Speedy Thompson
Speedy Thompson
date of birth
Apr 03, 1926
place of birth
Monroe, North Carolina
date of death
Apr 02, 1972
age
45
date of death
Apr 02, 1972
place of death
Charlotte, North Carolina
age
45
nationality
USA
relations
Brother
Speedy Thompson Statistics and Results
NASCAR Cup
career highlights
Career statistics
Years
14
Best Championship position
3
Entries
197
Starts
197
Wins
20
10.15%
Win from pole
7
25.93%
Win & Fastest lap
0
Hat-Trick
0
Grand Slams
0
Most wins in a season
8
Win Streak
2
Stage Wins
0
Best Finish
1
AVG. Finish
11.89
Podiums
51
25.89%
Top 5
77
39.09%
P2 Finishes
15
P3 Finishes
16
P4 Finishes
14
P5 Finishes
12
Top 10
105
53.3%
Poles
27
13.71%
Best Grid
1
AVG. Grid
8.5
Fastest Laps
0
Fastest Laps Streak
0
Points
16760
85.08
Consecutive Points
0
Retirements
76
38.58%
Laps Raced
32119
Career summary
Year | Entrant | RS | W | T5 | T10 | PP | AF | AG | DNF | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 42nd | |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19.5 | 2 | 42nd | |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1961 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1960 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25.33 | 18.5 | 4 | 25th | |
| 1960 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8.33 | 0 | 25th | |
| 1959 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 14.24 | 10.31 | 16 | ||
| 1958 | 37 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 10.43 | 7.78 | 10 | ||
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | |
| 1957 | 37 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 10.32 | 7.11 | 15 | 3rd | |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1956 | 41 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 9.44 | 5.17 | 13 | ||
| 1955 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14.73 | 7.73 | 8 | ||
| 1954 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15.57 | 16.14 | 3 | ||
| 1953 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3.14 | 6.57 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 32.5 | 1 | ||
| 1951 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17.33 | 11.67 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 197 | 20 | 77 | 105 | 27 | 11.89 | 8.5 | 76 |
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Starts
W
Wins
T5
Top 5
T10
Top 10
PP
Poles
AF
AVG. Finish
AG
AVG. Grid
DNF
Retirements
WC
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