George Bush (racing driver)

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George Bush (January 29, 1911 – October 27, 1967) was an American professional stock car racing driver.

George Bush
Born(1911-01-29)January 29, 1911
Hamburg, New York
DiedOctober 27, 1967(1967-10-27) (aged 56)
NASCAR Cup Series career
5 races run over 1 year
Best finish52nd (1952)
First race1952 Race 27 (Langhorne)
Last race1952 Race 34 (Palm Beach)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0

Racing career

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Bush competed in five NASCAR Grand National Series races in 1952, all for owner A. J. Lorenzo. He made his debut at Langhorne Speedway in the No. 16 Oldsmobile, starting ninth and finishing 34th.[1] He recorded his first top ten at Occoneechee Speedway, where he finished tenth after starting 22nd.[2] At the dirt track Lakewood Speedway,[3] he switched to the No. 6, and finished a career-best seventh after qualifying 22nd.[4]

Motorsport career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

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NASCAR Grand National Series results
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 32 33 34 NGNC Pts
1952 A. J. Lorenzo 16 Olds PBS DAB JAC NWS MAR CLB ATL MGR LAN DAR DAY CAN HAY FMS HBO CLT MSF NIF OSW MON MOR PPS MCF ASW DAR MGR LAN
34
DAY WIL HBO
10
MAR NWS
21
52nd 498
6 ATL
7
PBS
10

References

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  1. ^ "1952-27". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "1952-30". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "George Bush (no, not that one) was once a racer". The Bryan Times. November 1, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  4. ^ "1952-33". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
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