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Stats Index Summary By All Tracks By Tracks A-G By Tracks H-N By Tracks O-W
By Year By Car Number Qualifying Facts Award Facts Stats Glossary

Track Stats: BY INDIVIDUAL TRACK A - G
Also See: Fireball -BY HIS NUMBERS

Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Lakewood Speedway
Augusta International Raceway

Birmingham Fairgrounds Raceway
Bridgehampton Raceway
Bristol Motor Speedway

Charlotte Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway (Lowe's)
Charlotte Southern States Fairgrounds
Chattanooga Boyd Speedway
Chicago Soldier Field
Columbia Speedway
Columbus Speedway
Concord Speedway

Darlington Raceway
Daytona - Beach & Road Course
Daytona International Speedway

Elkhart Lakes - Road America

Greensboro Fairgrounds
Greenville-Pickens Speedway
Grand Totals

A - G

Atlanta Motor Speedway

Yr - Race #	Site	Cars	St	Fin	#	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1960-27	Atlanta	45	1	1	22	John Hines	Pontiac	200/200	10,130	running	28
1960-44	Atlanta	45	1	34	22	John Hines	Pontiac	58/334	665	axle	41
1961-09	Atlanta	46	2	42	22	Smokey Yunick	Pontiac	29/334	860	engine	25
1961-33	Atlanta	42	1	12	22	Smokey Yunick	Pontiac	155/167	1,025	running	51
1961-46	Atlanta	42	1	3	22	Smokey Yunick	Pontiac	267/267	3,165	running	40
1962-24	Atlanta	46	14	4	22	Banjo Matthews	Pontiac	218/219	2,525	running	0
1962-53	Atlanta	44	1	10	22	Jim Stephens	Pontiac	262/267	2,425	running	144
1963-11	Atlanta	46	17	2	22	Banjo Matthews	Pontiac	333/334	8,655	running	6
1963-28	Atlanta	36	3	31	22	Holman-Moody	Ford	47/267	300	engine	0
1964-13	Atlanta	39	4	20	22	Holman-Moody	Ford	107/334	640	crash	3

 10 starts, 1676 of 2723 laps completed (61.5%), 338 laps led

 Win:     1     Average start:   4.5     Total Winnings: $30,390
 Top 5:   4     Average finish: 15.9
 Top 10:  5     DNF: 4

Atlanta Lakewood Speedway

Yr - Race #	Site	Cars	St	Fin	#	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1952-33	Atlanta	24	11	18	16	Bill Snowden	Hudson	53/100	25	spindle	0
1954-04	Atlanta	34		22	25	Leland Colvin	Oldsmobile	85/100	0
1958-10	Atlanta	25	6	3	494	Beau Morgan	Ford	100/100	400	running	0
1958-51	Atlanta	40	12	2	22	Frank Strickland	Chevrolet	150/150	1,200	running	1
1959-06	Atlanta	21	4	8	22	Jim Stephens	Chevrolet	85/100	150	rear end	0
1959-20	Atlanta	40	13	6	88	Buck Baker	Chevrolet	148/150	525	running

 6 starts, 621 of 700 laps completed (88.7%), 1 lap led

 Win:     0     Average start:   9.2     Total Winnings: $2,300
 Top 5:   2     Average finish:  9.8
 Top 10:  4     DNF: 2

Augusta International Raceway

Yr - Race #	Site	Cars	St	Fin	#	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1964-02	Augusta	36	2	1	22	Holman-Moody	Ford	139/139	13,190	running	14

 1 start, 139 of 139 laps completed (100.0%), 14 laps led

 Win:     1     Average start:   2.0     Total Winnings: $13,190
 Top 5:   1     Average finish:  1.0
 Top 10:  1     DNF: 0

Birmingham Fairgrounds Raceway

Yr - Race #	Site	Cars	St	Fin	#	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1958-43	Birmingham	18	3	1	22	Frank Strickland	Chevrolet	200/200	800	running	1

 1 start, 200 of 200 laps completed (100.0%), 1 lap led

 Win:     1     Average start:   3.0     Total Winnings: $800
 Top 5:   1     Average finish:  1.0
 Top 10:  1     DNF: 0

Fireball Roberts's Grand National Results at Bridgehampton Raceway - Racing-Reference.com

 1 start, 35 of 35 laps completed (100.0%), 0 laps led

 Win:     0     Average start:   5.0     Total Winnings: $275
 Top 5:   1     Average finish:  5.0
 Top 10:  1     DNF: 0

Bristol Motor Speedway

Yr - Race #	Site	Cars	St	Fin	#	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1961-36	Bristol	42	16	2	22	Smokey Yunick	Pontiac	498/500	1,325	running	0
1961-50	Bristol	38	4	26	22	Holly Farms (Rex Lovette )	Pontiac	323/500	310	fuel pump	51
1962-17	Bristol	36	1	2	22	Banjo Matthews	Pontiac	494/500	2,500	running	61
1962-36	Bristol	44	1	36	22	Jim Stephens	Pontiac	185/500	270	ignition	29
1963-13	Bristol	35	3	1	22	Holman-Moody	Ford	500/500	4,060	running	165
1963-37	Bristol	36	2	29	22	Holman-Moody	Ford	312/500	250	crash	0
1964-10	Bristol	36	3	2	22	Holman-Moody	Ford	500/500	2,150	running	0

 7 starts, 2812 of 3500 laps completed (80.3%), 306 laps led

 Win:     1     Average start:   4.3     Total Winnings: $10,865
 Top 5:   4     Average finish: 14.0
 Top 10:  4     DNF: 3

Charlotte Speedway

Yr - Race #	Site	Cars	St	Fin	#	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1951-02	Charlotte	39	11	8	11	Sam Rice	Oldsmobile	139/150	100		0
1956-52	Charlotte	27	4	10	22	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo )	Ford	126/133	100	running	0

 2 starts, 265 of 283 laps completed (93.6%), 0 laps led

 Win:     0     Average start:   7.5     Total Winnings: $200
 Top 5:   0     Average finish:  9.0
 Top 10:  2     DNF: 0

Charlotte Motor Speedway (Lowe's)

Yr - Race #	Site	Cars	St	Fin	#	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1960-21	Charlotte	60	1	35	22	John Hines	Pontiac	191/400	2,090	crash	114
1960-42	Charlotte	50	1	23	22	John Hines	Pontiac	232/267	2,435	crash	197
1961-20	Charlotte	19	18	6	75	Smokey Yunick	Pontiac	66/67	215	running	0
1961-24	Charlotte	55	10	2	22	Smokey Yunick	Pontiac	398/400	9,320	running	6
1961-49	Charlotte	43	2	29	22	Smokey Yunick	Pontiac	113/267	1,110	crash	107
1962-23	Charlotte	48	1	9	22	Banjo Matthews	Pontiac	393/400	2,095	running	27
1962-52	Charlotte	44	1	2	22	Jim Stephens	Pontiac	265/267	5,420	running	0
1963-26	Charlotte	44	4	10	22	Holman-Moody	Ford	391/400	1,580	running	15
1963-52	Charlotte	40	3	4	22	Holman-Moody	Ford	263/267	2,225	running	1
1964-25	Charlotte	44	11	35	22	Holman-Moody	Ford	7/400	650	crash	0

 10 starts, 2319 of 3135 laps completed (74.0%), 467 laps led

 Win:     0     Average start:   5.2     Total Winnings: $27,140
 Top 5:   3     Average finish: 15.5
 Top 10:  6     DNF: 4

(Charlotte) Southern States Fairgrounds

Yr - Race #	Site	Cars	St	Fin	#	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1956-26	Charlotte	19	1	4	22	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo )	Ford	193/200	320	rear end	26
1956-46	Charlotte	26	2	19	22	Pete DePaolo	Ford	96/200	50	vapor lock	78
1957-11	Charlotte	20	4	1	22	Pete DePaolo	Ford	200/200	700	running	21
1957-29	Charlotte	21	13	5	34	Dick Beaty	Ford	195/200	270	running	0
1957-48	Charlotte	28	5	2	22	Fireball Roberts	Ford	200/200	575	running

 5 starts, 884 of 1000 laps completed (88.4%), 125 laps led

 Win:     1     Average start:   5.0     Total Winnings: $1,915
 Top 5:   4     Average finish:  6.2
 Top 10:  4     DNF: 2

 1 start, 200 of 200 laps completed (100.0%), 0 laps led

 Win:     0     Average start:   3.0     Total Winnings: $600
 Top 5:   1     Average finish:  2.0
 Top 10:  1     DNF: 0

 1 start, 200 of 200 laps completed (100.0%), 1 lap led

 Win:     1     Average start:   3.0     Total Winnings: $850
 Top 5:   1     Average finish:  1.0
 Top 10:  1     DNF: 0

Columbia Speedway

Yr - Race #	Site	Cars	St	Fin	#	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1951-25	Columbia	29	4	2	11	Ed Saverance	Ford	200/200	700	running	0
1952-06	Columbia	22		21	11	Saverance Motors (Ed Saverance )	Ford	59/200	25	rear end	0
1954-17	Columbia	18		13	25	Leland Colvin	Oldsmobile	164/200	25	spindle
1956-49	Columbia	18	5	4	22	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo )	Ford	200/200	360	running	0
1957-24	Columbia	20	7	16	22	Fireball Roberts	Ford	71/200	100	crash
1957-46	Columbia	19	6	15	22	Fireball Roberts	Ford	92/200	100	bearing

 6 starts, 786 of 1200 laps completed (65.5%), 0 laps led

 Win:     0     Average start:   5.5     Total Winnings: $1,310
 Top 5:   2     Average finish: 11.8
 Top 10:  2     DNF: 4

 1 start, 96 of 200 laps completed (48.0%), 0 laps led

 Win:     0     Average start:  23.0     Total Winnings: $25
 Top 5:   0     Average finish: 24.0
 Top 10:  0     DNF: 1

Fireball Roberts's Grand National Results at Concord Speedway - Racing-Reference.com

Concord Speedway

Yr - Race #	Site	Cars	St	Fin	#	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1957-05	Concord	20	5	4	22	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo )	Ford	200/200	320	running	54
1957-51	Concord	26	5	1	22	Fireball Roberts	Ford	200/200	900	running	108

 2 starts, 400 of 400 laps completed (100.0%), 162 laps led

 Win:     1     Average start:   5.0     Total Winnings: $1,220
 Top 5:   2     Average finish:  2.5
 Top 10:  2     DNF: 0


Darlington Raceway
Yr - Race # Site Cars St Fin # Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led

1950-13 Darlington 75 67 2 82 Sam Rice               Oldsmobile 391/400 3,500 running 0
1951-24 Darlington 82  7 5 11 Saverance Motors   (Ed Saverance           ) Ford 387/400 910 running 0
1952-10 Darlington 24 1 8 11 Saverance Motors   (Ed Saverance           ) Ford 76/80 100 running 15
1952-25 Darlington 66  7 49 11 Saverance Motors   (Ed Saverance           ) Ford 174/400 0 engine 0
1953-30 Darlington 59  6 45 11 Leland Colvin          Oldsmobile 198/364 340 a frame 41
1954-31 Darlington 50  2 7 25 Leland Colvin          Oldsmobile 343/364 730 running 0
1955-35 Darlington 69 1 66 M-1 Fish Carburetor   (Bob Fish               ) Buick 30/366 140 crash 4
1956-44 Darlington 70 13 51 22 DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo           ) Ford 166/364 160 crash 34
1957-40 Darlington 50 10 33 22 
	Fireball Roberts        Ford 101/364 460 crash 41
1958-41 Darlington 48  2 1 22 Frank Strickland       Chevrolet 364/364 13,220 running 196
1959-36 Darlington 50 1 7 3 Jim Stephens           Pontiac 354/364 2,330 running 42
1960-16 Darlington 32 1 20 22 John Hines             Pontiac 173/219 250 a frame 78
1960-35 Darlington 48 1 9 22 John Hines             Pontiac 353/364 2,175 axle 53
1961-19 Darlington 32  2 5 22 Smokey Yunick          Pontiac 218/219 1,665 running 108
1961-42 Darlington 43 1 2 22 Smokey Yunick          Pontiac 364/364 10,670 running 180
1962-21 Darlington 32  2 32 22 Banjo Matthews         Pontiac 4/219 265 crash 1
1962-45 Darlington 44 1 36 22 Jim Stephens           Pontiac 74/364 1,030 crash 58
1963-23 Darlington 31  5 2 22 Holman-Moody           Ford 219/220 6,200 running 7
1963-45 Darlington 41 10 1 22 Holman-Moody           Ford 364/364 22,150 running 58
1964-21 Darlington 32  5 2 22 Holman-Moody           Ford 219/219 5,990 running 0
 20 starts, 4572 of 6382 laps completed (71.6%), 916 laps led

 Win:     2     Average start:   7.2     Total Winnings: $72,285
 Top 5:   8     Average finish: 19.2
 Top 10: 12     DNF: 9


Daytona - Beach & Road Course
Yr - Race # Site Cars St Fin # Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led

1950-01 Daytona Beach 41   33 11 Jim Davis              Hudson 8/48 25   0
1951-01 Daytona Beach 54   45 85   Plymouth  /39 0   0
1952-02 Daytona Beach 61 44 52 11 Saverance Motors   (Ed Saverance           ) Ford  /37 0 rear end 0
1954-02 Daytona Beach 62 14 8 25 Leland Colvin          Oldsmobile 38/39 200 running 0
1955-04 Daytona Beach 48  4 *48 M-1 Fish Carburetor (Bob Fish               ) Buick 39/39 0 dq* 0
1956-06 Daytona Beach 76 32 59 22 DePaolo Engineering   
(Pete DePaolo           ) Ford  /37 0    
1957-04 Daytona Beach 57 14 37 22 Pete DePaolo           Ford  /39 25   0
1958-02 Daytona Beach 49  7 9 M-1 Fish Carburetor (Bob Fish               ) Buick 37/39 250 running 0
* Won race, but was disqualified due to valve stems grinding....
8 starts, 122 of 317 laps completed (38.5%), 0 laps led

 Win:     0     Average start:  19.2     Total Winnings: $500
 Top 5:   0     Average finish: 36.4
 Top 10:  2     DNF: 2

Daytona International Speedway

Yr - Race #	Site	Cars	St	Fin	#	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1959-02	Daytona	38	1	33	3	Jim Stephens	Pontiac	14/40	0	distrib	0
1959-03	Daytona	59	46	45	3	Jim Stephens	Pontiac	56/200	650	fuel pump	21
1959-26	Daytona	37	1	1	3	Jim Stephens	Pontiac	100/100	7,050	running	84
1960-03	Daytona	37	2	1	22	John Hines	Pontiac	40/40	1,000	running	40
1960-05	Daytona	68	3	57	22	John Hines	Pontiac	51/200	400	engine	19
1960-23	Daytona	37	2	31	22	John Hines	Pontiac	40/100	750	oil filter	8
1961-03	Daytona	34	1	1	22	Smokey Yunick	Pontiac	39/39	1,000	running	25
1961-05	Daytona	58	1	20	22	Smokey Yunick	Pontiac	187/200	4,750	engine	170
1961-32	Daytona	30	1	5	22	Smokey Yunick	Pontiac	98/100	1,525	running	59
1962-03	Daytona	25	1	1	22	Jim Stephens	Pontiac	40/40	1,000	running	33
1962-05	Daytona	48	1	1	22	Jim Stephens	Pontiac	200/200	24,190	running	144
1962-29	Daytona	33	4	1	22	Banjo Matthews	Pontiac	100/100	9,850	running	22
1963-05	Daytona	31	1	6	22	Banjo Matthews	Pontiac	39/40	230	running
1963-07	Daytona	50	1	21	22	Banjo Matthews	Pontiac	182/200	650	engine	11
1963-29	Daytona	35	3	1	22	Holman-Moody	Ford	160/160	12,100	running	63
1964-06	Daytona	23	8	7	22	Holman-Moody	Ford	40/40	225	running	0
1964-08	Daytona	46	15	37	22	Holman-Moody	Ford	13/200	725	trans	0

 17 starts, 1399 of 1999 laps completed (70.0%), 699 laps led (35%!)

 Win:     7     Average start:   5.4     Total Winnings: $66,095
 Top 5:   8     Average finish: 15.8
 Top 10: 10     DNF: 7

 1 start, 63 of 63 laps completed (100.0%), 0 laps led

 Win:     0     Average start:  17.0     Total Winnings: $1,275
 Top 5:   1     Average finish:  3.0
 Top 10:  1     DNF: 0

Fireball Roberts's Grand National Results at Greensboro Fairgrounds - Racing-Reference.com

 1 start, 247 of 250 laps completed (98.8%), 0 laps led

 Win:     0     Average start:   3.0     Total Winnings: $270
 Top 5:   1     Average finish:  5.0
 Top 10:  1     DNF: 0

 1 start, 116 of 200 laps completed (58.0%), 0 laps led

 Win:     0     Average start:   5.0     Total Winnings: $60
 Top 5:   0     Average finish: 16.0
 Top 10:  0     DNF: 1

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Statistics compiled from several sources; Primary: Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia by Gollenbock and Fielden; Complete Statistical History of Stock-Car Racing by Richard Sowers, and other sources; Special thanks to Racing-Reference.com.

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