Ed Negre

Ed Negre
Born(1927-07-16)July 16, 1927
Kelso, Washington
DiedJune 4, 2014(2014-06-04) (aged 86)
NASCAR Cup Series career
338 races run over 17 years
Best finish12th (1971)
First race1955 untitled race (Bay Meadows)
Last race1979 Southern 500 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 26 0

Ed Negre (July 16, 1927 – June 4, 2014) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1955 to 1979.[1][2]

Career

Negre led 202 laps out of the 64,857 laps that he raced in his career – the equivalent of 6,545.7 miles (10,534.3 km).[1] His total career earnings were US$344,180. [1] While his average starting position was 23.9, 21.7 was Negre's average finishing position. #8 was the number that he would use the most during his career. He is famous for fielding the first Cup ride for Dale Earnhardt in the No. 8 car at the 1975 World 600. However, he would also get the most DNFs (37) while competing in the No. 8 machine.[3] Negre got 44 top-twenty finishes while competing in the No. 8 car.[1]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 NGNC Pts Ref
1955 Beryl Jackson 96 Olds TCS PBS JSP DAB OSP CLB HBO NWS MGY LAN CLT HCY ASF TUS MAR RCH NCF FOR LIN MCF FON AIR CLT PIF CLB AWS MOR ALS NYF SAN
9 		CLT NCF MAS RSP DAR MGY LAN RSP GPS MAS CLB MAR LVP NWS HBO 83rd - [4]
1956 Negre Racing 88 Olds HCY CLT WSS PBS ASF DAB PBS WIL ATL NWS LAN RCH CLB CON GPS HCY HBO MAR LIN CLT POR
4 		48th 952 [5]
98 EUR
15 		NYF MER MAS CLT MCF
6 POR
5 		AWS RSP PIF
98N CSF
DNQ 		CHI CCF MGY OKL ROA OBS POR
6 		CLB HBO NWP CLT CCF MAR HCY WIL
88N SAN
10 		NOR PIF MYB POR DAR CSH CLT LAN
1957 80 WSS
33 		CON TIC DAB CON WIL HBO AWS NWS LAN CLT PIF GBF NA 0 [6]
98 POR
14 		CCF RCH MAR EUR
5 		LIN LCS ASP NWP CLB CPS PIF JAC RSP CLT MAS POR
7 		HCY NOR LCS GLN
98N POR
19
96N KPC
8 		LIN OBS MYB DAR NYF AWS CSF SCF LAN CLB CCF CLT MAR NBR CON NWS GBF
1961 14 Ford CLT JSP DAY DAY DAY PIF AWS HMS
22 		ATL GPS HBO BGS MAR NWS CLB HCY RCH MAR DAR CLT CLT RSD ASP
7 		CLT PIF BIR GPS BGS NOR HAS STR DAY ATL CLB MBS BRI NSV BGS AWS RCH SBO DAR HCY RCH CSF ATL MAR NWS CLT BRI GPS HBO 113th - [7]
1967 Negre Racing 8 Ford AUG RSD DAY DAY DAY AWS BRI GPS BGS ATL CLB HCY NWS MAR SVH RCH DAR BLV LGY CLT ASH
16 		MGR SMR BIR CAR
20 		GPS
13 		MGY DAY TRN
32 		OXF
12 		FDA
26 		ISP
27 		BRI SMR
33 		NSV
23 		ATL
42 		BGS CLB SVH HBO
23 		MAR NWS
32 		CLT 49th 3578 [8]
Ralph Murphy 31 Ford DAR
43 		HCY RCH BLV
GC Spencer Racing 49 Plymouth CAR
12 		AWS
1968 Negre Racing 8 Ford MGR MGY RSD DAY BRI RCH ATL
38 		HCY GPS
21 		CLB
22 		NWS MAR
37 		AUG AWS DAR
31 		BLV
18 		LGY
17 		CLT ASH
11 		MGR
28 		SMR BIR CAR
37 		GPS
13 		DAY ISP
15 		OXF
12 		FDA
10 		TRN
32 		BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB
19 		BGS
12 		AWS
15 		SBO LGY
13 		DAR HCY
20 		RCH
21 		BLV HBO MAR NWS AUG
17 		CLT
29 		CAR JFC
20 		31st 928 [9]
1969 MGR
18 		MGY
17 		RSD DAY DAY DAY CAR
16 		AUG
9 		BRI ATL
26 		CLB HCY GPS
18 		RCH
19 		NWS
29 		MAR
21 		AWS
24 		DAR
14 		BLV
21 		LGY
21 		27th 1465 [10]
Don Tarr 0 Chevy CLT
44 		MGR SMR MCH KPT GPS NCF DAY TWS
35
Neil Castles 86 Plymouth DOV
31 		TRN
32 		BLV BRI NSV SMR
Dodge TPN
30
GC Spencer Racing 8 Plymouth ATL
37 		MCH
32 		SBO
17 		BGS
17 		AWS
6 		DAR
35 		HCY RCH
9 		TAL
DNQ 		CLB
22 		MAR
39 		NWS CLT SVH
12 		AUG
28 		CAR
8 		JFC MGR
19
1970 Negre Racing Ford RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH CAR
35 		SVH ATL
23 		BRI
19 		TAL NWS
26 		CLB
21 		DAR
DNQ 		BLV
25 		LGY
19 		CLT SMR
21 		MAR
23 		MCH
25 		RSD HCY
12 		KPT GPS
9 		DAY
37 		AST
12 		TPN
15 		TRN
31 		BRI SMR
23 		NSV
17 		ATL
23 		CLB
18 		ONA
12 		MCH
23 		TAL
45 		BGS
21 		SBO
16 		DAR
36 		HCY RCH
28 		DOV
28 		NCF
16 		NWS
22 		CLT MAR
22 		MGR CAR LGY 26th 1413 [11]
1971 Dodge RSD DAY DAY
26 		DAY
DNQ 		12th 2528 [12]
Ford ONT
DNQ 		RCH
21 		CAR
16 		HCY
19 		BRI
DNQ 		CLB
24 		SMR
27 		DAR
14 		SBO
12 		TAL
24 		ASH
15 		KPT
13 		DOV
16 		MCH
23 		RSD
38 		HOU
11 		GPS
16 		BRI
25 		AST
10 		ISP
19 		TRN
18 		NSV
11 		ATL
36 		BGS
17 		ONA
22 		MCH
36 		TAL
28 		CLB
21 		DAR
17 		MAR
DNQ 		DOV
15 		CAR
16 		MGR
21 		RCH
18 		NWS
16 		TWS
44
Dalton Racing 7 Ford BRI
23 		ATL
GC Spencer Racing 49 Plymouth GPS
17 		MAR
30
Brooks Racing 28 Ford NWS
18
Buster Davis 04 Plymouth CLT
20
Junior Fields 91 Chevy DAY
36 		HCY
8 		MAR
17 		CLT
19

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1972 Negre Racing 8 Ford RSD
27 		DAY
DNQ 		21st 4696.89 [13]
Chevy RCH
30
Dodge ONT
DNQ 		CAR
14 		ATL
18 		BRI
22 		DAR
24 		NWS
22 		MAR
30 		TAL
15 		CLT DOV
31 		MCH
21 		RSD
37 		TWS
28 		DAY BRI
17 		TRN
17 		ATL
25 		TAL
39 		MCH
22 		NSV DAR
14 		RCH
15 		DOV
17 		MAR
18 		CLT
44 		CAR
17 		TWS
25
Arrington Racing 37 Dodge NWS
22
1973 Negre Racing 8 Mercury RSD DAY
17 		RCH ATL
24 		NWS
19 		DAR
20 		MAR
22 		NSV
27 		18th 4942.55 [14]
Sears Racing 4 Dodge CAR
16 		BRI CLT
19 		DAR
26
Negre Racing 8 Dodge TAL
11 		DOV
33 		TWS
37 		RSD MCH
18 		DAY
29 		BRI
6 		ATL
18 		TAL
25 		NSV
5 		RCH
21 		DOV
11 		NWS
22 		MAR
26 		CAR
21
08 Mercury CLT
DNQ
Brown Racing 44 Chevy CLT
27
1974 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD DAY
DNQ 		RCH
24 		CAR
22 		BRI
11 		ATL
22 		DAR
24 		NWS
17 		MAR
26 		TAL
34 		NSV DOV
14 		CLT RSD
23 		MCH
31 		DAY
26 		BRI
13 		NSV
29 		ATL
25 		POC
20 		TAL
14 		DAR
21 		RCH
20 		DOV
11 		NWS
30 		MAR
17 		CLT
17 		CAR
28 		ONT
23 		23rd 534.29 [15]
Ulrich Racing 40 Chevy MCH
21
1975 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD
9 		DAY
DNQ 		RCH
10 		CAR
7 		BRI
13 		ATL NWS
19 		DAR
31 		NSV
24 		RSD
28 		MCH
27 		NSV
15 		POC
14 		TAL
18 		MCH
33 		DAR
DNQ 		DOV
11 		NWS
17 		CLT
30 		RCH
22 		CAR
12 		BRI
11 		ATL
10 		ONT
40 		17th 2982 [16]
Warren Racing 79 Dodge DAY
14
Dalton Racing 7 Ford MAR
13 		TAL
32
Marcis Auto Racing 2 Dodge DOV
31 		CLT
32 		DAY
12
Miller Racing 91 Chevy DAR
30
Champion Racing 10 Ford MAR
21
1976 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD DAY
13 		CAR
9 		RCH
13 		BRI
8 		ATL
13 		NWS
17 		DAR
28 		NSV
19 		DOV
34 		CLT
27 		RSD
24 		MCH
17 		NSV
25 		POC
11 		TAL
27 		MCH
30 		BRI
29 		DAR
26 		RCH
27 		DOV
15 		NWS
25 		CLT
37 		CAR
13 		ATL ONT
12 		19th 2709 [17]
Gray Racing 19 Chevy MAR
30 		TAL
32
Dalton Racing 7 Chevy DAY
37
Langley Racing 64 Ford MAR
22
1977 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD
27 		DAY
29 		RCH
15 		CAR
13 		ATL
DNQ 		NWS
28 		DAR
24 		BRI
25 		MAR
25 		TAL
41 		NSV DOV
15 		CLT
35 		RSD MCH DAY NSV POC
16 		TAL MCH
31 		BRI
12 		DAR
11 		RCH
16 		DOV
15 		MAR
24 		NWS
17 		CLT
22 		CAR
24 		ATL
35 		ONT
27 		22nd 2214 [18]
Sisco Racing 16 Chevy ATL
39
1978 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD
DNQ 		DAY
DNQ 		RCH
21 		CAR
29 		ATL
25 		BRI
10 		DAR NWS
15 		MAR
19 		TAL
28 		DOV
35 		CLT NSV
27 		RSD MCH
35 		DAY NSV POC TAL MCH
18 		DOV
15 		MAR
18 		NWS
20 		CAR
35 		28th 1857 [19]
Arrington Racing 7 Dodge BRI
29
Negre Racing 8 Chrysler DAR
21
1 RCH
30
81 CLT
21 		ATL
26
18 ONT
21
1979 8 RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR
18 		MAR TAL
13 		NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR
20 		RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL ONT 51st 336 [20]
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1971 Negre Racing Dodge DNQ
1972 Ford DNQ
1973 Mercury 28 17
1974 Dodge DNQ
1975 DNQ
Warren Racing Dodge 26 14
1976 Negre Racing Dodge 42 13
1977 22 29
1978 DNQ

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ed Negre information at Racing Reference
  2. ^ Bruce, Kenny (2014-06-05). "Former driver/owner Ed Negre dies at age 86 - Yahoo Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  3. ^ Ed Negre Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine information at Driver Averages
  4. ^ "Ed Negre – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ed Negre – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Ed Negre – 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "Ed Negre – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Ed Negre – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "Ed Negre – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  10. ^ "Ed Negre – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  11. ^ "Ed Negre – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  12. ^ "Ed Negre – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  13. ^ "Ed Negre – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  14. ^ "Ed Negre – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  15. ^ "Ed Negre – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  16. ^ "Ed Negre – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  17. ^ "Ed Negre – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  18. ^ "Ed Negre – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  19. ^ "Ed Negre – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  20. ^ "Ed Negre – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  • Ed Negre driver statistics at Racing-Reference
  • Ed Negre owner statistics at Racing-Reference
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