Connie Saylor

Connie Saylor
Connie Saylor
Born	June 3, 1940; Johnson City, Tennessee, United States
Died	February 4, 1993 (aged 52); Bluff City, Tennessee
Cause of death	Cancer
NASCAR Cup Series career
	58 races run over 11 years
Best finish	39th – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
First race	(Atlanta International Raceway)
Last race	(North Carolina Motor Speedway)

Conrad "Connie" Saylor (June 3, 1940 – February 4, 1993 [1]) was a journeyman NASCAR racecar driver.

Career[]

Saylor did one-off events in the Winston Cup Series during the 1980s and early 1990s, and also raced in ARCA and series. [2] His most well-known moment came in the 1981 Twin 125s, qualifying races for the Daytona 500, in which he spun off turn two and flipped, sliding down the backstretch on his roof for about 1,000 feet. He was uninjured in the crash, and did not qualify for the race. He won a consolation race at Daytona in 1984.

In Winston Cup racing, he picked up his best finish in his debut race, in 1978, eighth [3].

Personal life[]

Connie was married to Shirley Nowlin and had two children, Tracy and Tim Saylor. He started a mining and industrial tire and wheel business in Johnson city, Tennessee, in 1977, which is still in operation by his family.

Saylor was from Johnson City, Tennessee, Video on YouTube. As verified by his family, he died at the age of 52 from cancer. [4].

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.)

Winston Cup Series[]

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
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	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1978	GC Spencer Racing	49	Dodge	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL 8	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT 34	NSV	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT 16	CAR	ATL	ONT		54th	318	^[1]
1979		49		RSD	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	NWS	BRI	DAR	MAR																							77th	170	^[2]
1979		6											TAL 18	NSV	DOV	CLT 34	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	ATL	ONT	77th	170	^[2]
1980		4	Chevy	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT 19	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY 39	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR 14	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT 23	CAR	ATL 27	ONT	67th	227	^[3]
1981			Olds	RSD	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL 37	NSV	DOV	CLT 12	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY 14	NSV	POC	TAL 33	MCH	BRI	DAR 40	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT 11	CAR	ATL 12	RSD	39th	664	^[4]
1982			Olds	DAY DNQ	RCH	BRI	ATL 31	CAR	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT 15	POC	RSD	MCH	DAY 39	NSV	POC	TAL 37	MCH		DAR 12	RCH	DOV	NWS	CLT 39	MAR	CAR	ATL	RSD		49th	335	^[5]
1982			Buick																					BRI 20											49th	335	^[5]
1983			Olds	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	NWS	MAR																									101st	43	^[6]
	Morgan-McClure Motorsports		Olds								TAL 40	NSV	DOV	BRI	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH
	Ulrich Racing	6	Chevy																DAY 18	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD
1984		29	Chevy	DAY 22																															43rd	367	^[7]
		37	Pontiac	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR 33	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR 25	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT 39	RSD	POC				POC 29	TAL	MCH	BRI
		37	Buick															MCH DNQ
	U.S. Racing	6	Chevy																DAY 27	NSV
	Bahre Racing	23	Chevy																						DAR 31	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT 34	NWS	CAR	ATL	RSD
1985		99	Chevy	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR 35	NWS	MAR	TAL 22	DOV	CLT DNQ	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY 40	POC	TAL 41	MCH	BRI	DAR DNQ	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL 35	RSD				49th	296	^[8]
1986		99	Chevy	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI				TAL 33	DOV																						59th	334	^[9]
	Langley Racing	64	Ford						DAR 18	NWS	MAR							DAY 30	POC	TAL DNQ	GLN	MCH	BRI DNQ	DAR 26	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT 17	CAR	ATL 30	RSD
		51	Ford											CLT 28	RSD	POC	MCH
1987	Langley Racing	64	Ford	DAY 40	CAR	RCH	ATL 41	DAR 24	NWS	BRI	MAR	TAL 23																							42nd	486	^[10]
	U.S. Racing	6	Chevy										CLT 33	DOV	POC	RSD	MCH 38	DAY DNQ	POC 18	TAL DNQ	GLN	MCH DNQ	BRI						CLT 16	CAR 25	RSD	ATL
	U.S. Racing	6	Olds																					DAR 34	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS
1988		99	Chevy	DAY 39	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL DNQ	CLT	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR								68th	100	^[11]
1988	AAG Racing	34	Buick																									CLT DNQ	NWS	CAR 21	PHO	ATL			68th	100	^[11]
1989		77	Ford	DAY DNQ	CAR	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL			NA	-	^[12]

Daytona 500[]

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1979	GC Spencer Racing	Dodge	DNQ
1981	GC Spencer Racing	Oldsmobile	DNQ
1982			DNQ
1983			DNQ
1984		Pontiac	DNQ
1984		Chevrolet	36	22
1985		Chevrolet	DNQ
1986		Chevrolet	DNQ
1987	Langley Racing	Ford	25	40
1988		Chevrolet	30	39
1989		Ford	DNQ

Busch Series[]

NASCAR Busch Series results
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	NBSC	Pts	Ref
1982		4	Pontiac	DAY 29	RCH	BRI	MAR	DAR	HCY	SBO				DOV		CLT 11				CAR		SBO			IRP	BRI	HCY	RCH	MAR	CLT		MAR							97th	206	^[13]
1983		93	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	CAR	HCY	MAR					DOV	BRI	CLT	SBO										IRP		BRI	HCY	DAR 29	RCH		SBO	MAR		CLT		MAR	140th	76	^[14]
1984		93	Pontiac	DAY 32	RCH	CAR	HCY	MAR	DAR		NSV		MLW	DOV	CLT	SBO						IRP	LGY	SBO	BRI	DAR	RCH		CLT	HCY	CAR	MAR							96th	67	^[15]

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	APSC	Pts	Ref
		2	Pontiac	DAY		FRS	FRS		21	IMS	FRS									NA	0	^[16]
		9	Pontiac	DAY	36															NA	0	^[17]
		37	Pontiac			9							15		ISF	DSF				NA	0	^[17]
			Pontiac	21	DAY			ATL							ISF	DSF	TOL			120th	-	^[18]
			Chevy	ATL 17	DAY	ATL	TAL													52nd	-	^[19]
	Langley Racing	64	Ford										10	BLN		DSF	TOL
		98	Chevy																18

References[]

^ "Connie Saylor – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1980 Season Results ARCA Racing Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ "Connie Saylor – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

External links[]

Connie Saylor driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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[1] "Connie Saylor – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[2] "Connie Saylor – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[3] "Connie Saylor – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[4] "Connie Saylor – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[5] "Connie Saylor – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[6] "Connie Saylor – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[7] "Connie Saylor – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[8] "Connie Saylor – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[9] "Connie Saylor – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[10] "Connie Saylor – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[11] "Connie Saylor – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[12] "Connie Saylor – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[13] "Connie Saylor – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[14] "Connie Saylor – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[15] "Connie Saylor – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[16] "Connie Saylor – 1980 Season Results ARCA Racing Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[17] "Connie Saylor – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.

[18] "Connie Saylor – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[19] "Connie Saylor – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

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Years active	1971–2006
Personnel	D. K. Ulrich Doug Bawel Mark Wallace Mark Harrah Bobby Hillin Jr. Roger Penske
Former drivers	Mike Alexander Bobby Baker Rick Baldwin Stan Barrett Randy Becker Troy Beebe Randy Bethea Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Eddie Bierschwale Dave Blaney Joe Booher Chuck Bown Jim Bown Trevor Boys Harry Dinwiddie Clark Dwyer Al Elmore Ron Esau Elliott Forbes-Robinson Tommy Gale Brendan Gaughan Charlie Glotzbach Cecil Gordon Ferrel Harris Jimmy Hensley Terry Herman Doug Heveron Bobby Hillin Jr. Kevin Housby Don Hume Jimmy Ingalls Ernie Irvan Bob Jarvis Slick Johnson Davy Jones P. J. Jones Rick Knoop Travis Kvapil Al Loquasto Sterling Marlin Mark Martin Rick Mast Dick May Roy Mayne J. D. McDuffie Bob McElee Ted Musgrave Ed Negre Jerry O'Neil Richard Petty Lennie Pond Robert Pressley Tim Richmond Ricky Rudd Greg Sacks Boris Said Jim Sauter Connie Saylor Harry Schilling Morgan Shepherd Dick Skillen Hut Stricklin Ronnie Thomas D. K. Ulrich Rick Ware Frank Warren Bill Whittington
NASCAR Hall of Fame	Mark Martin Richard Petty
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Buyouts and mergers	Bill Davis Racing (2006)