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Bob Burdick Atlanta Winner

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Bob Burdick won the Atlanta 500 in March of 1961 with his family run Pontiac. Only 13 cars were running at the finish of the 46 starters.
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@tmc-chase   8 years ago
March 26, 1961 - Bob's father and car owner, Roy Burdick, nearly struck gold in NASCAR two years earlier. Roy was the car owner for Johnny Beauchamp in the first Daytona 500 in February 1959. Atlanta pics from Getty Images
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@tmc-chase   8 years ago
I believe Bob Burdick remains the only driver from Nebraska to win a GN / Cup race. He also won a couple of poles. 1959 at Trenton in his 1st ever GN start: http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/forum/topics/racing-history-minute-may-17-1959 and June 18, 1959 at Columbia Speedway.
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