Joe Littlejohn
{{short description|American NASCAR driver}}
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|01|03}}
|birth_place = Pacolet, South Carolina, United States
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1989|07|29|1908|01|03}}
|death_place = Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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|Total_Cup_Races = 2
|Years_In_Cup = 2
|Best_Cup_Pos = 22nd (1949)
|First_Cup_Race = 1949 Race 2 (Daytona Beach)
|Last_Cup_Race = 1950 Race 1 (Daytona Beach)
|Cup_Wins = 0
|Cup_Top_Tens = 1
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Joe Littlejohn (January 3, 1908 – July 29, 1989) was an American stock car racing driver from Spartanburg, South Carolina. He competed in the NASCAR Grand National Division in 1949 and 1950.
Career
Littlejohn raced in two races at Daytona Beach in 1949 and 1950, earning a fourth-place finish in 1949 and the pole position in 1950. He was the promoter at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds starting in 1939 until the track's final NASCAR Grand National race in 1966.{{cite book|last1=Wood|first1=Perry Allen|title=Silent Speedways of the Carolinas: The Grand National Histories of 29 Former Tracks|date=2012|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476602615|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hrbAEBnGgS4C&q=piedmont+interstate+fairgrounds+racing&pg=PT18|language=en}}
Death and legacy
Littlejohn died in his home in Spartanburg, South Carolina on July 29, 1989, having suffered a heart attack.{{cite web|url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/19890730/NEWS/907300303?p=2&tc=pg|title=Auto racing pioneer Joe Littlejohn dies|date=July 30, 1989|work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal|page=1|accessdate=2013-10-11|location=Spartanburg, SC}}
The National Motorsport Press Association (NMPA) awards an annual "Joe Littlejohn Award". The award is handed out to someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the NMPA and motorsports.{{cite web|title=Chris Browning Honored with Joe Littlejohn Award|url=http://www.darlingtonraceway.com/Articles/2010/01/CB-Littlejohn.aspx|publisher=Darlington Raceway|accessdate=October 14, 2013|archive-date=October 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014175237/http://www.darlingtonraceway.com/Articles/2010/01/CB-Littlejohn.aspx|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- {{Racing-Reference driver|Joe_Littlejohn}}
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Category:Racing drivers from Spartanburg, South Carolina
Category:People from Pacolet, South Carolina
Category:Sportspeople from Spartanburg County, South Carolina