Bill Ervin Explained

Bill Ervin
Birth Date:January 13, 1932
Death Date:March 26, 1996
Birth Place:Tellico Plains, Tennessee
Death Cause:Car accident
Best Cup Pos:64th - 1968 NASCAR Grand National season
Cup Wins:0
Cup Top Tens:0
Cup Poles:0
First Cup Race:1967 Greenville 200 (Greenville-Pickens Speedway)
Last Cup Race:1969 Alabama 200 (Montgomery Speedway)
Years In Cup:3
Total Cup Races:24

Bill Ervin was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver from the American community of Tellico Plains, Tennessee.

Career

He participated in 124 races during his three seasons (1967, 1968, and 1969) of NASCAR action.[1] While never winning a race, Ervin managed to start an average of 22nd and finish in an average of 19th place.[1] His total career earnings were $2,805 ($ when adjusted for inflation).[1] The total number of miles that Ervin raced was 1398.8miles.[1]

Bill Ervin's most successful races came on short track where finishes of 18th-place were considered to be routine. His weakness was dirt tracks; where he would find himself finishing in a humbling 26th place on average.[2]

The #31 Newman Long-owned Ford vehicle would become the primary vehicle of Bill Ervin during his NASCAR Cup Series career.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Ervin's NASCAR career information . Racing Reference . 2011-01-21.
  2. Web site: Bill Ervin's NASCAR statistics. Driver Averages. 2012-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20130518141631/http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/driver.php?drv_id=1189. 2013-05-18. dead.
  3. Web site: Bill Ervin's NASCAR statistics. Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. 2012-12-02. 2014-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213082616/http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/drivers/bill-ervin/288. dead.