Charlie Schwam

Charlie Schwam
Occupation	NASCAR car owner
Known for	Employing some of the best NASCAR Cup Series drivers in the 1950s

Charlie Schwam is a former NASCAR Grand National Series race car owner whose career spanned from 1955 to 1956. ^[1]

Summary

As a true showman, Schwam would paint his vehicles in a bright shade of purple and would have cartoon boars on the vehicles. ^[2] As the owner of a Ford dealership; Schawn brought Ford vehicles into the NASCAR races that he was involved in. He would play a role in helping Ford vehicles become faster than the Chryslers and Chevrolets that dominated NASCAR during the mid-1950s. ^[3]

Schwam's employees included Billy Carden, Curtis Turner, and Joe Weatherly. ^[1] Out of 38 races, Schwam's vehicles have created one win for themselves (at the 1956 Southern 500) in addition to ten finishes in the "top-five" and 18 finishes in the "top-ten. ^[1] " They have led 461 laps out of 5455 and have finished an average of 17th place overall. ^[1] The number of miles that these three drivers have raced for Charlie Schwam equals 4,789.5 miles (7,708.0 km). ^[1] Schwam seemed to have favored the numbers 9 and 99 for his vehicles while numbers 11, 19 and 95 were rarely considered. ^[4]

Schwam's total earnings for his NASCAR career was $21,310 ($246,460.45 when adjusted for inflation). ^[1]

References

1. "Charlie Schwam career information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
2. "Charlie Schwam's showmanship". Joe Weatherly.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
3. Real NASCAR: White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France . Univ of North Carolina Press. 2010. p.  169 . Retrieved 2014-08-13– via Internet Archive. Charlie Schwam NASCAR.
4. "NASCAR Statistics: Charlie Schwam". Driver Averages. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2014-08-13.