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”’Buddy Shuman”’ (September 8, 1915 – November 13, 1955) was a [[stock car racing|stock car]] driver who competed in the [[NASCAR]] [[Grand National Series]]. He raced between 1951 until 1955, achieving one victory, four top-fives, and 16 top-tens.<ref>{{cite web|title=Buddy Shuman Career Statistics|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Buddy_Shuman|work=Racing-Reference.info|access-date=11 January 2012}}</ref> |
”’Buddy Shuman”’ (September 8, 1915 – November 13, 1955) was a [[stock car racing|stock car]] driver who competed in the [[NASCAR]] [[Grand National Series]]. He raced between 1951 until 1955, achieving one victory, four top-fives, and 16 top-tens.<ref>{{cite web|title=Buddy Shuman Career Statistics|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Buddy_Shuman|work=Racing-Reference.info|access-date=11 January 2012}}</ref> Shuman is best known for winning his one and only race in 1952 at [[Stamford Park]] in [[Niagara Falls, Ontario]], the first NASCAR Grand National Series race held in Canada.<ref name=”Buddy Shuman”/> |
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Shuman died in a hotel fire the night before the start of the 1956 NASCAR Grand National campaign. |
Shuman died in a hotel fire the night before the start of the 1956 NASCAR Grand National campaign. He had been tasked to head Ford’s effort to succeed in NASCAR.<ref name=”HSW-recap”>{{cite web |title=1956 NASCAR Grand National Recap |url=https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1950s/1956-nascar.htm |website=[[HowStuffWorks]] |date=31 July 2007 |access-date=13 September 2019 |archive-date=26 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826175639/https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1950s/1956-nascar.htm }}</ref> |
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American stock car racing driver (1915–1955)
NASCAR driver
Buddy Shuman (September 8, 1915 – November 13, 1955) was a stock car driver who competed in the NASCAR Grand National Series. He raced between 1951 until 1955, achieving one victory, four top-fives, and 16 top-tens.[2] Shuman is best known for winning his one and only race in 1952 at Stamford Park in Niagara Falls, Ontario, the first NASCAR Grand National Series race held in Canada.[1]
Shuman died in a hotel fire the night before the start of the 1956 NASCAR Grand National campaign. He had been tasked to head Ford’s effort to succeed in NASCAR.[3]
