George Bush (racing driver) explained

George Bush
Birth Date:29 January 1911
Birth Place:Hamburg, New York
Total Cup Races:5
Years In Cup:1
Best Cup Pos:52nd (1952)
First Cup Race:1952 Race 27 (Langhorne)
Last Cup Race:1952 Race 34 (Palm Beach)
Cup Wins:0
Cup Top Tens:3
Cup Poles:0

George Bush (January 29, 1911October 27, 1967) was an American professional stock car racing driver.

Racing career

Bush competed in five NASCAR Grand National Series races in 1952, all for owner A. J. Lorenzo. He made his debut at Langhorne Speedway in the No. 16 Oldsmobile, starting ninth and finishing 34th.[1] He recorded his first top ten at Occoneechee Speedway, where he finished tenth after starting 22nd.[2] At the dirt track Lakewood Speedway,[3] he switched to the No. 6, and finished a career-best seventh after qualifying 22nd.[4]

Motorsport 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.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334Pts
1952A. J. Lorenzo16OldsPBSDABJACNWSMARCLBATLMGRLANDARDAYCANHAYFMSHBOCLTMSFNIFOSWMONMORPPSMCFASWDARMGRLAN
DAYWILHBO
MARNWS
52nd498
6ATL
PBS

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1952-27. Racing-Reference. November 29, 2015.
  2. Web site: 1952-30. Racing-Reference. November 29, 2015.
  3. News: George Bush (no, not that one) was once a racer. The Bryan Times. November 1, 2007. November 29, 2015.
  4. Web site: 1952-33. Racing-Reference. November 29, 2015.