John Anderson (racing driver)

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John Anderson
Born(1944-04-20)April 20, 1944
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John Anderson (April 20, 1944 – August 5, 1986) was an American

Winston Cup Series
between 1979 and 1983, posting a best finish of fifth.

Career

Born April 20, 1944, in Warren, Michigan, Anderson first drove in racing competition at Flat Rock Speedway in 1965, winning the Michigan Figure 8 racing championship in 1967. He was the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) Rookie-of-the-Year in 1968.[1]

During the late 1960s and 1970s Anderson was successful in competition, winning a number of track championships, along with several ARCA and

midget car racing in 1977, and ran his first NASCAR race, in the modified series, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the fall of that year, winning the pole for the event.[1]

In 1979 he made his first NASCAR

Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series before retiring.[1]

Anderson won over 200 races of various types during his racing career.[1] He was killed in a road crash on Interstate 85 near Charlotte, North Carolina on August 5, 1986, being survived by his wife Mary Ann and two children.[5]

Anderson was inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "John Anderson". Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame. 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-0-312-34002-5
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  3. ISBN 978-0-7853-8683-4
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  4. ISBN 0-7603-1483-7
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  5. ^ "Ex-racer's death behind wheel has cruel touch of irony". The Charlotte Observer. August 3, 1986. p. 4B. Retrieved 2013-09-30.

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