Sam Sommers (born September 17, 1939) is a former American stock car racing driver from Savannah, Georgia. Sommers competed in 30 NASCAR Winston Cup races between 1976 and 1978,[1] where he achieved a total of 9 top ten finishes[2] and 1 pole position.[3] In 2016, Sommers was inducted into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame.[4]
| Sam Sommers | |||||||
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| Born | September 17, 1939 Savannah, Georgia | ||||||
| Awards | Georgia Racing Hall of Fame (2016) | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 30 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 21st (1977) | ||||||
| First race | 1976 World 600 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last race | 1978 Rebel 500 (Darlington) | ||||||
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Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
edit| 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 | ||||||||
| 1976 | M. C. Anderson Racing | 27 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | CAR | RCH | BRI | ATL | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT 24 |
RSD | MCH | DAY DNQ |
NSV | POC | TAL 36 |
MCH | BRI | DAR 30 |
RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 36 |
CAR | ATL 9 |
ONT | 52nd | 412 | [5] | ||||||||
| 1977 | RSD | DAY 31 |
RCH | CAR 7 |
ATL 13 |
NWS | DAR 13 |
BRI 15 |
MAR 28 |
TAL 10 |
NSV | DOV | CLT 9 |
RSD | MCH 8 |
DAY 10 |
NSV 24 |
POC 32 |
TAL 26 |
MCH 4 |
BRI 20 |
DAR 29 |
RCH | DOV 10 |
MAR 5 |
CLT 34 |
CAR 17 |
ATL 28 |
ONT 38 |
21st | 2517 | [6] | ||||||||||||
| Osterlund Racing | 98 | Chevy | NWS 14 |
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| 1978 | Don Robertson Racing | 25 | Chevy | RSD | DAY DNQ |
RCH | CAR | 82nd | 127 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O. L. Nixon Racing | 89 | Chevy | ATL 12 |
BRI | DAR 27 |
NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | NSV | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | ||||||||||||||||
Daytona 500
edit| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | M. C. Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 31 |
| 1978 | Don Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | DNQ | |
References
edit- ^ "Driver Sam Sommers's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ "Driver Sam Sommers's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series top 10s - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ "Driver Sam Sommers's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ "Sam Sommers – Georgia Racing Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ "Sam Sommers – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Sam Sommers – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Sam Sommers – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
External links
edit- Sam Sommers driver statistics at Racing-Reference