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Bill Shirey

{{short description|Racecar driver from Michigan}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver |

name = Bill Shirey |

birth_date = {{birth date and age|1932|2|28}} |

death_date = |

birth_place = Detroit, Michigan |

image= |

death_cause = |

Best_Cup_Pos = 28th (1971|

Cup_Wins = 0|

Cup_Top_Tens = 3|

Cup_Poles = 0|

First_Cup_Race = 1969 untitled race (Savannah)|

First_Cup_Win = |

Last_Cup_Win = |

Last_Cup_Race = 1972 Texas 500 (Texas)|

awards = |

Years_In_Cup = 4|

Total_Cup_Races = 72|

}}

Bill Shirey (born February 28, 1932) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver.

Career

Shirey accomplished three finishes in the "top ten" (1970 Richmond 500, 1971 Asheville 300, and 1971 Kingsport 300) and has driven for 9588 laps - the equivalent of {{convert|7398.2|mi|km}}.[http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Bill_Shirey Bill Shirey racing information] at Racing Reference He started 24th on average and also finished an average of 24th place. Shirey attempted to qualify for the 1971 Daytona 500 and the 1972 Miller High Life 500 but failed. His total earnings from his NASCAR career were $30,395 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|30395|1972|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation).

Compared to his meager career earnings, today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars are generally considered to be multimillionaires after their first full-time schedule. Shirey was a driver/owner for most of the races with occasional employment under former NASCAR owners Dub Clewis, John Keselowski, and David Ray Boggs.[http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=423 Total career information for Bill Shirey] at UltimateRacingHistory.com While disqualifications are rare in NASCAR, Shirey was handed a disqualification at the 1972 Northern 300 racing event that took place in Trenton International Speedway.

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==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan="61"| NASCAR Grand National Series results

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

! {{Tooltip|NGNC|NASCAR Grand National classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 1969

! Dub Clewis

! 03

! Plymouth

| MGR

| MGY

| RSD

| DAY

| DAY

| DAY

| CAR

| AUG

| BRI

| ATL

| CLB

| HCY

| GPS

| RCH

| NWS

| MAR

| AWS

| DAR

| BLV

| LGY

| CLT

| 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

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SVH
20

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUG
14

| CAR

| JFC

| MGR

| colspan=1|

! rowspan=2| 61st

! rowspan=2| 137

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/shirebi01/1969/W|title=Bill Shirey – 1969 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=August 25, 2020}}

rowspan=3| Bill Shirey

! rowspan=3| 74

! rowspan=3| Plymouth

| colspan=53|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS
28

1970

| RSD

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
29

| DAY

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| RCH
9

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
25

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SVH
14

| ATL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
16

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
40

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NWS
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLB
19

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAR
DNQ

| BLV

| LGY

| CLT

| SMR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
30

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
26

| RSD

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY
14

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KPT
22

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GPS
28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
39

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AST
27

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TPN
30

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TRN
36

| BRI

| SMR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV
15

| ATL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLB
13

| ONA

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
27

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
44

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BGS
13

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SBO
13

| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY
17

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
30

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DOV
16

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NCF
11

| NWS

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| CLT
DNQ

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MAR
DNQ

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MGR
17

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
36

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LGY
16

| colspan=6|

! 30th

! 1244

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/shirebi01/1970/W|title=Bill Shirey – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=August 26, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 1971

| RSD

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
27

| DAY

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| ONT

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
16

| CAR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY
12

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
26

| ATL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLB
25

| GPS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR
28

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS
14

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
28

| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO
15

| TAL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ASH
10

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KPT
9

| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
29

| MCH

| RSD

| HOU

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GPS
22

| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
30

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AST
14

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ISP
25

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TRN
23

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSV
22

| ATL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BGS
29

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONA
32

| MCH

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL
DNQ

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CLB
16

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY
19

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR
28

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
24

| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
25

| CAR

| MGR

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS
28

| colspan=6|

! rowspan=2| 28th

! rowspan=2| 1303

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/shirebi01/1971/W|title=Bill Shirey – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=August 26, 2020}}

John Keselowski

! 62

! Dodge

| colspan=45|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
27

| NWS

| colspan=7|

==Winston Cup Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
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

! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=3| 1972

! rowspan=2| Bill Shirey

! rowspan=2| 74

! Plymouth

| RSD

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
22

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ONT
DNQ

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR
31

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ATL
DNQ

| BRI

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAR
DNQ

| NWS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
26

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| TAL
DNQ

| CLT

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
23

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
31

| RSD

|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
34

| BRI

| style="background-color:#000000;color:white;"| TRN
30

| ATL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
47

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MCH
DNQ

| NSV

| DAR

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV
18

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR
36

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NWS
20

| CLT

| CAR

|

! rowspan=3| 38th

! rowspan=3| 1468.5

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/shirebi01/1972/W|title=Bill Shirey – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=August 26, 2020}}

Dodge

| colspan=15|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TWS
44

| colspan=15|

David Ray Boggs

! 57

! Dodge

| colspan=30|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TWS
29

References

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Category:1932 births

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Category:NASCAR drivers

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