Bill Bowman is a retired

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Grand National Series driver from

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. He raced from

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

. Bowman managed to get four "top ten finishes" after racing for 1,673 laps and earning $1,220 ($ when adjusted for inflation). His average start is 24th and his average finish is 15th place. Dirt tracks were his favorite racing venue as Bowman managed to finish an average of 11th place. Intermediate tracks were his downfall; giving him difficulties as he finished an average of 35th place there.

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gave Bowman the most grief with an average finish of 35th place while he found pleasure in

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and

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giving him average finishes of 8th place. Mostly associated with the #71 Chevrolet, Bill Bowman was an independent driver for most of his career.NASCAR career statistics on ''Bill Bowman''
at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet

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