Eddie Bierschwale (born June 29, 1959) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver from San Antonio, Texas. He made his Cup debut in 1983[1] in a car owned by his father Don.[2] In 1985 he got a full-season ride with D.K. Ulrich and stayed with the team until the end of the 1986 season when he was let go. After bouncing from team to team in 1987 he returned to his father's team in 1988 and participated in a partial schedule with them until he retired from racing in 1992. His best Cup finish was a 10th in the 1989 Daytona 500 (he started the car, but jumped out of the car in favor of Kyle Petty, who had failed to qualify for the race in his No. 42). Bierschwale is also the driver who famously served as a relief driver for Richard Petty’s No. 43 ride in the 1992 Pepsi 400, as Petty was suffering from the effects of the hot weather in Daytona Beach, Florida that day, rendering him unable to finish. He often raced in the No. 23.

Eddie Bierschwale
Born (1959-06-29) June 29, 1959 (age 64)
San Antonio, Texas
NASCAR Cup Series career
117 races run over 10 years
Best finish24th - 1985
First race1983 Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)
Last race1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of July 24, 2012.

Biographical edit

His father Don was a funeral director[3] who started a racing team with a co-founder.[4] The team was B-B Racing.[5]

Motorsports career results edit

NASCAR edit

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series edit

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NWCC Pts Ref
1983 B & B Racing 03 Buick DAY RCH CAR ATL
26
DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH
DNQ
DAY NSV POC TAL MCH
26
BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL
34
RSD 51st 231 [6]
1984 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL
31
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR 66th 146 [7]
Buick ATL
29
RSD
1985 U.S. Racing 6 Chevy DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR
23
ATL
15
BRI
15
DAR
19
NWS
29
MAR
20
TAL
19
DOV
32
CLT
19
RSD
18
POC
34
MCH
29
DAY
31
POC
17
TAL
34
MCH
21
BRI
20
DAR
32
RCH
29
DOV
27
MAR
18
NWS
19
CLT
21
CAR
17
ATL
24
RSD
32
24th 2396 [8]
1986 C & M Motorsports 94 Pontiac DAY
DNQ
RCH
DNQ
CAR
29
BRI
29
DAR
34
NWS
DNQ
MAR 25th 1860 [9]
Gray Racing 54 Chevy DAY
31
ATL
30
TAL
30
DOV DAY
35
TAL
39
Hylton Motorsports 48 Chevy RCH
31
Ingle Racing 32 Chevy CLT
29
RSD
Langley Racing 64 Ford POC
32
MCH
27
POC
15
GLN
30
MCH
16
Hamby Motorsports 17 Olds BRI
18
CLT
24
CAR
16
ATL
23
RSD
DNQ
Chevy DAR
25
RCH
11
DOV
25
MAR
24
NWS
20
1987 Arrington Racing 67 Ford DAY
36
CAR
18
RCH
18
ATL
42
DAR
16
NWS
DNQ
BRI
25
MAR
24
TAL
18
34th 1162 [10]
Fillip Racing 81 Ford NWS
18
Branch-Ragan Racing 77 Ford CLT
28
DOV POC RSD MCH
19
DAY
33
POC TAL GLN
S & H Racing 80 Chevy MCH
DNQ
BRI DOV
37
MAR NWS CLT
DNQ
CAR
23
RSD ATL
AAG Racing 34 Chevy DAR
25
RCH
1988 B & B Racing 23 Olds DAY
28
RCH ATL
17
DAR
14
BRI NWS MAR TAL
39
CLT
28
DOV
40
RSD POC
29
MCH
26
DAY
31
POC
38
TAL
31
GLN MCH
24
BRI DAR
26
RCH
27
DOV
26
MAR CLT
40
NWS CAR
33
PHO
40
ATL
24
34th 1481 [11]
Chevy CAR
32
1989 Olds DAY
10
CAR
26
ATL
23
RCH
31
DAR
21
BRI
19
NWS
18
MAR
DNQ
TAL
39
CLT
36
DOV
27
SON
34
POC MCH
29
DAY MCH
28
BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT
25
NWS CAR PHO ATL
DNQ
36th 1306 [12]
Linro Motorsports 13 Chevy POC
32
TAL
Speed Racing 83 Olds GLN
38
1990 U.S. Racing 2 Olds DAY
32
RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC 54th 240 [13]
B & B Racing 23 Olds MCH
29
DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
22
CAR PHO ATL
1991 DAY
12
RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT
24
DOV SON POC MCH
38
DAY
DNQ
POC DOV
DNQ
MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO 42nd 431 [14]
Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Chevy TAL
27
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH ATL
27
1992 B & B Racing 23 Olds DAY
DNQ
CAR RCH ATL
40
DAR
DNQ
BRI NWS MAR
DNQ
TAL
DNQ
CLT
DNQ
DOV SON POC MCH DAY
38
POC TAL GLN MCH
28
BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL
19
47th 277 [15]
1993 DAY
DNQ
CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY
DNQ
NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [16]
Daytona 500 edit
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1985 U.S. Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1986 C & M Motorsports Pontiac DNQ
Gray Racing Chevrolet 30 31
1987 Arrington Racing Ford 34 36
1988 B & B Racing Oldsmobile 23 28
1989 41 10
1990 U.S. Racing Oldsmobile 41 32
1991 B & B Racing Oldsmobile 40 12
1992 DNQ
1993 DNQ

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series edit

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 AHSSC Pts Ref
1991 12 Olds DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT MCH ISF TOL DSF TWS
3
71st - [17]
B & B Racing 23 Olds ATL
14
1992 DAY FIF TWS
1*
TAL TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS
32
SLM ATL 78th - [18]
1993 DAY FIF TWS
29
TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN 66th - [19]
Bobby Jones Racing 50 Ford ATL
29

References edit

  1. ^ "Driver".
  2. ^ "Driver Season Stats".
  3. ^ "Donald Bierschwale Obituary (2011) San Antonio Express-News". Legacy.com.
  4. ^ "Donald Bierschwale Obituary (2011) San Antonio Express-News". Legacy.com.
  5. ^ "Donald Bierschwale Obituary (2011) San Antonio Express-News". Legacy.com.
  6. ^ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  11. ^ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  12. ^ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  13. ^ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  14. ^ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  15. ^ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  16. ^ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  17. ^ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  18. ^ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  19. ^ "Eddie Bierschwale – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.

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