Joe Mihalic (born November 8, 1926) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, where he earned two top-ten finishes with a best finish of seventh at Bristol Motor Speedway in 1974.

Joe Mihalic
Born (1926-11-08) November 8, 1926 (age 98)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NASCAR Cup Series career
38 races run over 5 years
Best finish34th (1975)
First race1974 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race1978 Coca-Cola 500 (Pocono)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Statistics current as of November 4, 2024.

Mihalic also competed in the National Dirt Racing Association.[1]

Motorsports 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.)

Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR Winston Cup 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 NWCC Pts Ref
1974 Lou Viglione 60 Chevy RSD DAY
37
RCH CAR
17
BRI
7
ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY BRI NSV ATL POC TAL MCH DAR RCH DOV
23
NWS MAR CLT CAR
16
ONT 53rd 17.625 [2]
1975 RSD DAY
34
RCH CAR BRI ATL
33
NWS
14
DAR
13
MAR TAL
9
NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH 34th 957 [3]
61 DAY
27
NSV POC
21
TAL
26
MCH DAR
DNQ
DOV
32
NWS MAR
16
CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT
1976 RSD DAY
17
CAR RCH
12
BRI
26
ATL
DNQ
NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV
18
CLT RSD MCH DAY
23
NSV POC
13
TAL
13
MCH
22
BRI DAR RCH DOV
18
MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT 35th 981 [4]
1977 Joe Mihalic RSD DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR
29
ATL NWS DAR
25
BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC
18
TAL
32
MCH
24
BRI DAR
40
RCH DOV
18
MAR NWS CLT CAR
21
ATL ONT 41st 683 [5]
1978 Jim Norris Olds RSD DAY
31
RCH CAR
19
ATL CLT
DNQ
NSV RSD MCH DAY NSV 47th 419 [6]
Chevy BRI
24
DAR
26
NWS MAR TAL DOV
30
POC
32
TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT
1979 J. M. Norris Olds RSD DAY
Wth
CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL ONT N/A 0 [7]
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1974 Lou Viglione Chevrolet 25 37
1975 19 34
1976 21 17
1977 Joe Mihalic Chevrolet DNQ
1978 Jim Norris Oldsmobile 21 31
1979 J. M. Norris Oldsmobile Wth

References

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  1. ^ "Joe Mihalic". The Third Turn. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Joe Mihalic – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Joe Mihalic – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Joe Mihalic – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Joe Mihalic – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Joe Mihalic – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Joe Mihalic – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
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