Ed Negre

Ed Negre
BornEdward Charles Negre
(1927-07-16)July 16, 1927
Monett, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 2014(2014-06-04) (aged 86)
Kelso, Washington, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
338 races run over 17 years
Best finish12th (1971)
First race1955 untitled race (Bay Meadows)
Last race1979 Southern 500 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 26 0

Ed Negre (July 16, 1927 – June 4, 2014) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1955 to 1979.

Career

Negre led 202 laps out of the 64,857 laps that he raced in his career – the equivalent of 6,545.7 miles (10,534.3 km). His total career earnings were US$344,180. While his average starting position was 23.9, 21.7 was Negre's average finishing position. The number 8 was the number that he would use the most during his career. He is famous for fielding the first Cup ride for Dale Earnhardt in the No. 8 car at the 1975 World 600. However, he would also get the most DNFs (37) while competing in the No. 8 machine. Negre got 44 top-twenty finishes while competing in the No. 8 car.

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.)

Grand National Series

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 55 56 NGNC Pts Ref
1955 Beryl Jackson 96 Olds TCS PBS JSP DAB OSP CLB HBO NWS MGY LAN CLT HCY ASF TUS MAR RCH NCF FOR LIN MCF FON AIR CLT PIF CLB AWS MOR ALS NYF SAN
9		 CLT NCF MAS RSP DAR MGY LAN RSP GPS MAS CLB MAR LVP NWS HBO 83rd -
1956 Negre Racing 88 Olds HCY CLT WSS PBS ASF DAB PBS WIL ATL NWS LAN RCH CLB CON GPS HCY HBO MAR LIN CLT POR
4		 48th 952
98 EUR
15		 NYF MER MAS CLT MCF
6 POR
5		 AWS RSP PIF
98N CSF
DNQ		 CHI CCF MGY OKL ROA OBS POR
6		 CLB HBO NWP CLT CCF MAR HCY WIL
88N SAN
10		 NOR PIF MYB POR DAR CSH CLT LAN
1957 80 WSS
33		 CON TIC DAB CON WIL HBO AWS NWS LAN CLT PIF GBF NA 0
98 POR
14		 CCF RCH MAR EUR
5		 LIN LCS ASP NWP CLB CPS PIF JAC RSP CLT MAS POR
7		 HCY NOR LCS GLN
98N POR
19
96N KPC
8		 LIN OBS MYB DAR NYF AWS CSF SCF LAN CLB CCF CLT MAR NBR CON NWS GBF
1961 14 Ford CLT JSP DAY DAY DAY PIF AWS HMS
22		 ATL GPS HBO BGS MAR NWS CLB HCY RCH MAR DAR CLT CLT RSD ASP
7		 CLT PIF BIR GPS BGS NOR HAS STR DAY ATL CLB MBS BRI NSV BGS AWS RCH SBO DAR HCY RCH CSF ATL MAR NWS CLT BRI GPS HBO 113th -
1967 Negre Racing 8 Ford AUG RSD DAY DAY DAY AWS BRI GPS BGS ATL CLB HCY NWS MAR SVH RCH DAR BLV LGY CLT ASH
16		 MGR SMR BIR CAR
20		 GPS
13		 MGY DAY TRN
32		 OXF
12		 FDA
26		 ISP
27		 BRI SMR
33		 NSV
23		 ATL
42		 BGS CLB SVH HBO
23		 MAR NWS
32		 CLT 49th 3578
Ralph Murphy 31 Ford DAR
43		 HCY RCH BLV
GC Spencer Racing 49 Plymouth CAR
12		 AWS
1968 Negre Racing 8 Ford MGR MGY RSD DAY BRI RCH ATL
38		 HCY GPS
21		 CLB
22		 NWS MAR
37		 AUG AWS DAR
31		 BLV
18		 LGY
17		 CLT ASH
11		 MGR
28		 SMR BIR CAR
37		 GPS
13		 DAY ISP
15		 OXF
12		 FDA
10		 TRN
32		 BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB
19		 BGS
12		 AWS
15		 SBO LGY
13		 DAR HCY
20		 RCH
21		 BLV HBO MAR NWS AUG
17		 CLT
29		 CAR JFC
20		 31st 928
1969 MGR
18		 MGY
17		 RSD DAY DAY DAY CAR
16		 AUG
9		 BRI ATL
26		 CLB HCY GPS
18		 RCH
19		 NWS
29		 MAR
21		 AWS
24		 DAR
14		 BLV
21		 LGY
21		 27th 1465
Don Tarr 0 Chevy CLT
44		 MGR SMR MCH KPT GPS NCF DAY TWS
35
Neil Castles 86 Plymouth DOV
31		 TRN
32		 BLV BRI NSV SMR
Dodge TPN
30
GC Spencer Racing 8 Plymouth ATL
37		 MCH
32		 SBO
17		 BGS
17		 AWS
6		 DAR
35		 HCY RCH
9		 TAL
DNQ		 CLB
22		 MAR
39		 NWS CLT SVH
12		 AUG
28		 CAR
8		 JFC MGR
19
1970 Negre Racing Ford RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH CAR
35		 SVH ATL
23		 BRI
19		 TAL NWS
26		 CLB
21		 DAR
DNQ		 BLV
25		 LGY
19		 CLT SMR
21		 MAR
23		 MCH
25		 RSD HCY
12		 KPT GPS
9		 DAY
37		 AST
12		 TPN
15		 TRN
31		 BRI SMR
23		 NSV
17		 ATL
23		 CLB
18		 ONA
12		 MCH
23		 TAL
45		 BGS
21		 SBO
16		 DAR
36		 HCY RCH
28		 DOV
28		 NCF
16		 NWS
22		 CLT MAR
22		 MGR CAR LGY 26th 1413
1971 Dodge RSD DAY DAY
26		 DAY
DNQ		 12th 2528
Ford ONT
DNQ		 RCH
21		 CAR
16		 HCY
19		 BRI
DNQ		 CLB
24		 SMR
27		 DAR
14		 SBO
12		 TAL
24		 ASH
15		 KPT
13		 DOV
16		 MCH
23		 RSD
38		 HOU
11		 GPS
16		 BRI
25		 AST
10		 ISP
19		 TRN
18		 NSV
11		 ATL
36		 BGS
17		 ONA
22		 MCH
36		 TAL
28		 CLB
21		 DAR
17		 MAR
DNQ		 DOV
15		 CAR
16		 MGR
21		 RCH
18		 NWS
16		 TWS
44
Dalton Racing 7 Ford BRI
23		 ATL
GC Spencer Racing 49 Plymouth GPS
17		 MAR
30
Brooks Racing 28 Ford NWS
18
Buster Davis 04 Plymouth CLT
20
Junior Fields 91 Chevy DAY
36		 HCY
8		 MAR
17		 CLT
19

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 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1972 Negre Racing 8 Ford RSD
27		 DAY
DNQ		 21st 4696.89
Chevy RCH
30
Dodge ONT
DNQ		 CAR
14		 ATL
18		 BRI
22		 DAR
24		 NWS
22		 MAR
30		 TAL
15		 CLT DOV
31		 MCH
21		 RSD
37		 TWS
28		 DAY BRI
17		 TRN
17		 ATL
25		 TAL
39		 MCH
22		 NSV DAR
14		 RCH
15		 DOV
17		 MAR
18		 CLT
44		 CAR
17		 TWS
25
Arrington Racing 37 Dodge NWS
22
1973 Negre Racing 8 Mercury RSD DAY
17		 RCH ATL
24		 NWS
19		 DAR
20		 MAR
22		 NSV
27		 18th 4942.55
Sears Racing 4 Dodge CAR
16		 BRI CLT
19		 DAR
26
Negre Racing 8 Dodge TAL
11		 DOV
33		 TWS
37		 RSD MCH
18		 DAY
29		 BRI
6		 ATL
18		 TAL
25		 NSV
5		 RCH
21		 DOV
11		 NWS
22		 MAR
26		 CAR
21
08 Mercury CLT
DNQ
Brown Racing 44 Chevy CLT
27
1974 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD DAY
DNQ		 RCH
24		 CAR
22		 BRI
11		 ATL
22		 DAR
24		 NWS
17		 MAR
26		 TAL
34		 NSV DOV
14		 CLT RSD
23		 MCH
31		 DAY
26		 BRI
13		 NSV
29		 ATL
25		 POC
20		 TAL
14		 DAR
21		 RCH
20		 DOV
11		 NWS
30		 MAR
17		 CLT
17		 CAR
28		 ONT
23		 23rd 534.29
Ulrich Racing 40 Chevy MCH
21
1975 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD
9		 DAY
DNQ		 RCH
10		 CAR
7		 BRI
13		 ATL NWS
19		 DAR
31		 NSV
24		 RSD
28		 MCH
27		 NSV
15		 POC
14		 TAL
18		 MCH
33		 DAR
DNQ		 DOV
11		 NWS
17		 CLT
30		 RCH
22		 CAR
12		 BRI
11		 ATL
10		 ONT
40		 17th 2982
Warren Racing 79 Dodge DAY
14
Dalton Racing 7 Ford MAR
13		 TAL
32
Marcis Auto Racing 2 Dodge DOV
31		 CLT
32		 DAY
12
Miller Racing 91 Chevy DAR
30
Champion Racing 10 Ford MAR
21
1976 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD DAY
13		 CAR
9		 RCH
13		 BRI
8		 ATL
13		 NWS
17		 DAR
28		 NSV
19		 DOV
34		 CLT
27		 RSD
24		 MCH
17		 NSV
25		 POC
11		 TAL
27		 MCH
30		 BRI
29		 DAR
26		 RCH
27		 DOV
15		 NWS
25		 CLT
37		 CAR
13		 ATL ONT
12		 19th 2709
Gray Racing 19 Chevy MAR
30		 TAL
32
Dalton Racing 7 Chevy DAY
37
Langley Racing 64 Ford MAR
22
1977 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD
27		 DAY
29		 RCH
15		 CAR
13		 ATL
DNQ		 NWS
28		 DAR
24		 BRI
25		 MAR
25		 TAL
41		 NSV DOV
15		 CLT
35		 RSD MCH DAY NSV POC
16		 TAL MCH
31		 BRI
12		 DAR
11		 RCH
16		 DOV
15		 MAR
24		 NWS
17		 CLT
22		 CAR
24		 ATL
35		 ONT
27		 22nd 2214
Sisco Racing 16 Chevy ATL
39
1978 Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD
DNQ		 DAY
DNQ		 RCH
21		 CAR
29		 ATL
25		 BRI
10		 DAR NWS
15		 MAR
19		 TAL
28		 DOV
35		 CLT NSV
27		 RSD MCH
35		 DAY NSV POC TAL MCH
18		 DOV
15		 MAR
18		 NWS
20		 CAR
35		 28th 1857
Arrington Racing 7 Dodge BRI
29
Negre Racing 8 Chrysler DAR
21
1 RCH
30
81 CLT
21		 ATL
26
18 ONT
21
1979 8 RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR
18		 MAR TAL
13		 NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR
20		 RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL ONT 51st 336
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1971 Negre Racing Dodge DNQ
1972 Ford DNQ
1973 Mercury 28 17
1974 Dodge DNQ
1975 DNQ
Warren Racing Dodge 26 14
1976 Negre Racing Dodge 42 13
1977 22 29
1978 DNQ

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ed Negre information at Racing Reference
  2. ↑ Bruce, Kenny (June 5, 2014). "Former driver/owner Ed Negre dies at age 86 - Yahoo Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ Ed Negre Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine information at Driver Averages
  4. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Ed Negre – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2016.