| John Anderson | |||||||
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| Born | April 20, 1944 | ||||||
| Died | July 31, 1986 (aged 42) | ||||||
| Cause of death | Highway Crash | ||||||
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 32 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| First race | 1979 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
| Last race | 1983 Miller High Life 500 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Nationwide Series career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| First race | 1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 1983 Miller Time 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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John Anderson (April 20, 1944-July 31, 1986) of Warren, Michigan was an American NASCAR driver who made 32 Winston Cup starts in an attempt to make it in the NASCAR division recorded a career best finish of 5th at his hometrack the Michigan International Speedway in 1979
As short track late model racer, he won over 200 feature wins around the U.S. and Canada in such series as the A.S.A.(American Speed Association) and ARCA (Automobile Racing Club of America). He also made 5 Busch Series starts with a best finish of 6th. He is most probably best known when he flipped over a number of times in the 1981 Gatorade 125s at Daytona. The accident was featured in films like Stroker Ace and 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story. Anderson drove the #77 car for car owner John Rebhan when the accident occurred. Prior to the wreck, he was in third position when the wreck happened, Neil Bonnett and Bobby Allison were the two drivers ahead.
He would be killed in a highway accident in 1986 at Charlotte, North Carolina.