A. L. Bumgarner

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A. L. Bumgarner
NationalityAmerican
Occupation NASCAR car owner
Known forEmploying some of the best NASCAR Cup Series drivers in the 1950s

A. L. Bumgarner is a former NASCAR Grand National Series race car owner whose career spanned between 1956 and 1958. [1]

Career summary

Drivers under his employment included Fonty Flock, Junior Johnson, Tiny Lund, [2] [3] Jimmy Massey, and Banjo Matthews. [1] Out of 46 races run by Bumgarner's employees, there were zero wins, two finishes in the top five, and 12 finishes in the top ten. [1] Bumgarner's vehicles started on average in 11th place and finished an average of 19th place while leading 376 laps out of 5649 laps. [1] Due to the low value of the American dollar in the 1950s, Bumgarner only earned a career total of $5,425 in race winnings ($48,662.31 when adjusted for inflation). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bumgarner career information". Racing Reference. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  2. "Hall of Fame Stats - Tiny Lund". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  3. "Tiny Lund's biography". Just Customz. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved July 21, 2011.