Charlie glotzbach won 4 races during his career and posted 38 topfives, 50 toptens and 12 poles. His signature, with inscription on a 6 x 4 color photo. Although you cant tell it by looking at crew chief junior johnson or the other crew members, the car was performing well enough for glotzbach to capture the pole. Charlie glotzbach is a member of famous people who are known for being a race car driver, celebrities who are 81 years old, was born in june, in the year 1938. Charlie glotzbach is a former arca and was a nascacup driver. Charles charlie glotzbach is a former arca and nascar winston cup series driver.
Professional race car driver charlie glotzbach wearing large black cowboy hat, black and yellow leather jacket while talking with young women at charlotte motor speedway during pre race of national. Raced on semiregularly until the 1990s, mostly in stockcars, but actually retired from racing for good in 2010. With charlie glotzbach at the wheel, the engineering dodge daytona ran a recordsetting qualifying lap at 199. Charlie glotzbach race results in the nascar grand national series. Driver news on jayski austin dillon official teamdriver links richard childress racing austin dillon ecr engines childress vineyards childress institute for pediatric trauma primary sponsors links dow american ethanol racing aaa midatlantic symbicort rigup social media links richard childress racing twitter rcrcup twitter richard childress racing facebook richard childress. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Driver charlie glotzbach career statistics racingreference.
Drivers for cotton owens include david pearson, buddy baker, pete hamilton, charlie glotzbach, marty robbins, ralph earnhardt, fireball roberts, mario andretti, junior johnson, ray hendrick, bobby isaac, marvin panch, darel dieringer and al unser to name just a few. Charlie glotzbach diecast charlie glotzbach nascar. Driving the k and k dodge, he took a fourth at atlanta that year and earned the nickname chargin charlie. That was the phrase spoken for the past 100 years at the indianapolis motor speedway 500 mile race. A look into charlie glotzbachs net worth, money and current earnings. At the 1971 volunteer 500 at bristol motor speedway, hassler was a relief driver for race winner charlie glotzbach.
View career statistics for charlie glotzbach tweet. He was also known as the chargin comet and chargin charlie. Nascar autos nascar race cars grand national car ford stock ford torino american racing ford fairlane vintage race car car and driver. Nascar racers automobile american stock old race cars mopar or no car drag racing auto racing. Professional race car driver charlie glotzbach wearing large. Professional race car driver charlie glotzbach wearing. Charlie glotzbach profile bio, news, highres photos. Charlie glotzbach born 19 jun 1938 edwardsville, indiana. The 1971 indianapolis 500 rookie of the year, denny retired from competitive driving in 1974 to become an airline pilot with the winnings earnt from racing. The car was the pole winner, but glotzbach, along with most other drivers, sat out the race due to a tire boycott. Aero warriors photos from the joe machado collection. Charles charlie glotzbach is a former arca and was a nascar winston cup series driver. That was also a phrase charlie wiggins never heard as a race car driver in that same race.
Started racing as a teenager in the 1950s, and was particularly adept in sprint and sportsman cars, but also raced midget cars. Driver on lifesupport system after crash daily press. Charlie glotzbach stats, race results, wins, news, record. Glotzbach only a handful of area racers to compete at nascar. Charlie glotzbach legends of nascar page pictures, stats, stories in legends of nascar 1971 junior johnson brings chevrolet back into nascar with driver charlie glotzbach and the chevrolet monte carlo. It was not an official win for hassler, and it is one of only three instances when two drivers drove the winning car in a nascar premier series race. Charlie holds one of the oldest race records in nascar. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Driver charlie glotzbach 1970 nascar grand national. Discover how much the famous race car driver is worth in 2020.
Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course. Hassler is also credited with helping develop the first modern nascar race car. Charlie glotzbach nascar diecast cars pyramid racing. Click on the site to see charlie glotzbachs career results at that track. He also raced in short track racing, starting in the 1950s, but it was nascar that he was at his best, winning four times between 1968 and 1971, which included. Charlie glotzbach is a race car driver from indiana, united states. Charlie glotzbach born june 19, 1938 was an arca and nascar driver who competed in nascar. Drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. Still attends historic events and runs a truck sales company.
They started developing the wing dodge after that, and we done a lot of testing on that thing at the chrysler proving grounds. Thats the hardest hit that ive ever taken, and that was the first ride to the hospital from a race. A replica of the car glotzbach would have driven in the inaugural race at talladega is one of several replicas he keeps in his trophy room. Charlie glotzbach, nascar driver, signed photo, coa, uacc.
Charlie glotzbach race results and driver statistics for. Adipiscing adipiscing tristique vut etiam nisi tristique. Charlie glotzbach born june 19, 1938 is famous for being race car driver. Glotzbach only a handful of area racers to compete at. Find highquality charlie glotzbach stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Developing the recordsetting 1969 dodge charger daytona.
Charlie glotzbach racing career profile driver database. Continue to next page below to see how much is charlie glotzbach really worth, including net worth, estimated earnings, and salary for 2019 and 2020. It was entered as a ray nichels engineering car and assigned the number 88. Mar 15, 2015 charlie glotzbach legends of nascar page pictures, stats, stories in legends of nascar 1971 junior johnson brings chevrolet back into nascar with driver charlie glotzbach and the chevrolet monte carlo. Nascar results for charlie glotzbach at daytona international speedway. Charlie glotzbach bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Dnq data may be incomplete or missing for some seasons. Charles charlie glotzbach born june 19, 1938 in edwardsville, indiana is a former arca and nascar winston cup series driver. In 1971, charlie won the cautionfree volunteer 500 race at bristol motor speedway. Find everything in one place on charlie glotzbach including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis.
Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for charlie glotzbach on. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. He is a former arca and was a nascar sprint cup driver. Denny zimmerman born 14 dec 1938 glastonbury, connecticut. Charlie glotzbach is a gemini and was born in the year of the tiger. Glotzbach was released from the hospital on wednesday. On september 10, 1969, charlie glotzbach qualified the high speed car on the pole 199. Autographed this diecast car was autographed by charlie glotzbach, on the windshield in silver. I mean, all the walls ive hit, and wrecked, and i never got hurt. Charlie glotzbach i bet most of you kids have never herd of him lol crashes in the 1992 winston 500.
Charlie glotzbach nascar results, statistics and car numbers. Buy 1972 nascar race car driver charlie glotzbach factory photo. Charlie glotzbach charles lee glotzbach birthplace. Charlie glotzbach stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. Foyt dominates the race, winning by almost 2 laps over his closest competitor charlie glotzbach. He is best known for setting a nearly unbeatable record in 1971 for fastest pace at bristol motor speedway in a nascar race. Ac, diam dictumst nisi ultricies nunc ultrices nisi lorem risus odio eros mauris in cursus. Click on the race name to see the results of that race. Jun 23, 2007 charlie glotzbach i bet most of you kids have never herd of him lol crashes in the 1992 winston 500. Charlie swartz racing career profile driver database. Etiam natoque augue arcu, enim a adipiscing, risus, nisi lacus lundium urna turpis. On the charger 500, i mean all they done there was put a flush back window in that car. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. Charlie kemp was born in mississippi, and his inimitable southern drawl once led carroll shelby to say that had charlie raced as slowly as he talked hed never have won anything.
Nascar driver chargin charlie glotzbach joined uofracing president phil blount via telephone for an entertaining interview. Charlie glotzbach won august michigan race with dodge posted by terry callahan motorsports editor, the auto channel august 15, 2001. He finished 3rd in his very first race in a jalopy in 1953 at age 16. As an independent driver, he could not buy factory new equipment for. Charlie was the special guest at our fall meet in conjunction with the monster mopar weekend in st louis in september. He has the record for fastest pace at bristol motor speedway for a nascar race. Driver charlie glotzbach, thursdays secondfastest qualifier, looks over his shoulder as cale yarborough wins the pole position for saturdays rebel 400 at darlington. While the pressure of driving for team owners lee and richard petty and in the great american race may have made other drivers nervous. His last nascar winston cup race was in 1992, a season when he competed in seven events.