Don Biederman Explained

Don Biederman
Birth Date:20 February 1940
Birth Place:Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Achievements:1977 Oxford 250 winner
Total Cup Races:42
Years In Cup:4
Best Cup Pos:38th (1967)
First Cup Race:1966 Old Dominion 400 (Manassas)
Last Cup Race:1969 Texas 500 (College Station)
Cup Wins:0
Cup Top Tens:2
Cup Poles:0

Don Biederman (February 20, 1940 – May 31, 1999) was a Canadian stock car racer from Port Credit, Ontario.

Racing career

Biederman was the first Canadian ever to campaign for a full season in the NASCAR Cup Series formerly known as the NASCAR Grand National Series.

Biederman won the prestigious Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, Maine in 1977,[1] one of only four Canadians to do so, with Junior Hanley, Derek Lynch, and Dave Whitlock being the others.[2] [3] [4]

Biederman won the IWK 250 at Riverside International Speedway in James River, Nova Scotia on three consecutive occasions from 1979–1981.[5]

Death and legacy

On May 31, 1999, Biederman died suddenly of a brain aneurysm at his home in Brantford, Ontario at the age of 59.[6]

Since 2000 the OSCAAR Racing series has held a race in his honour entitled "The Don Biederman Memorial" at Flamboro Speedway in Millgrove, Ontario.[7]

Awards

Motorsports 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.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354Pts
1966Ron Stotten94FordAUGRSDDAYDAYDAYCARBRIATLHCYCLBGPSBGSNWSMARDARLGYMGRMONRCHCLTDTSASHPIFSMRAWSBLVGPSDAYODS
22
58th2302
ChevyBRR
21
OXF
25
FON
18
ISP
14
BRISMR
20
NSV
19
ATLCLB
19
AWSBLV
18
BGS
11
DARHCYRCHHBO
13
MAR
36
NWS
27
CLTCAR
22
1967AUG
12
RSD
16
GPS
17
MGY
17
DAY
34
TRN
25
OXF
24
FDA
18
ISP
16
BRISMR
15
NSV
7
ATL
30
BGSCLBSVH
20
DAR
20
HCY
20
RCH
27
BLV
28
HBOMAR
30
NWS
28
CLT
DNQ
CAR
DNQ
AWS
17
38th5850
Don Biederman09DAY
23
DAYDAY
DNQ
AWSBRIGPSBGSATLCLBHCYNWSMARSVHRCH
Bill Seifert45FordDAR
13
BLVLGYCLTASHMGRSMRBIRCAR
1968Ron Stotten94ChevyMGRMGY
19
RSD77N/A
James Brown95FordDAY
28
BRIRCHATLHCYGPSCLBNWSMARAUGAWSDARBLVLGYCLTASHMGRSMRBIRCARGPSDAYISPOXFFDATRNBRISMRNSVATLCLBBGSAWSSBOLGYDARHCYRCHBLVHBOMARNWSAUGCLTCARJFC
1969Dennis Holt23FordMGRMGYRSDDAY
17
DAYDAY
Wth
CAR88th43
Larry Wehrs00ChevyAUG
8
BRIATLCLBHCYGPSRCHNWS
DNQ
MARAWSDARBLVLGYCLTMGRSMRMCHKPTGPSNCFDAYDOVTPNTRNBLVBRINSVSMRATLMCHSBOBGSAWSDARHCYRCHTALCLBMARNWSCLTSVHAUGCARJFC
Bill Champion70 FordMGR
25
TWS
19
Daytona 500 results
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1967Don BiedermanChevyalign=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"DNQ
1968James BrownFord50align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"28
1969Dennis HoltFordalign=center colspan=2 style="background:#DFC484;"Wth

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59. June 2, 1999. The Auto Channel. 2013-03-21.
  2. Web site: CMHF . 2010-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110209100029/http://cmhf.ca/member_DON_BIEDERMAN.html . 2011-02-09 . dead .
  3. Web site: Don Biederman Memorial - OSCAAR . 2010-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011034431/http://oscaar.ca/specials/biederman/donbiederman.htm . 2007-10-11 . dead .
  4. Web site: Daytona Don Biederman . 2010-02-15 . 2010-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100523223051/http://www.stock-car-racing.net/Biederman.htm . dead .
  5. Web site: IWK 250 WINNER'S CIRCLE. Riverside International Speedway. 2015-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20150912012936/http://riversidespeedway.ca/events/iwk-250-super-weekend-day-2/. 2015-09-12. dead.
  6. Web site: Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59. The Auto Channel. 2015-09-09.
  7. Web site: Biederman Memorial on the move for 2015. OSCAAR Racing. February 2015. 2015-09-09.
  8. Web site: Wall of Fame. Riverside International Speedway. 2015-09-09.