John McFadden

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John McFadden
Born (1951-11-04) November 4, 1951 (age 73)
Forest City, North Carolina, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
11 races run over 7 years
Best finish52nd (1992)
First race 1982 Valleydale 500 (Bristol)
Last race 1992 AC Delco 500 (Rockingham)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 2 years
Best finish92nd (1983)
First race 1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race 1983 Miller Time 300 (Charlotte)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of April 17, 2023.

John McFadden (born November 4, 1951) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. McFadden competed in 11 total NASCAR Cup Series races, [1] 4 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts, [2] and 11 ARCA starts. [3] McFadden was noted in the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series for entering races with low car counts in a backup car fielded by Jimmy Means, a precursor to the practice of start and park. [4]

Contents

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
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930NWCCPtsRef
1982 Will Cronkrite 86 Buick DAY RCH BRI
24
ATL CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS 87th91 [5]
John McFadden 45 Buick CLT
DNQ
MAR CAR ATL
DNQ
RSD
1983 DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS
DNQ
MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI
29
DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
28
CLT CAR
35
ATL
DNQ
RSD 87th213 [6]
1984 DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH
DNQ
DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI
DNQ
DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS
DNQ
CAR ATL RSD N/A0 [7]
1988 John McFadden 24 Chevy DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT
DNQ
NWS CAR PHO ATL N/A0 [8]
1989 DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT
DNQ
DOV SON POC MCH DAR
31
RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 67th113 [9]
Pontiac DAY
40
POC TAL GLN MCH BRI
1992 Jimmy Means Racing 53 Pontiac DAY CAR
40
RCH ATL DAR
37
BRI NWS MAR TAL
40
CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR
38
RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR
40
PHO ATL 52nd230 [10]
1993 62 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR
DNQ
BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL N/A0 [11]

Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series

NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBLMSSCPtsRef
1982 info not available82 Pontiac DAY
33
RCH BRI
29
MAR DAR HCY
DNQ
SBO CRW RCH LGY DOV HCY CLT ASH HCY SBO CAR CRW SBO HCY LGY IRP BRI HCY RCH MAR CLT HCY MAR 110th140 [12]
1983 info not available58 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV BRI CLT
26
SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU CRW ROU SBO HCY LGY IRP GPS BRI HCY DAR RCH NWS SBO MAR ROU CLT
17
HCY MAR 126th97 [13]

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