Satch Worley | |||||||
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Born | (1948-06-02)June 2, 1948 (age 76) Rocky Mount,Virginia | ||||||
Awards | 1983 & 1985Bowman Gray Stadium Modified Champion | ||||||
NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 50th (1978) | ||||||
First race | 1974Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 1978Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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NASCARXfinity Series career | |||||||
9 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 48th (1983) | ||||||
First race | 1982Mello Yello 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 1983Miller Time 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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Satch Worley (born June 2, 1948,Rocky Mount,Virginia) is aNASCARWinston Cup Series driver who competed in1974 and1978.
Satch competed in his first Cup race at the 1974 Fall Martinsville's race drivingBuddy Arrington's #67 Plymouth. He started 15th and finished 9th after driveshaft problems. Satch didn't race in Cup again until driving in four races for Jack Beebe's #47Race Hill Farm Team in 1978. In 1985, he attempted to make the Daytona 500 in a car owned byChip Lain. He didn't make it into the starting lineup for the Daytona 500, but he did finished 3rd in the Daytona 500 consolation race. Satch competed in 5 Cup races From 1974 to 1978 in which he earned two top 10s. His best results were two 9th-place finishes at Martinsville in 1974 and Pocono in 1978. He competed in 1729 laps; the equivalent of 1,815.6 miles (2,921.9 km) of racing. Total earnings for Satch Worley in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series was $7,505 ($36,180.99} when adjusted for inflation). Worley started an average of 22nd and finished an average of 13th.[1] From 1982 to 1983 Satch ran 9 Busch Series Races, with a best finish of 7th at Rockingham in 1982. Satch Competed atBowman Gray Stadium in the 1980s, where he was a two-time track modified champion. He also raced in theNASCAR Modified Series (until the 2000 season). He earned two wins, one at Pocono in 1991, followed by a win at Martinsville in 1992.[2]
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career statistics:
Year | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Rank |
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1985 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33rd |
1986 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29th |
1987 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33rd |
1988 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25th |
1989 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 11th |
1990 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 4th |
1991 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 8th |
1992 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5th |
1993 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 7th |
1994 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 12th |
1995 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 10th |
1996 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41st |
1997 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43rd |
1998 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32nd |
1999 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 194 | 2 | 42 | 101 | 4 |