Dick May
| Dick May | |||||||
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| Born |
November 7, 1930 Ithaca, New York | ||||||
| Died | June 9, 2009 (aged 78) | ||||||
| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 185 races run over 16 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 15th (1978) | ||||||
| First race | 1970 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 1985 Northwestern Bank 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
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Dick May (November 7, 1930 – June 9, 2009) was a NASCAR driver who competed in 185 races in the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) between 1967 and 1985.
In the 1975 running of the Mason-Dixon 500, May drove five different cars but did not finish the race.[1] May began his racing career at the Watertown Speedway, where he was 1962 Track Champion.[2] May was inducted into the Dirt Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007.[3]
On June 9, 2009, May died following a long illness.[4]
References
- ↑ goNASCARgo
- ↑ The Legends of Watertown Speedway Archived 2007-12-29 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ DIRT Motorsports Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Former area driver May dies". Watertown Daily Times. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
External links
- Dick May driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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