Thomas Racing
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Herb Thomas, NASCAR racing legend
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| Born |
April 6, 1923 Olivia, North Carolina, United States |
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| Died | August 9, 2000 (aged 77) | ||||||
| Cause of death | Heart attack | ||||||
| Achievements |
1951 Grand National Series Champion |
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| Awards |
International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee (1994) |
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| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 228 races run over 10 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (1951, 1953) | ||||||
| First race | (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last race | 1962 Gwyn Staley 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
| First win | 1950 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last win | 1956 (Merced) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of February 20, 2013. | |||||||
1951 Grand National Series Champion
1953 Grand National Series Champion
1951, 1954, 1955 Southern 500 Winner
NASCAR's First Two-Time Champion
International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee (1994)
NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee (2013)
Herbert Watson Thomas (April 6, 1923 – August 9, 2000) was a who was one of NASCAR's most successful drivers in the 1950s.
Born in the small town of Olivia in the American state of North Carolina, Thomas originally worked as a farmer and also worked in a sawmill in the 1940s before his interest turned to auto racing.
Herb Thomas was the inspiration for the character "Doc Hudson" in the movie Cars.
In 1949, Thomas took part in NASCAR's first Strictly Stock (the forerunner to the Grand National and ultimately the modern Sprint Cup) race, and made four starts in the series' first year. The following year, he made thirteen appearances in the series, now renamed the Grand National division. He scored his first career win at Martinsville Speedway in a privateer Plymouth.
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