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Samples
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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
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Competitors

Dick Allwine profile photo
Dick
Allwine
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
6
podiums
0
fastest laps
Pat Wade profile photo
Pat
Wade
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
John Sager profile photo
John
Sager
us
age
wins
3
poles
0
races
38
podiums
6
fastest laps
0
Chuck Neale profile photo
Chuck
Neale
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Erick Erickson profile photo
Erick
Erickson
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
27
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Jim Reed profile photo
Jim
Reed
us
age
wins
8
poles
5
races
113
podiums
24
fastest laps
0
Ted Chamberlain profile photo
Ted
Chamberlain
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
82
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Bud Riley profile photo
Bud
Riley
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
0
fastest laps
Jim Metzler profile photo
Jim
Metzler
us
age
112
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jim Luke profile photo
Jim
Luke
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
Bill Widenhouse profile photo
Bill
Widenhouse
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
31
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Nick Nicolette profile photo
Nick
Nicolette
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Lou Figaro profile photo
Lou
Figaro
us
age
wins
1
poles
1
races
16
podiums
1
fastest laps
Gene Darragh profile photo
Gene
Darragh
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
6
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Les Snow profile photo
Les
Snow
us
age
wins
16
poles
3
races
103
podiums
30
fastest laps
0
Elbert Allen profile photo
Elbert
Allen
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
0
fastest laps
Glenn Dunnaway profile photo
Glenn
Dunnaway
us
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
22
podiums
5
fastest laps
0
Curtis Turner profile photo
Curtis
Turner
us
age
wins
68
poles
35
races
305
podiums
83
fastest laps
0
Hershel McGriff profile photo
Hershel
McGriff
us
age
96
wins
20
poles
25
races
191
podiums
47
fastest laps
15
Harold Nash profile photo
Harold
Nash
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
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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