Eddie Bierschwale

Edward Alan Bierschwale (born June 29, 1959) is an American former NASCAR Winston Cup driver from San Antonio, Texas. He made his Cup debut in 1983 in a car owned by his father Don. In 1985, he got a full-season ride with D.K. Ulrich and stayed with the team until the end of the 1986 season when he was let go. After bouncing from team to team in 1987, he returned to his father's team in 1988 and participated in a partial schedule with them until he retired from racing in 1992. His best Cup finish was a tenth in the 1989 Daytona 500 (he started the car, but jumped out of the car in favor of Kyle Petty, who had failed to qualify for the race in his No. 42). Bierschwale is also the driver who famously served as a relief driver for Richard Petty’s No. 43 ride in the 1992 Pepsi 400, as Petty was suffering from the effects of the hot weather in Daytona Beach, Florida that day, rendering him unable to finish. He often raced in the No. 23.

Biographical His father Don was a funeral director who started a racing team with a co-founder. The team was B-B Racing.

Motorsports career results

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

Winston Cup Series 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 Pts Ref 1983 B & B Racing 03 Buick DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 51st 231 1984 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR 66th 146 Buick ATL RSD 1985 U.S. Racing 6 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 24th 2396 1986 C & M Motorsports 94 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR BRI DAR NWS MAR 25th 1860 Gray Racing 54 Chevy DAY ATL TAL DOV DAY TAL Hylton Motorsports 48 Chevy RCH Ingle Racing 32 Chevy CLT RSD Langley Racing 64 Ford POC MCH POC GLN MCH Hamby Motorsports 17 Olds BRI CLT CAR ATL RSD Chevy DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS 1987 Arrington Racing 67 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR NWS BRI MAR TAL 34th 1162 Fillip Racing 81 Ford NWS Branch-Ragan Racing 77 Ford CLT DOV POC RSD MCH DAY POC TAL GLN S & H Racing 80 Chevy MCH BRI DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR RSD ATL AAG Racing 34 Chevy DAR RCH 1988 B & B Racing 23 Olds DAY RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 34th 1481 Chevy CAR 1989 Olds DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 36th 1306 Linro Motorsports 13 Chevy POC TAL Speed Racing 83 Olds GLN 1990 U.S. Racing 2 Olds DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC 54th 240 B & B Racing 23 Olds MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 1991 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO 42nd 431 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Chevy TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH ATL 1992 B & B Racing 23 Olds DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 47th 277 1993 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA -

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1985 U.S. Racing Chevrolet DNQ 1986 C & M Motorsports Pontiac DNQ Gray Racing Chevrolet 30 31 1987 Arrington Racing Ford 34 36 1988 B & B Racing Oldsmobile 23 28 1989 41 10 1990 U.S. Racing Oldsmobile 41 32 1991 B & B Racing Oldsmobile 40 12 1992 DNQ 1993 DNQ

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Hooters SuperCar 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 Pts Ref 1991 12 Olds DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT MCH ISF TOL DSF TWS 71st - B & B Racing 23 Olds ATL 1992 DAY FIF TWS TAL TOL KIL POC MCH FRS KIL NSH DEL POC HPT FRS ISF TOL DSF TWS SLM ATL 78th - 1993 DAY FIF TWS TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN 66th - Bobby Jones Racing 50 Ford ATL