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Marvin Burke

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Marvin Burke
Born(1918-03-15)March 15, 1918
Pittsburg, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 1994(1994-02-23) (aged 75)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Awards
West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2011)
NASCAR Cup Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finishUnknown (1951)
First race1951 Oakland Stadium Race (Oakland Stadium)
First win1951 Oakland Stadium Race (Oakland Stadium)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 1 0
Formula One World Championship career
TeamsKurtis Kraft
Entries1 (0 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1950 Indianapolis 500
Last entry1950 Indianapolis 500

Marvin Burke, (March 15, 1918 – February 23, 1994) was a NASCAR driver from Pittsburg, California. He ran one Grand National Series race in his career, which he won. His starting position in the thirty-two car field in the 1951 race at Oakland is unknown. Burke drove to the front early and led 156 laps en route to his first career victory in his first career start, Burke never raced again in NASCAR. Burke was the fifth driver to win their NASCAR debut, and is the only driver to have won in their only NASCAR Cup Series race.

He attempted to qualify for the 1950 Indianapolis 500 but failed to make the grid.

Motorsports career results

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Complete Formula One World Championship results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 WDC Points
1950 Ross Page Kurtis Kraft Duray L4 GBR MON 500
DNQ
SUI BEL FRA ITA NC 0

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.)

Grand National Series

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NASCAR Grand National 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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 NGNC Pts Ref
1951 Bob Phillippi 18 Mercury DAB CLT NMO GAR HBO ASF NWS MAR CAN CLS CLB DAY GAR GRS BAI HEI AWS MCF ALS MSF FMS MOR ABS DAR CLB CCS LAN CLT DAY WIL HBO TPN PGS MAR OAK
1*
NWS HMS JSP ATL GAR NMO NA - [1]

References

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  1. ^ "NASCAR Grand National standings for 1951". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
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