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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

Jim Paschal profile photo
Jim
Paschal
us
age
wins
30
poles
16
races
455
podiums
100
fastest laps
0
Fireball Roberts profile photo
Fireball
Roberts
us
age
wins
38
poles
36
races
229
podiums
74
fastest laps
0
Ray Duhigg profile photo
Ray
Duhigg
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
67
podiums
5
fastest laps
0
Charles Weidler profile photo
Charles
Weidler
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Hully Bunn profile photo
Hully
Bunn
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Gene Darragh profile photo
Gene
Darragh
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
6
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Sammy Packard profile photo
Sammy
Packard
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jim Romine profile photo
Jim
Romine
us
age
wins
16
poles
0
races
42
podiums
14
fastest laps
0
Bill Weiman profile photo
Bill
Weiman
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
Bob Wilson profile photo
Bob
Wilson
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Art Lamey profile photo
Art
Lamey
us
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
7
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Tim Flock profile photo
Tim
Flock
us
age
wins
41
poles
39
races
202
podiums
79
fastest laps
0
Jim Paschal profile photo
Jim
Paschal
us
age
wins
30
poles
16
races
455
podiums
100
fastest laps
0
Pee Wee Martin profile photo
Pee Wee
Martin
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Buddy Shuman profile photo
Buddy
Shuman
us
age
wins
3
poles
0
races
42
podiums
8
fastest laps
0
Allen Adkins profile photo
Allen
Adkins
us
age
95
wins
2
poles
2
races
38
podiums
7
fastest laps
0
Owen Jones profile photo
Owen
Jones
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Robert Caswell profile photo
Robert
Caswell
us
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
7
podiums
1
fastest laps
Roscoe Thompson profile photo
Roscoe
Thompson
us
age
102
wins
0
poles
0
races
31
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Ralph Liguori profile photo
Ralph
Liguori
us
age
wins
4
poles
0
races
270
podiums
12
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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