Francis Affleck
| Francis Affleck | |||||||
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| Born | March 4, 1950 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada[1] | ||||||
| Died | February 7, 1985 (aged 34) Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, USA | ||||||
| Cause of death | Racing accident | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 66th (1984) | ||||||
| First race | 1984 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 1984 Dixie Cup 200 (DARLINGTON) | ||||||
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Francis Archibald Affleck (March 4, 1950 – February 7, 1985) was a Canadian race car driver.
Career[edit]
He raced late model NASCAR as a hobby when he was living in the Montreal, Quebec suburb of Greenfield Park.[2] He continued racing in NASCAR late models at local tracks and ARCA when he moved to Charlotte in 1977.[1]
In practice for the ARCA 200 race at Daytona International Speedway on February 7, 1985 while travelling at an estimated 195 miles per hour, Affleck got his car sideways between turns 1 and 2, went airborne, and barrel-rolled end-over-end at least 7 or 8 times. The protective window netting on his car failed and Affleck was thrown partially out of his car and sustained head and neck injuries after being pinned under his Ford. Affleck's crash also changed the way that the protective window nettings are constructed on both NASCAR and ARCA cars to this day. Francis Affleck became the first ARCA driver to be fatally injured at the Daytona International Speedway in its then 26-year history, and the first driver to be killed at the track since Ricky Knotts in 1980.[3]
Affleck was the eldest of five children of Bill and Velma Affleck.[2] He was survived by Kathleen, his wife of 15 years, and two sons.[2]
Motorsports career 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.)
Busch Series[edit]
| NASCAR Busch 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 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||
| 1984 | Caspro Racing | 09 | Mercury | DAY 31 |
RCH | CAR 21 |
HCY | MAR | DAR 18 |
ROU | NSV | LGY | MLW | DOV | CLT | SBO | HCY | ROU | SBO | ROU | HCY | IRP | LGY | SBO | BRI | DAR | RCH | NWS | CLT | HCY | CAR | MAR | 66th | 179 | [4] | ||||||
ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series[edit]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ATSSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Caspro Racing | 09 | Mercury | ATL | DAY DNQ |
ATL | TAL | ATL | SSP | IRP | CSP | FRS | IRP | OEF | ISF | DSF | TOL | NA | - | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Motorsport Memorial - Francis Affleck". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Car goes out of control flips over at 300 km/h". Montreal Gazette. p. 1.
- ^ "Affleck Killed in Daytona Practice". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. February 8, 1985. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ "1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Francis Affleck driver statistics at Racing-Reference