Banks Simpson | |
Birth Date: | November 4, 1916 |
Death Date: | April 30, 2009 (aged 92) |
Death Place: | Concord, North Carolina |
Best Cup Pos: | 23rd (1955) |
Cup Wins: | 0 |
Cup Top Tens: | 0 |
Cup Poles: | 0 |
First Cup Race: | 1955 Mid-South 250 (Memphis-Arkansas Speedway) |
Last Cup Race: | 1955 Wilkes 160 (North Wilkesboro Speedway) |
Years In Cup: | 1 |
Total Cup Races: | 7 |
Banks Simpson (November 4, 1916 - April 30, 2009)[1] was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver who participated in only the 1955 season.
He was a competitor in the 1955 Southern 500, the 1955 Mid-South 250, and the 1955 Wilkes 160.[2] While he never won a race or finished in the top ten, Simpson would go on to earn $870 in total career earnings ($ when adjusted for inflation) along with experiencing 1376.5miles of NASCAR Grand National Series racing.[2] The races that he did were in the #20 Buick.[3]