Bill Blair (racing driver)
| Bill Blair | |||||||
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July 14, 1911 High Point, North Carolina |
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| Died | November 2, 1995 (aged 84) | ||||||
| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 123 races run over 10 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 4th - 1949 | ||||||
| First race | (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last race | 1958 Lakewood Speedway (Atlanta) | ||||||
| First win | 1950 Vernon Fairgrounds (Vernon, NY) | ||||||
| Last win | 1953 Daytona Beach | ||||||
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Bill Blair (July 14, 1911 in High Point, North Carolina, US – November 2, 1995) was an American driver in the 1940s and the 1950s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR.
Blair won three NASCAR Strictly Stock/Grand National (now Sprint Cup) races:
June 18, 1950 - Blair piloted a 1950 Mercury owned by Sam Rice to victory in a race at Vernon Faigrounds in Vernon, NY.
April 20, 1952 - Blair drove a 1952 Oldsmobile owned by George Hutchens to his second win at Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta, GA.
February 15, 1953 - In his final series victory, Blair drove his 1953 Oldsmobile to victory lane at the Beach & Road Course in Daytona Beach, FL.
Blair, Jimmie Lewallen, and Fred Harb are the subject of the upcoming independent movie "Red Dirt Rising", which is based on the book "Red Dirt Tracks: The Forgotten Heroes of Early Stockcar Racing" by Gail Cauble Gurley.
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