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Curtis Turner

Date of birth:April 12, 1924
Place of birth:Floyd, Virginia
Died:October 4, 1970
Place of death:Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Races entered:255
Wins:51
Podiums:61
Pole positions:32
Race win percentage:20%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

The racing career of Curtis Turner — in detail

1968
NASCAR Grand National
Position: 47 (456 points)
6 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Plymouth
Complete results needed.
 
NASCAR Grand Touring
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: AMC Javelin
Complete results needed.
   
1967
NASCAR Grand National
Position: 71
4 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Mercury
Car: Chevrolet
Complete results needed.
 
Daytona 500
Race position: no position. Started from pole position.
Team: Yunick
Car: Chevrolet
Complete results needed.
   
1966
NASCAR Grand National
Position: 24 (12266 points)
21 races. 0 wins. 2 pole positions. 2 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Chevrolet
Car: Ford
Complete results needed.
   
1965
NASCAR Grand National
Position: no position
7 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Plymouth
Car: Ford
Complete results needed.
   
1963
USAC National Championship
Position: 35 (10 points)
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Fike Plumbing
Car: Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1961
NASCAR Grand National
Position: no position
8 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Car: Pontiac
Car: Ford
Complete results needed.
   
1960
NASCAR Grand National
Position: 36 (3300 points)
9 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Ford
Complete results needed.
   
1959
NASCAR Grand National
Position: 24 (2088 points)
10 races. 2 wins. 1 pole position. 3 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Ford
Car: Chevrolet
Car: T-Bird
Complete results needed.
   
1958
NASCAR Grand National
Position: 20 (2856 points)
17 races. 3 wins. 1 pole position. 5 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Ford
Complete results needed.
   
1957
NASCAR Convertible Series
Position: 6 (6130 points)
29 races. 12 wins. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Pete DePaolo
Car: '57 Ford
Car: '56 Ford
 
NASCAR Grand National
Position: 22 (2356 points)
10 races. 0 wins. 1 pole position. 2 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Chevrolet
Car: Ford
Complete results needed.
   
1956
NASCAR Convertible Series
Position: 2 (8092 points)
41 races. 22 wins. 16 pole positions. 24 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Team: Pete DePaolo
Car: '56 Ford
 
NASCAR Grand National
Position: 20 (2580 points)
13 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 4 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Ford
Complete results needed.
   
1955
NASCAR Grand National
Position: 34 (1120 points)
9 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Oldsmobile
Car: Ford
Complete results needed.
   
1954
NASCAR Grand National
Position: 9 (2994 points)
10 races. 1 win. 1 pole position. 4 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Oldsmobile
Complete results needed.
   
1953
NASCAR Grand National
Position: 10 (3373 points)
18 races. 1 win. 3 pole positions. 2 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Lincoln
Car: Oldsmobile
Complete results needed.
   
1952
NASCAR Grand National
Position: 50 (505 points)
7 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Oldsmobile
Car: Hudson
Complete results needed.
   
1951
NASCAR Grand National
Position: no position
12 races. 3 wins. 0 pole positions. 3 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Car: OLdsmobile
Car: Nash
   
1950
NASCAR Grand National
Position: 5 (1375.5 points)
16 races. 4 wins. 4 pole positions. 6 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Car: Oldsmobile
Car: Lincoln
Complete results needed.
   
1949
NASCAR Strictly Stock
Position: 6 (430 points)
6 races. 1 win. 1 pole position. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Curtis Turner, Hubert Westmoreland, Frank Christian
Car: '49 Oldsmobile
Car: '46 Buick
Complete results needed.




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