Bob Derrington

Bob Derrington
Born	(1930-11-22)November 22, 1930 Houston, Texas, United States
Died	October 14, 2011(2011-10-14) (aged 80)
NASCAR Cup Series career
80 races run over 3 years
Best finish	6th - 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series season
First race	1964 World 600 (Charlotte Motor Speedway)
Last race	1966 Southern 500 (Darlington Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 22 0

Bob Derrington was a NASCAR Grand National Series race car driver whose career spanned from 1964 to 1966.[1]

Career

His average start was 20th place while his average finish was 15th. Derrington also earned three finishes in the "top five" and raced a distance of 9,856.2 miles (15,862.0 km) - the equivalent of 13,427 laps.[1]

However, he only managed to lead a single lap in his entire career and earned a meager $26,530 ($249,137.11 when adjusted for inflation).[1] Derrington had an 80-race winless streak during his NASCAR career. Finishing an average of 15th place, he managed to qualify in 20th place during an average qualifying session; making his finishes better on average than his starts.[2]

During his career, Derrington was caught by NASCAR officials for having a 23-gallon tank in his vehicle instead of the mandated 22-gallon tank. His vehicle had to go to a nearby welding shop to make the fuel tank conform to the NASCAR standards at that time.[3]

References

1. Bob Derrington racing information at Racing Reference
2. Bob Derrington's Complete Race Information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
3. Declaration of Stock Car Independents at Google Books