Earle Canavan

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Earle Samuel Canavan

Born

December 5, 1937
N. Ireland

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career

68 race(s) run over 13 year(s)

Best finish

32nd - 1975 Winston Cup Series Season

First race

1969 Talladega 500 (Talladega)

Last race

1986 Goodwrench 500 (Rockingham)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	0	0

Statistics current as of July 29, 2010.

Earle Samuel Canavan (born December 5, 1937) is an American racing driver from Fort Johnson, New York.

Canavan participated in NASCAR Winston Cup part-time from 1969 to 1986. His best points result came in 1975 when he drove in 12 of the 30 races and finished 32nd in points. Canavan was an owner-driver, fielding his own car.^[1]

He also attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1979 but failed to make the race. He filed another entry for the race in 1981 but it was declined due to his lack of experience in open-wheel cars.^[2]

Canavan has been married to Elizabeth (Betty), since 1965. They have three daughters: Tracy Wager, Heather Gilbert and April Simmons.

References

↑ Earle Canavan, Racing Reference, Retrieved 2010-07-29
↑ Earle Canavan, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-07-29

Persondata
Name	Canavan, Earle
Alternative names	MARITAL STATUS = Married FAMILY STATUS = 3 daughters
Short description	American racing driver
Date of birth	December 5, 1937
Place of birth	N. Ireland
Date of death
Place of death

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