David Sosebee (born December 8, 1955, in Dawsonville, Georgia) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car driver who competed from 1979 to 1988. He is the son of racer Gober Sosebee.
David Sosebee | |||||||
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Born | Dawsonville, Georgia, United States | December 8, 1955||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
10 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Best finish | 61st (1987) | ||||||
First race | 1979 Gabriel 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
Last race | 1988 Miller High Life 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
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Summary
editSosebee only failed to qualify for one race; the 1988 Atlanta Journal 500 that took place in Hampton, Georgia. While starting an average of 33rd place, his average finishers are in 31st place. David would participate in 1,673 laps of professional stock car racing while leading in none of them. His total career earnings added up to $35,210 ($90,709.84 when adjusted for inflation). Sosebee started racing at the age of 23 and stopped at the age of 32.[1]
Sosebee performed best on restrictor plate tracks with his average finish of 28th place; his worst performances were on intermediate tracks; where he would finish 33rd place on average.[2]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
editNASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||
1979 | Sosebee Racing | 81 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NWS | BRI | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | TWS | RSD | MCH 28 |
DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT 27 |
NWS | CAR | ATL 33 |
ONT | 80th | 146 | [3] | |||||||
1986 | Sosebee Racing | 91 | Chevy | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR DNQ |
NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT 34 |
CAR | ATL 36 |
RSD | 90th | 116 | [4] | |||||||||
1987 | Hamby Racing | 12 | Chevy | DAY 28 |
CAR 39 |
RCH | 61st | 225 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olds | ATL 21 |
DAR | NWS | BRI | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | RSD | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | RSD | ATL | ||||||||||||||||||
1988 | LC Racing | 92 | Ford | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL 28 |
DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT | DOV | RSD | POC | MCH 31 |
DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | PHO | ATL | 75th | 79 | [6] |
References
edit- ^ Career statistics of David Sosebee at Racing Reference
- ^ NASCAR statistics on David Sosebee Archived 2012-06-17 at the Wayback Machine at Driver Averages
- ^ "David Sosebee – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "David Sosebee – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "David Sosebee – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "David Sosebee – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
External links
edit- David Sosebee driver statistics at Racing-Reference