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Rick Newsom
Born(1950-03-19)March 19, 1950
Fort Mill, South Carolina
DiedAugust 16, 1988(1988-08-16) (aged 38)
Cause of deathPlane crash
NASCAR Cup Series career
82 races run over 14 years
Best finish36th - 1981, 1982 (Winston Cup)
First race 1972 Texas 500 ( Texas World Speedway)
Last race 1986 Miller High Life 500 ( Pocono Raceway)
Wins Top tens Poles
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Rick Newsom (March 19, 1950 – August 16, 1988), was an American NASCAR Winston Cup driver from Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Newsom competed in 82 Winston Cup races from 1972 to 1986. [1]

He was killed in a private plane crash on August 16, 1988. [2]

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.)

Winston Cup Series

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
1972 Newsom Racing 98 Ford RSD DAY RCH ONT CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV MCH RSD TWS DAY BRI TRN ATL TAL MCH NSV DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR TWS
22 		91st 289 [3]
1973 20 RSD DAY
DNQ 		RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS
30 		DAR MAR
12 		TAL NSV
16 		CLT
DNQ 		DOV
39 		TWS
34 		RSD MCH
28 		DAY BRI
12 		ATL
12 		TAL NSV
11 		DAR RCH
13 		DOV
15 		NWS MAR
32 		CLT CAR 34th 1931 [4]
1974 RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY BRI NSV ATL POC TAL MCH DAR
DNQ 		RCH DOV
14 		NWS
22 		MAR CLT CAR ONT 92nd 2.75 [5]
1975 RSD DAY
31 		RCH
22 		CAR
19 		BRI ATL
20 		NWS
24 		DAR
33 		MAR TAL
41 		NSV
13 		DOV CLT RSD MCH
36 		DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR 37th 877 [6]
45 DOV
12 		NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT
1976 20 RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR
18 		TAL NSV
30 		DOV
20 		CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DOV
30 		MAR
24 		NWS CLT CAR
18 		ATL ONT 44th 607 [7]
Chevy DAR
38 		RCH
1977 Ford RSD DAY RCH
23 		CAR ATL NWS
29 		DAR BRI
27 		MAR TAL NSV
16 		DOV
28 		CLT
DNQ 		RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR 48th 446 [8]
6 Chevy RCH
28 		DOV
27 		MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT
1979 Newsom Racing 20 Olds RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY
23 		NSV POC
26 		TAL
15 		MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
35 		MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL ONT 49th 355 [9]
1980 RSD DAY
DNQ 		ATL
36 		BRI DAR MAR
32 		TAL NSV
26 		DOV
32 		CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR ATL ONT 44th 483 [10]
Chevy RCH
19 		CAR NWS
20
1981 RSD DAY RCH
27 		CAR
32 		ATL
20 		BRI
23 		NWS DAR MAR TAL
33 		NSV DOV CLT
DNQ 		TWS
28 		RSD MCH DAY NSV POC
26 		TAL MCH BRI
22 		DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
22 		CLT CAR ATL RSD 37th 768 [11]
1982 DAY RCH BRI ATL CAR DAR
14 		NWS
DNQ 		MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC
17 		RSD MCH DAY NSV POC
13 		TAL MCH BRI
29 		DAR
19 		RCH DOV
35 		NWS CLT
DNQ 		MAR
31 		CAR
35 		ATL
DNQ 		RSD 36th 619 [12]
1983 DAY
DNQ 		RCH
DNQ 		CAR
28 		ATL DAR
DNQ 		NWS
DNQ 		41st 573 [13]
Reeder Racing 02 Buick MAR
20 		TAL
DNQ 		NSV
23 		BRI
19
Chevy DOV
14 		CLT
31 		RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
1984 Newsom Racing 20 Chevy DAY
DNQ 		RCH MCH
DNQ 		DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR
DNQ 		RCH DOV MAR CLT
DNQ 		NWS CAR ATL RSD 82nd 76 [14]
Buick CAR
29 		ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC
1985 Chevy DAY
DNQ 		RCH
28 		TAL
DNQ 		DOV
21 		CLT RSD 41st 450 [15]
Buick CAR
36 		ATL
DNQ 		BRI DAR NWS MAR POC
38 		MCH DAY POC
21 		TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
32 		MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
1986 DAY RCH CAR
40 		ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV
25 		CLT RSD POC
37 		MCH 69th 183 [16]
Chevy DAY
DNQ 		POC
DNQ 		TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1973 Newsom Racing Ford DNQ
1975 Newsom Racing Ford 21 31
1980 Newsom Racing Oldsmobile DNQ
1983 Newsom Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1984 DNQ
1985 DNQ

References

  1. ^ Rick Newsom Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info
  2. ^ Motorsport Memorial
  3. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  11. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  12. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  13. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  14. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  15. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  16. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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