Emanuel Zervakis
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Emanuel Zervakis | |||||||
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Born | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | January 23, 1930||||||
Died | June 25, 2003 | (aged 73)||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
83 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Best finish | 3rd (1961) | ||||||
First race | 1956 Race 6 (Daytona Beach) | ||||||
Last race | 1963 Southern 500 (Darlington) | ||||||
First win | 1961 Greenville 200 (Greenville-Pickens) | ||||||
Last win | 1961 Yankee 500 (Norwood) | ||||||
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Emanuel Zervakis (January 23, 1930 – June 25, 2003) was an American NASCAR driver and team owner. He won two NASCAR Grand National Series races in his career, both in 1961 (Greenville 200 and Yankee 500). He later went on to own a part-time Cup team and a successful Busch Series team, receiving five Busch wins as an owner, four with Butch Lindley and one with Ricky Rudd.
Career[edit]
Driver[edit]
He started in 83 NASCAR Cup races between 1956 and 1963 and finished in the top ten in points twice. He started his first race at Daytona Beach in 1956, finishing last in a field of 76 cars. He did not score a single top ten finish until 1960, but after that, he was in the top ten more than he was out. Zervakis was disqualified for his fuel tank being too large after winning at Wilson Speedway in 1960. He was the last winning driver to be disqualified from a race for 62 years.[1][2] In 1961, he finished third in the point standings, only behind Ned Jarrett and Rex White. He ran his last race in 1963. He also made 6 starts in the now-defunct Convertible Series.
Owner[edit]
Zervakis was also a team owner. He might be remembered most for fielding a car for Dale Jarrett's first Winston Cup race. his Cup team competed in 39 events total, with a best finish was a second-place finish by Butch Lindley at Martinsville. He also had five wins in the Nationwide series, including Ricky Rudd's only Busch/Nationwide win in his first start, and four wins by Butch Lindley in 1982, where he finished ninth in points despite running a partial schedule.
Racing career results[edit]
NASCAR Grand National Series[edit]
NASCAR Grand National Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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. |
1956 | Emanuel Zervakis | 113 | Chevrolet | DAY 76 | OCC 14 | LIN 14 | RAL 13 | 81st | n/a | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | DAR 23 | WIL 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957 | WIL 16 | RCH 22 | MAR DNQ | n/a | n/a | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Junie Donlavey | 90 | Ford | RAL 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevrolet | LAN 26 | MAR 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1958 | ODO 22 | TRE 24 | RAL 55 | DAR 42 | MAR 33 | 161st | n/a | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | RCH 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1960 | Monroe Shook | 85 | DAY 8 | DAY 10 | MAR 9 | WIL 19 | OCC 7 | RCH 18 | CLS 33 | ATL 10 | ASH 3 | DAR 4 | MAR 8 | CLS 7 | ATL 30 | 8th | 9,720 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ford | DAR 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1961 | Chevrolet | DAY 7 | DAY 18 | ASH 5 | ATL 9 | GRE 1 | OCC 14 | BOW 13 | MAR 4 | NWI 6 | COL 3 | HIC 17 | MAR 2 | DAR 13 | CLS 15 | CLS 15 | GRE 3 | BOW 4 | NOR 1 | HAR 16 | STA 5 | ATL 4 | COL 6 | MYR 5 | BRI 7 | NFA 5 | BOW 4 | ASH 5 | RCH 3 | SBO 4 | DAR 5 | HIC 5 | RCH 6 | ATL 14 | MAR 7 | NWI 6 | CLS 7 | BRI 5 | 3rd | 22,312 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ford | DAY 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1962 | Emanuel Zervakis | 20 | Mercury | RCH 6 | DAR 29 | CLS 14 | ATL 16 | RCH 23 | SBO 21 | BRI 30 | DAR 13 | RCH 24 | CLS 7 | ATL 27 | 27th | 6,406 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1963 | RCH 24 | 54th | 1,882 | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ford | CLS 16 | DAR 41 |
NASCAR Convertible Series[edit]
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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 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NCSS | Pts | Ref. |
1957 | Junie Donlavey | 7 | Chevrolet | NOR 6 | 27th | 1,556 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | WIL 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1958 | 90 | RCH 17 | DAR 15 | MAR 31 | n/a | n/a | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1959 | RCH 17 | 80th | 64 | [12] |
References[edit]
- ^ Long, Dustin (July 24, 2022). "NASCAR disqualifies top two cars, Chase Elliott is Pocono winner". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ Meredith, Luke (June 19, 2019). "NASCAR denies Ross Chastain's appeal over Sunday's post-race disqualification at Iowa Speedway". Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "Driver Emanuel Zervakis 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Driver Emanuel Zervakis 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Driver Emanuel Zervakis 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Driver Emanuel Zervakis 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Driver Emanuel Zervakis 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Driver Emanuel Zervakis 1962 NASCAR Grand National Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Driver Emanuel Zervakis 1963 NASCAR Grand National Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Driver Emanuel Zervakis 1957 NASCAR Convertible Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Driver Emanuel Zervakis 1958 NASCAR Convertible Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "Driver Emanuel Zervakis 1959 NASCAR Convertible Series Results - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
External links[edit]
- Emanuel Zervakis driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Emanuel Zervakis owner statistics at Racing-Reference