Fireball Roberts
Fireball Roberts
date of birth
Jan 20, 1929
place of birth
Tavares, Florida
date of death
Jul 02, 1964
age
35
date of death
Jul 02, 1964
place of death
Charlotte, North Carolina
age
35
nationality
USA
Fireball Roberts Statistics and Results
NASCAR Cup
career highlights
Career statistics
Years
15
Best Championship position
5
Entries
207
Starts
206
Wins
33
16.02%
Win from pole
6
15.79%
Win & Fastest lap
0
Hat-Trick
0
Grand Slams
0
Most wins in a season
8
Win Streak
4
Stage Wins
0
Best Finish
1
AVG. Finish
13.29
Podiums
64
31.07%
Top 5
93
45.15%
P2 Finishes
22
P3 Finishes
9
P4 Finishes
16
P5 Finishes
13
Top 10
122
59.22%
Poles
38
18.45%
Best Grid
1
AVG. Grid
7.72
Fastest Laps
0
Fastest Laps Streak
0
Points
61890
300.44
Consecutive Points
0
Retirements
71
34.47%
Laps Raced
37230
Career summary
Year | Entrant | RS | W | T5 | T10 | PP | AF | AG | DNF | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14.3 | 9.11 | 3 | 27th | |
| 1963 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 10.2 | 4.3 | 6 | 5th | |
| 1962 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12.37 | 5.21 | 6 | 8th | |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 11.33 | 8.14 | 8 | ||
| 1960 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 23.44 | 1.44 | 7 | 29th | |
| 1959 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19.38 | 15.5 | 5 | ||
| 1958 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 6th | |
| 1957 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 7.12 | 4 | 3 | 6th | |
| 1957 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 10.38 | 7 | 6 | 6th | |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | 32 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 11.81 | 9.28 | 10 | ||
| 1955 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 2.5 | 1 | ||
| 1954 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12.8 | 2 | ||
| 1953 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 1952 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26.86 | 13.14 | 5 | ||
| 1951 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20.78 | 11.11 | 3 | ||
| 1950 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 3 | ||
| 206 | 33 | 93 | 122 | 38 | 13.29 | 7.72 | 71 |
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Top 5
T10
Top 10
PP
Poles
AF
AVG. Finish
AG
AVG. Grid
DNF
Retirements
WC
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