Ken Love | |||||||
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Born | Chicago Heights, Illinois | May 30, 1928||||||
Died | June 19, 2004 76) | (aged||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
7 races run over 3 years | |||||||
Best finish | 78th (1958) | ||||||
First race | 1956 Race 6 (Daytona Beach) | ||||||
Last race | 1958 Nashville 200 (Nashville) | ||||||
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NASCAR Convertible Division career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
First race | 1958 Race 1 (Daytona Beach) | ||||||
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Ken Love (May 30, 1928 –June 19, 2004) was an American stock car racing driver. Love competed in 7 NASCAR Grand National Series races between 1956 and 1958. [1] He also competed in 1 NASCAR Convertible Series race in 1958. [2]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Grand National Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | NGNC | Pts | Ref | ||||||
1956 | Ken Love | 640 | Ford | HCY | CLT | WSS | PBS | ASF | DAB 29 | PBS | WIL | ATL | NWS | LAN | RCH | CLB | CON | GPS | HCY | HBO | MAR | LIN | CLT | POR | EUR | NYF | MER | MAS | CLT | MCF | POR | AWS | DAR 56 | CSH | CLT | LAN | POR | CLB | HBO | NWP | CLT | CCF | MAR | HCY | WIL | 192nd | - | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Gallup | 24 | RSP 24 | PIF | CSF | CHI | CCF | MGY | OKL | ROA | OBS | SAN | NOR | PIF | MYB | POR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957 | 640 | WSS | CON | TIC | DAB 25 | CON | WIL | HBO | AWS | NWS | LAN | CLT | PIF | GBF | POR | CCF | RCH | MAR | POR | EUR | LIN | LCS | ASP | NWP | CLB | CPS | PIF | JAC | RSP | CLT | MAS | POR | HCY | NOR | LCS | GLN | KPC | LIN | OBS | MYB | DAR | NYF | AWS | CSF | SCF | LAN | CLB | CCF | CLT | MAR | NBR | CON | NWS | GBF | NA | - | [4] | |||||||||||
1958 | Ken Love | 145 | FAY | DAB 34 | CON 17 | FAY | WIL | HBO | FAY | CLB | PIF | ATL | CLT | MAR | ODS | OBS | GPS | GBF | STR | NWS | BGS | TRN | RSD | CLB | NBS | REF | LIN | HCY | AWS | RSP | MCC | SLS | TOR | BUF | MCF | BEL | BRR | CLB | 78th | - | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | NSV 27 | AWS | BGS | MBS | DAR | CLT | BIR | CSF | GAF | RCH | HBO | SAS | MAR | NWS | ATL |
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