Rick Newsom
Born(1950-03-19)March 19, 1950
Fort Mill, South Carolina
DiedAugust 16, 1988(1988-08-16) (aged 38)
Cause of deathPlane crash
NASCAR Cup Series career
82 races run over 14 years
Best finish36th - 1981, 1982 (Winston Cup)
First race1972 Texas 500 (Texas World Speedway)
Last race1986 Miller High Life 500 (Pocono Raceway)
Wins Top tens Poles
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Rick Newsom (March 19, 1950 – August 16, 1988), was a NASCAR Winston Cup driver from Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Newsom competed in 82 Winston Cup races from 1972 to 1986.[1]

He was killed in a private plane crash on August 16, 1988.[2]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (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 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1972 Newsom Racing 98 Ford RSD DAY RCH ONT CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV MCH RSD TWS DAY BRI TRN ATL TAL MCH NSV DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR TWS
22		 91st 289 [3]
1973 20 RSD DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS
30		 DAR MAR
12		 TAL NSV
16		 CLT
DNQ		 DOV
39		 TWS
34		 RSD MCH
28		 DAY BRI
12		 ATL
12		 TAL NSV
11		 DAR RCH
13		 DOV
15		 NWS MAR
32		 CLT CAR 34th 1931 [4]
1974 RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY BRI NSV ATL POC TAL MCH DAR
DNQ		 RCH DOV
14		 NWS
22		 MAR CLT CAR ONT 92nd 2.75 [5]
1975 RSD DAY
31		 RCH
22		 CAR
19		 BRI ATL
20		 NWS
24		 DAR
33		 MAR TAL
41		 NSV
13		 DOV CLT RSD MCH
36		 DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR 37th 877 [6]
45 DOV
12		 NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT
1976 20 RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR
18		 TAL NSV
30		 DOV
20		 CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DOV
30		 MAR
24		 NWS CLT CAR
18		 ATL ONT 44th 607 [7]
Chevy DAR
38		 RCH
1977 Ford RSD DAY RCH
23		 CAR ATL NWS
29		 DAR BRI
27		 MAR TAL NSV
16		 DOV
28		 CLT
DNQ		 RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR 48th 446 [8]
6 Chevy RCH
28		 DOV
27		 MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT
1979 Newsom Racing 20 Olds RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY
23		 NSV POC
26		 TAL
15		 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
35		 MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL ONT 49th 355 [9]
1980 RSD DAY
DNQ		 ATL
36		 BRI DAR MAR
32		 TAL NSV
26		 DOV
32		 CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR ATL ONT 44th 483 [10]
Chevy RCH
19		 CAR NWS
20
1981 RSD DAY RCH
27		 CAR
32		 ATL
20		 BRI
23		 NWS DAR MAR TAL
33		 NSV DOV CLT
DNQ		 TWS
28		 RSD MCH DAY NSV POC
26		 TAL MCH BRI
22		 DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
22		 CLT CAR ATL RSD 37th 768 [11]
1982 DAY RCH BRI ATL CAR DAR
14		 NWS
DNQ		 MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC
17		 RSD MCH DAY NSV POC
13		 TAL MCH BRI
29		 DAR
19		 RCH DOV
35		 NWS CLT
DNQ		 MAR
31		 CAR
35		 ATL
DNQ		 RSD 36th 619 [12]
1983 DAY
DNQ		 RCH
DNQ		 CAR
28		 ATL DAR
DNQ		 NWS
DNQ		 41st 573 [13]
Reeder Racing 02 Buick MAR
20		 TAL
DNQ		 NSV
23		 BRI
19
Chevy DOV
14		 CLT
31		 RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
1984 Newsom Racing 20 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 RCH MCH
DNQ		 DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR
DNQ		 RCH DOV MAR CLT
DNQ		 NWS CAR ATL RSD 82nd 76 [14]
Buick CAR
29		 ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC
1985 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 RCH
28		 TAL
DNQ		 DOV
21		 CLT RSD 41st 450 [15]
Buick CAR
36		 ATL
DNQ		 BRI DAR NWS MAR POC
38		 MCH DAY POC
21		 TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
32		 MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
1986 DAY RCH CAR
40		 ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV
25		 CLT RSD POC
37		 MCH 69th 183 [16]
Chevy DAY
DNQ		 POC
DNQ		 TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1973 Newsom Racing Ford DNQ
1975 Newsom Racing Ford 21 31
1980 Newsom Racing Oldsmobile DNQ
1983 Newsom Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1984 DNQ
1985 DNQ

References

  1. ↑ Rick Newsom Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info
  2. ↑ Motorsport Memorial
  3. ↑ "Rick Newsom – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rick Newsom – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Rick Newsom – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Rick Newsom – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Rick Newsom – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Rick Newsom – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Rick Newsom – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Rick Newsom – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Rick Newsom – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Rick Newsom – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Rick Newsom – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Rick Newsom – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Rick Newsom – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Rick Newsom – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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