Gerald Chamberlain
Quick Facts
Biography
Gerald Chamberlain is a retired American stock car racing driver from Everett, Pennsylvania.Chamberlain won 22 feature events at the Reading (PA) Speedway in 1971.He broke the track record the next year with 31 victories in one year.
Racing career
Gerald Chamberlain made two appearances in the NASCAR Grand National Series in 1969, with a top finish of 10th. He also competed in three Daytona 300’s with a highest finish of 12th.
He spent the majority of his career racing in the Modified division in the renowned tracks of the northeast, winning championships at nine different tracks: South Penn PA, Hesston PA, Fort Ashby WV, Hagerstown Speedway MD, Winchester VA, Reading, Penn National PA, Jennerstown Speedway PA, and Flemington Speedway NJ.In 1973 Chamberlain capture the first of two Eastern States 200 events.
Chamberlain was also a respected race car builder, specializing in late models and Ford engines.
Chamberlain was inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press Association and theNortheast Dirt Modified Halls of Fame.
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
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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 | Ref |
1969 | Lyle Stelter | 56 | Mercury | MGR | MGY | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | CAR | AUG | BRI | ATL | CLB | HCY | GPS | RCH | NWS | MAR | AWS | DAR 10 | BLV | LGY | CLT 38 | 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 | MGR | TWS | 89th | 452.63 |