Bill Shirey

Born

February 28, 1932 (age 80)
Detroit, Michigan, United States

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career

72 races run over 4 years

Best finish

28th - 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season

First race

1969 race at Savannah Speedway

Last race

1972 Texas 500 (Texas World Speedway)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	3	0

Bill Shirey is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who accomplished three finishes in the "top ten" (1970 Richmond 500, 1971 Asheville 300, and 1971 Kingsport 300) and has driven for 9588 laps - the equivalent of 7,398.2 miles (11,906.2 km).^[1] He started 24th on average and also finished an average of 24th place.^[1] Shirey attempted to qualify for the 1971 Daytona 500 and the 1972 Miller High Life 500 but failed.^[1] His total earnings from his NASCAR career were $30,395 - putting him well outside the multimillionaire range of today's NASCAR stars.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bill Shirey racing information at Racing Reference

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Name	Shirley, Bill
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Date of birth	1932-02-28
Place of birth	Detroit, Michigan, United States
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