Billy Wade (NASCAR)

Billy Wade (NASCAR)

Infobox NASCAR driver
Name = William Wade
Birthdate = birth date|1930|2|28
Died = death date and age|1965|1|5|1930|2|28
Birthplace = flagicon|USA Houston, Texas
Cause of Death = Practice crash at Daytona
Best_Cup_Pos = 4th - 1964 (Grand National)
Cup_Wins = 4
Cup_Top_Tens = 41
Cup_Poles = 5
First_Cup_Race = 1962 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
First_Cup_Win = 1964 Fireball Roberts 200 (Old Bridge Stadium)
Last_Cup_Win = 1964 The Glen 151.8 (Watkins Glen)
Last_Cup_Race = 1964 Jaycee 300 (Augusta Speedway)
Awards = 1963 NASCAR Rookie of the Year
Years_In_Cup = 3
Total_Cup_Races = 70

Billy Wade (February 28, 1930 in Houston, Texas - January 5, 1965) had a brief yet successful stint in NASCAR.

a.k.a (Wade Lavender), Billy was the 1963 NASCAR Rookie of the Year for car owner Cotton Owens. He finished the season with 14 Top 10 finishes in 31 races.

He won four consecutive races the following year for Bud Moore Engineering between July 10 and July 19, 1964. He also accumulated 5 poles and 25 Top 10 finishes in his 35 starts.

He died during a tire test at Daytona International Raceway in 1965.

External links

* [http://www.racing-reference.com/driver?id=wadebi01 Drivers statistics at racing-reference.com]
* [http://www.cottonowens.com/meet_wade.html Webshot of newspaper article on Billy Wade]


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