Roland Wlodyka
| Roland Wlodyka | |||||||
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| Born | Roland Leonard Wlodyka Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||
| Died | January 30, 2020 (aged 81) Lake Wylie, South Carolina[2] | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 11 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 44th (1978) | ||||||
| First race | 1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
| Last race | 1978 World 600 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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Roland Leonard Wlodyka was an American stock car racing driver and mechanic, driving in the
Craftsman Truck Series
in the 1980s and 1990s.
Racing career
Wlodyka quit drag racing to begin oval track competition in 1970.[Akins-Sutton Motorsports, Circle Bar Racing, Liberty Racing and Phelon Motorsports,[5] working with future Cup champion Kevin Harvick while at Liberty.[6]
Death
Wlodyka died in Lake Wylie, South Carolina on January 30, 2020. [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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||
| 1977 | Osterlund Racing
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91 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | RCH
|
CAR
|
ATL
|
NWS
|
DAR
|
BRI
|
MAR
|
TAL | NSV | DOV
|
CLT | RSD
|
MCH 29 |
DAY | NSV | 64th | 219 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | POC 31 |
TAL | MCH | BRI
|
DAR 36 |
RCH
|
DOV
|
MAR | NWS | CLT 39 |
CAR
|
ATL
|
ONT 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | RSD DNQ |
RCH 26 |
CAR 32 |
ATL 18 |
BRI 27 |
DAR
|
NWS
|
MAR
|
TAL
|
DOV
|
CLT 21 |
NSV
|
RSD
|
MCH
|
DAY
|
NSV
|
POC
|
TAL | MCH
|
BRI
|
DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS
|
CLT | CAR | ATL
|
ONT | 44th | 549 | [8] | |||||||||||
| Buick | DAY 19 |
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References
- ^ a b "Roland Wlodyka Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ "Roland Wlodyka Obituary". Tributes. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ Career statistics for Roland Wlodyka at Racing Reference
- ^ "Whatever happened to...Roland Wlodyka?". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, ME. April 14, 2006. p. C5. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ a b "Roland Wlodyka Crew Chief Statistics". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Ford Racing Roland Wlodyka - Crew Chief". Motorsport. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Roland Wlodyka – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Roland Wlodyka – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
External links
- Roland Wlodyka driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Roland Wlodyka crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference
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