Ervin "Blackie" Wangerin | |||||||
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Born | Bloomington, Minnesota | April 4, 1935||||||
Died | April 14, 2024 89) Daytona Beach, Florida | (aged||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
27 races run over 9 years | |||||||
Best finish | 35th (1979) | ||||||
First race | 1971 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (Rockingham) | ||||||
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Ervin "Blackie" Wangerin (April 4, 1935 - April 14, 2024) was a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver from Bloomington, Minnesota. In 1971 he attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500 but did not make it past the qualifying race. He returned to the series in 1977 and made at least one start every season thereafter until 1984. In 1978 he made 10 starts with a best finish of 15th at Pocono Raceway and finished 37th in points. The following year he made 7 starts with another best finish of 15th, this time at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and despite making three fewer starts, finished two places better in 35th. Wangerin never drove in more than 3 races in a season after that and made his final Cup start in the 1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 at Rockingham.
His son Troy Wangerin is also a stock car driver who as of 2009 participated part-time in the ARCA RE/MAX series.
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Grand National Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | NGNC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||
1971 | Wangerin Racing | 38 | Ford | RSD | DAY | DAY 29 | DAY DNQ | ONT | RCH | CAR | HCY | BRI | ATL | CLB | GPS | SMR | NWS | MAR | DAR | SBO | TAL | ASH | KPT | CLT | DOV | MCH | RSD | HOU | GPS | DAY | BRI | AST | ISP | TRN | NSV | ATL | BGS | ONA | MCH | TAL | CLB | HCY | DAR | MAR | CLT | DOV | CAR | MGR | RCH | NWS | TWS | NA | 0 | [1] |
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1971 | Wangerin Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
1976 | Wangerin Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
1977 | Mercury | DNQ | ||
1978 | 29 | 36 | ||
1979 | 36 | 20 | ||
1980 | DNQ | |||
1981 | Ford | 30 | 42 | |
1982 | DNQ | |||
1983 | DNQ | |||
1984 | DNQ | |||
1986 | Wangerin Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
1987 | DNQ | |||
1988 | DNQ | |||
1990 | Wangerin Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
1991 | DNQ |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | APSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||
1970 | Wangerin Racing | 03 | Ford | TAL | DAY 10 | NA | 0 | [17] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | TAL 13 | QCS | TOL | DSP 6 | LCF | SHA | TAL 31 | BLN | LCF | EXP | GSS | MAD | FMS 26 | FRS | TOL | SLM | QCS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971 | SLM 7 | NSV | DAY 23 | SLM | QCS | TOL | FMS | NSV | QCS | MAD | WIR | IRP | NA | 0 | [18] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | WIR 19 | TOL | SHA | BFS | FMS | CCF | FRS | TOL | NBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1972 | 39 | SLM | DAY 7 | FMS | WIN | I70 | SLM | QCS | LCF | ELD | IRP | NBS | WIN | TOL | SHA | SLM | FMS | TOL | CCF | FRS | QCS | NBS | NA | 0 | [19] | |||||||||||||||||||
1973 | TWS 13 | SLM | NA | 0 | [20] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
09 | Ford | DAY 28 | FMS | SLM | TOL | QCS | SEL | LIN | CAR | LFS | MAD | TOL | MCS | BFS | NSV | QCS | TOL | SLM | HEI | SHA | FRS | FMS | BLN | MCS | LCS | TMS | NBS | |||||||||||||||||
1974 | Wangerin Racing | 39 | Ford | SLM | DAY 13 | NSV | MCS | SLM | QCS | IRP | MIS | NSV | FRS | TOL | FMS | NA | 0 | [21] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1984 | Wangerin Racing | 39 | Ford | DAY | ATL | TAL | CSP | SMS | FRS | MCS | LCS | IRP | TAL 12 | FRS | ISF | DSF | TOL | MGR | NA | 0 | [22] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | Wangerin Racing | 39 | Ford | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | TOL | FRS | POC | MCH | KIL | FRS | DEL | POC | TAL | HPT | MCH 21 | ISF | TOL | DSF | TWS 40 | ATL | 96th | - | [23] | ||||||||||||||||||
Results before 1985 may be incomplete. |
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