Roger Dolan

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Roger Dolan from Lisbon, Iowa is an American racing driver who won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1987.^[1]

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Driving a dirt Late Model for owners Larry and Penny Eckrich, Dolan won 33 of the 67 NASCAR-sanctioned races that he entered. He often raced five nights a week, and won the NASCAR All Star Tour for dirt Late Models.^[2]

Dolan also won the inaugural Busch/Winston All-Star Tour series championship in 1985.

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Honors

As part of the 25th anniversary of the NASCAR Weekly Series in 2006, Dolan was named one of the series' All Time Top 25 drivers.^[3]

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References

Citations

↑ "Dirt-track racer honored". Lodi News-Sentinel . Lodi, California. September 17, 1998. p. 17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
↑ Schaefer 2006, pp.37-42.
↑ Schaefer 2006, pp.163-170.

Bibliography

Schaefer, Paul. Where Stars Are Born: Celebrating 25 Years of NASCAR Weekly Racing. Coastal 181, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA, 2006. ISBN 0-9789261-0-2. pp. 37-42.

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Preceded by Inaugural	NASCAR Busch All-Star Tour Champion 1985	Succeeded by Joe Kosiski

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[1] "Dirt-track racer honored". Lodi News-Sentinel . Lodi, California. September 17, 1998. p. 17. Retrieved 2014-03-17.

[StarsBorn_Dolan-2] Schaefer 2006, pp.37-42.

[StarsBorn_Top25-3] Schaefer 2006, pp.163-170.