Ricky Knotts
| Ricky Knotts | |
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| Born | Benny Richard Knotts May 23, 1951 Racing accident |
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |
| 0 races run over 1 year | |
Benny Richard Knotts (May 23, 1951 – February 14, 1980) was an American
Death
On February 14, 1980, Knotts was in the field for the first Twin 125 race at Daytona International Speedway, hoping to qualify for that Sunday's Daytona 500. His hopes dwindled as his Weaver powered Oldsmobile quickly lost position. On the 14th lap, Knotts hit the outside wall in the short chute just past the start finish line. His car spun off the track sideways across the infield grass and struck passenger side first against the inside concrete wall entering turn one. His seat mount broke and the 28-year-old was killed instantly.[2]
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
Winston Cup Series results
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| 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 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | ||||||||
| 1980 | Richard Knotts | 31 | Olds | RSD | DAY DNQ |
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ATL
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BRI
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DAR | NWS
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MAR
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TAL
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NSV
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CLT
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TWS
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RSD | MCH
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DAY | NSV
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POC | TAL | MCH
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BRI
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DAR | RCH
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DOV | NWS | MAR
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CLT
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CAR
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ATL
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ONT | - | N/A | ||||||||
References
- ^ Holliman, Ray. Desire for success kills Ricky Knotts, St. Petersburg Times, February 15, 1980, Retrieved 2010-06-25
- ^ "Desire for success kills Ricky Knotts"
External links
- Ricky Knotts driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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