Rick Newsom | |||||||
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Born | Fort Mill, South Carolina | March 19, 1950||||||
Died | August 16, 1988 | (aged 38)||||||
Cause of death | Plane crash | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
82 races run over 14 years | |||||||
Best finish | 36th - 1981, 1982 (Winston Cup) | ||||||
First race | 1972 Texas 500 (Texas World Speedway) | ||||||
Last race | 1986 Miller High Life 500 (Pocono Raceway) | ||||||
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Rick Newsom (March 19, 1950 – August 16, 1988), was an American NASCAR Winston Cup driver from Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Newsom competed in 82 Winston Cup races from 1972 to 1986.[1]
He was killed in a private plane crash on August 16, 1988.[2]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1973 | Newsom Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
1975 | Newsom Racing | Ford | 21 | 31 |
1980 | Newsom Racing | Oldsmobile | DNQ | |
1983 | Newsom Racing | Chevrolet | DNQ | |
1984 | DNQ | |||
1985 | DNQ |