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Samples
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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

Joseph Weatherly profile photo
Joseph
Weatherly
us
age
wins
36
poles
30
races
326
podiums
104
fastest laps
0
Burt Jackson profile photo
Burt
Jackson
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Gober Sosebee profile photo
Gober
Sosebee
us
age
wins
6
poles
4
races
82
podiums
12
fastest laps
0
Jim Rathmann profile photo
Jim
Rathmann
us
age
wins
6
poles
2
races
80
podiums
13
fastest laps
2
Coleman Lawrence profile photo
Coleman
Lawrence
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
22
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Lou Figaro profile photo
Lou
Figaro
us
age
wins
1
poles
1
races
16
podiums
1
fastest laps
Tommy Coates profile photo
Tommy
Coates
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Johnny Thompson profile photo
Johnny
Thompson
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Herb Thomas profile photo
Herb
Thomas
us
age
wins
48
poles
39
races
230
podiums
94
fastest laps
Richard Brownlee profile photo
Richard
Brownlee
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
0
fastest laps
Bill Blair profile photo
Bill
Blair
us
age
wins
4
poles
1
races
126
podiums
18
fastest laps
0
Paul Pettit profile photo
Paul
Pettit
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
12
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Dominic Persicketti profile photo
Dominic
Persicketti
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Bobby Courtwright profile photo
Bobby
Courtwright
us
age
wins
15
poles
0
races
86
podiums
15
fastest laps
0
Jack Goodwin profile photo
Jack
Goodwin
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
10
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Ken Klutz profile photo
Ken
Klutz
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Billy Rafter profile photo
Billy
Rafter
us
age
95
wins
0
poles
0
races
54
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Dick Rathmann profile photo
Dick
Rathmann
us
age
wins
14
poles
19
races
228
podiums
69
fastest laps
0
Dick Moffitt profile photo
Dick
Moffitt
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jim Clark profile photo
Jim
Clark
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
7
podiums
0
fastest laps

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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