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Connie Saylor

Died
February 4, 1993
Age
52 years
Cause
cancer

About Connie Saylor

Connie Saylor, 52, American NASCAR racecar driver, cancer.

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Conrad Saylor (June 3, 1940 – February 4, 1993) was an American journeyman NASCAR race car driver.

Career

Saylor did one-off events in the Winston Cup Series during the 1980s and early 1990s, and also raced in ARCA and late model sportsman His most well-known moment came in the 1981 Twin 125s, qualifying races for the Daytona 500, in which he spun off turn two and flipped, sliding down the backstretch on his roof for about 1,000 feet (300 m). He was uninjured in the crash, and did not qualify for the race. He won a consolation race at Daytona in 1984.

In Winston Cup racing, Saylor picked up his best finish in his debut race, in 1978, eighth Race Graph.

Personal life

Saylor was married to Shirley Nowlin and had two children, Tracy and Tim Saylor. He started a mining and industrial tire and wheel business in Johnson city, Tennessee, in 1977, which is still in operation by his family.

Saylor was from Johnson City, Tennessee. Saylor died at his home in Bluff City on February 4, 1993 after a battle with cancer.

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.)

Winston Cup Series

Daytona 500

Busch Series

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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