Don Waterman

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Don Waterman
Born (1950-04-14) April 14, 1950 (age 73)
Portland, Oregon, United States
NASCAR Cup Series career
9 races run over 4 years
Best finish49th – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
First race 1980 Warner W. Hodgdon 400 (Riverside International Raceway)
Last race 1983 Winston Western 500 (Riverside International Raceway)
WinsTop tens Poles
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Don Waterman is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car driver whose career spanned from 1980 to 1983. [1]

Career

The primary vehicle for Waterman was the self-owned #38 St. John's Auto Parts Buick. [2]

Only three races were spent inside an Oldsmobile machine. [3] His only "top ten" finish came at the January running of the 1981 Winston Western 500. [1] This driver has led only two laps out of 896 - the equivalent to 2,352.2 miles (3,785.5 km). [1] After starting an average of 26th place and finishing an average of 20th, Waterman has earned a total career savings of $19,285 ($56,662.98 when adjusted for inflation). [1] DNFs made up about 44% of Waterman's career. [3] He raced in eight road courses and only one intermediate oval track. [3]

Waterman's ultimate retirement from motorsports came on June 30, 1991, at a NASCAR Winston West Series race at Portland Speedway titled the 1991 Winston 200. [4] He improved on his 11th-place start with a seventh-place finish and received his prize winnings of $1,100 after 198 laps of racing ($2,363.4 when adjusted for inflation). [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Don Waterman career information at Racing Reference
  2. ↑ Don Waterman Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine career information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
  3. 1 2 3 Don Waterman Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine racing information at Driver Averages
  4. 1 2 Don Waterman racing career information at UltimateRacingHistory.com


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