Rick Newsom (March 19, 1950 – August 16, 1988), was an American NASCAR Winston Cup driver from Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Rick Newsom
Born(1950-03-19)March 19, 1950
Fort Mill, South Carolina
DiedAugust 16, 1988(1988-08-16) (aged 38)
Cause of deathPlane crash
NASCAR Cup Series career
82 races run over 14 years
Best finish36th - 1981, 1982 (Winston Cup)
First race1972 Texas 500 (Texas World Speedway)
Last race1986 Miller High Life 500 (Pocono Raceway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Newsom competed in 82 Winston Cup races from 1972 to 1986.[1]

He was killed in a private plane crash on August 16, 1988.[2]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(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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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 NWCC Pts Ref
1972 Newsom Racing 98 Ford RSD DAY RCH ONT CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV MCH RSD TWS DAY BRI TRN ATL TAL MCH NSV DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR TWS
22
91st 289 [3]
1973 20 RSD DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS
30
DAR MAR
12
TAL NSV
16
CLT
DNQ
DOV
39
TWS
34
RSD MCH
28
DAY BRI
12
ATL
12
TAL NSV
11
DAR RCH
13
DOV
15
NWS MAR
32
CLT CAR 34th 1931 [4]
1974 RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY BRI NSV ATL POC TAL MCH DAR
DNQ
RCH DOV
14
NWS
22
MAR CLT CAR ONT 92nd 2.75 [5]
1975 RSD DAY
31
RCH
22
CAR
19
BRI ATL
20
NWS
24
DAR
33
MAR TAL
41
NSV
13
DOV CLT RSD MCH
36
DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR 37th 877 [6]
45 DOV
12
NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT
1976 20 RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR
18
TAL NSV
30
DOV
20
CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DOV
30
MAR
24
NWS CLT CAR
18
ATL ONT 44th 607 [7]
Chevy DAR
38
RCH
1977 Ford RSD DAY RCH
23
CAR ATL NWS
29
DAR BRI
27
MAR TAL NSV
16
DOV
28
CLT
DNQ
RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR 48th 446 [8]
6 Chevy RCH
28
DOV
27
MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT
1979 Newsom Racing 20 Olds RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY
23
NSV POC
26
TAL
15
MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
35
MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL ONT 49th 355 [9]
1980 RSD DAY
DNQ
ATL
36
BRI DAR MAR
32
TAL NSV
26
DOV
32
CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR ATL ONT 44th 483 [10]
Chevy RCH
19
CAR NWS
20
1981 RSD DAY RCH
27
CAR
32
ATL
20
BRI
23
NWS DAR MAR TAL
33
NSV DOV CLT
DNQ
TWS
28
RSD MCH DAY NSV POC
26
TAL MCH BRI
22
DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS
22
CLT CAR ATL RSD 37th 768 [11]
1982 DAY RCH BRI ATL CAR DAR
14
NWS
DNQ
MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC
17
RSD MCH DAY NSV POC
13
TAL MCH BRI
29
DAR
19
RCH DOV
35
NWS CLT
DNQ
MAR
31
CAR
35
ATL
DNQ
RSD 36th 619 [12]
1983 DAY
DNQ
RCH
DNQ
CAR
28
ATL DAR
DNQ
NWS
DNQ
41st 573 [13]
Reeder Racing 02 Buick MAR
20
TAL
DNQ
NSV
23
BRI
19
Chevy DOV
14
CLT
31
RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
1984 Newsom Racing 20 Chevy DAY
DNQ
RCH MCH
DNQ
DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR
DNQ
RCH DOV MAR CLT
DNQ
NWS CAR ATL RSD 82nd 76 [14]
Buick CAR
29
ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC
1985 Chevy DAY
DNQ
RCH
28
TAL
DNQ
DOV
21
CLT RSD 41st 450 [15]
Buick CAR
36
ATL
DNQ
BRI DAR NWS MAR POC
38
MCH DAY POC
21
TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
32
MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
1986 DAY RCH CAR
40
ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV
25
CLT RSD POC
37
MCH 69th 183 [16]
Chevy DAY
DNQ
POC
DNQ
TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1973 Newsom Racing Ford DNQ
1975 Newsom Racing Ford 21 31
1980 Newsom Racing Oldsmobile DNQ
1983 Newsom Racing Chevrolet DNQ
1984 DNQ
1985 DNQ

References

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  1. ^ Rick Newsom Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info
  2. ^ Motorsport Memorial
  3. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  11. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  12. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  13. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  14. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  15. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  16. ^ "Rick Newsom – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 12, 2020.