| Dick May | |||||||
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| Born | Richard May November 7, 1930 New York | ||||||
| Died | June 9, 2009 (aged 78) | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 185 races run over 16 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 15th (1978) | ||||||
| First race | 1970 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 1985 Northwestern Bank 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| First race | 1967 Permatex 300 (Daytona)[1] | ||||||
Richard (Dick) May (November 7, 1930 – June 9, 2009) was a NASCAR driver who competed in 185 races in the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series between 1967 and 1985.
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Racing career
May began his racing career at the St. Lawrence Valley Speedway in Canton, New York.[2] He spent much of his early career racing at the Watertown Speedway, where he was 1962 Track Champion.[3]
Known as NASCAR’s pinch hitter, May was a coveted as a relief driver and hailed for his ability to qualify cars and avoid crashing, and some estimates put his total NASCAR appearances at over 500. [4][5] In the 1975 running of the Mason-Dixon 500, May drove five different cars but did not finish the race.[6]
After retiring as a driver, NASCAR, worked as a NASCAR inspector until 2003.[2][4] May was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2007.[7]
Death
On June 9, 2009, May died following a long illness.[8]
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.)
Grand National Series
| NASCAR Grand National 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 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | NGNC | Pts | Ref | |
| 1970 | Ron Ronacher | 67 | Ford | RSD | DAY | DAY 19 |
DAY DNQ |
RCH 25 |
CAR | SVH 17 |
ATL | BRI | TAL DNQ |
NWS DNQ |
CLB 22 |
DAR DNQ |
BLV 23 |
LGY 15 |
CLT | SMR 22 |
MAR 29 |
MCH | RSD | HCY | KPT | GPS | DAY | AST 20 |
TPN 25 |
TRN 24 |
BRI DNQ |
SMR | NSV 18 |
ATL | CLB 20 |
ONA | MCH | TAL | BGS | SBO | DAR | HCY | RCH | DOV 32 |
NCF | NWS | CLT DNQ |
MAR DNQ |
MGR 29 |
CAR | LGY 30 |
44th | 551 | [9] | |
| 1971 | RSD | DAY 26 |
DAY | DAY DNQ |
ONT | RCH 25 |
CAR 35 |
HCY | BRI 21 |
ATL | CLB 18 |
GPS | SMR 20 |
NWS | MAR | DAR | SBO 14 |
TAL | ASH 6 |
KPT 14 |
CLT | DOV 30 |
MCH 40 |
RSD | HOU | GPS 25 |
DAY | NSV 29 |
32nd | 1090 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langley Racing | 64 | Ford | BRI 29 |
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| Mercury | AST 23 |
ISP 27 |
TRN 34 |
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| Doc Faustina | 5 | Plymouth | ATL 22 |
BGS | ONA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Davis | 84 | Dodge | MCH 32 |
DAR 25 |
MAR | CLT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford | TAL 27 |
CLB | HCY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulrich Racing | 40 | Ford | DOV 19 |
CAR | MGR | RCH | NWS | TWS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winston Cup Series
Daytona 500
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Ron Ronacher | Ford | DNQ | |
| 1971 | DNQ | |||
| 1972 | Bob Davis | Dodge | DNQ | |
| 1974 | Travis Tiller | Dodge | DNQ | |
| 1975 | Frank Warren | Dodge | QL† | |
| 1976 | Hiram Handy | Chevrolet | 38 | 38 |
| 1977 | Alfred McClure | Ford | DNQ | |
| 1978 | 25 | 18 | ||
| 1979 | DNQ | |||
| 1980 | DNQ | |||
| 1981 | Brooks Honda | Dodge | DNQ | |
| 1982 | Jim Stacy Racing | Buick | Wth | |
| † - Qualified but replaced by Ed Negre | ||||
References
- ^ "Career Results by Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ a b "Dick May Interview". RacersReunion. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ The Legends of Watertown Speedway Archived 2007-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Dick May". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ "Dick May, NASCAR relief driver extrodanaire". Autosport Forums. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ goNASCARgo
- ^ DIRT Motorsports Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Former area driver May dies". Watertown Daily Times. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ a b "Dick May – NASCAR Cup Series Statistics". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
External links
- Dick May driver statistics at Racing-Reference
This page was last edited on 17 March 2024, at 21:11