Banks Simpson
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Banks Simpson | |||||||
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Born | November 4, 1916 Concord, North Carolina |
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Died | April 30, 2009 (aged 92) Concord, North Carolina |
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NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
7 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 23rd - 1955 NASCAR Grand National Series | ||||||
First race | 1955 Mid-South 250 (Memphis-Arkansas Speedway) | ||||||
Last race | 1955 Wilkes 160 (North Wilkesboro Speedway) | ||||||
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Banks Simpson (November 4, 1916 – April 30, 2009)[1] was a NASCAR Grand National driver who participated in only the 1955 season.[2]
Career summary
He was a competitor in the 1955 Southern 500, the 1955 Mid-South 250, and the 1955 Wilkes 160.[2] While he never won a race or finished in the top ten, Simpson would go on to earn $870 in total career earnings ($7,685.18 when adjusted for inflation) along with experiencing 1,376.5 miles (2,215.3 km) of NASCAR Grand National series (now Sprint Cup Series) racing.[2] The races that he did were in the #20 Buick.[3]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Banks Simpson career information at Racing Reference
- ↑ NASCAR Car Number Histories: #20 at NASCAR.com
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