With the sports world still staggered by the loss of dale earnhardt in 2001, the no. Weyant raced four times at the indy 500 between 1955 and 1959, while goldsmith competed six times from 1958 to 1963. Goldsmiths 11year nascar career consisted of 127 races, 9 victories, 8 poles, 44 topfives and 59 top10s. He was nascars first famous driver nationally famous, even known in. Fred lorenzen was one of the great nascar stars of the 60s up there with richard petty, david pearson and fireball roberts. The ford withdrawl in 1966, taking fred lorenzen, dick hutcherson, marvin panch and ned jarrett out of action, had equally wasteful results.
According to famousdetails, he was born in the year of the ox. Nascar drivers have to race the same field, every week. Perhaps youve even imagined what it would be like to drive one of these mighty metal beasts for a living. Now 78, goldsmith still remains quite active and flies his. See more ideas about nascar, race cars and nascar racing. After retiring from motorcycle racing, goldsmith went on to a very successful automobile racing career. Derek white, 45, who last year made his nascar sprint cup series.
I swear that guys reading a road map, as hes driving. Goldsmith also had success racing motorcycles and finished fifth in the 1959 indianapolis 500. Due to the teamwork involved in nascar, there will be strong differences of opinion, too. The michigan riders most famous of five ama national victories came at the daytona 200 in 1953 aboard a harleydavidson. The stewarthaas racing coowner driver was born may 20, 1971.
Nascar driver ramo stott, right, and fairgrounds speedway coowner bill donoho try out the high 35degree banks on the new 58th mile track under construction june 9, 1970. Driver paul goldsmith 1957 nascar grand national results. Born in parkersburg, on october 2, 1925, paul goldsmith is best known for being a race car driver. Moore was recognized by nascar as its oldest living driver before his death in 2008 at age 95. Gordon as he became a fourtime premier series champion in nascar and now the winningest. Paul goldsmith nascar stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. Paul goldsmith stats, race results, wins, news, record. Nascar cup series ready for 2020 season at daytona. Emphasize the last word, and fireball roberts should have been inducted in its first class. Find highquality paul goldsmith nascar stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Overall pontiac performance in usac was 14 wins, 10 poles and 38 topfive finishes in 22 races. Gordon as he became a fourtime premier series champion in nascar and now the winningest driver of his generation and surebet first. May 23, 2007 in addition to his two usac national stock car championships, he finished second in season points on two occasions.
Paul goldsmith bio, facts, family famous birthdays. So i began to seek information of who in the racing world had a committed faith in jesus christ. Moore was recognized by nascar as its oldest living driver before his. Goldsmith, still youthful at 39, has embarked on the 20th year of a racing career that has won him fame driving virtually anything with wheelsmotor cycles, stock cars and indianapolis cars. Patrick glenn nichols musclecar barn finds recommended for you. Could a 72yearold become the daytona 500s oldest driver. Paul goldsmith born october 2, 1925 is a former usac and nascar driver. Nascar grand national drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. The stewarthaas racing coownerdriver was born may 20, 1971. See more ideas about race cars, racing and vintage racing. Goldsmith retired as a race driver in 1969 and continued on in differing racing capacities until his complete retirement in.
Click on the year to see the standings for that year. A nascar driver has been arrested in what canadian police are calling the largest tobaccosmuggling bust in north american history. Apr 07, 2020 nascar talk nbc sports nascar select driver. It was the first of three wins in a row for roberts.
Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for paul goldsmith on. Nov 05, 2014 postrace passion shows drive still alive in gordon. Paul goldsmith holds the record for most laps led 101 without winning the race 1967. Several of rival drivers called the car the yellow banana, juniors joke. I still follow the sport, and enjoy the sport, and enjoy what nascar is doing. White also had 24 starts in the nascar grand national winston cup series between 1954 and. Paul goldsmith was one of the first nascar drivers to fly from track to track when he. Region racer and hall of famer paul goldsmith a man for all. In addition to his two usac national stock car championships, he finished second in season points on two occasions.
Paul goldsmith net worth, biography, age, height, dating. A successful driver will also need to master people skills like communicating effectively with teammates, fans, the media, sponsors and team owners. Noted auto genius smokey yunick relied on a yearold 1957 kurtis kraft indy car for his very first indy 500 effort in 1958 with driver paul goldsmith, pictured here. Goldsmith ran it in the second qualifier where bobby isaac, charlie glotzbach and goldsmith completed a 123 sweep in charger 500s. Stewart has already announced plans to retire from sprint cup racing at the end of 2016 and will miss the first part of the season. Apr 24, 20 tractor trailer salvage yard found hiding a mega muscle car stash duration. Fans have voted him the sports most popular driver 10 straight years. Paul goldsmith, bobby isaac, jim paschal, and leeroy yarbrough were on the sidelines. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year.
There have been a lot of changes in nascar, obviously over the years. If you want to join the star drivers in nascars sprint cup series, youll have to pay your dues. Goldsmith is currently the oldest living veteran of the indianapolis 500. Dc93 ran the fastest laps that weekend but crashed out of the main race on lap 62. General motors was still on the sidelines, staying out of racing because it. Paul goldsmith is a motorcycle hall of famer and former usac and nascar. Roberts won over paul goldsmith, ralph moody and marvin panch. Postrace passion shows drive still alive in gordon. Paul goldsmith racing career profile driver database.
Don white june 24, 1926 april 29, 2016 was an american stock car racing from keokuk, iowa. He began his career in the 1940s as a motorcycle racer in the a. At 74 years of age, he still flies over 600 hours per year. By 1961, under nichels guidance, pontiac dominated american stock car racing.
The builders, the drivers and the tracks the kurtis kraft midget and indy cars were the most popular chassis of the 1950 era. Read about the success and biography of two renowned nascar racers ray nichels and paul goldsmith from mopar muscle magazine. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen. Dec 19, 2015 weyant raced four times at the indy 500 between 1955 and 1959, while goldsmith competed six times from 1958 to 1963.
Richard pettys streetlegal, 650hp 1967 plymouth belvedere. Morgan shepherd can still probably handle a race car better than most people, but at 72 years old, the nascar drivers age is raising some questions. Paul goldsmith was a successful motorcycle rider before his days as an indianapolis 500 driver. Paul goldsmiths net worth in 2020 money, earnings, income. Lee, mayor cooper meet with speedway motorsports as. Outside of the drivers seat of his hemipowered plymouth stock car he is. Pauls 11 year nascar career consisted of 127 races, 9 victories, 8 poles, 44 topfives and 59 toptens. The final qualifying races for the daytona 500 take place tonight and 72yearold morgan shepherd could become the oldest driver ever to make it into nascars premier competition. Region racers at the indianapolis 500 paul goldsmith by. He was inducted into the ama motorcycle museum hall of fame in 1999. Goldsmith s 11year nascar career consisted of 127 races, 9 victories, 8 poles, 44 topfives and 59 top10s.
Nichels engineering driver, paul goldsmith captured the usac national championship with 10 wins, 7 poles and 16 topfive finishes in 19 races. The evolution of the sport 19651969 bleacher report. On 100th anniversary of the indianapolis 500, region native. Later in life goldsmith became a pilot and, flying primarily a cessna 421, transported engines and parts to and from races. The chrysler boycott in 1965, which pulled richard petty, david pearson, bobby isaac, paul goldsmith and others off the tour, was particularly damaging for nascar and the sport of stock car racing.
He most notably raced in the nascar sprint cup series from 19561969, where he won nine races. Click on the site to see paul goldsmith s career results at that track. Adoring fans, driving like a maniac and an annual salary that could. He won the final nascar race run on the beach at daytona beach in 1958. The 10 active drivers most likely nearest retirement fox sports. Active from 1958 to 1972, he won the 1965 daytona 500. Region racer and hall of famer paul goldsmith a man for. Jan 23, 2017 the entries included a former indy 500 winner, troy ruttman, nascar stars fireball roberts, curtis turner and paul goldsmith, and a lanky texan who would later become legendary for building cars. Live on wdun, gander outdoor truck series, nascar cup series. Goldsmith instantly became one of the stars of the nascar circuit, driving for pontiac and later chrysler. Now 78, goldsmith still remains quite active and flies his own. Paul goldsmith inducted to the motorcycle museums hall of fame 1999. Jul 14, 2014 morgan shepherd can still probably handle a race car better than most people, but at 72 years old, the nascar driver s age is raising some questions.
I still probably go to 10 or 12 races a year and still get a chance to see a couple of my old friends that were involved in nascar. Goldsmith was more known as the nascar driver, with 127 races over 11 years. Hes a member of the motorcycle and auto racing hall of fames and still going strong at age 90. He was nascars first famous driver nationally famous, even known in europe, where he once drove a ferrari at le mans.
Norm evans, the president of pao proathletes outreach encouraged me to develop a similar ministry of training christian leaders out of the racing community. When reference is made to paul goldsmith, one has to specify whether the type of motor sport being discussed involves four wheels or two. Nascar north tour usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n. In the 1960 indianapolis 500, the last time when the race was a part of world championship, he scored a podium with the 3rd place finish. We begin our top 10 list with the 35yearold nascar driver, carl michael edwards ii. A streetlegal hemipowered clone of pettys 1967 plymouth belvedere stock car. Nascar driver arrested in canada for smuggling fox sports. The entries included a former indy 500 winner, troy ruttman, nascar stars fireball roberts, curtis turner and paul goldsmith, and a lanky texan. It did not run on pole day but nascar had gone to its dual qualifying race format. I not only had to prove to the world, but im still trying to prove to myself.
Lets check, how rich is paul goldsmith in 20192020. Outside of the drivers seat of his hemipowered plymouth stock car he is quiet, unobtrusive and polite. He is an inductee of the motorcycle hall of fame and motorsports hall of fame of america. Paul goldsmith vintage nascar junkyard find youtube.
A nascar career can send a driver to an east coast race one week, then a test at a west coast track the next. I was a regular listener to the early days of nascar racing with the sounds of cars and the personalities of racers like lee petty, richard petty, junior johnson, paul goldsmith, marvin panch, and of course, my favorite, fireball roberts. Jgr driver denny hamlin is the defending daytona 500 champion. How a stolen car became nascars fastest and ended up in a.
Tractor trailer salvage yard found hiding a mega muscle car stash duration. Paul goldsmith was one of the leading motorcycle racers during the late 1940s through the mid1950s. Morgans last full spring cup season was nearly two decades ago, and his last national series victory was in 1993. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Feb 12, 2020 nascar driver ramo stott, right, and fairgrounds speedway coowner bill donoho try out the high 35degree banks on the new 58th mile track under construction june 9, 1970. Mar 01, 2005 read about the success and biography of two renowned nascar racers ray nichels and paul goldsmith from mopar muscle magazine.