Tom Pistone
Tom Pistone | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richmond ) | |||||||
| |||||||
NASCAR Grand National East Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
First race | 1972 Fun Sun 200 (Myrtle Beach) | ||||||
Last race | 1972 Fun Sun 200 (Myrtle Beach) | ||||||
| |||||||
NASCAR Convertible Division career | |||||||
34 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 21st (1956) | ||||||
First race | 1956 Race #1 (Daytona Beach & Road Course) | ||||||
Last race | 1959 Race #15 (Charlotte Fairgrounds) | ||||||
First win | 1956 Race #22 (Soldier Field) | ||||||
Last win | 1959 Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| |||||||
Statistics current as of October 27, 2013. |
"Tiger" Tom Pistone (born March 17, 1929) is an American former
In 1960, he wore a life preserver and an oxygen tube in his car while racing at Daytona for fear of running into the lake in the middle of the speedway and drowning. This happened after
On October 17, 2010, Pistone was one of the year's 15 inductees to the Racers' Reunion Hall of Fame, located at Memory Lane Museum in Mooresville NC.[3]
Still active in racing at age 81, Pistone has a thriving race car parts business in Charlotte, NC, and can often be found mentoring young drivers at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He prepares and crews for several Legends and Bandolero drivers in the Winter Heat and Summer Shootout series.
In April 2011, Pistone appeared on an episode of The
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Driving statistics". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ Dykes, Dan. Yet Another Dose of Racin’ Remembrances, Racing Through Time, Volume 1, Number 41, October 14, 2009, Retrieved 2010-03-20
- ^ Beck, Rhonda (November 23, 2010). "Museum works to preserve racing history". www.thatsracin.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-25.
- ^ "Home". pistonetigertom.com.
- The History Channel.
External links
- Official website
- Tom Pistone driver statistics at Racing-Reference