Bunkie Blackburn
| James Ronald Blackburn | |||||||
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| Born | April 22, 1936 Rockingham | ||||||
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James Ronald "Bunkie" Blackburn (April 22, 1936 – February 28, 2006) was a
racecar
driver.
Career
Blackburn's father owned and operated the Fayetteville, North Carolina racetrack.
He later competed at the historic
Nashville Speedway USA
against many future legendary drivers.
In 1967, he was part of a three driver crew that set a world speed record of 174 mph in a
Camaro at the Bonneville Salt Flats
in a USAC/FIA event.
NASCAR career
Blackburn won the 1968 Daytona 300 from the pole.
He had 14 Top-10 and 4 Top-5 finishes in the Grand National Division. He drove in the series from the late 1950s to the early 1970s for Smokey Yunick and Petty Enterprises.
He almost won the 1961
David Pearson
.
He retired after a racing injury.
External links
- Bunkie Blackburn driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Obituary at nascar.com
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