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Dick Nephew

1928 – 1996

American racing driver

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Lived 1928 – 1996 (aged 67). Dick Nephew was an American.

Richard Nephew (October 4, 1928 – September 26, 1996) was an American stock car racing driver and national titlist of the NASCAR Sportsman Division.

Racing career Nephew was co-champion of the 1961 NASCAR Sportsman Division (predecessor of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series) along with Bill Wimble. Folklore has it the “tie” was a fabrication designed to cover-up a mistake by NASCAR officials.

From 1960 to 1962, Nephew made three appearances in the Daytona 300. He otherwise spent the majority of his career racing in the Sportsman and Modified classes at the renowned tracks of the northeast and southeastern Canada, including Catamount Stadium (Milton), Malletts Bay, and Thunder Road (Barre) in Vermont; Quebec Modern Speedway in Quebec City; and Fort Covington Speedway, Utica-Rome Speedway (Vernon), and Watertown Speedway in New York.

Nephew won at least 15 track championships, including Airborne Park Speedway and Saranac Lake Speedway in New York, and Riverside in Laval, Quebec. He was inducted into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2010.

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Who was Dick Nephew?

American racing driver

When was Dick Nephew born?

Dick Nephew was born on 4 October 1928.

When did Dick Nephew die?

Dick Nephew died on 26 September 1996.

What nationality was Dick Nephew?

Dick Nephew was American.

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· Wikipedia: Dick Nephew

· Wikidata: Q117495743

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