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Frank Warren (racing driver)

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Frank Warren
Born(1934-09-08)September 8, 1934
Mount Holly, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedAugust 26, 2024(2024-08-26) (aged 89)
Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
396 races run over 18 years
Best finish8th - 1971
First race1963 Pickens 200 (Greenville-Pickens Speedway)
Last race1980 CRC Chemicals 500 (Dover Downs International Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 29 0

Frank Henry Warren (September 8, 1934 – August 26, 2024) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1963 to 1980.[1]

Career

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Warren had led 72 of the 88,863 laps finished in his career. Warren's total career earnings were $625,886 ($2,314,463.74 when adjusted for inflation), while his average finish was 20th place in his entire career.[1] The total number of miles raced in his career is 103,495.4 miles (166,559.7 km).[1]

He was one of the last drivers to campaign a Dodge (Magnum) car in NASCAR up until the end of his days in top stock car circuit in 1980. Lack of funds prevented him from rebuilding his Dodge for the 1981 season when the smaller (110" wheelbase) cars were mandated. In the 1980s, he occasionally competed on the ARCA circuit, running a Chrysler LeBaron. Native Tan was one of his consistent sponsors.

Flat tracks and short tracks were Warren's strongest tracks; where finishes of 17th-place were considered to be routine. His weakest finishes came on road courses where he was expected to finish around 23rd place on average.[2]

Post-racing career

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On May 17, 2018, Warren was arrested in Augusta. He faced "aggravated child molestation charges" after he was caught being "in a room with a child under the age of 5".[3]

Warren was also a veteran. He died from complications of Alzheimer's disease on August 26, 2024, at the age of 89.[4]

Motorsports 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.)

Grand National Series

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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 57 58 59 60 61 62 NGNC Pts Ref
1963 N/A X Pontiac BIR GGS THS RSD DAY DAY DAY PIF AWS HBO ATL HCY BRI AUG RCH GPS SBO BGS MAR NWS CLB THS DAR ODS RCH CLT BIR ATL DAY MBS SVH DTS BGS ASH OBS BRR BRI GPS
9
NSV CLB
14
AWS PIF BGS ONA DAR HCY RCH MAR DTS NWS THS CLT SBO HBO RSD 101st 480 [5]
1964 N/A 80 Pontiac CON AUG
13
JSP SVH
13
RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH BRI GPS BGS ATL AWS HBO PIF CLB NWS MAR SVH DAR LGY HCY SBO CLT GPS ASH ATL CON NSV CHT BIR VAL PIF DAY ODS OBS BRR ISP GLN LIN BRI NSV MBS AWS DTS ONA CLB BGS STR DAR HCY RCH ODS HBO MAR SVH NWS CLT HAR AUG JAC 68th 1508 [6]
1965 Harold Rhodes 79 Ford RSD DAY DAY DAY PIF ASW RCH HBO ATL GPS NWS MAR CLB BRI DAR LGY BGS HCY CLT CCF ASH HAR NSV BIR ATL GPS MBS VAL DAY
15
ODS OBS ISP GLN BRI NSV CCF AWS SMR PIF AUG CLB DTS BLV BGS 46th 3814 [7]
Chevy DAR
8
HCY LIN ODS RCH MAR NWS CLT
43
HBO CAR
22
DTS
1966 AUG
12
RSD DAY DAY
10
DAY
13
CAR BRI ATL
11
HCY CLB GPS BGS NWS MAR DAR LGY MGR MON RCH CLT
31
DTS ASH PIF SMR AWS BLV GPS DAY
12
ODS BRR OXF FON ISP BRI
36
SMR NSV ATL
31
CLB AWS BLV BGS DAR
26
HCY RCH HBO MAR NWS CLT
33
CAR
16
31st 8334 [8]
1967 AUG RSD DAY
17
DAY DAY
47
AWS BRI GPS BGS ATL
36
CLB HCY NWS MAR SVH RCH DAR
34
BLV LGY CLT
12
ASH MGR SMR BIR CAR
38
GPS MGY DAY
12
TRN
18
OXF FDA ISP BRI SMR NSV DAR
10
HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS CLT
14
CAR
29
AWS 24th 9992 [9]
Ford ATL
22
BGS CLB SVH
1968 Chevy MGR MGY RSD DAY
24
BRI RCH ATL
14
HCY GPS CLB NWS MAR AUG
7
AWS DAR BLV LGY CLT
21
ASH MGR SMR BIR CAR
22
GPS DAY 42nd 611 [10]
Don Tarr 0 Chevy ISP
18
OXF
25
FDA
21
TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB BGS AWS SBO LGY AUG
19
CLT CAR JFC
Ervin Pruitt 57 Dodge DAR
25
HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS
1969 E. C. Reid 80 Chevy MGR MGY RSD DAY DAY
20
DAY
19
CAR
33
AUG BRI
24
ATL
22
CLB HCY GPS RCH NWS 29th 1299 [11]
Don Tarr 0 Chevy MAR
26
AWS DOV
19
TPN
26
TRN
21
BLV
18
BRI NSV SMR CLB
18
MAR NWS
DNQ
SVH
23
AUG
8
CAR JFC
23
MGR
Frank Warren 96 Ford DAR
DNQ
BLV LGY CLT
30
MGR
15
SMR MCH
34
KPT GPS NCF DAY
13
ATL
27
MCH
34
SBO BGS AWS DAR
15
HCY RCH TAL
Wth
CLT
45
G. C. Spencer 8 Plymouth TWS
30
1970 Frank Warren 79 Plymouth RSD
44
DAY DAY
12
DAY
20
RCH
21
CAR
30
SVH
16
ATL
13
BRI
30
TAL
11
NWS
13
CLB
14
DAR
27
BLV
15
LGY
17
CLT
27
SMR MAR
18
MCH
23
RSD
27
HCY
16
KPT
16
GPS
22
DAY
17
AST
19
TPN
14
TRN
15
BRI
6
SMR
18
NSV
11
ATL
30
CLB
21
ONA
14
MCH
19
TAL
24
BGS
20
SBO
14
DAR
25
HCY
20
RCH
22
DOV
13
NCF
21
NWS
12
CLT
28
MAR
23
MGR
27
CAR
26
LGY
9
10th 2697 [12]
1971 RSD
30
DAY
19
DAY DAY
24
RCH
28
CAR
17
BRI
12
NWS
12
MAR
29
ASH
9
CLB
20
CAR
35
MGR
10
8th 2886 [13]
Dodge ONT
50
HCY
13
ATL
21
CLB
10
SMR
14
DAR
DNQ
SBO
8
TAL
30
KPT
11
CLT
23
DOV
20
MCH
29
RSD
36
GPS
7
DAY
19
BRI
DNQ
AST
25
ISP
33
TRN
37
NSV
15
ATL
8
BGS
23
ONA
31
MCH
14
TAL
15
DAR
31
MAR
25
CLT
13
DOV
13
RCH
10
NWS
22
TWS
36
Roger Lubinski 88 Dodge GPS
23
Charlie Roberts 63 Dodge DAR
32
H. B. Bailey 36 Pontiac HOU
5
Charlie Roberts 77 Ford BRI
7
Neil Castles 06 Dodge HCY
7

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 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1972 Frank Warren 79 Dodge RSD
29
DAY
18
ONT
43
CAR
19
ATL
25
DAR
21
TAL
9
CLT
9
DOV
19
MCH
36
RSD TWS
23
DAY
21
BRI
29
TRN
21
ATL
23
TAL
34
MCH
28
DAR
17
RCH
18
DOV
25
MAR
32
NWS
16
CLT
21
CAR
25
TWS
38
11th 5788.60 [14]
Plymouth RCH
15
BRI
15
NWS
20
MAR
18
NSV
14
1973 Dodge RSD DAY
16
RCH
22
CAR
15
ATL
16
NWS
21
TAL
24
NSV
20
CLT
23
DOV
24
TWS
13
RSD MCH
22
DAY
19
BRI
15
ATL
14
TAL
15
NSV
DNQ
DAR
24
RCH
14
DOV
37
NWS
21
MAR
15
CLT
35
16th 4992.14 [15]
Eddie Bond 0 Dodge BRI
26
Buster Davis 84 Dodge DAR
32
Ulrich Racing 40 Ford MAR
16
NSV
15
CAR
43
1974 Frank Warren 79 Dodge RSD DAY
34
RCH
20
CAR
20
BRI
13
ATL
17
DAR
17
NWS
19
MAR
16
TAL
18
NSV
18
DOV
15
CLT
17
RSD
5
MCH
14
DAY
16
BRI
21
NSV
30
ATL
17
POC
19
TAL
17
MCH
20
DAR
12
RCH
19
DOV
16
NWS
18
MAR
8
CLT
25
CAR
23
ONT
21
13th 820.845 [16]
1975 RSD DAY RCH
17
CAR
18
BRI
12
ATL
12
NWS
12
DAR
16
MAR
18
TAL
24
NSV
12
DOV
15
CLT
19
RSD
17
MCH
16
DAY
17
NSV
16
POC
16
TAL
17
MCH
26
DAR
14
DOV
16
NWS
24
CLT
14
RCH
14
CAR
14
BRI
22
ATL
25
ONT
17
12th 3148 [17]
Dean Dalton 7 Ford MAR
12
1976 Frank Warren 79 Dodge RSD
11
DAY
10
CAR
28
RCH
19
BRI
14
ATL
15
NWS
20
DAR
17
MAR
29
TAL
10
NSV
10
DOV
13
CLT
18
RSD
20
MCH
24
DAY
13
NSV
12
POC
16
TAL
12
MCH
23
BRI
20
DAR
19
RCH
26
DOV
23
NWS
22
CLT
26
ATL
27
ONT
18
16th 3240 [18]
Dean Dalton 7 Chevy MAR
14
Henley Gray 19 Chevy CAR
22
1977 Frank Warren 79 Dodge RSD
25
DAY
11
RCH
30
CAR
35
ATL
27
NWS
16
DAR
27
BRI
13
MAR TAL
13
NSV
29
DOV
26
CLT
26
RSD
15
MCH
30
DAY
21
NSV
12
POC
19
TAL
10
MCH
23
BRI
13
DAR
17
RCH
20
DOV
22
MAR
11
NWS
21
CLT
33
CAR
35
ATL
23
ONT
16
16th 2876 [19]
1978 RSD
13
DAY
24
RCH
14
CAR
12
ATL
19
BRI
13
DAR
17
NWS
22
MAR
22
TAL
29
DOV
27
CLT
DNQ
NSV
16
RSD
29
MCH
20
DAY
17
NSV
13
POC
18
TAL
33
MCH
24
BRI
15
DAR
12
RCH
23
DOV
21
MAR
21
NWS
24
CLT
25
CAR
16
ATL
33
ONT
23
14th 3036 [20]
19 CLT
23
1979 79 RSD
27
DAY
10
CAR
9
RCH
21
ATL
22
NWS
17
BRI
20
DAR
17
MAR
18
TAL
8
NSV
20
DOV
21
CLT
21
TWS
19
RSD
22
MCH
22
DAY
40
NSV
14
POC
19
TAL
23
MCH
16
BRI
17
DAR
22
RCH
26
DOV
18
MAR
16
CLT
19
NWS
26
CAR
24
ATL
21
ONT
25
16th 3199 [21]
1980 RSD DAY
QL†
RCH CAR ATL
20
BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL
19
NSV DOV CLT TWS
17
RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL
33
MCH
31
BRI DAR
23
RCH 40th 559 [22]
9 DOV
25
NWS MAR CLT CAR ATL ONT
– Qualified but replaced by Jim Hurlbert
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1966 Harold Rhodes Chevrolet 20 16
1967 35 47
1968 31 24
1969 E. C. Reid Chevrolet 50 19
1970 Frank Warren Plymouth 24 20
1971 37 24
1972 Dodge 7 18
1973 34 16
1974 28 34
1976 Frank Warren Dodge 34 10
1977 33 11
1978 34 24
1979 24 10
1980 QL
- Qualified but replaced by Jim Hurlbert

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Driver Frank Warren career statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  2. ^ "Frank Warren's NASCAR career information". Driver Averages. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
  3. ^ "Former race car driver accused of child molestation". WRDW. May 18, 2018.
  4. ^ Frank Henry Warren. Baldwin Brothers. Retrieved on September 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Frank Warren – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Frank Warren – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "Frank Warren – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "Frank Warren – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "Frank Warren – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "Frank Warren – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "Frank Warren – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  12. ^ "Frank Warren – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  13. ^ "Frank Warren – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "Frank Warren – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  15. ^ "Frank Warren – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  16. ^ "Frank Warren – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  17. ^ "Frank Warren – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  18. ^ "Frank Warren – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  19. ^ "Frank Warren – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  20. ^ "Frank Warren – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  21. ^ "Frank Warren – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  22. ^ "Frank Warren – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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