Sam Sommers

Cecil Franklin "Sam" Sommers (September 17, 1939 – December 11, 2025) was an American stock car racing driver from Savannah, Georgia. Sommers competed in 30 NASCAR Winston Cup races between 1976 and 1978, where he achieved a total of nine top-ten finishes and one pole position. In 2016, Sommers was inducted into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame.

Sommers died on December 11, 2025, at the age of 86.

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 1976 M. C. Anderson Racing 27 Chevy RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT24 RSD MCH DAYDNQ NSV POC TAL36 MCH BRI DAR30 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT36 CAR ATL9 ONT 52nd 412 1977 RSD DAY31 RCH CAR7 ATL13 NWS DAR13 BRI15 MAR28 TAL10 NSV DOV CLT9 RSD MCH8 DAY10 NSV24 POC32 TAL26 MCH4 BRI20 DAR29 RCH DOV10 MAR5 CLT34 CAR17 ATL28 ONT38 21st 2517 Osterlund Racing 98 Chevy NWS14 1978 Don Robertson Racing 25 Chevy RSD DAYDNQ RCH CAR 82nd 127 O. L. Nixon Racing 89 Chevy ATL12 BRI DAR27 NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT NSV RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1977 M. C. Anderson Racing Chevrolet 36 31 1978 Don Robertson Racing Chevrolet DNQ