Carl Adams (racing driver)
Carl Adams (born August 3, 1942) is a former NASCAR driver from National City, California. He made 28 Cup Series starts in his career. He earned five top-ten finishes and had a best effort of 23rd in the point standings in 1975.
| Carl Adams | |||||||
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| Born | August 3, 1942 | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 28 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 23rd - 1975 | ||||||
| First race | 1972 Miller High Life 500 (Ontario Motor Speedway) | ||||||
| Last race | 1975 Los Angeles Times 500 (Ontario Motor Speedway) | ||||||
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Adams began racing at Cajon Speedway near San Diego, California in 1962; eventually racing concurrently in both Super Stocks and the open wheel Modified Sportsman classes and winning feature events in both before moving into CRA Sprint Cars.
Additionally, Adams had great success racing Super Modifieds on a winter tour of ovals in South Africa. Adams won three CRA Sprint Car features before turning to the NASCAR Grand National West division in 1972. He was named GNW rookie of the year for 1972. Adams competed on the GNW circuit in 1973 before heading off to the premier series in 1974 and 1975.
Racing career results
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Owner/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 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1972 | Paul Burchard | 39W | Ford | ONT
30 |
75th | 530 | [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 09W | RIV
7 |
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| 1973 | Richard Mummert | 9 | RIV
13 |
RIV
22 |
69th | N/A | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | 56 | RIV
13 |
ATL
18 |
TAL
22 |
51st | 19.2 | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56W | ONT
40 |
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| Dick Mummert | 56 | DAR
DNQ |
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| 1975 | Richard Mummert | RIV
34 |
23rd | 2182 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Mommery | 65 | DAY
DNQ |
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| Richard Mummert | ROC
13 |
ATL
16 |
NWI
18 |
DAR
12 |
MAR
12 |
TAL
44 |
RIV
23 |
MCH
21 |
DAY
9 |
NSH
8 |
POC
6 |
TAL
23 |
MCH
29 |
NWI
20 |
MAR
7 |
RCH
11 |
BRI
14 |
ATL
16 |
ONT
28 |
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| Bill Hollar | 29 | Chevrolet | DAR
DNQ |
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References
- "Driver Carl Adams 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- "Driver Carl Adams 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- "Driver Carl Adams 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- "Driver Carl Adams 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- Carl Adams driver statistics at Racing-Reference