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NASCAR Grand National

Driver Information

nationality
American
birthday
1921-01-31
died
1991-06-10
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Driver Information

nationality
American
birthday
1921-01-31
died
1991-06-10
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Competitors

Bob Weatherly profile photo
Bob
Weatherly
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
Harvey Eakin profile photo
Harvey
Eakin
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
18
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Paul Magee profile photo
Paul
Magee
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
Bud Riley profile photo
Bud
Riley
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
0
fastest laps
Elmo Langley profile photo
Elmo
Langley
us
age
wins
2
poles
1
races
551
podiums
19
fastest laps
0
Buddy Helms profile photo
Buddy
Helms
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jack Smith profile photo
Jack
Smith
us
age
wins
21
poles
23
races
283
podiums
63
fastest laps
0
Johnny Zeke profile photo
Johnny
Zeke
us
age
wins
12
poles
0
races
60
podiums
38
fastest laps
0
Bob Dickson profile photo
Bob
Dickson
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
7
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Dick Rathmann profile photo
Dick
Rathmann
us
age
wins
14
poles
19
races
228
podiums
69
fastest laps
0
Robert Caswell profile photo
Robert
Caswell
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
7
podiums
1
fastest laps
Gene Comstock profile photo
Gene
Comstock
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
29
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Fonty Flock profile photo
Fonty
Flock
us
age
wins
36
poles
33
races
187
podiums
72
fastest laps
0
J.E. Hardie profile photo
J.E.
Hardie
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Chuck Neale profile photo
Chuck
Neale
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Dick Passwater profile photo
Dick
Passwater
us
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
30
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Bill Remaly profile photo
Bill
Remaly
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jim Clark profile photo
Jim
Clark
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
7
podiums
0
fastest laps
Red Duvall profile photo
Red
Duvall
us
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
18
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Ernest Erickson profile photo
Ernest
Erickson
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
17
podiums
2
fastest laps
0

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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