Marvin Burke, (March 15, 1918 – February 23, 1994) was a
NASCAR
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driver from
Pittsburg, California
Pittsburg (formerly Black Diamond, New York Landing and New York of the Pacific) is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is an industrial suburb located on the southern shore of the Suisun Bay in the East Bay region of t ...
. He ran one
Grand National Series race in his career, which he won. His starting position in the thirty-two car field in the 1951 race at
Oakland
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is unknown. Burke drove to the front early and led 156 laps en route to his first career victory in his first career start, Burke never raced again in NASCAR. Burke was the fifth driver to win their NASCAR debut, and is the only driver to have won in their only NASCAR Cup Series race.
He attempted to qualify for the
1950 Indianapolis 500 but failed to make the grid.
Motorsports career results
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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key)
NASCAR
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key) (
Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series
References
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1918 births
1994 deaths
NASCAR drivers
Racing drivers from California
Sportspeople from Pittsburg, California
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