Don Biederman
Don Biederman | |||||||
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Born | (1940-02-20)February 20, 1940 Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
Died | May 31, 1999(1999-05-31) (aged 59) Brantford, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
Achievements | 1977 Oxford 250 winner | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
42 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Best finish | 38th (1967) | ||||||
First race | 1966 Old Dominion 400 (Manassas) | ||||||
Last race | 1969 Texas 500 (College Station) | ||||||
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Don Biederman (February 20, 1940 – May 31, 1999) was a Canadian stock car racer from Port Credit, Ontario.
Racing career
Biederman was the first Canadian ever to campaign for a full season in the NASCAR Cup Series formerly known as the NASCAR Grand National Series.
Biederman won the prestigious Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, Maine in 1977,[1] one of only four Canadians to do so, with Junior Hanley, Derek Lynch, and Dave Whitlock being the others.[2][3][4]
Biederman won the IWK 250 at Riverside International Speedway in James River, Nova Scotia on three consecutive occasions from 1979–1981.[5]
Death and legacy
On May 31, 1999, Biederman died suddenly of a brain aneurysm at his home in Brantford, Ontario at the age of 59.[6]
Since 2000 the OSCAAR Racing series has held a race in his honour entitled "The Don Biederman Memorial" at Flamboro Speedway in Millgrove, Ontario.[7]
Awards
- He was posthumously inducted Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2001[citation needed]
- He was posthumously enshrined on the Riverside International Speedway Wall of Fame[8]
Motorsports 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NGNC | Pts | |||||||||
1966 | Ron Stotten | 94 | Ford | AUG | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | CAR | BRI | ATL | HCY | CLB | GPS | BGS | NWS | MAR | DAR | LGY | MGR | MON | RCH | CLT | DTS | ASH | PIF | SMR | AWS | BLV | GPS | DAY | ODS 22 | 58th | 2302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | BRR 21 | OXF 25 | FON 18 | ISP 14 | BRI | SMR 20 | NSV 19 | ATL | CLB 19 | AWS | BLV 18 | BGS 11 | DAR | HCY | RCH | HBO 13 | MAR 36 | NWS 27 | CLT | CAR 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1967 | AUG 12 | RSD 16 | GPS 17 | MGY 17 | DAY 34 | TRN 25 | OXF 24 | FDA 18 | ISP 16 | BRI | SMR 15 | NSV 7 | ATL 30 | BGS | CLB | SVH 20 | DAR 20 | HCY 20 | RCH 27 | BLV 28 | HBO | MAR 30 | NWS 28 | CLT DNQ | CAR DNQ | AWS 17 | 38th | 5850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Don Biederman | 09 | DAY 23 | DAY | DAY DNQ | AWS | BRI | GPS | BGS | ATL | CLB | HCY | NWS | MAR | SVH | RCH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Seifert | 45 | Ford | DAR 13 | BLV | LGY | CLT | ASH | MGR | SMR | BIR | CAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968 | Ron Stotten | 94 | Chevy | MGR | MGY 19 | RSD | 77 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Brown | 95 | Ford | DAY 28 | BRI | RCH | ATL | HCY | GPS | CLB | NWS | MAR | AUG | AWS | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT | ASH | MGR | SMR | BIR | CAR | GPS | DAY | ISP | OXF | FDA | TRN | BRI | SMR | NSV | ATL | CLB | BGS | AWS | SBO | LGY | DAR | HCY | RCH | BLV | HBO | MAR | NWS | AUG | CLT | CAR | JFC | ||||||||||||||||||||
1969 | Dennis Holt | 23 | Ford | MGR | MGY | RSD | DAY 17 | DAY | DAY Wth | CAR | 88th | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Larry Wehrs | 00 | Chevy | AUG 8 | BRI | ATL | CLB | HCY | GPS | RCH | NWS DNQ | MAR | AWS | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT | MGR | SMR | MCH | KPT | GPS | NCF | DAY | DOV | TPN | TRN | BLV | BRI | NSV | SMR | ATL | MCH | SBO | BGS | AWS | DAR | HCY | RCH | TAL | CLB | MAR | NWS | CLT | SVH | AUG | CAR | JFC | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Champion | 70 | Ford | MGR 25 | TWS 19 |
Daytona 500 results
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1967 | Don Biederman | Chevy | DNQ | |
1968 | James Brown | Ford | 50 | 28 |
1969 | Dennis Holt | Ford | Wth |
See also
References
- ^ "Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59". The Auto Channel. June 2, 1999. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ "CMHF". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "Don Biederman Memorial - OSCAAR". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ "Daytona Don Biederman". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ "IWK 250 WINNER'S CIRCLE". Riverside International Speedway. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ "Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59". The Auto Channel. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ "Biederman Memorial on the move for 2015". OSCAAR Racing. February 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ "Wall of Fame". Riverside International Speedway. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
External links
- Photo gallery at Canadian Racing Archives
Achievements | ||
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Preceded by Frank Fraser | Riverside 250 Winner 1979, 1980, 1981 | Succeeded by Greg Sewart |