Leon Sales (October 4, 1923 – April 27, 1981) was an American stock car racing driver. Sales competed in 8 NASCAR Grand National races from 1950 to 1952.[1] He achieved 3 top tens[2] and 1 win, which came at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 1950.[3] Sales died on April 27, 1981, and is buried at Crestview Memorial Park in Forsyth County, North Carolina, alongside his wife Eirleen.[4]
| Leon Sales | |||||||
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| Born | October 4, 1923 Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||||||
| Died | April 27, 1981 (aged 57) rural Forsyth County, North Carolina | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 8 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 28th (1950) | ||||||
| First race | 1950 Wilkes 200 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
| Last race | 1953 Race 2 (Daytona Beach) | ||||||
| First win | 1950 Wilkes 200 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
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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
| NASCAR Grand National Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | NGNC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | Hubert Westmoreland | 98 | Plymouth | DAB | CLT | LAN | MAR | CAN | VER | DSP | MCF | CLT | HBO | DSP | HAM | DAR | LAN | NWS 1 |
VER | MAR 21 |
WIN | HBO | 28th | 200 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | 46 | Olds | DAB | CLT | NMO | GAR | HBO | ASF | NWS | MAR | CAN | CLS | CLB | DSP | GAR | GRS | BAI | HEI | AWS | MCF | ALS | MSF | FMS | MOR | ABS | DAR 7 |
CLB | CCS | LAN | CLT | DSP | WIL | NA | - | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nash | HBO 17 |
TPN | PGS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hubert Westmoreland | 98 | Plymouth | MAR 8 |
OAK | NWS 11 |
HMS | JSP | ATL | GAR | NMO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | R. G. Shelton | 22 | Hudson | PBS 26 |
DAB 57 |
JSP | NWS | MAR | CLB | ATL | CCS | LAN | DAR | DSP | CAN | HAY | FMS | HBO | CLT | MSF | NIF | OSW | MON | MOR | PPS | MCF | AWS | DAR | CCS | LAN | DSP | WIL | HBO | MAR | NWS | ATL | PBS | 188th | - | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Driver Leon Sales's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Driver Leon Sales's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series top 10s - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "Driver Leon Sales's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ "findagrave.com". Find A Grave. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Leon Sales – 1950 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ "Leon Sales – 1951 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ "Leon Sales – 1952 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
External links edit
- Leon Sales driver statistics at Racing-Reference