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| Bob Welborn | |||||||
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 Bob Welborn's image on a NASCAR sports card | |||||||
| Born | Robert Joe Welborn (1928-05-05)May 5, 1928 Denton, North Carolina,United States | ||||||
| Died | August 10, 1997(1997-08-10) (aged 69) | ||||||
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| NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
| 183 races run over 13 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 4th (1955) | ||||||
| First race | 1952 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last race | 1964 Pennsylvania 200 (New Oxford) | ||||||
| First win | 1957Sweepstakes 500 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| Last win | 1959 Western North Carolina 500 (Weaverville) | ||||||
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| NASCARConvertible Division career | |||||||
| 111 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (1956,1957,1958) | ||||||
| First race | 1956 Charlotte 100 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last race | 1959 Charlotte 100 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| First win | 1956 Fayetteville 50 (Fayetteville) | ||||||
| Last win | 1959 Weaverville 100 (Asheville-Weaverville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of February 23, 2013. | |||||||
Robert "Bob" Joe Welborn (May 5, 1928 – August 10, 1997) ofDenton was aNASCARGrand National Series driver. He was named toNASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers list in 1998. He won the final threeNASCAR Convertible Division championships in 1956, 1957, and 1958.
Welborn drove in 11 Grand National events in 1953 for Julian Petty and J.O. Goode’s. He had 2 Top-5 finishes and 6 Top-10 finishes.
He drove in 9 events in 1954 for owners Julian Petty,Bob Griffin, and George Hutchens. Welborn had 1 Top-5 and 3 Top-10 finishes.
Welborn drove in 32 of 45 events in Julian Petty and his cars. He won the pole atGreenville-Pickens Speedway. Welborn finished fourth in the 1955 points.
Welborn raced in 6 events in 1956. He also won theNASCAR Convertible Division championship.
Welborn won his first race atMartinsville in 1957, but did not cross the finish line.Lewis "Possum" Jones relieved Welborn halfway through the race, but NASCAR always credits the driver who started the car. He had 1 win and 3 Top-10 finished in 5 events. Welborn also won the NASCAR Convertible series championship.
Welborn had four straight wins (and five total), 1 pole, 10 Top-5, and 15 Top-10 finishes in 1958. He raced in 18 of 51 events, all forPetty Enterprises. He only finished 149th in series points that year because he only participated in 18 of 51 races. He won his third straight NASCAR Convertible championship.
Welborn won thepole position for the1959 Daytona 500 by winning his qualifying race. He had 5 poles and 3 wins during the season.
Welborn amassed 9 total wins in the 1950s and early 1960s driving his car and one owned byJulian Petty. He made his last NASCAR start in 1964 while driving forHolman-Moody.