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Sunday, March 24, 2013

Ken Rush,American NASCAR driver, died he was 80.

Kenneth "Ken" Rush was a NASCAR Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1957 to 1972.[1]

(September 14, 1931 – October 17, 2011) 

Career

He would win the 1969 'Bama 400 Grand Touring race on Saturday, September 13, 1969 - arguably the first race held at Talladega Superspeedway sanctioned by any motorsports body - in his Chevrolet Camaro.[2] In his eight-year career, Rush managed to race in 56 races for a distance of 9396 laps - the equivalent of 5,717.6 miles (9,201.6 km).[1] He started 14th on average and finished in 18th on average.[1] After his racing career was over, Rush managed to earn $11,760 in total prize winnings ($65,339.57 in today's money).[1] Had he been born 40 years later, he may have accomplished the big prize winnings that today's NASCAR superstars earn from their races.[3] A lot of the races during Ken's era paid $200 ($1,654.98 in today's money) or less just for winning the race.[3]
Ken died from a stroke in his hometown of High Point, North Carolina at age 80.[4] He is survived by his wife Patsy[3] and daughter Deborah.


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