Bill Dennis

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**William Dennis**

Born:	December 9, 1935 (1935-12-09) (age 72)
Birthplace:	Unknown
Achievements:	—
Awards:	1970 Grand National Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics
83 races run over 12 years.
Best Cup Position:	18th - 1971 (Winston Cup)
First Race:	1962 Captiol City 300 (Richmond)
Last Race:	1981 World 600 (Charlotte)
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
0	21	1

Bill Dennis is a former NASCAR driver. He made his debut at age 26 at the 1962 Capital City 300 in the#98 and finished 15th. After a couple of part-time runs, he attempted a full-time schedule in 1970, winning Rookie of the Year with Donlavey Racing. Unfortunately, he was injured a few years later and never displayed his potential. His last start came in the 1981 World 600.

[edit] Accomplishments

Bill Dennis won the Permatex 300 at Daytona three consecutive years (1972-1973-1974), a feat matched only by the late Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

v • d • e NASCAR Rookies of the Year

Sprint Cup	1954: Pitt \| 1957: Rush \| 1958: Rollins \| 1959: R. Petty \| 1960: Pearson \| 1961: Wilson \| 1962: Cox \| 1963: Wade \| 1964: Cooper \| 1965: McQuagg \| 1966: Hylton \| 1967: Do. Allison \| 1968: P. Hamilton \| 1969: Brooks \| 1970: Dennis \| 1971: Ballard \| 1972: L. Smith \| 1973: Pond \| 1974: Ross \| 1975: Hill \| 1976: Manning \| 1977: Rudd \| 1978: Thomas \| 1979: Earnhardt \| 1980: Jody Ridley \| 1981: R. Bouchard \| 1982: G. Bodine \| 1983: Marlin \| 1984: R. Wallace \| 1985: Ken Schrader \| 1986: Kulwicki \| 1987: Da. Allison \| 1988: K. Bouchard \| 1989: Trickle \| 1990: Moroso \| 1991: B. Hamilton \| 1992: Hensley \| 1993: Gordon \| 1994: Burton \| 1995: Craven \| 1996: Benson \| 1997: Skinner \| 1998: Irwin \| 1999: Stewart \| 2000: Kenseth \| 2001: Harvick \| 2002: Newman \| 2003: McMurray \| 2004: Kahne \| 2005: Ky. Busch \| 2006: Hamlin \| 2007: Montoya

Nationwide Series	1989: K. Wallace \| 1990: Nemechek \| 1991: Gordon \| 1992: Craven \| 1993: H. Sadler \| 1994: Benson \| 1995: Fuller \| 1996: G Allen, Jr. \| 1997: Park \| 1998: Santerre \| 1999: Raines \| 2000: Harvick \| 2001: Biffle \| 2002: Riggs \| 2003: Stremme \| 2004: Ky. Busch \| 2005: Edwards \| 2006: O'Quinn \| 2007: Ragan

Craftsman Truck	1996: Reffner \| 1997: Irwin \| 1998: Biffle \| 1999: Stefanik \| 2000: Ku. Busch \| 2001: Kvapil \| 2002: Gaughan \| 2003: Edwards \| 2004: Reutimann \| 2005: Kluever \| 2006: Darnell \| 2007: W. Allen