Kevin Terris

Kevin Terris (October 27, 1944 – October 14, 2008) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Winston West Series between 1969 and 1986.

Racing career Terris began competing in NASCAR in 1969, running at least thirteen races in the NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division, where he scored six top-ten finishes and led the only three laps of his career. Terris attempted eight races in the renamed Grand National West in 1970, failing to qualify at Ascot Park and scoring two top-ten finishes. In running these races, he made his NASCAR Grand National Series debut in the Motor Trend 500 at Riverside International Raceway, a combination race with the Grand National West, finishing twelfth; in the second Riverside combination race, Terris finished in thirty-eighth due to engine issues. Terris made five starts in the renamed Winston West Series in 1971, scoring two top-tens. He also made four starts in the renamed Winston Cup Series, finishing seventh in both Riverside combination races and forty-second in the combination race at Ontario Motor Speedway; in his first standalone Winston Cup start at Talladega Superspeedway, he finished twenty-sixth due to overheating issues. Terris competed in eight Winston West races in 1972, scoring three top-ten finishes, the final of his career. In the combination races at Riverside, he finished sixth and seventeenth and finished twenty-second in the combination race at Ontario. Terris would not compete in NASACR again until 1982, finishing forty-first in a combination race at Riverside and twenty-seventh at Phoenix International Raceway. Terris made one Winston West start in 1983, finishing twelfth at Riverside. Terris made three starts in 1984, scoring a best finish of fifteenth at Phoenix. In the combination race at Riverside, Terris made his final career Winston Cup start, finishing twenty-fourth. Terris made his final Winston West starts in 1985, failing to finish his starts at Sears Point International Raceway and Willow Springs Speedway and failing to qualify at Riverside. Terris made his final Winston Cup attempt at Riverside in 1986, failing to qualify.

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