Don Biederman
| Don Biederman | |||||||
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| Born | February 20, 1940 Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
| Died | May 31, 1999 (aged 59) Brantford, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
| Achievements | 1977 Oxford 250 winner | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 42 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 38th (1967) | ||||||
| First race | 1966 Old Dominion 400 (Manassas) | ||||||
| Last race | 1969 Texas 500 (College Station) | ||||||
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Don Biederman (February 20, 1940 – May 31, 1999) was a Canadian stock car racer from Port Credit, Ontario.
Racing career
Biederman was the first Canadian ever to campaign for a full season in the NASCAR Cup Series formerly known as the NASCAR Grand National Series.
Biederman won the prestigious Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, Maine in 1977,[1] one of only four Canadians to do so, with Junior Hanley, Derek Lynch, and Dave Whitlock being the others.[2][3][4]
Biederman won the IWK 250 at Riverside International Speedway in James River, Nova Scotia on three consecutive occasions from 1979–1981.[5]
Death and legacy
On May 31, 1999, Biederman died suddenly of a brain aneurysm at his home in Brantford, Ontario at the age of 59.[6]
Since 2000 the OSCAAR Racing series has held a race in his honour entitled "The Don Biederman Memorial" at Flamboro Speedway in Millgrove, Ontario.[7]
Awards
- He was posthumously inducted Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2001.
- He was posthumously enshrined on the Riverside International Speedway Wall of Fame.[8]
Motorsports results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series
Daytona 500 results
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Don Biederman | Chevy | DNQ | |
| 1968 | James Brown | Ford | 50 | 28 |
| 1969 | Dennis Holt | Ford | Wth | |
References
- ^ "Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59". The Auto Channel. June 2, 1999. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.stock-car-racing.net/Biederman.htm
- ^ "IWK 250 WINNER'S CIRCLE". Riverside International Speedway. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ "Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59". The Auto Channel. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ "Biederman Memorial on the move for 2015". OSCAAR Racing. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ "Wall of Fame". Riverside International Speedway. Retrieved 2015-09-09.