Bill Shirey | |||||||
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Born | Detroit, Michigan | February 28, 1932||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
72 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Best finish | 28th ( 1971 | ||||||
First race | 1969 untitled race ( Savannah) | ||||||
Last race | 1972 Texas 500 ( Texas) | ||||||
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Bill Shirey (born February 28, 1932) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver.
Shirey accomplished three finishes in the "top ten" ( 1970 Richmond 500, 1971 Asheville 300, and 1971 Kingsport 300) and has driven for 9588 laps - the equivalent of 7,398.2 miles (11,906.2 km). [1] He started 24th on average and also finished an average of 24th place. [1] Shirey attempted to qualify for the 1971 Daytona 500 and the 1972 Miller High Life 500 but failed. [1] His total earnings from his NASCAR career were $30,395 ($221,397.47 when adjusted for inflation).
Compared to his meager career earnings, today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars are generally considered to be multimillionaires after their first full-time schedule. [1] Shirey was a driver/owner for most of the races with occasional employment under former NASCAR owners Dub Clewis, John Keselowski, and David Ray Boggs. [2] While disqualifications are rare in NASCAR, Shirey was handed a disqualification at the 1972 Northern 300 racing event that took place in Trenton International Speedway. [2]
( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||
1972 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Plymouth | RSD |
DAY DNQ |
RCH 22 |
ONT DNQ |
CAR 31 |
ATL DNQ |
BRI |
DAR DNQ |
NWS |
MAR 26 |
TAL DNQ |
CLT |
DOV 23 |
MCH 31 |
RSD |
DAY 34 |
BRI |
TRN 30 |
ATL |
TAL 47 |
MCH DNQ |
NSV | DAR | RCH |
DOV 18 |
MAR 36 |
NWS 20 |
CLT | CAR | 38th | 1468.5 | [6] | |||||||||
Dodge |
TWS 44 |
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David Ray Boggs | 57 | Dodge |
TWS 29 |