A. L. Bumgarner | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | NASCAR car owner |
Known for | Employing some of the best NASCAR Cup Series drivers in the 1950s |
A. L. Bumgarner is a former NASCAR Grand National Series race car owner whose career spanned between 1956 and 1958. [1]
Drivers under his employment included Fonty Flock, Junior Johnson, Tiny Lund, [2] [3] Jimmy Massey, and Banjo Matthews. [1] Out of 46 races run by Bumgarner's employees, there were zero wins, two finishes in the top five, and 12 finishes in the top ten. [1] Bumgarner's vehicles started on average in 11th place and finished an average of 19th place while leading 376 laps out of 5649 laps. [1] Due to the low value of the American dollar in the 1950s, Bumgarner only earned a career total of $5,425 in race winnings ($57,291 when adjusted for inflation). [1]
A. L. Bumgarner | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | NASCAR car owner |
Known for | Employing some of the best NASCAR Cup Series drivers in the 1950s |
A. L. Bumgarner is a former NASCAR Grand National Series race car owner whose career spanned between 1956 and 1958. [1]
Drivers under his employment included Fonty Flock, Junior Johnson, Tiny Lund, [2] [3] Jimmy Massey, and Banjo Matthews. [1] Out of 46 races run by Bumgarner's employees, there were zero wins, two finishes in the top five, and 12 finishes in the top ten. [1] Bumgarner's vehicles started on average in 11th place and finished an average of 19th place while leading 376 laps out of 5649 laps. [1] Due to the low value of the American dollar in the 1950s, Bumgarner only earned a career total of $5,425 in race winnings ($57,291 when adjusted for inflation). [1]