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 Cup Series career
2 races run over 2 years
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 Xfinity Series career
10 races run over 4 years
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 Craftsman Truck Series career
20 races run over 1 year
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 races run over 2 years
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. 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