Clarence "J. C." Van Landingham (c. 1918–1996) was an American stock car racing driver. A Florida native, he competed in the NASCAR Grand National Series, in 1950, later owning a car in the series.
| J. C. Van Landingham | |||||||
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| Born | Clarence Van Landingham 1917 or 1918 Greensboro, Florida | ||||||
| Died | March 5, 1996 (aged 78) DeLand, Florida | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 50th (1950) | ||||||
| First race | 1950 Race No. 1 (Daytona Beach) | ||||||
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Life and career
editBorn in Greensboro, Florida, Van Landingham relocated to DeLand, Florida in 1921; a World War II veteran of the United States Navy, he was the owner of Inland Buick and Inland Plymouth Dodge-Chrysler in DeLand.[1] In 1950 Van Landingham competed in a race at the Daytona Beach and Road Course; he started second and finished fifth in the event, driving a Buick.[2] He later entered a car driven by Dick Joslin in the event in 1955.[3]
In the late 1960s Van Landingham served as the president of the DeLand Chamber of Commerce.[4] He died on March 5, 1996.[1]
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.)
Grand National Series
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| Year | Team owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | NGNC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | J.C. Van Landingham | 35 | Buick | DAB 5 |
CLT | LAN | MAR | CAN | VER | DSP | MCF | CLT | HBO | DSP | HAM | DAR | LAN | NWS | VER | MAR | WIN | HBO | 50th | 105 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Obituaries". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, FL. March 7, 1996. p. D4. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ "J.C. Van Landingham NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ "J.C. Van Landingham (owner) NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ "Gunby New Chamber President". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, FL. October 29, 1968. p. 3. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ "Driver J.C. Van Landingham 1950 NASCAR Grand National Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
External links
edit- J. C. Van Landingham driver statistics at Racing-Reference