Don Biederman
Born(1940-02-20)February 20, 1940
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
DiedMay 31, 1999(1999-05-31) (aged 59)
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Achievements1977 Oxford 250 winner
NASCAR Cup Series career
42 races run over 4 years
Best finish38th (1967)
First race1966 Old Dominion 400 (Manassas)
Last race1969 Texas 500 (College Station)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0

Don Biederman (February 20, 1940 – May 31, 1999) was a Canadian stock car racer from Port Credit, Ontario.

Racing career

Biederman was the first Canadian ever to campaign for a full season in the NASCAR Cup Series formerly known as the NASCAR Grand National Series.

Biederman won the prestigious Oxford 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway, Maine in 1977,[1] one of only four Canadians to do so, with Junior Hanley, Derek Lynch, and Dave Whitlock being the others.[2][3][4]

Biederman won the IWK 250 at Riverside International Speedway in James River, Nova Scotia on three consecutive occasions from 1979–1981.[5]

Death and legacy

On May 31, 1999, Biederman died suddenly of a brain aneurysm at his home in Brantford, Ontario at the age of 59.[6]

Since 2000 the OSCAAR Racing series has held a race in his honour entitled "The Don Biederman Memorial" at Flamboro Speedway in Millgrove, Ontario.[7]

Awards

Motorsports 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

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 NGNC Pts
1966 Ron Stotten 94 Ford AUG RSD DAY DAY DAY CAR BRI ATL HCY CLB GPS BGS NWS MAR DAR LGY MGR MON RCH CLT DTS ASH PIF SMR AWS BLV GPS DAY ODS
22		 58th 2302
Chevy BRR
21		 OXF
25		 FON
18		 ISP
14		 BRI SMR
20		 NSV
19		 ATL CLB
19		 AWS BLV
18		 BGS
11		 DAR HCY RCH HBO
13		 MAR
36		 NWS
27		 CLT CAR
22
1967 AUG
12		 RSD
16		 GPS
17		 MGY
17		 DAY
34		 TRN
25		 OXF
24		 FDA
18		 ISP
16		 BRI SMR
15		 NSV
7		 ATL
30		 BGS CLB SVH
20		 DAR
20		 HCY
20		 RCH
27		 BLV
28		 HBO MAR
30		 NWS
28		 CLT
DNQ		 CAR
DNQ		 AWS
17		 38th 5850
Don Biederman 09 DAY
23		 DAY DAY
DNQ		 AWS BRI GPS BGS ATL CLB HCY NWS MAR SVH RCH
Bill Seifert 45 Ford DAR
13		 BLV LGY CLT ASH MGR SMR BIR CAR
1968 Ron Stotten 94 Chevy MGR MGY
19		 RSD 77 N/A
James Brown 95 Ford DAY
28		 BRI RCH ATL HCY GPS CLB NWS MAR AUG AWS DAR BLV LGY CLT ASH MGR SMR BIR CAR GPS DAY ISP OXF FDA TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB BGS AWS SBO LGY DAR HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS AUG CLT CAR JFC
1969 Dennis Holt 23 Ford MGR MGY RSD DAY
17		 DAY DAY
Wth		 CAR 88th 43
Larry Wehrs 00 Chevy AUG
8		 BRI ATL CLB HCY GPS RCH NWS
DNQ		 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 SVH AUG CAR JFC
Bill Champion 70 Ford MGR
25		 TWS
19
Daytona 500 results
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1967 Don Biederman Chevy DNQ
1968 James Brown Ford 50 28
1969 Dennis Holt Ford Wth

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59". The Auto Channel. June 2, 1999. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  2. ↑ "CMHF". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  3. ↑ "Don Biederman Memorial - OSCAAR". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
  4. ↑ "Daytona Don Biederman". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
  5. ↑ "IWK 250 WINNER'S CIRCLE". Riverside International Speedway. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  6. ↑ "Canadian racing legend 'Daytona' Don Biederman dies at age 59". The Auto Channel. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  7. ↑ "Biederman Memorial on the move for 2015". OSCAAR Racing. February 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  8. ↑ "Wall of Fame". Riverside International Speedway. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
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