Don Biederman
Quick Facts
Biography
Don Biederman (February 26, 1940 – May 31, 1999) was a Canadian stock car racer from Port Credit, Ontario.
Racing career
Biederman was also the first Canadian ever to campaign for a full season in the Sprint Cup Series formerly known as the NASCAR Grand National Series.
Biederman won the prestigious Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, Maine in 1977, one of only four Canadians to do so, with Junior Hanley, Derek Lynch, and Dave Whitlock being the others.
Biederman won the IWK 250 at Riverside International Speedway in James River, Nova Scotia on three consecutive occasions from 1979–1981.
Death and legacy
On May 31, 1999 Biederman died at his home in Brantford, Ontario at the age of 59 following a long battle with cancer.
Since 2000 the OSCAAR Racing series holds a race in his honour entitled "The Don Biederman Memorial" at Flamboro Speedway in Millgrove, Ontario.
Awards
- He was posthumously inducted Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2001.
- He was posthumously enshrined on the Riverside International Speedway Wall of Fame.
- "Wall of Fame". Riverside International Speedway. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
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
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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 | |||||||||
1966 | Ron Stotten | 94 | Ford | AUG | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | CAR | BRI | ATL | HCY | CLB | GPS | BGS | NWS | MAR | DAR | LGY | MGR | MON | RCH | CLT | DTS | ASH | PIF | SMR | AWS | BLV | GPS | DAY | ODS 22 | 58th | 2302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | HBO 13 | MAR 36 | NWS 27 | CLT | CAR 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1967 | AUG 12 | RSD 16 | GPS 17 | MGY 17 | DAY 34 | TRN 25 | OXF 24 | FDA 18 | ISP 16 | BRI | SMR 15 | NSV 7 | ATL 30 | BGS | CLB | SVH 20 | DAR 20 | HCY 20 | RCH 27 | BLV 28 | HBO | 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 | HCY | NWS | MAR | SVH | RCH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Seifert | 45 | Ford | DAR 13 | BLV | LGY | CLT | ASH | MGR | SMR | BIR | CAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968 | Ron Stotten | 94 | Chevy | MGR | MGY 19 | RSD | 77 | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Brown | 95 | Ford | DAY 28 | BRI | RCH | ATL | HCY | GPS | CLB | NWS | MAR | AUG | AWS | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT | ASH | MGR | SMR | BIR | CAR | GPS | DAY | ISP | OXF | FDA | TRN | BRI | SMR | NSV | ATL | CLB | BGS | AWS | SBO | LGY | DAR | HCY | RCH | BLV | HBO | MAR | NWS | AUG | CLT | CAR | JFC | ||||||||||||||||||||
1969 | Dennis Holt | 23 | Ford | MGR | MGY | RSD | DAY 17 | DAY | DAY Wth | CAR | 88th | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Larry Wehrs | 00 | Chevy | AUG 8 | BRI | ATL | CLB | HCY | GPS | RCH | NWS DNQ | MAR | AWS | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Champion | 70 | Ford | MGR 25 | TWS 19 |
Daytona 500 results
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1967 | Don Biederman | Chevy | DNQ | |
1968 | James Brown | Ford | 50 | 28 |
1969 | Dennis Holt | Ford | Wth |