Sherman Utsman
| Sherman Utsman | |||||||
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| Born | Sherman Aaron Utsman Sr. April 15, 1932 1962) | ||||||
| First race | 1956 Virginia 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 1963 Turkey Day 200 (Tar Heel) | ||||||
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Sherman Aaron Utsman Sr. (April 15, 1932 – June 10, 2019)
Biography
Between the ages of 24 and 31, Utsman competed in 3,558.9 miles (5,727.5 km) and 5304 laps of racing. Most of Utsman's rides were with the 1962 Ford Galaxie bearing the #6 number. Utsman was related to fellow drivers Dub Utsman, John Utsman, Larry Utsman, and Layman Utsman, who have all retired from driving in NASCAR competitions. Utsman's only top five finish came at the 1962 Confederate 200, which took place on August 3, 1962 at the Boyd Speedway in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Utsman was also a NASCAR owner/driver with him having legal ownership of a stock car in three different races. Utsman drove the race car twice and Joe Weatherly drove one of his vehicles at an untitled race at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Florida on December 1, 1963.
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. ** – All laps led.)
Grand National Series
| NASCAR Grand National Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team Owner | 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | NGNC | Pts | Ref | ||||
| 1956 | N/A | 418 | Chevy | HCY
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CLT | WSS | PBS | ASF | DAB
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PBS | WIL | ATL | NWS | LAN | RCH
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CLB | CON | GPS | HCY
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HBO | MAR 7 |
LIN | CLT | POR | EUR | NYF
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MER | MAS 28 |
CLT | MCF | POR | AWS 24 |
RSP 32 |
PIF | CSF
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CHI | CCF | MGY
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OKL
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ROA | OBS | SAN | NOR | PIF | MYB | POR | 82nd | N/A | [3] | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert McReynolds | 63 | Chevy | DAR 30 |
CSH | CLT | LAN | POR | CLB | HBO | NWP | CLT | CCF | MAR | HCY | WIL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | Sherman Utsman | 26 | Ford | CLT | JSP | DAY
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DAY
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DAY | PIF | AWS
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HMS
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ATL
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GPS | HBO | BGS | MAR
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NWS
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CLB | HCY | RCH
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MAR | DAR | CLT | CLT | RSD | ASP | CLT | PIF | BIR | GPS
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BGS
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NOR | HAS | STR | DAY
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ATL | CLB | MBS | BRI 9 |
NSV | BGS | AWS
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RCH | SBO | DAR | HCY | RCH
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CSF
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ATL | MAR
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NWS | CLT | BRI
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GPS | HBO | 100th | 510 | [4] | ||||||||
1962
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61 | CON | AWS
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DAY
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DAY
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DAY | CON | AWS
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SVH | HBO | RCH
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CLB | NWS
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GPS
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MBS | MAR
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BGS | BRI | RCH | HCY | CON | DAR
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PIF | CLT
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ATL
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BGS | AUG
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RCH | SBO | DAY
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CLB 8 |
ASH 6 |
GPS 7 |
AUG
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SVH | MBS | BRI 14 |
CHT 5 |
NSV 13 |
HUN | AWS 16 |
STR | BGS
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PIF | VAL | DAR 15 |
HCY
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RCH
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DTS | AUG
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NWS 24 |
CLT 14 |
ATL 26 |
32nd | 4,896 | [5] | ||||||||||
| Chevy | MAR 14 |
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| 1963 | Ford | BIR 9 |
GGS 8 |
THS 7 |
RSD
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DAY
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DAY
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DAY | PIF | AWS
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HBO | ATL
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HCY | BRI
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AUG
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RCH
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GPS
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SBO
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BGS | MAR
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NWS | CLB
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THS | DAR
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ODS
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RCH | CLT
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BIR | ATL
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DAY
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MBS | SVH | DTS | BGS | ASH
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OBS | BRR
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BRI
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GPS | NSV | CLB | AWS | PIF | BGS
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ONA | DAR | HCY
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RCH
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MAR | DTS | NWS
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THS | CLT | SBO
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HBO | RSD | 78th | 864 | [6] | |||||||
References
- ^ Sherman Aaron Utsman Sr Obituary
- ^ a b "Sherman Utsman, eldest of racing brothers, dies". Johnson City Press. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Sherman Utsman – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Sherman Utsman – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Sherman Utsman – 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Sherman Utsman – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
External links
- Sherman Utsman driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Sherman Utsman owner statistics at Racing-Reference
- Ultimate Racing History
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