Bob Burdick
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| Born | October 20, 1936 Atlanta 500 (Atlanta ) | ||||||
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Bob Burdick (October 20, 1936 – October 4, 2007) was a
Burdick made his debut in 1959, where he won the pole at
Burdick had a scant schedule in 1960, only competing in two events, both at Daytona International Speedway. Burdick made it into the prestigious Daytona 500 field after finishing 7th in the qualifier race (the Daytona qualifiers were points races until 1971), but only managed to finish 60th in the actual 500.
Burdick was able to rebound in 1961, finishing in the top-ten (8th) once again in the Daytona qualifier event. After another dismal finish in the 500, Burdick made up for it at
Burdick once again was left to the Daytona races in 1962, as his career wound down. He finished 7th in the qualifying race, his final career top-ten, easily making the Daytona 500. Burdick then had a dismal 35th-place finish in the 500, and never again made another Cup event.
On October 4, 2007, Burdick died.[1]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". www.omaha.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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External links
- Bob Burdick driver statistics at Racing-Reference