Worth McMillion

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Worth McMillion
Born(1926-10-06)October 6, 1926
Amelia, Virginia
DiedJune 5, 2015(2015-06-05) (aged 88)
Amelia, Virginia
NASCAR Cup Series career
62 races run over 8 years
Best finish30th (1964)
First race1962 untitled race (South Boston)
Last race1969 Richmond 500 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 18 0

Hollingsworth "Worth" McMillion (October 6, 1926 – June 5, 2015) was a NASCAR Grand National driver who participated from 1962 to 1969 for 62 races.[1]

Career[]

His first event was the 1962 untitled race at South Boston Speedway while his final event was the 1969 Richmond 500. McMillion has finished in the top-five once, and eighteen times in the top ten. Total earnings for this driver were $15,690 ($110,726.98 when considering inflation) after competing in 9,142.0 miles (14,712.6 km) of stock car racing experience. While McMillion had raced in 16161 laps, he was the leader in none of them. His average start was 24th place while his average finish was in 14th place.[2]

From 1962 to 1965, McMillion was a driver/owner. Starting in 1965, Worth McMillion drove for other owners like and Roy Tyner. Most of his races were done in Pontiac vehicles (either in a 1962 Pontiac Catalina or in 1964 generic Pontiac vehicle) while two races would have him use a generic 1962 Chevrolet vehicle. The most money that McMillion has ever earned in a race was at the 1964 World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He would earn $1,200 ($10,013.3 when considering inflation) for his 14th-place finish after starting in 37th place (out of 44 qualifying drivers).[3]

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
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 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 NGNC Pts Ref
1962 McMillion Racing 83 Pontiac CON AWS DAY DAY DAY CON AWS HBO RCH NWS GPS MBS MAR BGS BRI RCH CON DAR PIF CLT ATL BGS AUG RCH SBO
14 		DAY CLB ASH GPS AUG MBS BRI
24 		CHT HUN AWS
12
16 		BGS PIF DAR HCY RCH DTS AUG MAR NWS ATL 72nd 616 [4]
1963 Chevy BIR RSD DAY DAY DAY PIF AWS HBO ATL BRI AUG RCH
10 		GPS SBO BGS ODS
12 		34th 4614 [5]
Pontiac MAR
16 		CLB DAR RCH
10 		CLT
21 		BIR ATL DAY MBS DTS BGS ASH
11 		BRR
14 		BRI
20 		GPS CLB AWS
13 		PIF BGS
DNQ 		DAR HCY RCH
8 		MAR
16 		DTS
9 		NWS
29 		SBO
11 		HBO
12 		RSD
1964 CON
14 		JSP RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH
18 		BRI GPS BGS ATL AWS
8 		PIF CLB NWS MAR
11 		SVH DAR
8 		SBO
8 		CLT
14 		GPS ASH ATL CON NSV BIR PIF
18 		DAY
13 		BRR ISP GLN LIN BRI
15 		NSV MBS AWS
9
12 		CLB
10 		DAR HCY RCH
13 		ODS
7 		HBO
12 		MAR
20 		NWS
17 		JAC 30th 758th [6]
1965 80 RSD DAY DAY DAY PIF AWS RCH HBO ATL GPS NWS MAR CLB BRI DAR
11 		BGS CLT ASH NSV ATL GPS MBS DAY ODS
16
13 		ISP GLN BRI
13 		AWS PIF AUG CLB DTS
8 		ODS
28 		RCH
31 		MAR NWS HBO
9
12 		47th 3794 [7]
83 DAR
DNQ 		HCY LIN
DNQ 		CAR
13
1966
17 		RSD DAY DAY DAY CAR
10 		BRI ATL CLB GPS BGS NWS MAR
17 		DAR CLT
DNQ 		DTS
9 		PIF AWS
11 		GPS DAY ODS
11 		BRR OXF FON ISP BRI
DNQ 		SMR NSV ATL CLB AWS BLV BGS DAR HCY RCH
27 		MAR NWS CLT CAR 52nd 3526 [8]
80
14 		RCH
10
1967 83 RSD DAY DAY DAY AWS BRI GPS BGS ATL CLB NWS MAR RCH
6 		DAR CLT BIR CAR GPS MGY DAY TRN FDA BRI ATL CLB DAR HCY RCH
7 		MAR NWS CLT CAR AWS 83rd 818 [9]
1968 MGY RSD DAY 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
18 		BLV
5 		MAR
26 		NWS CLT CAR JFC NA - [10]
1969 Roy Tyner 9 Pontiac MGR MGY RSD DAY DAY DAY CAR BRI ATL CLB GPS RCH
14 		NWS MAR AWS DAR CLT MCH GPS DAY DOV TRN BRI ATL MCH BGS AWS DAR HCY RCH TAL CLB MAR NWS CLT AUG CAR MGR TWS 77th 74 [11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hollingsworth "Worth" McMillion". Hillsman-Hix Funeral Home and Crematory. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ^ Career information for Worth McMillion at Racing Reference
  3. ^ Information regarding Worth McMillion at Ultimate Racing History
  4. ^ "Worth McMillion – 1962 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Worth McMillion – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "Worth McMillion – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  7. ^ "Worth McMillion – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  8. ^ "Worth McMillion – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  9. ^ "Worth McMillion – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  10. ^ "Worth McMillion – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  11. ^ "Worth McMillion – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2019.

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