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- 1 2 3 4 Bill Shirey racing information at Racing Reference
- 1 2 Total career information for Bill Shirey at UltimateRacingHistory.com
- ↑ "Bill Shirey – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Bill Shirey – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Bill Shirey – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Bill Shirey – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
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