Charlie Glotzbach

Charles "Charlie" Glotzbach
Charlie Glotzbach, picture taken in 1969
Born	June 19, 1938 (1938-06-19) (age 73) Edwardsville, Indiana, U.S.A.
Awards	1964 ARCA Rookie of the Year
124 races run over 15 years
Best finish	19th – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Last race	1992 DieHard 500 (Talladega)
First win	1968 National 500 (Charlotte Motor Speedway)
Last win	1971 Volunteer 500 (Bristol)

Charles "Charlie: Glotzbach (born June 19, 1938 in Edwardsville, Indiana) is a former ARCA and was a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver. Charlie holds one of the oldest race records in NASCAR. He was also known as "The Chargin' Comet" and "Chargin' Charlie".

Bristol Race Record

In 1971 Charlie won the caution-free Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in a record pace that still stands. The race was completed with an average speed of 101.074 mph (two hours, 38 minutes) at the .533-mile track, even requiring relief during the middle from Friday Hassler. The track is known for a high number of cautions.

NASCAR history

His first NASCAR Winston Cup race was in 1960. While never running a full Winston Cup schedule, he ran races part-time every year from 1967 to 1975. The most Winston Cup races he ran in a single year was in 1968, when he race in 22 of 48 events. In 1969 he finished second in the Daytona 500 after being passed on the last lap by LeeRoy Yarbrough.

His last NASCAR Winston Cup race was in 1992, a season where he competed in seven events. He has four wins and 12 poles in NASCAR.

Other Racing

Glotzbach was named the 1964 ARCA series Rookie of the Year. He also attempted to qualify for the 1969 and 1970 Indianapolis 500 races, but failed to qualify for both.

Glotzbach now runs a truck sales business named "Charlie's Truck Sales" in Sellersburg, Indiana.

In a charity legends race on March 20, 2010, Glotzbach was involved in a horrifying crash at Bristol Motor Speedway. He T-boned the drivers' side of Larry Pearson at near full speed after Pearson spun. Both drivers were injured, but none are life threatening.^[1]

References

1. ^ Scary moments in old-timers’ race as legends return to high banks of Bristol

External links

• Career information at racing-reference.info
• 2001 Nascar.com article on his 1971 Bristol win

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Name	Glotzbach, Charlie
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Date of birth	June 19, 1938
Place of birth	Edwardsville, Indiana
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