Gerald Chamberlain
American racing driver
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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]
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) | ||||||
Racing career
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]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series
| NASCAR Grand National Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | 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 | NGNC | Pts | Ref |
| 1969 | Lyle Stelter | 56 | Mercury | MGR | MGY | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | CAR | AUG | BRI | ATL | CLB | HCY | GPS | RCH | NWS | MAR | AWS | DAR 10 |
BLV | LGY | CLT 38 |
MGR | SMR | MCH | KPT | GPS | NCF | DAY | DOV | TPN | TRN | BLV | BRI | NSV | SMR | ATL | MCH | SBO | BGS | AWS | DAR | HCY | RCH | TAL | CLB | MAR | NWS | CLT | SVH | AUG | CAR | JFC | MGR | TWS | 89th | 452.63 | [15] |