Bill Widenhouse Explained

Bill Widenhouse
Birth Date:17 June 1929
Death Cause:Advanced age
Best Cup Pos:26th – 1955 Grand National season
Cup Wins:0
Cup Top Tens:5
Cup Poles:0
First Cup Race:1950 Southern 500 (Darlington Raceway)
Last Cup Race:1964 Textile 250 (Concord Speedway)
Achievements:1955 NASCAR Modified Champion
Years In Cup:9
Total Cup Races:31

Bill Widenhouse (born June 17, 1929 - died June 29, 1995) was a NASCAR Grand National driver from Midland, North Carolina, USA.[1] He was the 1955 NASCAR Modified Champion.

Career

During his 14-year NASCAR career, Widenhouse managed to earn two top-five finishes, five top-ten finishes, completed 4131 laps for 4129miles, and earned $3,275 in take-home pay ($ when considering inflation).[1] Bill's average starting position was 22nd and his average finish position was 21st.[1] This driver was a competitor at the 1955 Southern 500 and received a ninth-place finish as the result of the race.

Widenhouse's best finishes were on tri-oval intermediate tracks where he would finish in 18th place on average. His worst finishes would come on road courses with an average finish of 48th place.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Widenhouse information . Racing Reference . 2009-10-22.
  2. Web site: NASCAR Statistics for Bill Widenhouse. Driver Averages. 2012-11-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20130522210240/http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/driver.php?drv_id=2230. 2013-05-22. dead.