Roy Trantham | |||||||
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Born | Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. | February 10, 1941||||||
Died | March 17, 2014 Palm City, Florida, U.S. | (aged 73)||||||
Cause of death | Leukemia | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
5 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 60th ( 1968) | ||||||
First race | 1968 Southern 500 ( Darlington) | ||||||
Last race | 1968 National 500 ( Charlotte) | ||||||
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Roy Trantham (February 10, 1941 – March 17, 2014) was an American stock car racing driver. A veteran short-track driver, he also competed in five NASCAR Grand National Series races.
A native of Asheville, North Carolina, [1] Trantham was a veteran of short-track racing in the southern Appalachians, and made his debut in the NASCAR Grand National Series in the 1968 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. [2] He finished 34th in the event, and went on to run four more Grand National races that year, posting a best finish of tenth at Martinsville Speedway. [3]
Following his racing career Trantam moved first to the United States Virgin Islands, then to Palm City, Florida, where following a battle with leukemia he died on March 17, 2014. [4]
Roy Trantham | |||||||
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Born | Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. | February 10, 1941||||||
Died | March 17, 2014 Palm City, Florida, U.S. | (aged 73)||||||
Cause of death | Leukemia | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
5 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 60th ( 1968) | ||||||
First race | 1968 Southern 500 ( Darlington) | ||||||
Last race | 1968 National 500 ( Charlotte) | ||||||
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Roy Trantham (February 10, 1941 – March 17, 2014) was an American stock car racing driver. A veteran short-track driver, he also competed in five NASCAR Grand National Series races.
A native of Asheville, North Carolina, [1] Trantham was a veteran of short-track racing in the southern Appalachians, and made his debut in the NASCAR Grand National Series in the 1968 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. [2] He finished 34th in the event, and went on to run four more Grand National races that year, posting a best finish of tenth at Martinsville Speedway. [3]
Following his racing career Trantam moved first to the United States Virgin Islands, then to Palm City, Florida, where following a battle with leukemia he died on March 17, 2014. [4]