David Sosebee (born December 8, 1955, in

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) is a retired

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race car driver who competed from

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. He is the son of racer

Gober Sosebee Gober Cletus Sosebee (October 15, 1915 – November 11, 1996) was an American racecar driver. He won on the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1949, 1950, and 1951. He was born in Dawson County, Georgia, and began his career in 1940 at Atlanta's L ...

Summary

Sosebee only failed to qualify for one race; the 1988 Atlanta Journal 500 that took place in

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. While starting an average of 33rd place, his average finishers are in 31st place. David would participate in 1,673 laps of professional stock car racing while leading in none of them. His total career earnings added up to $35,210 ($ when adjusted for inflation). Sosebee started racing at the age of 23 and stopped at the age of 32. Sosebee performed best on

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tracks with his average finish of 28th place; his worst performances were on intermediate tracks; where he would finish 33rd place on average.NASCAR statistics on ''David Sosebee''
at Driver Averages

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.)

Winston Cup Series

=Daytona 500

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* 1955 births Living people People from Dawsonville, Georgia Sportspeople from Dawson County, Georgia Racing drivers from Georgia (U.S. state) NASCAR drivers {{NASCAR-bio-stub