Sammy Swindell

Samuel Alan Swindell Born (1955-10-26) October 26, 1955 Bartlett, Tennessee, United States Achievements 1981, 1982, 1997 World of Outlaws Champion 1983 Knoxville Nationals Winner 1989, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2009 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Winner 1992, 1999, 2012 Eldora Kings Royal Winner NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career 2 race(s) run over 2 year(s) Best finish 85th - 1985 First race 1985 Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta) Last race 1991 Daytona 500 (Daytona) Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0 NASCAR Nationwide Series career 10 race(s) run over 4 year(s) Best finish 55th – 1993 First race 1984 Goody's 300 (Daytona) Last race 1993 Kroger 200 (IRP) Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career 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) Wins Top tens Poles 0 5 1 Statistics current as of February 27, 2012. Champ Car career 3 race(s) run over 2 year(s) Years active 1985-1986 Team(s) Patrick Racing A.J. Foyt Racing Best finish 29th - 1985 First race 1985 Michigan 500 (Michigan) Last race 1986 Domino's Pizza 500 (Pocono) Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0

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 competes in the World of Outlaws. He competed in the rival National Sprint Tour for the 2006 season, winning three events.

Swindell racing in the World of Outlaws

In his career he has over 300 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 three times, until his son Kevin won his fourth straight race in 2013.^{[citation needed]} 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.

References

• Swindell's NASCAR statistics at Racing-Reference.info

External links

• Official website
• Sammy Swindell driver statistics at Racing Reference

Sporting positions
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