Don Biederman

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NASCAR driver

Don Biederman

Born| (1940-02-20)February 20, 1940
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Died| May 31, 1999(1999-05-31) (aged 59)
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Achievements| 1977 Oxford 250 winner
NASCAR Cup Series career
42 races run over 4 years
Best finish| 38th (1967)
First race| 1966 Old Dominion 400 (Manassas)
Last race| 1969 Texas 500 (College Station)
| Wins | Top tens | Poles

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0 | 2 | 0

Don Biederman (February 20, 1940 – May 31, 1999) was a Canadian stock car racer from Port Credit, Ontario.

## Racing career

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Biederman was the first Canadian ever to campaign for a full season in the NASCAR Cup Series formerly known as the NASCAR Grand National Series.

Biederman won the prestigious Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, Maine in 1977,[1] one of only four Canadians to do so, with Junior Hanley, Derek Lynch, and Dave Whitlock being the others.[2][3][4]

Biederman won the IWK 250 at Riverside International Speedway in James River, Nova Scotia on three consecutive occasions from 1979–1981.[5]

## Death and legacy

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On May 31, 1999, Biederman died suddenly of a brain aneurysm at his home in Brantford, Ontario at the age of 59.[6]

Since 2000 the OSCAAR Racing series has held a race in his honour entitled "The Don Biederman Memorial" at Flamboro Speedway in Millgrove, Ontario.[7]

## Awards

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* He was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2001[8]
* He was posthumously enshrined on the Riverside International Speedway Wall of Fame[9]

## Motorsports results

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### NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Grand National Series

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NASCAR Grand National Series results

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  | 49  | 50  | 51  | 52  | 53  | 54  | NGNC | Pts
1966 | Ron Stotten  | 94  | Ford | AUG | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | CAR | BRI | ATL | HCY | CLB | GPS | BGS | NWS | MAR | DAR | LGY | MGR | MON | RCH | CLT | DTS | ASH | PIF | SMR | AWS | BLV | GPS | DAY | ODS
22 |  | 58th | 2302
Chevy |  | BRR
21 | OXF
25 | FON
18 | ISP
14 | BRI | SMR
20 | NSV
19 | ATL | CLB
19 | AWS | BLV
18 | BGS
11 | DAR | HCY | RCH | HBO
13 | MAR
36 | NWS
27 | CLT | CAR

1967 | AUG
12 | RSD
16 |  | GPS
17 | MGY
17 | DAY
34 | TRN
25 | OXF
24 | FDA
18 | ISP
16 | BRI | SMR
15 | NSV
7 | ATL
30 | BGS | CLB | SVH
20 | DAR
20 | HCY
20 | RCH
27 | BLV
28 | HBO | MAR
30 | NWS
28 | CLT
DNQ | CAR
DNQ | AWS
17 |  | 38th  | 5850
Don Biederman  | 09  |  | DAY
23 | DAY | DAY
DNQ | AWS | BRI | GPS | BGS | ATL | CLB | HCY | NWS | MAR | SVH | RCH |
Bill Seifert  | 45  | Ford |  | DAR
13 | BLV | LGY | CLT | ASH | MGR | SMR | BIR | CAR |
1968 | Ron Stotten  | 94  | Chevy | MGR | MGY
19 | RSD |  | 77  | N/A
James Brown  | 95  | Ford |  | DAY
28 | BRI | RCH | ATL | HCY | GPS | CLB | NWS | MAR | AUG | AWS | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT | ASH | MGR | SMR | BIR | CAR | GPS | DAY | ISP | OXF | FDA | TRN | BRI | SMR | NSV | ATL | CLB | BGS | AWS | SBO | LGY | DAR | HCY | RCH | BLV | HBO | MAR | NWS | AUG | CLT | CAR | JFC |
1969 | Dennis Holt  | 23  | Ford | MGR | MGY | RSD | DAY
17 | DAY | DAY
Wth | CAR |  | 88th  | 43
Larry Wehrs  | 00  | Chevy |  | AUG
8 | BRI | ATL | CLB | HCY | GPS | RCH | NWS
DNQ | MAR | AWS | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT | MGR | SMR | MCH | KPT | GPS | NCF | DAY | DOV | TPN | TRN | BLV | BRI | NSV | SMR | ATL | MCH | SBO | BGS | AWS | DAR | HCY | RCH | TAL | CLB | MAR | NWS | CLT | SVH | AUG | CAR | JFC |
Bill Champion  | 70  | Ford |  | MGR
25 | TWS

##### Daytona 500 results

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Year  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Start  | Finish

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1967 | Don Biederman  | Chevy | DNQ
1968 | James Brown  | Ford | 50  | 28
1969 | Dennis Holt  | Ford | Wth

## See also

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* Frog Fagan

## References

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1. ^ "Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59". The Auto Channel. June 2, 1999. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
2. ^ "CMHF". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
3. ^ "Don Biederman Memorial - OSCAAR". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
4. ^ "Daytona Don Biederman". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
5. ^ "IWK 250 WINNER'S CIRCLE". Riverside International Speedway. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
6. ^ "Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59". The Auto Channel. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
7. ^ "Biederman Memorial on the move for 2015". OSCAAR Racing. February 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
8. ^ "Don Biederman". Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
9. ^ "Wall of Fame". Riverside International Speedway. Retrieved 2015-09-09.

## External links

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* Photo gallery at Canadian Racing Archives

Achievements

Preceded by

Frank Fraser

|  Riverside 250 Winner
1979, 1980, 1981  | Succeeded by

Greg Sewart

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Champion Racing

Years active|

1951–1979

Personnel|

* Bill Champion

Former drivers|

* Walter Ballard
* Don Biederman
* Terry Bivins
* Dick Brooks
* Earl Brooks
* Neil Castles
* Bill Champion
* Dean Dalton
* Bill Elliott
* Tommy Ellis
* Tommy Gale
* Cliff Garner
* Randy Hutchison
* Bruce Jacobi
* Dick Johnson
* John Kenney
* Elmo Langley
* Clyde Lynn
* Dick May
* Jimmy Means
* Phil Montague
* Ed Negre
* Johnny Ray
* Ricky Rudd
* Billy Smith
* Jabe Thomas
* Raymond Williams

NASCAR Hall of Fame|

* Bill Elliott
* Ricky Rudd

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Seifert Racing

Years active|

1966–1973

Personnel|

* Bill Seifert

Former drivers|

* Don Biederman
* Dick Brooks
* Earl Brooks
* Carl Cardey
* Niles Gage
* Cecil Gordon
* Lee Gordon
* Blaine Kauffman
* Elmo Langley
* Bill Latham
* Clyde Lynn
* Tex McCullough
* Vic Parsons
* J. T. Putney
* Buster Saxton
* Bill Seifert
* Dub Simpson
* Ramo Stott
* Jim Tatum
* Raymond Williams
* Cale Yarborough
* LeeRoy Yarbrough

NASCAR Hall of Fame|

* Cale Yarborough

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