Earl Ross

Earl Ross
Earl Ross
Born	September 4, 1941; Winston Cup Series
Awards	1974 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
	26 races run over 5 years
Best finish	8th (1974)
First race	1973 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race	1976 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
First win	1974 Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville)

Earl Ross (September 4, 1941 – September 18, 2014) was a Canadian race car driver who competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series from 1973 to 1976 driving the Carling Red Cap #52.

Career summary

Ross was born in

Camping World Truck Series. Stewart Friesen and Raphaël Lessard have also won in the Truck Series. At that time, Earl was the first rookie to win a Grand National race since Shorty Rollins

accomplished the feat in 1958.

The victory helped Ross win the Winston Cup Rookie of the Year in 1974. After competing in only 2 events in '75 and '76, Ross retired from NASCAR racing. He recorded one win, five top-5s and 10 top 10s in 26 races.

Ross competed in a number of regional racing series throughout the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, including time on the ASA circuit and CASCAR Super Series. He also participated in regular Friday night racing at Delaware Speedway before his ultimate retirement in the late 1990s.

Ross was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2000, FOAR SCORE (Friends Of Auto Racing Seeking Cooperation Of Racing Enthusiasts) Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Maritime Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2011.

Ross, a resident of

Ailsa Craig, Ontario, died on September 18, 2014, at the age of 73.^[1]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1973	Allan Brooke	52	Chevy	RSD	DAY 39	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL 14	NSV	CLT	DOV	TWS	RSD	MCH 33	DAY	BRI	ATL	TAL	NSV	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	CAR			68th	-	^[2]
1974	Allan Brooke			RSD	DAY 11	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL 13	DAR 12	NWS	MAR	TAL 50	NSV	DOV	CLT 5	RSD	MCH 2																8th	1009.47	^[3]
1974	Junior Johnson & Associates																		DAY 13	BRI 16	NSV 8	ATL 20	POC 13	TAL 10	MCH 6	DAR 22	RCH 15	DOV 3	NWS 4	MAR 1	CLT 20	CAR 8	ONT 8	8th	1009.47	^[3]
1975	Donlavey Racing	93	Ford	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT 13	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	DAR	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	ONT	NA	0	^[4]
1976	DeWitt Racing	52	Chevy	RSD	DAY 39	CAR	RCH	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT	115th	46	^[5]
1978	H Miller Racing	91	Chevy	RSD	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	NSV	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT	NA	-	^[6]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1973	Allan Brooke	Chevrolet	30	39
1974	Allan Brooke	Chevrolet	22	11
1976	DeWitt Racing	Chevrolet	12	39
1978	H Miller Racing	Chevrolet	DNQ

References

^ McDonald, Norris (September 18, 2014). "Earl Ross, only Canadian to win NASCAR 'Cup' race, dies". Wheels.ca. Toronto, Ontario: Toronto Star. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
^ "Earl Ross – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
^ "Earl Ross – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
^ "Earl Ross – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
^ "Earl Ross – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
^ "Earl Ross – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

External links

Earl Ross driver statistics at Racing-Reference

[1] McDonald, Norris (September 18, 2014). "Earl Ross, only Canadian to win NASCAR 'Cup' race, dies". Wheels.ca. Toronto, Ontario: Toronto Star. Retrieved 2014-09-20.

[2] "Earl Ross – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[3] "Earl Ross – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[4] "Earl Ross – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[5] "Earl Ross – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[6] "Earl Ross – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

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