| Marvin Burke | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | March 15, 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Pittsburg, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards: | West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Marvin Burke, (March 15, 1918 – February 23, 1994) was a NASCAR driver from Pittsburg, California. He ran one Grand National Series race in his career, which he won. His starting position in the thirty-two car field in the 1951 race at Oakland is unknown. Burke drove to the front early and led 156 laps en route to his first career victory in his first career start, Burke never raced again in NASCAR. Burke was the fifth driver to win their NASCAR debut, and is the only driver to have won in their only NASCAR Cup Series race.
He attempted to qualify for the 1950 Indianapolis 500 but failed to make the grid.
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)