Boyd Adams

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Boyd Adams
BornJanuary 1, 1934
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish135th (1965)
First race 1965 Nashville 400 (Nashville Fairgrounds)
WinsTop tens Poles
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Boyd Adams is an American former NASCAR driver. He started his first and only Grand National Division - later known as the Winston Cup Series - race at the Nashville Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee, during the 1965 Nashville 400.

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He started the race last in a '63 Ford, driving for Reid Shaw. In the 400-lap race, he completed only 15 laps, retiring due to a problem with the car's gas tank, and earned only $100. He finished 23rd of the 24 starters.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
YearTeam OwnerNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455NGNCPtsRef
1965 Reid Shaw23 Ford RSD DAY DAY DAY PIF AWS RCH HBO ATL GPS NWS MAR CLB BRI DAR LGY BGS HCY CLT CCF ASH HAR NSV BIR ATL GPS MBS VAL DAY ODS OBS ISP GLN BRI NSV
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CCF AWS SMR PIF AUG CLB DTS BLV BGS DAR HCY LIN ODS RCH MAR NWS CLT HBO CAR DTS 135th60 [1]

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References

  1. "Driver Boyd Adams – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-09.