Conrad "Connie" Saylor (June 3, 1940 – February 4, 1993 [1]) was a journeyman NASCAR race car driver.
Connie Saylor | |||||||
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Born | Johnson City, Tennessee, United States | June 3, 1940||||||
Died | February 4, 1993 Bluff City, Tennessee | (aged 52)||||||
Cause of death | Cancer | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
58 races run over 11 years | |||||||
Best finish | 39th – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | ||||||
First race | 1978 Atlanta 500 (Atlanta International Raceway) | ||||||
Last race | 1988 AC Delco 500 (North Carolina Motor Speedway) | ||||||
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Career
editSaylor did one-off events in the Winston Cup Series during the 1980s and early 1990s, and also raced in ARCA and late model sportsman series. [2] His most well-known moment came in the 1981 Twin 125s, qualifying races for the Daytona 500, in which he spun off turn two and flipped, sliding down the backstretch on his roof for about 1,000 feet. He was uninjured in the crash, and did not qualify for the race. He won a consolation race at Daytona in 1984.
In Winston Cup racing, he picked up his best finish in his debut race, in 1978, eighth [3].
Personal life
editConnie was married to Shirley Nowlin and had two children, Tracy and Tim Saylor. He started a mining and industrial tire and wheel business in Johnson city, Tennessee, in 1977, which is still in operation by his family.
Saylor was from Johnson City, Tennessee. As verified by his family, he died at the age of 52 from cancer. [4].
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
editDaytona 500
editYear | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1979 | GC Spencer Racing | Dodge | DNQ | |
1981 | GC Spencer Racing | Oldsmobile | DNQ | |
1982 | DNQ | |||
1983 | DNQ | |||
1984 | Lain Racing | Pontiac | DNQ | |
Adcox Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 22 | |
1985 | Ball Motorsports | Chevrolet | DNQ | |
1986 | DNQ | |||
1987 | Langley Racing | Ford | 25 | 40 |
1988 | Ball Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30 | 39 |
1989 | Branch-Ragan Racing | Ford | DNQ |
Busch Series
editNASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NBSC | Pts | Ref |
1982 | 4 | Pontiac | DAY 29 |
RCH | BRI | MAR | DAR | HCY | SBO | CRW | RCH | LGY | DOV | HCY | CLT 11 |
ASH | HCY | SBO | CAR | CRW | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP | BRI | HCY | RCH | MAR | CLT | HCY | MAR | 97th | 206 | [13] | |||||||
1983 | Saylor Racing | 93 | Pontiac | DAY | RCH | CAR | HCY | MAR | NWS | SBO | GPS | LGY | DOV | BRI | CLT | SBO | HCY | ROU | SBO | ROU | CRW | ROU | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP | GPS | BRI | HCY | DAR 29 |
RCH | NWS | SBO | MAR | ROU | CLT | HCY | MAR | 140th | 76 | [14] |
1984 | DAY 32 |
RCH | CAR | HCY | MAR | DAR | ROU | NSV | LGY | MLW | DOV | CLT | SBO | HCY | ROU | SBO | ROU | HCY | IRP | LGY | SBO | BRI | DAR | RCH | NWS | CLT | HCY | CAR | MAR | 96th | 67 | [15] |
ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | APSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1980 | 2 | Pontiac | DAY | NWS | FRS | FRS | MCH | TAL 21 |
IMS | FRS | MCH | NA | 0 | [16] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1984 | 9 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL 36 |
NA | 0 | [17] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lain Racing | 37 | Pontiac | TAL 9 |
CSP | SMS | FRS | MCS | LCS | IRP | TAL 15 |
FRS | ISF | DSF | TOL | MGR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985 | ATL 21 |
DAY | ATL | TAL | ATL | SSP | IRP | CSP | FRS | IRP | OEF | ISF | DSF | TOL | 120th | - | [18] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986 | Chevy | ATL 17 |
DAY | ATL | TAL | SIR | SSP | FRS | KIL | CSP | 52nd | - | [19] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Langley Racing | 64 | Ford | TAL 10 |
BLN | ISF | DSF | TOL | MCS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball Motorsports | 98 | Chevy | ATL 18 |
References
edit- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1980 Season Results ARCA Racing Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Connie Saylor – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
External links
edit- Connie Saylor driver statistics at Racing-Reference