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Services set Monday for former racer Bob Burdick
DAVID POOLE
The Charlotte Observer
Sunday, Oct. 07, 2007
Bob Burdick, who won a race in NASCAR’s top series in 1961 at Atlanta, died this week at 70.
Burdick ran 15 races between 1959 and 1962 and finished in the top 10 nine times.
He also won two poles. His funeral was scheduled for Monday in Nebraska.
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: September, 1969 First NWCS Race: Talladega 500, September 14, 1969 Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 212.809 mph (44.998 sec.), 4/30/87 Race Record: Mark Martin, 188.354 mph, 5/10/97 Owner: ISC President: Grant Lynch Phone: (256) 362-2261 Tickets: (256) 362-7223 Shipping Address: 3366 Speedway Blvd. Talladega, AL 35160 Mailing Address: PO Box 777 Talladega, AL 35161 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 2.66 Mile Tri-oval Banking in Turns 1-4: 33º Banking on Tri-oval: 18º Banking on Backstretch: 2º Length of Frontstretch: 4,300 ft. Length of Backstretch: 4,000 ft. Grandstand Seating: 138,000 Miles/Laps: 500 mi. = 188 laps |