| David "Dink" Widenhouse | |||||||
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Dink Widenhouse recoving from a crash (image taken on September 3, 1956) |
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| Born | January 1, 1932 Concord, North Carolina |
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| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 28 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 24th - 1955 NASCAR Grand National Series | ||||||
| First race | 1954 untitled race (Hickory Speedway) | ||||||
| Last race | 1956 Southern 500 (Darlington Raceway) | ||||||
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David "Dink" Widenhouse (born January 1, 1932 in Concord, North Carolina) is a retired NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) driver. From the age of 22 to the age of 24, Widenhouse has competed in 2,101.9 miles (3,382.7 km) and 3097 laps of racing. While he has never won a race, this driver has managed to gain a pole position at the 1955 running of the Wilkes County 160 (now the First Union 400) finishing 19th in that race.
Widenhouse's total earnings in his career were $3,225 USD($26,061.49 in today's money). His only last place finish came at an untitled 1955 race at Southern State Fairgrounds in Charlotte, North Carolina.