Nascar Hall of Fame 5th Class Finalist - Bobby Isaac, Driver
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(b. 8-1-32 -
d. 8-14-77)
Hometown:
Competed:
1961-76
Starts: 309
Wins: 37
Poles: 49
Bobby Isaac knew one speed: Fast.
His uncanny skill at
qualifying a race car proves that. His 49 career poles ranks tied for
eighth all-time. Maybe more impressive: Isaac captured 19 poles in 1969,
which still stands as the record for poles in a single season. Only 37
drivers have 19 or more poles in their entire career.
Isaac
began racing in NASCAR’s premier series in 1961. He finished
runner-up in the series standings in 1968 behind NASCAR Hall of Famer David
Pearson. In 1969 he finished sixth in the standings after posting 17 wins
and those 19 poles.
In his breakthrough
season, 1970, Isaac won the championship posting 11 victories, 32 top fives
and 38 tops in 47 starts.
A year later, in
September 1971, he set 28 world class records on the Bonneville Salt Flats
in his Dodge. Many of his records still exist to this
day.
Isaac won 37 races in
NASCAR's top series during his career, which ranks 19th on the all-time
wins list.
In 1998, Isaac was named one NASCAR's 50 Greatest
Drivers.
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