Bob Derrington
| Bob Derrington | |||||||
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| Born |
November 22, 1930 Houston, Texas, United States | ||||||
| Died | October 14, 2011 (aged 80) | ||||||
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 80 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 6th - 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series season | ||||||
| First race | 1964 World 600 (Charlotte Motor Speedway) | ||||||
| Last race | 1966 Southern 500 (Darlington Speedway) | ||||||
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Bob Derrington was a NASCAR Grand National Series race car driver whose career spanned from 1964 to 1966.[1]
Career
His average start was 20th place while his average finish was 15th. Derrington also earned three finishes in the "top five" and raced a distance of 9,856.2 miles (15,862.0 km) - the equivalent of 13,427 laps.[1]
However, he only managed to lead a single lap in his entire career and earned a meager $26,530 ($193,818.66 when adjusted for inflation).[1] Derrington had an 80-race winless streak during his NASCAR career. Finishing an average of 15th place, he managed to qualify in 20th place during an average qualifying session; making his finishes better on average than his starts.[2]
During his career, Derrington was caught by NASCAR officials for having a 23-gallon tank in his vehicle instead of the mandated 22-gallon tank. His vehicle had to go to a nearby welding shop to make the fuel tank conform to the NASCAR standards at that time.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Bob Derrington racing information at Racing Reference
- ↑ Bob Derrington's Complete Race Information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
- ↑ Declaration of Stock Car Independents at Google Books