CURTIS TURNER

[dodgehemi]

[pmossberg]

Here is an awesome bio page on Curtis Turner: www.fireballroberts.com/curtis_turner1.htm

There is way too much info to copy here. But I recommend you go read about him.

[dodgehemi]

Paul
That is a great story of his life.

The link to the Curtis Turner Museum

www.curtisturnermuseum.com/index.html

Alot of photo and history

[dodgehemi]

He was born in Floyd, Virginia and began his racing career in 1946 when he finished 18th in a field of 18 contestants in a race at Mount Airy, North Carolina. However, he rebounded and won his next race. During his career, he won 360 races in several different racing series, including 22 in the NASCAR Convertible Division in 1956, and 17 wins in the NASCAR Grand National series (now Sprint Cup). From 1950 to 1954, he drove for Oldsmobile being billed as the Blond Blizzard of Virginia. He switched to driving Fords in 1954. He eventually acquired the nickname of Pops, allegedly because of the way he would "pop" other drivers on the track.


NASCAR Sprint Cup Series statistics
183 races run over 17 years
Best cup position 5th - 1950 (Grand National)
First race 1949 Charlotte Speedway (NASCAR's first race)
Last race 1967 Occoneechee Speedway
First win 1949 200-mile Race (Langhorne Speedway)
Last win 1965 (Rockingham)
Wins Top tens Poles
17 73 16