But the sports records least likely ever to be broken may belong to a nascar driver owner better known for his nickname and lack of. Nascar results, statistics, drivers, manufacturers and car numbers for herman beam owner. Nascar grand national drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. Herman beam december 11, 1929 august 27, 1980 was a nascar grand national series driver and team owner from. Nascar gander outdoors truck series results martinsville speedway click on the race to see the complete results for that race. Richmond international richard petty joe dimaggio daytona 500 johnson city richard petty joe dimaggio daytona 500 johnson city.
Broke herman beam s record of 84 straight races running at the finish. Herman beam december 11, 1929 august 27, 1980 was a nascar grand national now sprint cup driver and team owner from johnson city, tennessee who was active as a driver from 1957 until 1963. Who would win a nascar race that only had winless drivers. Herman tired of driving and during the 1963 season and, with support from ford, put a. Click on the site to see herman beam s career results at that track glossary. He competed in 194 sprint cup events in his career prior to dying on august 27, 1980. This site is not associated with nascar, the national association for stock car auto racing. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. He is famous for holding the longest streak of races without a dnf, with 84, from 1961 until 1963. Herman the turtle beam may hold unbeatable nascar record. Driver herman beams nascar gander outdoors truck series. See more ideas about nascar, nascar racing and race cars. Herman the turtle beam, born december 11, 1929, is a former nascar driver from johnson city, tn.
Includes every race start and finish along with dozens of statistical facts for herman. But the sports records least likely ever to be broken may belong to a nascar driver owner better known for. Feb 4, 2020 photos of nascar drivers, their families and personal lives, and the nascar teams. He was fourth in the 1959 standings when he has 12 top 10s in 30 races. Paul lewis won races uncounted in the old nascar late. Herman beam driver and car owner legends of nascar page. Beam, for those of you who dont remember joe weatherly or fireball roberts or curtis turner, was an old race driver. Herman beam raced in nascar from the late 50s into the early 60s.
Nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. Herman beam was a nascar grand national driver and team owner from johnson city, tennessee who was active as a driver from 1957. Paul lewis won races uncounted in the old nascar late model sportsman series jeff bobo updated aug 3, 2016 at 12. Herman beam was a nascar grand national driver and team owner from who was active as a driver from 1957 until 1963. This category is to list all the drivers who have made at least one career start in the sprint cup series.
Nascar results, statistics, drivers, manufacturers and car numbers for herman beam owner nascar driver averages and statistics. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. Beam, who was an independent driver, never found much success as he only earned 3 topfive finishes. He competed in 194 sprint cup events in his career. Maybe im showing my age, but the name herman beam kept popping to mind sunday. We recognized his last name, but hes not related to the 1960s nascar driver and car owner herman beam, who gave the great cale yarborough some of his. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for herman beam on.
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