David Sosebee

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David Sosebee
Born (1955-12-08) December 8, 1955 (age 68)
Dawsonville, Georgia, United States
NASCAR Cup Series career
10 races run over 4 years
Best finish61st (1987)
First race 1979 Gabriel 400 (Michigan)
Last race 1988 Miller High Life 400 (Michigan)
WinsTop tens Poles
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David Sosebee (born December 8, 1955, in Dawsonville, Georgia) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car driver who competed from 1979 to 1988. He is the son of racer Gober Sosebee.

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Summary

Sosebee only failed to qualify for one race; the 1988 Atlanta Journal 500 that took place in Hampton, Georgia. While starting an average of 33rd place, his average finishers are in 31st place. David would participate in 1,673 laps of professional stock car racing while leading in none of them. His total career earnings added up to $35,210 ($90,709.84 when adjusted for inflation). Sosebee started racing at the age of 23 and stopped at the age of 32. [1]

Sosebee performed best on restrictor plate tracks with his average finish of 28th place; his worst performances were on intermediate tracks; where he would finish 33rd place on average. [2]

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.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031NWCCPtsRef
1979 Sosebee Racing 81 Chevy RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH
28
DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT
27
NWS CAR ATL
33
ONT 80th146 [3]
1986 Sosebee Racing 91 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR
DNQ
NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
34
CAR ATL
36
RSD 90th116 [4]
1987 Hamby Racing 12 Chevy DAY
28
CAR
39
RCH 61st225 [5]
Olds ATL
21
DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL
1988 LC Racing 92 Ford DAY RCH CAR ATL
28
DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH
31
DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 75th79 [6]

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References

  1. Career statistics of David Sosebee at Racing Reference
  2. NASCAR statistics on David Sosebee Archived 2012-06-17 at the Wayback Machine at Driver Averages
  3. "David Sosebee – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  4. "David Sosebee – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  5. "David Sosebee – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  6. "David Sosebee – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.