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Ed
Samples
NASCAR Grand National
Driver Information
nationality
American
birthday
31 Jan 1921
died
10 Jun 1991
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Driver Information
nationality
American
birthday
31 Jan 1921
died
10 Jun 1991
Competitors
Pepper
Cunningham
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
11
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Compare to Samples
Frank
Kapack
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
Compare to Samples
Barney
Smith
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
6
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Compare to Samples
Lou
Figaro
age
wins
1
poles
1
races
16
podiums
1
fastest laps
Compare to Samples
Jerry
Wimbish
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
9
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Slick
Smith
age
wins
0
poles
1
races
50
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Johnny
Grubb
age
109
wins
0
poles
0
races
9
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Dick
Meyer
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
1
fastest laps
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Jim
Romine
age
wins
16
poles
0
races
42
podiums
14
fastest laps
0
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Dick
Passwater
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
30
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
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Tommy
Thompson
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
25
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
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Jim
Reed
age
wins
8
poles
5
races
113
podiums
24
fastest laps
0
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Emory
Lewis
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
7
podiums
0
fastest laps
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Bill
Widenhouse
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
31
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Lou
Volk
age
wins
2
poles
0
races
15
podiums
10
fastest laps
0
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Buck
Baker Sr
age
wins
49
poles
46
races
684
podiums
162
fastest laps
0
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Bill
Lawrence
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Ernest
Erickson
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
17
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
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Arnold
Ladd
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
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Bill
Snowden
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
27
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
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Career Overview
year
series
team
points
position
1954
NASCAR Grand National
Claude Alexander
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Oldsmobile
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1952
NASCAR Grand National
Claude Alexander
827
30th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Oldsmobile
8
0
2
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
8
0
2
0
827
year
series
team
points
position
1951
NASCAR Grand National
Sam Knox, Ed Samples
164.25
61st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lincoln
Oldsmobile
4
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
0
0
0
0
164.25
year
series
team
points
position
1949
NASCAR National Modified
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1948
NASCAR National Modified
320.5
21st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
4
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
0
0
0
0
320.5
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1954
Racing
1
0
0
0
?
1952
Racing
8
0
2
0
?
1951
Racing
4
0
0
0
0
1949
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1948
Racing
4
0
0
0
0
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