| Born: | April 3, 1926 | |
| Birthplace: |  Monroe, North Carolina |
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| Died: | April 2, 1972 (aged 45) | |
| Cause of Death: | Heart attack resulting in racing crash | |
| Achievements: | — | |
| Awards: | Inducted in the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame and Georgia Automobile Racing Hall of Fame | |
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics | ||
| 198 races run over 14 years. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Monroe is a city in Union County, North Carolina, United States. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. | ||
| Best Cup Position: | 3rd - 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959 (Grand National) | |
| First Race: | 1950 Vernon Fairgrounds race | |
| Last Race: | 1971 World 600 (Charlotte) | |
| First Win: | 1953 Central City Speedway race | |
| Last Win: | 1960 Capital City 200 (Richmond) | |
| Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
| 20 | 106 | 19 |
Alfred "Speedy" Thompson (born April 3, 1926 in Monroe, North Carolina – died April 2, 1972 in Charlotte, North Carolina) was a NASCAR pioneer and driver in the Grand National (now NEXTEL Cup) series from 1950 to 1971, capturing 20 wins along the way. It was the 1st Daytona 500 and only race to be caution-free the winner was Lee Petty. The 1950 NASCAR Grand National Season began on Sunday February 5 and ended on Sunday October 29. The Coca-Cola 600 (formerly the World 600) and also known as the "Coke 600" is a in length Stock car race held annually at Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord North Carolina, north of Charlotte. The Chevy Rock and Roll 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond Virginia Richmond International Raceway (RIR is a 3/4-mile (12 km D-shaped asphalt race track located just outside Richmond Virginia in Henrico County. The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Monroe is a city in Union County, North Carolina, United States. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States.
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Racing career
He made his debut in 1950 and won two of the seven races he competed in 1953 in the #46 Buckshot Morris Oldsmobile. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oldsmobile was a brand of Automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Thompson made 15 starts in 1955 and made a serious attack on the Championship the next year, competing in 42 races in Carl Kiekhaefer's factory-backed Chryslers and Dodges, winning eight times and finishing third in points. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Kiekhaefer Mercury founder See also Mercury Marine Kiekhaefer was born in Wisconsin. Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 Dodge is a United States -based brand of Automobiles Sport utility vehicles and Trucks manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC 1957 saw a switch to Hugh Babb's and his own Chevrolets and another third place result, only capturing two victories that year. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Chevrolet (ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ - French origin (also known as Chevy) is a Brand of Automobile, produced by General Motors (GM Speedy drove his own Chevy for the entire 1958 season, and another third place was the reward for his four victories in 38 starts. Another third place in points came in 1959 from 29 starts in a variety of different cars, this time with no wins. 1959 would be his last full-time effort in the series and he left Grand National after the 1962 season, choosing to race at late models at local North Carolina short tracks. He returned to NASCAR's top series, then called Winston Cup, in 1971 for the World 600 where he finished 16th. The Coca-Cola 600 (formerly the World 600) and also known as the "Coke 600" is a in length Stock car race held annually at Lowe's Motor Speedway
Death
During a late model race on April 2, 1972 at Metrolina Fairgrounds in Charlotte, where he started the race despite reporting he was not feeling well, Thompson suffered a suspected heart attack during the race and crashed his car, breaking his neck as well. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He died on the way to the hospital, one day before his 46th birthday.
Awards
He was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame and the Georgia Automobile Racing Hall of Fame.
References
- Racer Profile: Speedy Thompson at InsiderRacingNews. com
- Thompson's NASCAR stats at Racing-Reference.info
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