Bob Cooper | |||||||
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Born | Gastonia, North Carolina | November 13, 1935||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
64 races run over 8 years | |||||||
Best finish | 37th (1963) | ||||||
First race | 1962 untitled race (Asheville-Weaverville Speedway) | ||||||
Last race | 1969 National 500 (Charlotte Motor Speedway) | ||||||
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Bob Cooper (born November 13, 1935) is a retired driver who raced in the Grand National Series from 1962 to 1969. [1]
Cooper has raced 64 races over the course of eight years resulting in nine finishes in the top ten. [1] He has also done 8,982 laps earning $17,495 in the process ($121,972.85 when considering inflation). [1] Average finishes for this driver's career is 21st while his average career start is in 23rd place. [1]
Dirt track racing was Bob Cooper's greatest strength, with his average finishes on tracks of that kind being 14th place. However, Cooper would find his weakness on tri-oval intermediate tracks with a finish of 34th place being typical. [2]
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