- Source: Connie Saylor
Conrad "Connie" Saylor (June 3, 1940 – February 4, 1993 [1]) was a journeyman NASCAR race car driver.
Career
Saylor did one-off events in the Winston Cup Series during the 1980s and early 1990s, and also raced in ARCA and late model sportsman series. [2] His most well-known moment came in the 1981 Twin 125s, qualifying races for the Daytona 500, in which he spun off turn two and flipped, sliding down the backstretch on his roof for about 1,000 feet. He was uninjured in the crash, and did not qualify for the race. He won a consolation race at Daytona in 1984.
In Winston Cup racing, he picked up his best finish in his debut race, in 1978, eighth [3].
Personal life
Connie was married to Shirley Nowlin and had two children, Tracy and Tim Saylor. He started a mining and industrial tire and wheel business in Johnson city, Tennessee, in 1977, which is still in operation by his family.
Saylor was from Johnson City, Tennessee. As verified by his family, he died at the age of 52 from cancer. [4].
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
= Daytona 500 =
Busch Series
= ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series
=(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
References
External links
Connie Saylor driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- NASCAR Seri Piala Winston musim 1985
- Winston 500 1987
- NASCAR Seri Piala Winston musim 1987
- NASCAR Rookie of the Year
- NASCAR Seri Piala Winston musim 1982
- NASCAR Seri Piala Winston musim 1979
- NASCAR Seri Piala Winston musim 1978
- Poena cullei
- Connie Saylor
- Saylor
- Morgan–McClure Motorsports
- 1988 Daytona 500
- 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
- 1984 Daytona 500
- 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
- NASCAR Rookie of the Year
- 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
- Deaths in February 1993
