Ed Negre | |||||||
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Born | Kelso, Washington | July 16, 1927||||||
Died | June 4, 2014 | (aged 86)||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
338 races run over 17 years | |||||||
Best finish | 12th ( 1971) | ||||||
First race | 1955 untitled race ( Bay Meadows) | ||||||
Last race | 1979 Southern 500 ( Darlington) | ||||||
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Ed Negre (July 16, 1927 – June 4, 2014) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1955 to 1979. [1] [2]
Negre led 202 laps out of the 64,857 laps that he raced in his career – the equivalent of 6,545.7 miles (10,534.3 km). [1] His total career earnings were US$344,180. [1] While his average starting position was 23.9, 21.7 was Negre's average finishing position. #8 was the number that he would use the most during his career. He is famous for fielding the first Cup ride for Dale Earnhardt in the No. 8 car at the 1975 World 600. However, he would also get the most DNFs (37) while competing in the No. 8 machine. [3] Negre got 44 top-twenty finishes while competing in the No. 8 car. [1]
( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1971 | Negre Racing | Dodge | DNQ | |
1972 | Ford | DNQ | ||
1973 | Mercury | 28 | 17 | |
1974 | Dodge | DNQ | ||
1975 | DNQ | |||
Warren Racing | Dodge | 26 | 14 | |
1976 | Negre Racing | Dodge | 42 | 13 |
1977 | 22 | 29 | ||
1978 | DNQ |
Ed Negre | |||||||
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Born | Kelso, Washington | July 16, 1927||||||
Died | June 4, 2014 | (aged 86)||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
338 races run over 17 years | |||||||
Best finish | 12th ( 1971) | ||||||
First race | 1955 untitled race ( Bay Meadows) | ||||||
Last race | 1979 Southern 500 ( Darlington) | ||||||
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Ed Negre (July 16, 1927 – June 4, 2014) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1955 to 1979. [1] [2]
Negre led 202 laps out of the 64,857 laps that he raced in his career – the equivalent of 6,545.7 miles (10,534.3 km). [1] His total career earnings were US$344,180. [1] While his average starting position was 23.9, 21.7 was Negre's average finishing position. #8 was the number that he would use the most during his career. He is famous for fielding the first Cup ride for Dale Earnhardt in the No. 8 car at the 1975 World 600. However, he would also get the most DNFs (37) while competing in the No. 8 machine. [3] Negre got 44 top-twenty finishes while competing in the No. 8 car. [1]
( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1971 | Negre Racing | Dodge | DNQ | |
1972 | Ford | DNQ | ||
1973 | Mercury | 28 | 17 | |
1974 | Dodge | DNQ | ||
1975 | DNQ | |||
Warren Racing | Dodge | 26 | 14 | |
1976 | Negre Racing | Dodge | 42 | 13 |
1977 | 22 | 29 | ||
1978 | DNQ |