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Paul
Goldsmith
NASCAR Grand National
Driver Information
nationality
American
birthday
2 Oct 1925
hometown
Parkersburg, West Virginia
died
6 Sep 2024
Munster, Indiana
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Driver Information
nationality
American
birthday
2 Oct 1925
hometown
Parkersburg, West Virginia
died
6 Sep 2024
Munster, Indiana
Competitors
Bill
Vanderhoff
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
12
podiums
0
fastest laps
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John
Kieper
age
92
wins
1
poles
3
races
16
podiums
4
fastest laps
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Frank
Waite
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
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Larry
Flynn
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
5
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Dick
Beaty
age
99
wins
0
poles
0
races
56
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
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Bill
Block
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
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Bob
Welborn
age
wins
30
poles
26
races
297
podiums
78
fastest laps
0
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Paul
Lewis
age
92
wins
0
poles
0
races
92
podiums
6
fastest laps
0
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Jim
Vandiver
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
86
podiums
6
fastest laps
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Jack
Norton
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
7
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Bill
Champion
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
292
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Jerry
Grant
age
wins
3
poles
8
races
113
podiums
4
fastest laps
2
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Harvey
Eakin
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
18
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
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Lee Arnold
Petty
age
wins
56
poles
19
races
455
podiums
164
fastest laps
0
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Dave
Terrell
age
93
wins
0
poles
0
races
87
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
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Harry
Leake
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
22
podiums
0
fastest laps
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Jim
Paschal
age
wins
30
poles
16
races
455
podiums
100
fastest laps
0
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Maurice
Petty
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
24
podiums
1
fastest laps
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DeWayne Louis
Lund
age
wins
21
poles
22
races
401
podiums
54
fastest laps
0
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Neil
Castles
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
554
podiums
12
fastest laps
0
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Career Overview
year
series
team
points
position
1969
NASCAR Grand National
892
40th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Dodge
11
0
3
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
11
0
3
0
892
year
series
team
points
position
1968
NASCAR Grand Touring
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Chevrolet Camaro
2
0
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
1
year
series
team
points
position
1968
NASCAR Grand National
1020
30th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Plymouth
Dodge
15
0
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
15
0
1
0
1020
year
series
team
points
position
1967
USAC Stock Car Series
Ray Nichels,Banjo Matthews
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1967 Plymouth,1967 Ford
3
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1967
NASCAR Grand National
20402
11th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Plymouth
21
0
5
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
21
0
5
0
20402
year
series
team
points
position
1966
USAC Stock Car Series
Ray Nichels
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1966 Plymouth
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1966
NASCAR Grand National
22078
5th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Plymouth
21
3
8
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
21
3
8
1
22078
year
series
team
points
position
1965
USAC Stock Car Series
Ray Nichels
0
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1965 Plymouth
13
4
9
3
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
13
4
9
3
0
year
series
team
points
position
1964
NASCAR Grand National
11700
22nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Dodge
Plymouth
14
0
3
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
14
0
3
1
11700
year
series
team
points
position
1963
Daytona Continental 3-Hour Grand Touring Road Race - GT +5.0 class
Nichels Engineering
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Pontiac Tempest
Pontiac 6.9
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1963
USAC Stock Car Series
Ray Nichels
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1963 Pontiac
12
3
4
2
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
12
3
4
2
year
series
team
points
position
1963
SCCA American Challenge Cup - Grand Touring
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Pontiac Tempest
1
1
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1963
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
Norm Demler
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Watson (Offenhauser)
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1963
NASCAR Grand National
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Pontiac
Plymouth
6
0
1
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
1
1
year
series
team
points
position
1962
Daytona Continental 3 Hour Grand Touring and Sports Car Race - GT +5.0 class
Nichels Engineering
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Pontiac Tempest
Pontiac 6.3
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1962
USAC Stock Car Series
Danny Weinberg
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1962 Pontiac
20
8
12
3
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
20
8
12
3
0
year
series
team
points
position
1962
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
Bignotti
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Epperly (Offenhauser)
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1962
NASCAR Grand National
0
51st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Pontiac
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1961
USAC Stock Car Series
Walter Vaust
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1960 Pontiac
19
10
14
7
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
19
10
14
7
0
year
series
team
points
position
1961
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
Racing Associates
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lesovsky (Offenhauser)
2
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1961
NASCAR Grand National
2930
45th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Pontiac
2
0
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
1
0
2930
year
series
team
points
position
1960
USAC Stock Car Series
Ray Nichels
0
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1960 Pontiac
7
1
4
4
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
7
1
4
4
0
year
series
team
points
position
1960
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
Norm Demler
700
11th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Epperly (Offenhauser)
1
0
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
700
year
series
team
points
position
1960
FIA World Championship Formula One
Demler
4
15th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Epperly
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
4
year
series
team
points
position
1959
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
Norm Demler, Dean Van Lines
500
10th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Epperly (Offenhauser)
2
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
500
year
series
team
points
position
1959
FIA World Championship Formula One
Norman C Demler
2
17th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Epperly
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
2
year
series
team
points
position
1958
FIA World Championship Formula One
City of Daytona Beach
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis Kraft 500G
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1958
USAC Stock Car Series
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1957 Chevrolet
1
0
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
1958
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
Smokey Yunick
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis 500G (Offenhauser)
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1958
NASCAR Grand National
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ford
Pontiac
2
1
1
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
1
1
1
year
series
team
points
position
1957
NASCAR Convertible Series
Hugh Babb, Slim Rominger
1976
23rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
'57 Chevrolet
'57 Ford
6
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
1976
year
series
team
points
position
1957
NASCAR Grand National
4224
13th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ford
Chevrolet
Pontiac
25
4
9
4
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
25
4
9
4
4224
year
series
team
points
position
1956
NASCAR Road America, August 11,
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Mark VII Jaguar
1
1
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
1956
NASCAR Convertible Series
Smokey Yunick
168
51st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1956 Chevrolet
1
0
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
1
168
year
series
team
points
position
1956
NASCAR Grand National
3788
13th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Chevrolet
9
1
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
9
1
1
0
3788
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1969
Racing
11
0
3
0
?
1968
Racing
17
0
1
1
?
1967
Racing
24
0
5
0
0
1966
Racing
23
3
8
1
0
1965
Racing
13
4
9
3
?
1964
Racing
14
0
3
1
?
1963
Racing
21
4
6
3
?
1962
Racing
23
8
12
3
?
1961
Racing
23
10
15
7
?
1960
Racing
9
1
6
4
0
1959
Racing
3
0
0
0
0
1958
Racing
5
1
2
1
0
1957
Racing
31
4
9
4
?
1956
Racing
11
2
2
1
?
Racing Highlights
year
series
position
1965
USAC Stock Car Series
2nd
1963
SCCA American Challenge Cup - Grand Touring
1st
1962
USAC Stock Car Series
1st
1961
USAC Stock Car Series
1st
1960
USAC Stock Car Series
2nd
1956
NASCAR Road America, August 11,
1st
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