Joe Eubanks
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Joseph "Joe" Eubanks (August 9, 1925 – June 21, 1971) was a Grand National driver from Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.[1] He entered the United States Armed Forces along with fellow NASCAR veterans Bud Moore and Cotton Owens.[2] All three of these men served in World War II together.[2]
Career summary
Eubanks raced from
1961 collecting one win, thirty-seven finishes in the top five, and eighty-one finishes in the top ten along the way.[1] His total career earnings were $35,338 ($360,305.93 when adjusted for inflation) and he successfully completed 14,303.3 miles (23,018.9 km) of racing.[1]
As one of the first competitors to compete in a NASCAR road racing event, Eubanks finished second to
Superspeedway tracks turned out to be his weakness as his average finish on those tracks was 38th place.[5]
Eubanks' primary vehicle was the #88 Ford machine owned by Don Every and Domenic Petti of Daytona Florida.[6] He was also one of the extras for the 1960 stock car racing film Thunder in Carolina.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Joe Eubanks career information at Racing Reference
- ^ a b Joe Eubanks' army career Archived 2018-06-11 at the Wayback Machine at DropInTheHammer.Net
- ^ Joe Eubanks + NASCAR 1st road racing event at GeorgiaRacingHistory.com
- ^ Racing Reference 1955 Southern 500 information at Racing Reference
- ^ NASCAR statistics on Joe Eubanks Archived 2013-05-18 at the Wayback Machine at Driver Averages
- ^ Primary car of Joe Eubanks Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine at FantasyRacingCheatSheet.com
- ^ Racer profile about Joe Eubanks at Insider Racing News
External links
- Joe Eubanks driver statistics at Racing-Reference