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Charlie Schwam | |
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| Occupation | NASCAR car owner |
| Known for | Employing some of the best NASCAR Cup Series drivers in the 1950s |
Charlie Schwam is a former NASCAR Grand National Series race car owner whose career spanned from 1955 to 1956.[1]
Summary
[edit]As a true showman, Schwam would paint his vehicles in a bright shade of purple and would have cartoon boars on the vehicles.[2] As the owner of a Ford dealership; Schawn brought Ford vehicles into the NASCAR races that he was involved in. He would play a role in helping Ford vehicles become faster than the Chryslers and Chevrolets that dominated NASCAR during the mid-1950s.[3]
Schwam's employees included Billy Carden, Curtis Turner, and Joe Weatherly.[1] Out of 38 races, Schwam's vehicles have created one win for themselves (at the 1956 Southern 500) in addition to ten finishes in the "top-five" and 18 finishes in the "top-ten.[1]" They have led 461 laps out of 5455 and have finished an average of 17th place overall.[1] The number of miles that these three drivers have raced for Charlie Schwam equals 4,789.5 miles (7,708.0 km).[1] Schwam seemed to have favored the numbers 9 and 99 for his vehicles while numbers 11, 19 and 95 were rarely considered.[4]
Schwam's total earnings for his NASCAR career was $21,310 ($246,460.45 when adjusted for inflation).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Charlie Schwam career information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
- ^ "Charlie Schwam's showmanship". Joe Weatherly.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
- ^ Real NASCAR: White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France. Univ of North Carolina Press. 2010. p. 169. Retrieved 2014-08-13 – via Internet Archive. Charlie Schwam NASCAR.
- ^ "NASCAR Statistics: Charlie Schwam". Driver Averages. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
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