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Carl van Horn

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Carl "Fuzzy" Van Horn
Born(1933-05-07)May 7, 1933
Belvidere, New Jersey
DiedJuly 17, 2017(2017-07-17) (aged 87)
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish94th (1975)
First race1975 Purolator 500 (Pocono)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Carl "Fuzzy" Van Horn was a Modified driver from Phillipsburg, New Jersey. He drove several cars including his own 71E and later the 2A.

Racing career

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In his prime, he was one of the most successful dirt track drivers and drove in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series at Pocono Raceway in 1975.[1] Van Horn was inducted in the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Eastern Press Motorsports Association in 2009.[2]

Van Horn died on July 17, 2017.

Motorsports Career Results

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NASCAR

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

Winston Cup Series

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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 NWCC Pts Ref
1975 Ballard Racing 30 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC
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TAL MCH DAR DOV NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT 94th 94 [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Racer Carl Van Horn to be honored". The Express Times. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  2. ^ The Express Times, July 20, 2017
  3. ^ "Carl van Horn – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
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