Frank Warren (racing driver)
Frank Warren | |||||||
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Born | Mount Holly, New Jersey, U.S. | September 8, 1934||||||
Died | August 26, 2024 Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. | (aged 89)||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
396 races run over 18 years | |||||||
Best finish | 8th - 1971 | ||||||
First race | 1963 Pickens 200 (Greenville-Pickens Speedway) | ||||||
Last race | 1980 CRC Chemicals 500 (Dover Downs International Speedway) | ||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series
[edit]Winston Cup Series
[edit]NASCAR Winston Cup 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 | 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 |
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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 |
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Buster Davis | 84 | Dodge | DAR 32 |
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Ulrich Racing | 40 | Ford | MAR 16 |
NSV 15 |
CAR 43 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Henley Gray | 19 | Chevy | CAR 22 |
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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 |
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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
[edit]Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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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
[edit]- ^ a b c "Driver Frank Warren career statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ "Frank Warren's NASCAR career information". Driver Averages. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "Former race car driver accused of child molestation". WRDW. May 18, 2018.
- ^ Frank Henry Warren. Baldwin Brothers. Retrieved on September 18, 2024.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Frank Warren – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Frank Warren driver statistics at Racing-Reference