Bud Moore (racing driver) explained

Bud Moore
Birth Name:Paul Hagan Moore
Birth Date:December 7, 1940
Best Cup Pos:29th (1968)
Cup Wins:0
Cup Top Tens:19
Cup Poles:1
First Cup Race:1964 Nashville 400 (Nashville)
Last Cup Race:1973 Southern 500 (Darlington)
Years In Cup:6
Total Cup Races:41

Paul "Bud" Moore (December 7, 1940 – August 1, 2017) was an American NASCAR driver born in Charleston, South Carolina. He was sometimes known as "Little Bud" to avoid confusion with a NASCAR owner with the same name.

Career

Moore's first-ever race in NASCAR was in the Grand National Series on August 2, 1964. He started the race in a 1963 Ford, but dropped within three laps due to overheating problems.

His best season of his racing career was in 1965, where he managed to grab three top fives, seven top tens, and even a pole, driving Louis Weatherbee's No. 45 Plymouth and competing in just fourteen races. Moore's best season in the point standings, however, was in 1968, where he finished 29th in those standings. Bud's final race in his relatively short career was five years after his second to last race, at the 1973 Southern 500 at the Darlington Raceway. He only completed 174 of the 367 laps, retiring from the race due to engine problems in his 1971 Mercury.

Later years

Following his racing career, Moore continued his support by working in various areas, including promotions and collectibles.

He died on August 1, 2017, at age 76.[1]

Motorsports 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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162PtsRef
196466FordCONAUGJSPSVHRSDDAYDAYDAYRCHBRIGPSBGSATLAWSHBOPIFCLBNWSMARSVHDARLGYHCYSBOCLTGPSASHATLCONNSVCHTBIRVALPIFDAYODSOBSBRRISPGLNLINBRINSV
27
MBSAWSDTSONACLBBGSSTR102nd368[2]
Louis Weathersbee45PlymouthDAR
25
HCYRCHODSHBOMARSVHNWSCLTHARAUGJAC
20
1965RSDDAYDAYDAYPIF
10
ASWRCHHBO
3
ATLGPS
4
NWSMARCLB
18
BRIDARLGY
14
BGSHCY
21
CLTCCF
2
ASH
7
HAR
18
NSVBIRATLGPS
9*
MBS
18
VALDAY49th3216[3]
Sam Fogle31FordODS
8
OBSISPGLNBRINSVCCFAWSSMRPIFAUG
Langley Racing64FordCLB
18
DTSBLVBGS
Jabe Thomas25FordDAR
40
HCYLINODSRCHMARNWSCLTHBOCARDTS
1966Gene Black75FordAUGRSDDAYDAYDAYCARBRIATLHCYCLBGPSBGSNWSMARDARLGYMGRMONRCHCLTDTSASHPIFSMRAWSBLVGPS
16
DAYODSBRROXFFONISPBRISMRNSVATLCLBAWSBLVBGSDARHCYRCHHBOMARNWSCLTCAR107th160[4]
1967King Enterprises53DodgeAUGRSDDAYDAYDAYAWSBRIGPSBGSATLCLBHCYNWSMARSVHRCHDARBLVLGYCLTASHMGRSMRBIRCARGPSMGYDAYTRNOXFFDAISPBRISMRNSVATL
5
BGSCLBDAR
5
HCYRCHBLVHBOMARNWS
33
CLT
29
CAR
6
AWS35th7812[5]
Emory Gilliam00DodgeSVH
18
1968King Enterprises1DodgeMGRMGYRSDDAY
48
BRI
6
RCHATL
27
HCYGPSCLBNWSMAR
6
AUGAWSDAR
9
BLVLGYCLT
39
ASHMGRSMR
8
BIRCAR
41
GPSDAY
7
ISPOXFFDATRNBRI29th1086[6]
Bondy Long29FordSMR
2
NSVATL
7
CLB
24
BGSAWSSBOLGYDAR
8
HCYRCHBLVHBOMAR
4
NWSAUGCLT
45
CAR
42
JFC

Winston Cup Series

Daytona 500

Notes and References

  1. https://speedsport.com/nascar/nascar-little-bud-moore-75/ Former Driver “Lil Bud” Moore, 75
  2. Web site: Bud Moore – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. August 3, 2017.
  3. Web site: Bud Moore – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. August 3, 2017.
  4. Web site: Bud Moore – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. August 3, 2017.
  5. Web site: Bud Moore – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. August 3, 2017.
  6. Web site: Bud Moore – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. August 3, 2017.
  7. Web site: Bud Moore – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. August 3, 2017.