Marvin Burke

Marvin Burke
Born (1918-03-15)March 15, 1918
Pittsburg, California
Died February 23, 1994(1994-02-23) (aged 75)
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish Unknown (1951)
First race 1951 Oakland Stadium Race (Oakland Stadium)
Last race 1951 Oakland Stadium Race (Oakland Stadium)
First win 1951 Oakland Stadium Race (Oakland Stadium)
Last win 1951 Oakland Stadium Race (Oakland Stadium)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 1 0
Formula One World Championship career
Active years 1950
Teams Kurtis Kraft
Entries 1 (0 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1950 Indianapolis 500
Last entry 1950 Indianapolis 500
Last updated on: November 20, 2007.

Marvin Burke, (March 15, 1918 – February 23, 1994) was a NASCAR driver from Pittsburg, California. He ran one Grand National Series race in his career, which he won. His starting position in the thirty-two car field in the 1951 race at Oakland is unknown. Burke drove to the front early and led 156 laps en route to his first career victory in his first career start. Burke never raced again, making him the only driver in Cup history to win in his only career start.

He attempted to qualify for the 1950 Indianapolis 500 but failed to make the grid.

Motorsports career results

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 WDC Points
1950 Ross Page Kurtis Kraft Duray L4 GBR MON 500
DNQ		 SUI BEL FRA ITA NC 0

NASCAR

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

Grand National Series

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 NGNC Pts Ref
1951 Bob Phillippi 18 Mercury DAB CLT NMO GAR HBO ASF NWS MAR CAN CLS CLB DAY GAR GRS BAI HEI AWS MCF ALS MSF FMS MOR ABS DAR CLB CCS LAN CLT DAY WIL HBO TPN PGS MAR OAK
1*		 NWS HMS JSP ATL GAR NMO NA - [1]

References

  1. ↑ "NASCAR Grand National standings for 1951". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 31, 2018.


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