Sam Sommers

Sam Sommers (born September 17, 1939) is a former American stock car racing driver from Savannah, Georgia. Sommers competed in 30 NASCAR Winston Cup races between 1976 and 1978,[1] where he achieved a total of 9 top ten finishes[2] and 1 pole position.[3] In 2016, Sommers was inducted into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame.[4]

For the psychologist, see Samuel Sommers.
Sam Sommers
Born (1939-09-17) September 17, 1939
Savannah, Georgia
AwardsGeorgia Racing Hall of Fame (2016)
NASCAR Cup Series career
30 races run over 3 years
Best finish21st (1977)
First race1976 World 600 (Charlotte)
Last race1978 Rebel 500 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 9 1

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
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 NWCC Pts Ref
1976 M. C. Anderson Racing 27 Chevy RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT
24		 RSD MCH DAY
DNQ		 NSV POC TAL
36		 MCH BRI DAR
30		 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
36		 CAR ATL
9		 ONT 52nd 412 [5]
1977 RSD DAY
31		 RCH CAR
7		 ATL
13		 NWS DAR
13		 BRI
15		 MAR
28		 TAL
10		 NSV DOV CLT
9		 RSD MCH
8		 DAY
10		 NSV
24		 POC
32		 TAL
26		 MCH
4		 BRI
20		 DAR
29		 RCH DOV
10		 MAR
5		 CLT
34		 CAR
17		 ATL
28		 ONT
38		 21st 2517 [6]
Osterlund Racing 98 Chevy NWS
14
1978 Don Robertson Racing 25 Chevy RSD DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR 82nd 127 [7]
O. L. Nixon Racing 89 Chevy ATL
12		 BRI DAR
27		 NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT NSV RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1977 M. C. Anderson Racing Chevrolet 36 31
1978 Don Robertson Racing Chevrolet DNQ

References
  1. "Driver Sam Sommers's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  2. "Driver Sam Sommers's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series top 10s - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  3. "Driver Sam Sommers's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  4. "Sam Sommers – Georgia Racing Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  5. "Sam Sommers – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  6. "Sam Sommers – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  7. "Sam Sommers – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
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