John Sears (racing driver)
| "Big" John Sears | |||||||
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| Born | John Hamilton Sears May 9, 1936 | ||||||
| Died | November 1, 1999 (aged 63) | ||||||
North Carolina Motor Speedway ) | |||||||
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John Hamilton "Big" John Sears (May 9, 1936 – November 1, 1999) was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver from Ellerbe, North Carolina, USA.[1]
Career
He competed in 318 Sprint Cup Series events in his career, earning forty-eight top-fives, 127 top-tens, two poles, and five top-ten point finishes.Savannah driving John Black's #81 to a decent eighth-place finish. The best points finish for Sears is fifth which he achieved back-to-back in 1967 and 1968. He retired after a dismal 1973 season in which he was plagued with engine and mechanical failures.
References
External links
- John Sears driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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