| Birth date | June 26, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Death date | July 25, 2016 (aged 79) |
| Birth place | Hohenwald, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Death place | Bon Aqua, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Death cause | Alzheimer's |
| Best cup pos | 10th (1974) |
| Cup wins | 0 |
| Cup top tens | 31 |
| Cup poles | 0 |
| First cup race | 1971 Winston 500 (Talladega) |
| Last cup race | 1977 Talladega 500 (Talladega) |
| Awards | 1969 Nashville Fairgrounds track champion |
| Years in cup | 7 |
| Total cup races | 133 over |
David Sisco (June 26, 1937 – July 25, 2016) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who ran 133 races from 1971 to 1977, and was the 1969 Nashville Fairgrounds track champion. He was inducted into the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Hall of Fame in 2023.
Career
Sisco also managed to earn $251,359 in his seven-year NASCAR career ($ when considering inflation ).[1] His average starting position is 22nd place while he managed to finish in 19th place on average.[1] Total mileage of all of Sisco's races are 39,186.7 miles (63,064.9 km).[1] Prior to 1971, Sisco participated in a select number of late model stock car races and was the champion of one of them in 1969.
The type of tracks that best favored Sisco were flat tracks; where he would finish an average of 13th place. He did not excel on restrictor plate tracks, however, and a finish of 23rd place would become routine for Sisco during his NASCAR Cup Series career.[2]
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
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| 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 | NGNC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||
| 1971 | McGee Racing | 05 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | ONT | RCH | CAR | HCY | BRI | ATL | CLB | GPS | SMR | NWS | MAR | DAR | SBO | TAL 31 | ASH | KPT | CLT | DOV | MCH | RSD | HOU | GPS | DAY | BRI | AST | ISP | TRN | NSV 19 | ATL | BGS | ONA | MCH | TAL 16 | CLB | HCY | DAR | MAR | CLT | DOV | CAR | MGR 15 | RCH | NWS | TWS | 57th | 309 | [3] | |||||||||||||
Winston Cup Series
Daytona 500
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 23 | 7 |
| 1973 | 24 | 11 | ||
| 1974 | Sisco Racing | 38 | 15 | |
| 1975 | 12 | 21 | ||
| 1976 | 40 | 29 | ||
| 1977 | DNQ | |||
References
- ^ "David Sisco's NASCAR career information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ "NASCAR statistics on David Sisco". Driver Averages. Archived from the original on 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- ^ "David Sisco – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "David Sisco – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "David Sisco – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "David Sisco – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "David Sisco – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "David Sisco – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "David Sisco – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2016.