John Anderson (NASCAR)

John Anderson
Born	April 20, 1944
Died	July 31, 1986 (aged 42)
Cause of death	Highway Crash
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series statistics
	32 races run over 5 years
First race	1979 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan)
Last race	1983 Miller High Life 500 (Charlotte)
NASCAR Nationwide Series statistics
	5 races run over 2 years
First race	1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race	1983 Miller Time 300 (Charlotte)

John Anderson (April 20, 1944-July 31, 1986) of Massillon, Ohio was an American NASCAR driver who made 32 Winston Cup starts with a career best finish of 5th. He also made 5 Busch Series starts with a best finish of 6th. He is most probably best known when he flipped over a number of times in the 1981 Gatorade 125s at Daytona. The accident was featured in films like Stroker Ace and 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story. Anderson drove the #77 car for car owner John Rebhan when the accident occurred. He would be killed in a highway accident in 1986 at Charlotte, North Carolina.

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