Gerald Chamberlain
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April 18, 1941
| Gerald Chamberlain | |||||||
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| Born | Gerald Chamberlain April 18, 1941 Everett, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
| Retired | 1981 | ||||||
| Debut season | 1960 | ||||||
| Modified racing career | |||||||
| Car number | 31, 76, 707 | ||||||
| Championships | 13 | ||||||
| Wins | 600+ [1] | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 1974 New York State Fair Champion[2] | |||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 89th (1969) | ||||||
| First race | 1969 Rebel 400 (Darlington) | ||||||
| Last race | 1969 World 600 (Charlotte)[3] | ||||||
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| NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series | |||||||
| First Race | 1967 Permatex 300 (Daytona)[4] | ||||||
| Last Race | 1969 Permatex 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
Gerald Chamberlain is a retired American stock car racing driver from Everett, Pennsylvania. Chamberlain won 22 feature events at the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway (Pennsylvania) in 1971.[5] He broke the track record the next year with 31 victories in one year.[6][7]
Chamberlain made two appearances in the NASCAR Grand National Series in 1969, with a best finish of tenth.[3] He also competed in three Daytona 300s with a highest finish of 12th.[4][8]
Chamberlain spent the majority of his career racing in the Modified division, winning championships at nine different tracks: South Penn in Everett, Penn National in Grant, Hesston, Reading, and Jennerstown Speedways, all in Pennsylvania; Potomac Valley Speedway in Fort Ashby, West Virginia; Hagerstown Speedway, Maryland; Winchester Speedway, Virginia; and Flemington Speedway, New Jersey. [1][7] In 1973 Chamberlain captured the first of two Eastern States 200 events at Orange County Fair Speedway in New York.[9]
Chamberlain was also a respected race car builder, specializing in late models and Ford engines.[10][11]
Chamberlain was inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press Association and the Northeast Dirt Modified Halls of Fame.[12][13][14]