Don Biederman

Don Biederman
Born (1940-02-26)February 26, 1940
Port Credit, Ontario, Canada
Died May 31, 1999(1999-05-31) (aged 59)
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Achievements 1977 Oxford 250 winner
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
42 races run over 4 years
Best finish 38th (1967)
First race 1966 Old Dominion 400 (Manassas)
Last race 1969 Texas 500 (College Station)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0

Don Biederman (February 26, 1940 – May 31, 1999) was a Canadian stock car racer from Port Credit, Ontario.

Racing career

Biederman was also the first Canadian ever to campaign for a full season in the Sprint Cup Series formerly known as the NASCAR Grand National Series.

Biederman won the prestigious Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, Maine in 1977,[1] one of only four Canadians to do so, with Junior Hanley, Derek Lynch, and Dave Whitlock being the others.[2][3][4]

Biederman won the IWK 250 at Riverside International Speedway in James River, Nova Scotia on three consecutive occasions from 1979–1981.[5]

Death and legacy

On May 31, 1999 Biederman died at his home in Brantford, Ontario at the age of 59 following a long battle with cancer.[6]

Since 2000 the OSCAAR Racing series holds a race in his honour entitled "The Don Biederman Memorial" at Flamboro Speedway in Millgrove, Ontario.[7]

Awards

Motorsports 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

Daytona 500 results
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1967 Don Biederman Chevy DNQ
1968 James Brown Ford 50 28
1969 Dennis Holt Ford Wth

References

  1. "Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59". The Auto Channel. June 2, 1999. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  2. http://www.cmhf.ca/member_DON_BIEDERMAN.html
  3. http://www.oscaar.ca/specials/biederman/donbiederman.htm
  4. http://www.stock-car-racing.net/Biederman.htm
  5. "IWK 250 WINNER’S CIRCLE". Riverside International Speedway. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  6. "Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59". The Auto Channel. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  7. "Biederman Memorial on the move for 2015". OSCAAR Racing. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  8. "Wall of Fame". Riverside International Speedway. Retrieved 2015-09-09.

External links

Achievements
Preceded by
Frank Fraser
Riverside 250 Winner
1979, 1980, 1981
Succeeded by
Greg Sewart
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