Sammy Swindell
| Samuel Alan Swindell | |||||||
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| Born | October 26, 1955  Bartlett, Tennessee |
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| Awards | 3-time World of Outlaws champion (1981, 1982, 1997) 1983 Knoxville Nationals winner 5-time Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Champion (1989, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2009) |
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| 20 race(s) run over 1 year(s) | |||||||
| Best finish | 12th - 1995 | ||||||
| First race | 1995 Copper World Classic (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 1995 GM Goodwrench / Delco Battery 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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Samuel Alan "Sammy" Swindell (born October 26, 1955 in Bartlett, Tennessee) is a three-time World of Outlaws champion, winning the title in 1981, 1982, and 1997, with hundreds of A-main victories to his credit. He also competed in the CART series in 1985 and 1986 and failed to qualify for the 1987 Indianapolis 500 in a March-Pontiac. Swindell also competed in a full season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 1995, finishing 12th in points with 1 pole and 5 top-tens in the series' inaugural season. He also counts 10 Busch Series and 2 Winston Cup starts among his NASCAR accomplishments. Swindell still competes in the World of Outlaws. He competed in the rival National Sprint Tour for the 2006 season, winning three events.
In his career he has had over 267 WoO feature wins. 2007 was his 35th consecutive year as a race car driver, racing beside his 18 year old son Kevin. He's a five-time winner of the prestigious Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, the only driver to win it more than two times. During the 2008 season he raced in northern California winning a main event in the California Civil War Series in Placerville and also at the famed Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California.
His father, Sam, and brother, Jeff, were also successful racecar drivers.
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| Preceded by Steve Kinser |
World of Outlaws Champion 1981-1982 |
Succeeded by Steve Kinser |
| Preceded by Mark Kinser |
World of Outlaws Champion 1997 |
Succeeded by Steve Kinser |
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