Ed Negre (July 16, 1927 – June 4, 2014) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1955 to 1979.[1][2]

Ed Negre
Born(1927-07-16)July 16, 1927
Kelso, Washington
DiedJune 4, 2014(2014-06-04) (aged 86)
NASCAR Cup Series career
338 races run over 17 years
Best finish12th (1971)
First race1955 untitled race (Bay Meadows)
Last race1979 Southern 500 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 26 0

Career

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Negre led 202 laps out of the 64,857 laps that he raced in his career – the equivalent of 6,545.7 miles (10,534.3 km).[1] His total career earnings were US$344,180. [1] While his average starting position was 23.9, 21.7 was Negre's average finishing position. #8 was the number that he would use the most during his career. He is famous for fielding the first Cup ride for Dale Earnhardt in the No. 8 car at the 1975 World 600. However, he would also get the most DNFs (37) while competing in the No. 8 machine.[3] Negre got 44 top-twenty finishes while competing in the No. 8 car.[1]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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

Grand National Series

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NASCAR Grand National 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 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 NGNC Pts Ref
1955 Beryl Jackson 96 Olds TCS PBS JSP DAB OSP CLB HBO NWS MGY LAN CLT HCY ASF TUS MAR RCH NCF FOR LIN MCF FON AIR CLT PIF CLB AWS MOR ALS NYF SAN
9
CLT NCF MAS RSP DAR MGY LAN RSP GPS MAS CLB MAR LVP NWS HBO 83rd - [4]
1956 Negre Racing 88 Olds HCY CLT WSS PBS ASF DAB PBS WIL ATL NWS LAN RCH CLB CON GPS HCY HBO MAR LIN CLT POR
4
48th 952 [5]
98 EUR
15
NYF MER MAS CLT MCF
6 POR
5
AWS RSP PIF
98N CSF
DNQ
CHI CCF MGY OKL ROA OBS POR
6
CLB HBO NWP CLT CCF MAR HCY WIL
88N SAN
10
NOR PIF MYB POR DAR CSH CLT LAN
1957 80 WSS
33
CON TIC DAB CON WIL HBO AWS NWS LAN CLT PIF GBF NA 0 [6]
98 POR
14
CCF RCH MAR EUR
5
LIN LCS ASP NWP CLB CPS PIF JAC RSP CLT MAS POR
7
HCY NOR LCS GLN
98N POR
19
96N KPC
8
LIN OBS MYB DAR NYF AWS CSF SCF LAN CLB CCF CLT MAR NBR CON NWS GBF
1961 14 Ford CLT JSP DAY DAY DAY PIF AWS HMS
22
ATL GPS HBO BGS MAR NWS CLB HCY RCH MAR DAR CLT CLT RSD ASP
7
CLT PIF BIR GPS BGS NOR HAS STR DAY ATL CLB MBS BRI NSV BGS AWS RCH SBO DAR HCY RCH CSF ATL MAR NWS CLT BRI GPS HBO 113th - [7]
1967 Negre Racing 8 Ford AUG RSD DAY DAY DAY AWS BRI GPS BGS ATL CLB HCY NWS MAR SVH RCH DAR BLV LGY CLT ASH
16
MGR SMR BIR CAR
20
GPS
13
MGY DAY TRN
32
OXF
12
FDA
26
ISP
27
BRI SMR
33
NSV
23
ATL
42
BGS CLB SVH HBO
23
MAR NWS
32
CLT 49th 3578 [8]
Ralph Murphy 31 Ford DAR
43
HCY RCH BLV
GC Spencer Racing 49 Plymouth CAR
12
AWS
1968 Negre Racing 8 Ford MGR MGY RSD DAY BRI RCH ATL
38
HCY GPS
21
CLB
22
NWS MAR
37
AUG AWS DAR
31
BLV
18
LGY
17
CLT ASH
11
MGR
28
SMR BIR CAR
37
GPS
13
DAY ISP
15
OXF
12
FDA
10
TRN
32
BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB
19
BGS
12
AWS
15
SBO LGY
13
DAR HCY
20
RCH
21
BLV HBO MAR NWS AUG
17
CLT
29
CAR JFC
20
31st 928 [9]
1969 MGR
18
MGY
17
RSD DAY DAY DAY CAR
16
AUG
9
BRI ATL
26
CLB HCY GPS
18
RCH
19
NWS
29
MAR
21
AWS
24
DAR
14
BLV
21
LGY
21
27th 1465 [10]
Don Tarr 0 Chevy CLT
44
MGR SMR MCH KPT GPS NCF DAY TWS
35
Neil Castles 86 Plymouth DOV
31
TRN
32
BLV BRI NSV SMR
Dodge TPN
30
GC Spencer Racing 8 Plymouth ATL
37
MCH
32
SBO
17
BGS
17
AWS
6
DAR
35
HCY RCH
9
TAL
DNQ
CLB
22
MAR
39
NWS CLT SVH
12
AUG
28
CAR
8
JFC MGR
19
1970 Negre Racing Ford RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH CAR
35
SVH ATL
23
BRI
19
TAL NWS
26
CLB
21
DAR
DNQ
BLV
25
LGY
19
CLT SMR
21
MAR
23
MCH
25
RSD HCY
12
KPT GPS
9
DAY
37
AST
12
TPN
15
TRN
31
BRI SMR
23
NSV
17
ATL
23
CLB
18
ONA
12
MCH
23
TAL
45
BGS
21
SBO
16
DAR
36
HCY RCH
28
DOV
28
NCF
16
NWS
22
CLT MAR
22
MGR CAR LGY 26th 1413 [11]
1971 Dodge RSD DAY DAY
26
DAY
DNQ
12th 2528 [12]
Ford ONT
DNQ
RCH
21
CAR
16
HCY
19
BRI
DNQ
CLB
24
SMR
27
DAR
14
SBO
12
TAL
24
ASH
15
KPT
13
DOV
16
MCH
23
RSD
38
HOU
11
GPS
16
BRI
25
AST
10
ISP
19
TRN
18
NSV
11
ATL
36
BGS
17
ONA
22
MCH
36
TAL
28
CLB
21
DAR
17
MAR
DNQ
DOV
15
CAR
16
MGR
21
RCH
18
NWS
16
TWS
44
Dalton Racing 7 Ford BRI
23
ATL
GC Spencer Racing 49 Plymouth GPS
17
MAR
30
Brooks Racing 28 Ford NWS
18
Buster Davis 04 Plymouth CLT
20
Junior Fields 91 Chevy DAY
36
HCY
8
MAR
17
CLT
19

Winston Cup Series

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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 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1972 Negre Racing 8 Ford RSD
27
DAY
DNQ
21st 4696.89 [13]
Chevy RCH
30
Dodge ONT
DNQ
CAR
14
ATL
18
BRI
22
DAR
24
NWS
22
MAR
30
TAL
15
CLT DOV
31
MCH
21
RSD
37
TWS
28
DAY BRI
17
TRN
17
ATL
25
TAL
39
MCH
22
NSV DAR
14
RCH
15
DOV
17
MAR
18
CLT
44
CAR
17
TWS
25
Arrington Racing 37 Dodge NWS
22
1973 Negre Racing 8 Mercury RSD DAY
17
RCH ATL
24
NWS
19
DAR
20
MAR
22
NSV
27
18th 4942.55 [14]
Sears Racing 4 Dodge CAR
16
BRI CLT
19
DAR
26
Negre Racing 8 Dodge TAL
11
DOV
33
TWS
37
RSD MCH
18
DAY
29
BRI
6
ATL
18
TAL
25
NSV
5
RCH
21
DOV
11
NWS
22
MAR
26
CAR
21
08 Mercury CLT
DNQ
Brown Racing 44 Chevy CLT
27
1974 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD DAY
DNQ
RCH
24
CAR
22
BRI
11
ATL
22
DAR
24
NWS
17
MAR
26
TAL
34
NSV DOV
14
CLT RSD
23
MCH
31
DAY
26
BRI
13
NSV
29
ATL
25
POC
20
TAL
14
DAR
21
RCH
20
DOV
11
NWS
30
MAR
17
CLT
17
CAR
28
ONT
23
23rd 534.29 [15]
Ulrich Racing 40 Chevy MCH
21
1975 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD
9
DAY
DNQ
RCH
10
CAR
7
BRI
13
ATL NWS
19
DAR
31
NSV
24
RSD
28
MCH
27
NSV
15
POC
14
TAL
18
MCH
33
DAR
DNQ
DOV
11
NWS
17
CLT
30
RCH
22
CAR
12
BRI
11
ATL
10
ONT
40
17th 2982 [16]
Warren Racing 79 Dodge DAY
14
Dalton Racing 7 Ford MAR
13
TAL
32
Marcis Auto Racing 2 Dodge DOV
31
CLT
32
DAY
12
Miller Racing 91 Chevy DAR
30
Champion Racing 10 Ford MAR
21
1976 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD DAY
13
CAR
9
RCH
13
BRI
8
ATL
13
NWS
17
DAR
28
NSV
19
DOV
34
CLT
27
RSD
24
MCH
17
NSV
25
POC
11
TAL
27
MCH
30
BRI
29
DAR
26
RCH
27
DOV
15
NWS
25
CLT
37
CAR
13
ATL ONT
12
19th 2709 [17]
Gray Racing 19 Chevy MAR
30
TAL
32
Dalton Racing 7 Chevy DAY
37
Langley Racing 64 Ford MAR
22
1977 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD
27
DAY
29
RCH
15
CAR
13
ATL
DNQ
NWS
28
DAR
24
BRI
25
MAR
25
TAL
41
NSV DOV
15
CLT
35
RSD MCH DAY NSV POC
16
TAL MCH
31
BRI
12
DAR
11
RCH
16
DOV
15
MAR
24
NWS
17
CLT
22
CAR
24
ATL
35
ONT
27
22nd 2214 [18]
Sisco Racing 16 Chevy ATL
39
1978 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD
DNQ
DAY
DNQ
RCH
21
CAR
29
ATL
25
BRI
10
DAR NWS
15
MAR
19
TAL
28
DOV
35
CLT NSV
27
RSD MCH
35
DAY NSV POC TAL MCH
18
DOV
15
MAR
18
NWS
20
CAR
35
28th 1857 [19]
Arrington Racing 7 Dodge BRI
29
Negre Racing 8 Chrysler DAR
21
1 RCH
30
81 CLT
21
ATL
26
18 ONT
21
1979 8 RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR
18
MAR TAL
13
NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR
20
RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL ONT 51st 336 [20]
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1971 Negre Racing Dodge DNQ
1972 Ford DNQ
1973 Mercury 28 17
1974 Dodge DNQ
1975 DNQ
Warren Racing Dodge 26 14
1976 Negre Racing Dodge 42 13
1977 22 29
1978 DNQ

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ed Negre information at Racing Reference
  2. ^ Bruce, Kenny (2014-06-05). "Former driver/owner Ed Negre dies at age 86 - Yahoo Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  3. ^ Ed Negre Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine information at Driver Averages
  4. ^ "Ed Negre – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ed Negre – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Ed Negre – 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "Ed Negre – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Ed Negre – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  9. ^ "Ed Negre – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  10. ^ "Ed Negre – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  11. ^ "Ed Negre – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  12. ^ "Ed Negre – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  13. ^ "Ed Negre – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  14. ^ "Ed Negre – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  15. ^ "Ed Negre – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  16. ^ "Ed Negre – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  17. ^ "Ed Negre – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  18. ^ "Ed Negre – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  19. ^ "Ed Negre – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  20. ^ "Ed Negre – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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  • Ed Negre driver statistics at Racing-Reference
  • Ed Negre owner statistics at Racing-Reference