Pancho Alvarez is an American stock car racing driver. A long-time sportsman and modified driver in the state of Florida, he competed in one NASCAR Grand National Series race in his career.
| Pancho Alvarez | |||||||
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| Born | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 191st (1952) | ||||||
| First race | 1952 Palm Beach 100 (Palm Beach) | ||||||
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Career edit
A native of Tampa, Florida, Alvarez won the Florida West Coast Stock Car Championship in 1954.[1] He spent most of his career racing on local tracks in the Tampa Bay Area and Polk County, Florida,[2] although he also raced throughout the Southeast, winning multiple track championships.[3]
Alvarez competed in a single major NASCAR-sanctioned race in his career, racing in the inaugural event of the 1952 NASCAR Grand National season at Palm Beach Speedway on January 20, 1952. Starting 9th in the event, he finished 24th,[4] crashing heavily on the race's 113th lap.[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.)
Grand National Series edit
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| 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NGNC | Pts | |||||
| 1952 | Alvarez Racing | 94 | Olds | WPB 24 |
DAB | JAX | NWS | MAR | CLB | LWD | MCN | LHN | DAR | DYN | CNF | HLF | TLD | OCC | CHA | MSF | SFP | OSW | MRO | MRS | SBD | RHR | AWS | DAR | MCN | LHN | DYN | WIL | OCC | MAR | NWS | LWD | WPB | 191st | - | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Alvarez Cops Stock Crown" Sarasota, FL: Sarasota Journal. December 13, 1954, page 7.
- ^ Barker, John. "Polk County Has a Deep Racing Tradition". Lakeland, FL: The Ledger. September 22, 2000, page C2.
- ^ "Pancho Alvarez Races Tonight At Speed Bowl". New London, CT: The New London Day. September 26, 1959, page 14.
- ^ 1952-01. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2013-03-14.
- ^ "Tim Flock Cops 100-Mile Car Race At Palm Beach Speedway". Palm Beach, FL: Palm Beach Daily News. January 21, 1952, page 6.
External links edit
- Pancho Alvarez driver statistics at Racing-Reference