David Sosebee

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

|name = David Sosebee

|image =

|caption =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|12|08}}

|birth_place = Dawsonville, Georgia, United States

|Total_Cup_Races = 10

|Years_In_Cup = 4

|Best_Cup_Pos = 61st (1987)

|First_Cup_Race = 1979 Gabriel 400 (Michigan)

|Last_Cup_Race = 1988 Miller High Life 400 (Michigan)

|First_Cup_Win =

|Last_Cup_Win =

|Cup_Wins = 0

|Cup_Top_Tens = 0

|Cup_Poles = 0

}}

David Sosebee (born December 8, 1955, in Dawsonville, Georgia) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car driver who competed from 1979 to 1988. He is the son of racer Gober Sosebee.

Summary

Sosebee only failed to qualify for one race; the 1988 Atlanta Journal 500 that took place in Hampton, Georgia. 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 $35,210 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|35210|1988|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation). Sosebee started racing at the age of 23 and stopped at the age of 32.[http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/David_Sosebee Career statistics of David Sosebee] at Racing Reference

Sosebee performed best on restrictor plate tracks with his average finish of 28th place; his worst performances were on intermediate tracks; where he would finish 33rd place on average.[http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/driver.php?drv_id=564 NASCAR statistics on David Sosebee] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617080819/http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/driver.php?drv_id=564 |date=2012-06-17 }} 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==

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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
1979 ! Sosebee Racing ! 81 ! Chevy \| RSD \| DAY \| CAR \| RCH \| ATL \| NWS \| BRI \| DAR \| MAR \| TAL \| NSV \| DOV \| CLT \| TWS \| RSD \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| MCH 28 \| DAY \| NSV \| POC \| TAL \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| RCH \| DOV \| MAR \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| CLT 27 \| NWS \| CAR \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| ATL 33 \| ONT ! 80th ! 146 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sosebda01/1979/W\|title=David Sosebee – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|accessdate=July 26, 2020}}
1986 ! Sosebee Racing ! 91 ! Chevy \| DAY \| RCH \| CAR \| ATL \| BRI \| style="background:#FFCFCF;"\| DAR DNQ \| NWS \| MAR \| TAL \| DOV \| CLT \| RSD \| POC \| MCH \| DAY \| POC \| TAL \| GLN \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| RCH \| DOV \| MAR \| NWS \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| CLT 34 \| CAR \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| ATL 36 \| RSD \| colspan=2\| ! 90th ! 116 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sosebda01/1986/W\|title=David Sosebee – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|accessdate=July 26, 2020}}
rowspan=2\| 1987 ! rowspan=2\| Hamby Racing ! rowspan=2\| 12 ! Chevy \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| DAY 28 \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| CAR 39 \| RCH \| colspan=28\| ! rowspan=2\| 61st ! rowspan=2\| 225 ! rowspan=2\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sosebda01/1987/W\|title=David Sosebee – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|accessdate=July 26, 2020}}
Olds \| colspan=3\| \| style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| ATL 21 \| DAR \| NWS \| BRI \| MAR \| TAL \| CLT \| DOV \| POC \| RSD \| MCH \| DAY \| POC \| TAL \| GLN \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| RCH \| DOV \| MAR \| NWS \| CLT \| CAR \| RSD \| ATL \| colspan=2\|
1988 ! LC Racing ! 92 ! Ford \| DAY \| RCH \| CAR \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| ATL 28 \| DAR \| BRI \| NWS \| MAR \| TAL \| CLT \| DOV \| RSD \| POC \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| MCH 31 \| DAY \| POC \| TAL \| GLN \| MCH \| BRI \| DAR \| RCH \| DOV \| MAR \| CLT \| NWS \| CAR \| PHO \| ATL \| colspan=2\| ! 75th ! 79 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sosebda01/1988/W\|title=David Sosebee – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|accessdate=July 26, 2020}}

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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

1979

! Sosebee Racing

! 81

! Chevy

| RSD

| DAY

| CAR

| RCH

| ATL

| NWS

| BRI

| DAR

| MAR

| TAL

| NSV

| DOV

| CLT

| TWS

| RSD

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

| DAY

| NSV

| POC

| TAL

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

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

| NWS

| CAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
33

| ONT

! 80th

! 146

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sosebda01/1979/W|title=David Sosebee – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=July 26, 2020}}

1986

! Sosebee Racing

! 91

! Chevy

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

| ATL

| BRI

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

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| DOV

| CLT

| RSD

| POC

| MCH

| DAY

| POC

| TAL

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

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

| CAR

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

| RSD

| colspan=2|

! 90th

! 116

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sosebda01/1986/W|title=David Sosebee – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=July 26, 2020}}

rowspan=2| 1987

! rowspan=2| Hamby Racing

! rowspan=2| 12

! Chevy

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
28

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

| RCH

| colspan=28|

! rowspan=2| 61st

! rowspan=2| 225

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sosebda01/1987/W|title=David Sosebee – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=July 26, 2020}}

Olds

| colspan=3|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
21

| DAR

| NWS

| BRI

| MAR

| TAL

| CLT

| DOV

| POC

| RSD

| MCH

| DAY

| POC

| TAL

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| RSD

| ATL

| colspan=2|

1988

! LC Racing

! 92

! Ford

| DAY

| RCH

| CAR

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

| DAR

| BRI

| NWS

| MAR

| TAL

| CLT

| DOV

| RSD

| POC

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

| DAY

| POC

| TAL

| GLN

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| MAR

| CLT

| NWS

| CAR

| PHO

| ATL

| colspan=2|

! 75th

! 79

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/sosebda01/1988/W|title=David Sosebee – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=July 26, 2020}}

===Daytona 500===

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Year ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Start ! Finish
1987 \| Hamby Racing \| Chevrolet \| align=center\| 39 \| align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| 28

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Year

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Start

! Finish

1987

| Hamby Racing

| Chevrolet

| align=center| 39

| align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 28