Rick Newsom

NASCAR driver

NASCAR driver

Rick Newsom

Born| (1950-03-19)March 19, 1950
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Died| August 16, 1988(1988-08-16) (aged 38)
Cause of death| Plane crash
NASCAR Cup Series career
82 races run over 14 years
Best finish| 36th - 1981, 1982 (Winston Cup)
First race| 1972 Texas 500 (Texas World Speedway)
Last race| 1986 Miller High Life 500 (Pocono Raceway)
| Wins | Top tens | Poles

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Rick Newsom (March 19, 1950 – August 16, 1988), was an American NASCAR Winston Cup driver from Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Newsom competed in 82 Winston Cup races from 1972 to 1986.[1]

He was killed in a private plane crash on August 16, 1988.[2]

## Motorsports career 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.)

#### Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR Winston Cup 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  | NWCC | Pts  | Ref
1972 | Newsom Racing  | 98  | Ford | RSD | DAY | RCH | ONT | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | MCH | RSD | TWS | DAY | BRI | TRN | ATL | TAL | MCH | NSV | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | TWS
22 | 91st  | 289  | [3]
1973 | 20  | RSD | DAY
DNQ | RCH | CAR | BRI | ATL | NWS
30 | DAR | MAR
12 | TAL | NSV
16 | CLT
DNQ | DOV
39 | TWS
34 | RSD | MCH
28 | DAY | BRI
12 | ATL
12 | TAL | NSV
11 | DAR | RCH
13 | DOV
15 | NWS | MAR
32 | CLT | CAR |  | 34th  | 1931  | [4]
1974 | RSD | DAY | RCH | CAR | BRI | ATL | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY | BRI | NSV | ATL | POC | TAL | MCH | DAR
DNQ | RCH | DOV
14 | NWS
22 | MAR | CLT | CAR | ONT |  | 92nd  | 2.75  | [5]
1975 | RSD | DAY
31 | RCH
22 | CAR
19 | BRI | ATL
20 | NWS
24 | DAR
33 | MAR | TAL
41 | NSV
13 | DOV | CLT | RSD | MCH
36 | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | DAR |  | 37th  | 877  | [6]
45  |  | DOV
12 | NWS | MAR | CLT | RCH | CAR | BRI | ATL | ONT |
1976 | 20  | RSD | DAY | CAR | RCH | BRI | ATL | NWS | DAR | MAR
18 | TAL | NSV
30 | DOV
20 | CLT | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI |  | DOV
30 | MAR
24 | NWS | CLT | CAR
18 | ATL | ONT |  | 44th  | 607  | [7]
Chevy |  | DAR
38 | RCH |
1977 | Ford | RSD | DAY | RCH
23 | CAR | ATL | NWS
29 | DAR | BRI
27 | MAR | TAL | NSV
16 | DOV
28 | CLT
DNQ | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR |  | 48th  | 446  | [8]
6  | Chevy |  | RCH
28 | DOV
27 | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT |
1979 | Newsom Racing  | 20  | Olds | RSD | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NWS | BRI | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY
23 | NSV | POC
26 | TAL
15 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV
35 | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | ONT | 49th  | 355  | [9]
1980 | RSD | DAY
DNQ |  | ATL
36 | BRI | DAR |  | MAR
32 | TAL | NSV
26 | DOV
32 | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | NWS | MAR | CLT | CAR | ATL | ONT | 44th  | 483  | [10]
Chevy |  | RCH
19 | CAR |  | NWS
20 |
1981 | RSD | DAY | RCH
27 | CAR
32 | ATL
20 | BRI
23 | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL
33 | NSV | DOV | CLT
DNQ | TWS
28 | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC
26 | TAL | MCH | BRI
22 | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS
22 | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD | 37th  | 768  | [11]
1982 | DAY | RCH | BRI | ATL | CAR | DAR
14 | NWS
DNQ | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | POC
17 | RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC
13 | TAL | MCH | BRI
29 | DAR
19 | RCH | DOV
35 | NWS | CLT
DNQ | MAR
31 | CAR
35 | ATL
DNQ | RSD |  | 36th  | 619  | [12]
1983 | DAY
DNQ | RCH
DNQ | CAR
28 | ATL | DAR
DNQ | NWS
DNQ |  | 41st  | 573  | [13]
Reeder Racing | 02  | Buick |  | MAR
20 | TAL
DNQ | NSV
23 |  | BRI
19 |
Chevy |  | DOV
14 |  | CLT
31 | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD |
1984 | Newsom Racing  | 20  | Chevy | DAY
DNQ | RCH |  | MCH
DNQ | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR
DNQ | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT
DNQ | NWS | CAR | ATL | RSD |  | 82nd  | 76  | [14]
Buick |  | CAR
29 | ATL | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC |
1985 | Chevy | DAY
DNQ | RCH
28 |  | TAL
DNQ | DOV
21 | CLT | RSD |  | 41st  | 450  | [15]
Buick |  | CAR
36 | ATL
DNQ | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR |  | POC
38 | MCH | DAY | POC
21 | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV
32 | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD |
1986 | DAY | RCH | CAR
40 | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV
25 | CLT | RSD | POC
37 | MCH |  | 69th  | 183  | [16]
Chevy |  | DAY
DNQ | POC
DNQ | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL | RSD |

##### Daytona 500

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Year  | Team  | Manufacturer  | Start  | Finish

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1973 | Newsom Racing  | Ford | DNQ
1975 | Newsom Racing  | Ford | 21  | 31
1980 | Newsom Racing  | Oldsmobile | DNQ
1983 | Newsom Racing  | Chevrolet | DNQ
1984 | DNQ
1985 | DNQ

## References

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1. ^ Rick Newsom Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info
2. ^ Motorsport Memorial
3. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
4. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
5. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
6. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
7. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
8. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
9. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
10. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
11. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
12. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
13. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
14. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
15. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
16. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.

*[Best finish]: Best finish in the championship