Banjo Matthews

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Banjo Matthews
Born: February 14, 1932(1932-02-14)
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio
Died: October 2, 1996 (aged 64)
Cause of Death: Unknown
Achievements: —
Awards: Inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1998
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics
51 races run over 10 years.
Best Cup Position: 10th - 1960 (Grand National)
First Race: 1952 Southern 500 (Darlington)
Last Race: 1963 World 600 (Charlotte)
Wins Top Tens Poles
0 13 3

Edwin Keith "Banjo" Matthews (February 14, 1932, Akron, Ohio – October 2, 1996, Hendersonville, North Carolina) was a NASCAR driver, car owner and builder.

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[edit] Driver

He was also a successful Modified driver. He made 51 starts in the NASCAR Grand National (now NEXTEL Cup) Series, with a best finish of second. [1] [2] He won three poles, one each at the Daytona Beach Road Course, Daytona International Speedway, and Atlanta International Raceway.

[edit] Car owner/builder

He served as car owner for several of the biggest names in NASCAR in the 1960s and 70s including Fireball Roberts, A. J. Foyt, Junior Johnson, Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough. [3] He is best known, however, for having constructed (with the assistance of Holman Moody in his first carbuilding years) many cars in the 1970s and 80s, including 72 percent of the winning cars in the top NASCAR division from 1974 to 1985. [1]

[edit] Award

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Circle Track magazine, Retrieved April 1, 2007
  2. ^ Driver's statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved April 2, 2007
  3. ^ Owner's statistics at racing-reference.info, Retrieved April 1, 2007
Persondata
NAME Matthews, Banjo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Matthews, Edwin Keith (real name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION NASCAR driver and owner
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Akron, Ohio
DATE OF DEATH October 2, 1996
PLACE OF DEATH Hendersonville, North Carolina
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