Bill Seifert

Bill Seifert
Bill Seifert
Born	William John Seifert; July 2, 1939 (age 84); Skyland, North Carolina
NASCAR Cup Series career
	235 races run over 9 years
Best finish	13th - 1969 Grand National season and 1971 Winston Cup season
First race	1966 Southeastern 500 (Bristol International Speedway)
Last race	1979 Gabriel 400 (Michigan International Speedway)

Last updated July 29, 2023

William John Seifert (born July 2, 1939 - Skyland, North Carolina) is a retired NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 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 ($1,068,221.7 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 ($3,080,932.41 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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bill Seifert driver information at Racing Reference
1 2 3 Bill Seifert owner information at Racing Reference

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v t e Marcis Auto Racing
Years active	1969–2003
Personnel	Dave Marcis
Former drivers	Mike Alexander Kerry Earnhardt Terry Fisher Dale Fischlein Ray Hendrick Andy Hillenburg Dwayne Leik Tracy Leslie Dave Marcis John Martin Dick May Roger McCluskey Ed Negre Ken Rush Jay Sauter Jim Sauter Tim Sauter Bill Seifert R. K. Smith Dick Trickle
Partnerships and affiliations	Richard Childress Racing