Eddie Bierschwale

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Eddie Bierschwale
Born (1959-06-29) June 29, 1959 (age 64)
San Antonio, Texas
NASCAR Cup Series career
117 races run over 10 years
Best finish24th - 1985
First race 1983 Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)
Last race 1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
Statistics current as of July 24, 2012.

Eddie Bierschwale (born June 29, 1959) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver from San Antonio, Texas. He made his Cup debut in 1983 [1] in a car owned by his father Don. [2] In 1985 he got a full-season ride with D.K. Ulrich and stayed with the team until the end of the 1986 season when he was let go. After bouncing from team to team in 1987 he returned to his father's team in 1988 and participated in a partial schedule with them until he retired from racing in 1992. His best Cup finish was a 10th in the 1989 Daytona 500 (he started the car, but jumped out of the car in favor of Kyle Petty, who had failed to qualify for the race in his No. 42). Bierschwale is also the driver who famously served as a relief driver for Richard Petty’s No. 43 ride in the 1992 Pepsi 400, as Petty was suffering from the effects of the hot weather in Daytona Beach, Florida that day, rendering him unable to finish. He often raced in the No. 23.

Contents

Biographical

His father Don was a funeral director [3] who started a racing team with a co-founder. [4] The team was B-B Racing. [5]

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.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930NWCCPtsRef
1983 B & B Racing 03 Buick DAY RCH CAR ATL
26		 DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH
DNQ		 DAY NSV POC TAL MCH
26		 BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL
34		 RSD 51st231 [6]
1984 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL
31		 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR 66th146 [7]
Buick ATL
29		 RSD
1985 U.S. Racing 6 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR
23		 ATL
15		 BRI
15		 DAR
19		 NWS
29		 MAR
20		 TAL
19		 DOV
32		 CLT
19		 RSD
18		 POC
34		 MCH
29		 DAY
31		 POC
17		 TAL
34		 MCH
21		 BRI
20		 DAR
32		 RCH
29		 DOV
27		 MAR
18		 NWS
19		 CLT
21		 CAR
17		 ATL
24		 RSD
32		24th2396 [8]
1986 C & M Motorsports 94 Pontiac DAY
DNQ		 RCH
DNQ		 CAR
29		 BRI
29		 DAR
34		 NWS
DNQ		 MAR 25th1860 [9]
Gray Racing 54 Chevy DAY
31		 ATL
30		 TAL
30		 DOV DAY
35		 TAL
39
Hylton Motorsports 48 Chevy RCH
31
Ingle Racing 32 Chevy CLT
29		 RSD
Langley Racing 64 Ford POC
32		 MCH
27		 POC
15		 GLN
30		 MCH
16
Hamby Motorsports 17 Olds BRI
18		 CLT
24		 CAR
16		 ATL
23		 RSD
DNQ
Chevy DAR
25		 RCH
11		 DOV
25		 MAR
24		 NWS
20
1987 Arrington Racing 67 Ford DAY
36		 CAR
18		 RCH
18		 ATL
42		 DAR
16		 NWS
DNQ		 BRI
25		 MAR
24		 TAL
18		34th1162 [10]
Fillip Racing 81 Ford NWS
18
Branch-Ragan Racing 77 Ford CLT
28		 DOV POC RSD MCH
19		 DAY
33		 POC TAL GLN
S & H Racing 80 Chevy MCH
DNQ		 BRI DOV
37		 MAR NWS CLT
DNQ		 CAR
23		 RSD ATL
AAG Racing 34 Chevy DAR
25		 RCH
1988 B & B Racing 23 Olds DAY
28		 RCH ATL
17		 DAR
14		 BRI NWS MAR TAL
39		 CLT
28		 DOV
40		 RSD POC
29		 MCH
26		 DAY
31		 POC
38		 TAL
31		 GLN MCH
24		 BRI DAR
26		 RCH
27		 DOV
26		 MAR CLT
40		 NWS CAR
33		 PHO
40		 ATL
24		34th1481 [11]
Chevy CAR
32
1989 Olds DAY
10		 CAR
26		 ATL
23		 RCH
31		 DAR
21		 BRI
19		 NWS
18		 MAR
DNQ		 TAL
39		 CLT
36		 DOV
27		 SON
34		 POC MCH
29		 DAY MCH
28		 BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT
25		 NWS CAR PHO ATL
DNQ		36th1306 [12]
Linro Motorsports 13 Chevy POC
32		 TAL
Speed Racing 83 Olds GLN
38
1990 U.S. Racing 2 Olds DAY
32		 RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC 54th240 [13]
B & B Racing 23 Olds MCH
29		 DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
22		 CAR PHO ATL
1991 DAY
12		 RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT
24		 DOV SON POC MCH
38		 DAY
DNQ		 POC DOV
DNQ		 MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO 42nd431 [14]
Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Chevy TAL
27		 GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH ATL
27
1992 B & B Racing 23 Olds DAY
DNQ		 CAR RCH ATL
40		 DAR
DNQ		 BRI NWS MAR
DNQ		 TAL
DNQ		 CLT
DNQ		 DOV SON POC MCH DAY
38		 POC TAL GLN MCH
28		 BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL
19		47th277 [15]
1993 DAY
DNQ		 CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY
DNQ		 NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA- [16]
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1985 U.S. Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1986 C & M Motorsports Pontiac DNQ
Gray Racing Chevrolet 3031
1987 Arrington Racing Ford 3436
1988 B & B Racing Oldsmobile 2328
1989 4110
1990 U.S. Racing Oldsmobile 4132
1991 B & B Racing Oldsmobile 4012
1992 DNQ
1993 DNQ

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series

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

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021AHSSCPtsRef
1991 12 Olds DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT MCH ISF TOL DSF TWS
3		71st- [17]
B & B Racing 23 Olds ATL
14
1992 DAY FIF TWS
1*		 TAL TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS
32		 SLM ATL 78th- [18]
1993 DAY FIF TWS
29		 TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN 66th- [19]
Bobby Jones Racing 50 Ford ATL
29

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References

  1. ↑ "Driver".
  2. ↑ "Driver Season Stats".
  3. ↑ "Donald Bierschwale Obituary (2011) San Antonio Express-News". Legacy.com .
  4. ↑ "Donald Bierschwale Obituary (2011) San Antonio Express-News". Legacy.com .
  5. ↑ "Donald Bierschwale Obituary (2011) San Antonio Express-News". Legacy.com .
  6. ↑ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
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