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Intro | American stock car racing driver | |
Places | United States of America | |
was | Racecar driver Driver | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 1 August 1918 | |
Death | 1 August 1984 (aged 66 years) | |
Star sign | Leo |
Biography
Eddie Pagan (August 1, 1918 – August 1, 1984) was an American stock car racing driver. Pagan was born in Midland, Texas on August 1, 1918. According to an entry in the 1940 U.S. Census, Pagan was living in New Mexico with his wife Marian by the year 1940. Pagan also lived a significant portion of his adult life in Lynwood, California. He competed in 54 NASCAR Grand National West Series races from 1954 to 1957. Pagan had 9 West Series wins, 41 top tens, and 11 pole positions.
Pagan competed in 62 NASCAR Grand National Series races between 1954 and 1963. During his time at NASCAR's highest level, he won 4 races, achieved 38 top tens, and 6 pole positions.
In 1971, he co-founded Hutcherson-Pagan Enterprises with Dick Hutcherson, a company that built race cars for drivers such as Darrell Waltrip and A. J. Foyt.
Pagan died August 1, 1984 in Harrisburg, North Carolina.