Dick Passwater
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| Birthplace: |  Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Achievements: | — | |
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| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics | ||
| 20 races run over 2 years. | ||
| Best Cup Position: | 25th - 1953 (Grand National) | |
| First Race: | 1952 Motor City 250 (Michigan State Fairgrounds) | |
| Last Race: | 1953 Southern 500 (Darlington) | |
| First Win: | 1953 Race #5 (Charlotte Speedway) | |
| Last Win: | 1953 Race #5 (Charlotte Speedway) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 0 | 14 | 0 |
Dick Passwater was an American racecar driver who raced in NASCAR and USAC.
He started racing after World War II, and was active in the 1950s and 1960s.[1] He won the fifth race of the 1953 NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) season at Charlotte Speedway in his 1953 Oldsmobile.[2] He won the race after most of the top contenders either fell out of the race or had to make a late pit stop at the 3/4 mile long dirt track.[3] The race saw a then-record six drivers take the lead with 18 lead changes.[3] One of Passwater's Oldsmobiles is in a museum in Lansing, Michigan.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Interview, Fall 2001, Jet Trust News, Retrieved July 5, 2007
- ^ Driving statistics, Retrieved July 5, 2007
- ^ a b (NASCAR) Timelines at Fireball Roberts' website, Retrieved July 5, 2007
