Bill Snowden
| Bill Snowden | |||||||
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| Born | May 6, 1910 St. Augustine, Florida,U.S. | ||||||
| Died | February 2, 1959(aged 48) St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Cause of death | Heart Attack | ||||||
| Awards | 1992 inductee in the Jacksonville Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame[1] | ||||||
| NASCARCup Seriescareer | |||||||
| 24 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 9th (1951) | ||||||
| First race | 1949Race No. 1(Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last race | 1952Central City Speedway(Macon,Georgia) | ||||||
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William Andrew Snowden(May 6, 1910 – February 2, 1959) was aNASCARdriver fromSt. Augustine,Florida,USA.He was one of the racers whose career was interrupted byWorld War II.He was nicknamed "Wild Bill"and"the Florida Hurricane".[2]
Snowden competed on various circuits before NASCAR was organized, and he had second-place finishes at theDaytona Beach Road Coursein 1941 and 1948.[3]He competed in NASCAR's Strictly Stock/Grand National Series (nowNASCAR Cup Series) races between the series' inception in 1949 and 1952.[4]He had 15 Top 10 and 5 Top 5 finishes in those 24 races.[4]
NASCAR career
[edit]In the series' first year in 1949, he competed in four of the eight events, with three Top 10s and a season-best fifth-place finish atOcconeechee SpeedwayatHillsboro, North Carolina.Snowden finished 11th in the season points.[4]
Snowden competed in four events in the next season, finishing 40th in season points with 2 Top 10s. His season-best fifth-place finish happened atCharlotte Speedway.[4]
Snowden had a career-best ninth place season points finish in 1951. In 21 starts, he had 9 Top 10 finishes with two career-best fourth-place finishes atMartinsville SpeedwayandSpeedway Parkin Jacksonville.[4]
1952 was Snowden's final season in Grand National. He competed in four events, with one Top 10 with his sixth-place finish atHayloft SpeedwayinAugusta, Georgia.[4]Fireball Robertsraced one event in Snowden's car that season, andBanjo Matthewsused Snowden's car in three events with one fifth-place finish atDarlington Raceway.[5]
After his retirement from racing, Snowden became a shrimp boat operator. He died on February 2, 1959.[6]In 1992, he was inducted in the Jacksonville Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ab"1991 & 1992 Hall of Fame Inductees".Jacksonville Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame. 1992. Archived fromthe originalon February 22, 2012.Retrieved2009-04-05.
- ^Menzer, Joe (2007-02-17)."Daytona legends recall good ol' days on beach".NASCAR.Retrieved2008-07-09.
- ^"Bill Snowden".Racin History. Archived fromthe originalon 2003-09-14.Retrieved2008-07-09.
- ^abcdef"Strictly Stock/Grand National Driver's statistics".Racing Reference.Retrieved2008-07-09.
- ^"Bill Snowden's NASCAR Owner's statistics".Racing Reference.Retrieved2008-07-09.
- ^"Bill Snowden Dies; Ex-Stock Car Champ".Scranton Tribune.UPI.February 4, 1959.RetrievedJanuary 17,2020– viaNewspapers.com.