Bernard Alvarez

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Bernard Alvarez
Born (1939-12-14) December 14, 1939 (age 84)
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
NASCAR Cup Series career
9 races run over 2 years
Best finish90th - 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season
First race 1964 Fireball Roberts 200 (Old Bridge Stadium)
Last race 1965 Greenville 200 (Greenville-Pickens Speedway)
WinsTop tens Poles
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Bernard Alvarez is a retired NASCAR Grand National Series race car driver whose career spanned from 1964 to 1965. [1]

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Career

Alvarez's career was rather short, with no wins or top ten finishes resulting from it. [1] However, he managed to finish an average of 25th place after starting an average of 19th. [1] His 133.6 miles (215.0 km) of racing would earn him $1,250 ($12,085.53 when adjusted for inflation), which was considered a decent salary for the time. [1] All of his races ended in mechanical failure [1] and he became a driver/owner in 1964.

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.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162NGNCPtsRef
1964 Bernard Alvarez10 Ford CON AUG JSP SVH RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH BRI GPS BGS ATL AWS HBO PIF CLB NWS MAR SVH DAR LGY HCY SBO CLT GPS ASH ATL CON NSV CHT BIR VAL PIF DAY ODS OBS
22		 BRR
21		 ISP GLN
19		 LIN
19		 BRI NSV MBS AWS
33		 DTS
15		 ONA
26		 CLB BGS STR DAR HCY RCH ODS HBO MAR SVH NWS CLT HAR AUG JAC 90th686 [2]
1965 Gary Weaver RSD DAY DAY DAY PIF ASW RCH HBO ATL
42		 GPS
24		 NWS MAR CLB BRI DAR
DNQ		 LGY BGS HCY CLT CCF ASH HAR NSV BIR ATL GPS MBS VAL DAY ODS OBS ISP GLN BRI NSV CCF AWS SMR PIF AUG CLB DTS BLV BGS DAR
DNQ		 HCY LIN ODS RCH MAR NWS CLT HBO CAR DTS 115th132 [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bernard Alvarez racing information at Racing Reference
  2. ↑ "Bernard Alvarez – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Bernard Alvarez – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 14, 2020.


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