Bob Derrington | |||||||
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Born | Houston, Texas, United States | November 22, 1930||||||
Died | October 14, 2011 | (aged 80)||||||
NASCAR 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]
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 ($249,137.11 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]
Bob Derrington | |||||||
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Born | Houston, Texas, United States | November 22, 1930||||||
Died | October 14, 2011 | (aged 80)||||||
NASCAR 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]
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 ($249,137.11 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]