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American stock car racing driver NASCAR driver
Eddie Pagan
Born(1918-08-01)August 1, 1918
Midland, Texas, U.S.
DiedAugust 1, 1984(1984-08-01) (aged 66)
Harrisburg, North Carolina, U.S.
AwardsWest Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2003)
NASCAR Cup Series career
62 races run over 9 years
Best finish9th (1958)
First race1954 Race 16 (Gardena)
Last race1963 Riverside 500 (Riverside)
First win1956 Race 39 (San Mateo)
Last win1957 Race 31 (Portland)
Wins Top tens Poles
4 38 6

Eddie Pagan (August 1, 1918 – August 1, 1984) was an American stock car racing driver. Pagan was born in Midland, Texas on August 1, 1918. According to an entry in the 1940 U.S. Census, Pagan was living in New Mexico with his wife Marian by the year 1940. Pagan also lived a significant portion of his adult life in Lynwood, California. He competed in 54 NASCAR Grand National West Series races from 1954 to 1957. Pagan had 9 West Series wins, 41 top tens, and 11 pole positions.

Pagan competed in 62 NASCAR Grand National Series races between 1954 and 1963. During his time at NASCAR's highest level, he won 4 races, achieved 38 top tens, and 6 pole positions.

During the 1958 Darlington Southern 500, he had a massive crash. The crash has since became knows as the Eddie Pagan Flip.

In 1971, he co-founded Hutcherson-Pagan Enterprises with Dick Hutcherson, a company that built race cars for drivers such as Darrell Waltrip and A. J. Foyt.

Pagan died August 1, 1984, in Harrisburg, North Carolina.

References

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  7. "Driver Eddie Pagan's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  8. "Driver Eddie Pagan's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  9. "Driver Eddie Pagan's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series top 10s - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  10. "Driver Eddie Pagan's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-12.

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