If you hadn't noticed on the NASCAR schedule, there is a Cup race scheduled for Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night.
21 year old Kyle Larson and 25 year old Brian Scott are scheduled to make their Cup debuts in the Bank of America 500.
They'll be joining the list of 62 other drivers who made their Cup debuts at Charlotte.
Listed below, alphabetically, are ten of those drivers. Can you guess which had the best debut finish?
Donnie Allison
Carl Berghman
Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Harry Gant
Janet Guthrie
Jimmie Johnson
Billy Scott
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
Michael Waltrip
If you guessed Carl Berghman , you'd be right. Berghman, a.k.a. "Bugs Stevens" - 1967, 1968 and 1969 NASCAR National Modified Champion, posted a 6th place finish in his Cup debut on May 24, 1970 in the World 600 at Charlotte. He'd only run two more Cup races.
Bugs Stevens (Carl Berghman) - Vintage Modifieds photo
The #36 Dick Brown Plymouth Superbird wrenched by Bill Ellis and driven by Bugs Stevens leads the #99 Ray Nichels Dodge Charger Daytona wheeled by Charlie Glotzbach during Stevens' 6th place Grand National debut run in the 1970 World 600 at Charlotte. Photo posted by Icetender at Tripod.
Here's the drivers above now listed in order of their Cup debut finish, which came at Charlotte:
Bugs Stevens (Carl Berghman) 6th 5/24/1970
Harry Gant 11th 10/7/1973
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 11th 5/29/2011
Janet Guthrie 15th 5/30/1976
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 16th 5/30/1999
Billy Scott 22nd 5/27/1973
Dale Earnhardt 22nd 5/25/1975
Donnie Allison 27th 10/16/1966
Michael Waltrip 28th 5/26/1985
Jimmie Johnson 39th 10/7/2001
Only one of those ten drivers, however, can claim the distinction of receiving their ride via a fan vote.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wHwsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1swEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7232,5838458&dq=billy+scott+charlotte+motor+speedway&hl=en
RR member, Billy Scott received over 72,000 votes to wheel promoter Richard Howard's "Big Chance Special" in the 1973 World 600.
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updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
