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Herschel
Buchanan
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NASCAR Grand National

Driver Information

nationality
American
birthday
1907-06-05
died
1985-05-11
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Driver Information

nationality
American
birthday
1907-06-05
died
1985-05-11
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Competitors

Dick Burns profile photo
Dick
Burns
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
9
podiums
0
fastest laps
Irv Atkinson profile photo
Irv
Atkinson
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
Cotton Owens profile photo
Cotton
Owens
us
age
wins
9
poles
10
races
162
podiums
35
fastest laps
0
Elmer Wilson profile photo
Elmer
Wilson
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
39
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Chuck Meekins profile photo
Chuck
Meekins
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
25
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Tommy Thompson profile photo
Tommy
Thompson
us
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
25
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Jack Kabat profile photo
Jack
Kabat
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Tommy Coates profile photo
Tommy
Coates
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Marshall Teague profile photo
Marshall
Teague
us
age
wins
12
poles
5
races
62
podiums
22
fastest laps
0
Bob Jeffries profile photo
Bob
Jeffries
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Milford Schell profile photo
Milford
Schell
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Alfred Bruce Thompson profile photo
Alfred Bruce
Thompson
us
age
wins
20
poles
20
races
204
podiums
52
fastest laps
0
Jimmie Lewallen profile photo
Jimmie
Lewallen
us
age
wins
0
poles
2
races
180
podiums
12
fastest laps
0
Bob Flock profile photo
Bob
Flock
us
age
wins
11
poles
3
races
49
podiums
17
fastest laps
0
Billy Myers profile photo
Billy
Myers
us
age
wins
4
poles
1
races
114
podiums
14
fastest laps
0
Jim Romine profile photo
Jim
Romine
us
age
wins
16
poles
0
races
42
podiums
14
fastest laps
0
Fuzzy Anderson profile photo
Fuzzy
Anderson
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Dave Terrell profile photo
Dave
Terrell
us
age
93
wins
0
poles
0
races
87
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Robert Sprague profile photo
Robert
Sprague
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Gene Comstock profile photo
Gene
Comstock
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
29
podiums
0
fastest laps
0

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1954
NASCAR Grand National
0
53rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Hudson
1
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
1953
NASCAR Grand National
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Nash
14
0
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
14
0
1
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1952
NASCAR Grand National
1868
16th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Oldsmobile
Nash
5
0
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
0
1
0
-
1868
year
series
team
points
position
1951
IMCA Stock Car National Championship
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1950 Nash,1951 Nash
19
9
17
1
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
19
9
17
1
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
1951
NASCAR Grand National
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Nash
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1950
IMCA Stock Car National Championship
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1948 Nash
16
9
13
1
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
16
9
13
1
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
1950
NASCAR Grand National
Herschel Buchanan
0
53rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Nash
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1949
IMCA Stock Car National Championship
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1946 Nash
5
0
3
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
0
3
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1942
CSRA Sprint Car Series
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1939
IMCA Sprint Car Championship
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1954
Racing
1
0
0
0
?
1953
Racing
14
0
1
0
?
1952
Racing
5
0
1
0
?
1951
Racing
20
9
17
1
0
1950
Racing
18
9
13
1
0
1949
Racing
5
0
3
0
?
1942
Racing
1
0
0
0
?
1939
Racing
0
0
0
0
0

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
1951
IMCA Stock Car National Championship
1st
1950
IMCA Stock Car National Championship
1st

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