Don Biederman (February 20, 1940 – May 31, 1999) was a

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from

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Racing career

Biederman was the first Canadian ever to campaign for a full season in the

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formerly known as the

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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

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on three consecutive occasions from 1979–1981.

Death and legacy

On May 31, 1999, Biederman died suddenly of a brain aneurysm at his home in

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at the age of 59. Since 2000 the OSCAAR Racing series has held a race in his honour entitled "The Don Biederman Memorial" at

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Awards

* He was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2001 * He was posthumously enshrined on the Riverside International Speedway Wall of Fame

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

=Daytona 500 results

References

External links

Photo gallery at Canadian Racing Archives
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