Eddie Bierschwale Explained

Eddie Bierschwale
Birth Date:	29 June 1959
Birth Place:	San Antonio, Texas
Total Cup Races:	117
Years In Cup:	10
Best Cup Pos:	24th - 1985
First Cup Race:	1983 Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)
Last Cup Race:	1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
Cup Wins:	0
Cup Top Tens:	1
Cup Poles:	0
Updated:	July 24, 2012

Edward Alan Bierschwale^[1] (born June 29, 1959) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver from San Antonio, Texas. He made his Cup debut in 1983^[2] in a car owned by his father Don.^[3] In 1985 he got a full-season ride with D.K. Ulrich and stayed with the team until the end of the 1986 season when he was let go. After bouncing from team to team in 1987 he returned to his father's team in 1988 and participated in a partial schedule with them until he retired from racing in 1992. His best Cup finish was a 10th in the 1989 Daytona 500 (he started the car, but jumped out of the car in favor of Kyle Petty, who had failed to qualify for the race in his No. 42). Bierschwale is also the driver who famously served as a relief driver for Richard Petty’s No. 43 ride in the 1992 Pepsi 400, as Petty was suffering from the effects of the hot weather in Daytona Beach, Florida that day, rendering him unable to finish. He often raced in the No. 23.

Biographical

His father Don was a funeral director^[4] who started a racing team with a co-founder.^[5] The team was B-B Racing.^[6]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30		Pts	Ref
1983	B & B Racing	03		DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	BRI	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD	51st	231	^[7]
1984				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR			66th	146	^[8]
																																ATL	RSD
1985	U.S. Racing	6		DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD			24th	2396	^[9]
1986	C & M Motorsports	94	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	CAR		BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR																							25th	1860	^[10]
	Gray Racing	54	Chevy	DAY			ATL					TAL	DOV					DAY		TAL
	Hylton Motorsports	48	Chevy		RCH
	Ingle Racing	32	Chevy											CLT	RSD
	Langley Racing	64	Ford													POC	MCH		POC		GLN	MCH
	Hamby Motorsports	17	Olds																				BRI						CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD
			Chevy																					DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS
1987		67	Ford	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	NWS	BRI	MAR	TAL																						34th	1162	^[11]
	Fillip Racing	81	Ford						NWS
	Branch-Ragan Racing	77	Ford										CLT	DOV	POC	RSD	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN
	S & H Racing	80	Chevy																			MCH	BRI			DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	RSD	ATL
	AAG Racing	34	Chevy																					DAR	RCH
1988	B & B Racing	23	Olds	DAY	RCH		ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL		34th	1481	^[12]
			Chevy			CAR
1989			Olds	DAY	CAR	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY				MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL		36th	1306	^[13]
	Linro Motorsports	13	Chevy																POC	TAL
	Speed Racing	83	Olds																		GLN
1990	U.S. Racing	2	Olds	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC																		54th	240	^[14]
	B & B Racing	23	Olds														MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL
1991				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC							DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO			42nd	431	^[15]
	Sadler Brothers Racing	95	Chevy																	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH							ATL
1992	B & B Racing	23	Olds	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL		47th	277	^[16]
1993				DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	NA	-	^[17]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1985	U.S. Racing		align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"	DNQ
1986	C & M Motorsports	Pontiac	align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"	DNQ
	Gray Racing		30	align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"	31
1987		Ford	34	align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"	36
1988	B & B Racing	Oldsmobile	23	align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"	28
1989			41	align=center style="background:#FFDF9F;"	10
1990	U.S. Racing	Oldsmobile	41	align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"	32
1991	B & B Racing	Oldsmobile	40	align=center style="background:#DFFFDF;"	12
1992			align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"	DNQ
1993			align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"	DNQ

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21		Pts	Ref
1991		12	Olds	DAY	ATL	KIL	TAL	TOL	FRS	POC	MCH	KIL	FRS	DEL	POC	TAL	HPT	MCH	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS			71st	-	^[18]
	B & B Racing	23	Olds																				ATL
1992				DAY	FIF	TWS	TAL	TOL	KIL	POC	MCH	FRS	KIL	NSH	DEL	POC	HPT	FRS	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS	SLM	ATL	78th	-	^[19]
1993				DAY	FIF	TWS	TAL	KIL	CMS	FRS	TOL	POC	MCH	FRS	POC	KIL	ISF	DSF	TOL	SLM	WIN				66th	-	^[20]
	Bobby Jones Racing	50																				ATL

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eddie A Bierschwale from San Antonio, TX . Radaris.com . 27 July 2024.
2. Web site: Driver.
3. Web site: Driver Season Stats.
4. Web site: Donald Bierschwale Obituary (2011) San Antonio Express-News. Legacy.com.
5. Web site: Donald Bierschwale Obituary (2011) San Antonio Express-News. Legacy.com.
6. Web site: Donald Bierschwale Obituary (2011) San Antonio Express-News. Legacy.com.
7. Web site: Eddie Bierschwale – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. April 12, 2017.
8. Web site: Eddie Bierschwale – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. April 12, 2017.
9. Web site: Eddie Bierschwale – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. April 12, 2017.
10. Web site: Eddie Bierschwale – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. April 12, 2017.
11. Web site: Eddie Bierschwale – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. April 12, 2017.
12. Web site: Eddie Bierschwale – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. April 12, 2017.
13. Web site: Eddie Bierschwale – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. April 12, 2017.
14. Web site: Eddie Bierschwale – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. April 12, 2017.
15. Web site: Eddie Bierschwale – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. April 12, 2017.
16. Web site: Eddie Bierschwale – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. April 12, 2017.
17. Web site: Eddie Bierschwale – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. April 12, 2017.
18. Web site: Eddie Bierschwale – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. April 12, 2017.
19. Web site: Eddie Bierschwale – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. April 12, 2017.
20. Web site: Eddie Bierschwale – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. April 12, 2017.