George Bush (racing driver)
George Bush (January 29, 1911 – October 27, 1967) was an American professional stock car racing driver.
| George Bush | |||||||
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| Born | January 29, 1911 Hamburg, New York | ||||||
| Died | October 27, 1967 (aged 56) | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 52nd (1952) | ||||||
| First race | 1952 Race 27 (Langhorne) | ||||||
| Last race | 1952 Race 34 (Palm Beach) | ||||||
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Racing career
Bush competed in five NASCAR Grand National Series races in 1952, all for owner A. J. Lorenzo. He made his debut at Langhorne Speedway in the No. 16 Oldsmobile, starting ninth and finishing 34th.[1] He recorded his first top ten at Occoneechee Speedway, where he finished tenth after starting 22nd.[2] At the dirt track Lakewood Speedway,[3] he switched to the No. 6, and finished a career-best seventh after qualifying 22nd.[4]
Motorsport career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series
| NASCAR Grand National Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NGNC | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | A. J. Lorenzo | 16 | Olds | PBS | DAB | JAC | NWS | MAR | CLB | ATL | MGR | LAN | DAR | DAY | CAN | HAY | FMS | HBO | CLT | MSF | NIF | OSW | MON | MOR | PPS | MCF | ASW | DAR | MGR | LAN 34 |
DAY | WIL | HBO 10 |
MAR | NWS 21 |
52nd | 498 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ATL 7 |
PBS 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "1952-27". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- "1952-30". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- "George Bush (no, not that one) was once a racer". The Bryan Times. November 1, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- "1952-33". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
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