Bill Seifert

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Bill Seifert
BornWilliam John Seifert
(1939-07-02) July 2, 1939 (age 85)
Skyland, North Carolina, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
235 races run over 9 years
Best finish13th - 1969 Grand National season and 1971 Winston Cup season [1]
First race 1966 Southeastern 500 (Bristol)
Last race 1979 Gabriel 400 (Michigan)
WinsTop tens Poles
0 [1] 49 [1] 0 [1]

William John Seifert (born July 2, 1939) is a retired NASCAR Cup Series driver who raced from 1966 to 1979. [1]

Career

Seifert raced 41,875 laps for 33,835.4 miles (54,452.8 km). [1] His grand total for race winnings is $147,831 USD ($1,112,194.44 when adjusted for inflation). [1] Seifert's average career start is 21st and his average career finish is 19th. [1] Bill Seifert was also a NASCAR owner from 1966 to 1973, providing rides to notable drivers like Cale Yarborough, LeeRoy Yarbrough, and Cecil Gordon. [2] The Seifert-owned vehicles managed to gain eight finishes in the top five and seventy-one finishes in the top ten. [2] Total earnings for all the vehicles owned by Bill Seifert were $467,360 USD ($3,207,757.24 in when adjusted for inflation) after racing 57,130.7 miles (91,942.9 km); which is the equivalent of 65,738 laps. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bill Seifert driver information at Racing Reference
  2. 1 2 3 Bill Seifert owner information at Racing Reference