Don Biederman

Don Biederman
Don Biederman
Born	February 20, 1940; Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Died	May 31, 1999 (aged 59); Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Achievements	1977 winner
NASCAR Cup Series career
	42 races run over 4 years
Best finish	38th (1967)
First race	1966 (Manassas)
Last race	1969 Texas 500 (College Station)

Don Biederman (February 20, 1940 – May 31, 1999) was a Canadian stock car racer from Port Credit, Ontario.

Racing career[]

Biederman was the first Canadian ever to campaign for a full season in the NASCAR Cup Series formerly known as the NASCAR Grand National Series.

Biederman won the prestigious Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, Maine in 1977,^[1] one of only four Canadians to do so, with Junior Hanley, Derek Lynch, and Dave Whitlock being the others.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Biederman won the IWK 250 at Riverside International Speedway in James River, Nova Scotia on three consecutive occasions from 1979–1981.^[5]

Death and legacy[]

On May 31, 1999, Biederman died suddenly of a brain aneurysm at his home in Brantford, Ontario at the age of 59.^[6]

Since 2000 the OSCAAR Racing series has held a race in his honour entitled "The Don Biederman Memorial" at Flamboro Speedway in Millgrove, Ontario.^[7]

Awards[]

He was posthumously inducted Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2001.
He was posthumously enshrined on the Riverside International Speedway Wall of Fame.^[8]

Motorsports 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
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
1966	Ron Stotten	94	Ford		RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	CAR	BRI	ATL		CLB	GPS	BGS	NWS	MAR	DAR				RCH	CLT	DTS		PIF		AWS		GPS	DAY	ODS 22																										58th	2302
1966			Chevy																														BRR 21	OXF 25	FON 18	ISP 14	BRI	SMR 20	NSV 19	ATL	CLB 19	AWS	BLV 18	BGS 11	DAR	HCY	RCH	13	MAR 36	NWS 27	CLT	CAR 22						58th	2302
1967				12	RSD 16																								GPS 17	MGY 17	DAY 34	TRN 25	24	FDA 18	16	BRI	15	7	ATL 30		CLB	20	DAR 20	HCY 20	RCH 27	28		MAR 30	NWS 28	CLT DNQ	CAR DNQ	AWS 17						38th	5850
	Don Biederman	09				DAY 23	DAY	DAY DNQ	AWS	BRI	GPS	BGS	ATL	CLB		NWS	MAR		RCH
	Bill Seifert	45	Ford																	DAR 13			CLT				BIR	CAR
1968	Ron Stotten	94	Chevy		MGY 19	RSD																																																				77	N/A
1968	James Brown	95	Ford				DAY 28	BRI	RCH	ATL	HCY	GPS	CLB	NWS	MAR	AUG	AWS	DAR	BLV	LGY	CLT				BIR	CAR	GPS	DAY	ISP		FDA	TRN	BRI			ATL	CLB		AWS	SBO		DAR	HCY	RCH	BLV		MAR	NWS		CLT	CAR	JFC						77	N/A
1969	Dennis Holt	23	Ford	MGR	MGY	RSD	DAY 17	DAY	DAY Wth	CAR																																																88th	43
	Larry Wehrs	00	Chevy								8	BRI	ATL	CLB		GPS	RCH	NWS DNQ	MAR	AWS	DAR			CLT			MCH		GPS		DAY	DOV		TRN		BRI			ATL	MCH		BGS	AWS	DAR	HCY	RCH	TAL	CLB	MAR	NWS	CLT		AUG	CAR
	Bill Champion	70	Ford																																																					MGR 25	TWS 19

Daytona 500 results[]

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1967	Don Biederman	Chevy	DNQ
1968	James Brown	Ford	50	28
1969	Dennis Holt	Ford	Wth

References[]

^ "Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59". The Auto Channel. June 2, 1999. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2010-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2010-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.stock-car-racing.net/Biederman.htm
^ "IWK 250 WINNER'S CIRCLE". Riverside International Speedway. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
^ "Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59". The Auto Channel. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
^ "Biederman Memorial on the move for 2015". OSCAAR Racing. February 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
^ "Wall of Fame". Riverside International Speedway. Retrieved 2015-09-09.

External links[]

Photo gallery at Canadian Racing Archives

Achievements
Preceded by	Riverside 250 Winner 1979, 1980, 1981	Succeeded by

[1] "Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59". The Auto Channel. June 2, 1999. Retrieved 2013-03-21.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2010-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2010-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] ttp://www.stock-car-racing.net/Biederman.htm

[5] "IWK 250 WINNER'S CIRCLE". Riverside International Speedway. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-09-09.

[6] "Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59". The Auto Channel. Retrieved 2015-09-09.

[7] "Biederman Memorial on the move for 2015". OSCAAR Racing. February 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-09.

[8] "Wall of Fame". Riverside International Speedway. Retrieved 2015-09-09.

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