city the future wild bill elliott grew up around horses. Tim flock won his third race of the year, at north wilkesboro, and then quit the team he was racing for, the chrysler team owned by.
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