May be...
Where and how old to win his frist NASCAR race
" "He never played any organized sports except a very little football. He picked up the nickname "Fireball" from participation in sandlot games as a baseball pitcher. I believe they call them pickup games, " says his sister, who didn't wish her name used. "I don't know where the Zellwood Mud Hens story came from."
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I am going to say he got his first win at 19...even though thats when he entered NASCAR...1949...he was born in 1929 but was 19 when he started racing...I can't find his very first win...all the articles so far just say his first race he wrecked on the 9th lap but "went on to many wins"
http://nascarfans.wetpaint.com/page/Fire...
HERE IT IS::: His first victory came August 13, 1950, in Hillsboro, North Carolina, driving an Oldsmobile 88 in a 100-mile NASCAR-sanctioned Grand National Race. It took just seven years from that first win for Fireball to be voted NASCAR's most popular driver in 1957.
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The question was, when did he win his FIRST race? The CORRECT answer is March, 1947 when at age 18, he won his first event at North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. It was not until 1950 that he had his first Nascar win and went on to finish second in the Championship standings for that year.
The best Nascar driver to never win a Championship title, though just winning races and limited entries was always his goal. Go to www.FireballRoberts.com for more info. Great site!
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