Phillips was a long-time superstar in the bullrings of the Midwest
Nowhere was it said that NASCAR’s list of its “75 Greatest Drivers” would include only stars from its Cup, Xfinity, and Craftsman Truck series. In fact, the prestigious list also includes championship-winning drivers from theBut grass-root fans will be delighted to learn that weekly-track legend the late Larry Phillips has been named to the “” list.
Phillips is credited with 226 wins of the 308 feature races he ran, but some estimates go much higher.Maybe not a priority, but officials have documented that he won 226 of 308 NASCAR-sanctioned starts from 1989-2001. . The 226 of 308 is a stunning clip of 73.3 percent that included 13 track championships in three states. He made one forgettable 1976 Cup start at Ontario Motor Speedway and one each in the K&N West and South tours.
Phillips, who died in 2004 at age 62, is the 18th honoree in the second group among the “75 Greatest Drivers.” NASCAR plans to name the remaining seven this week and next, leading into the Darlington weekend.Unemployed after three years as an Army officer and Vietnam vet, Al Pearce shamelessly lied his way onto a small newspaper’s sports staff in Virginia in 1969.
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