| Leon Sales | |||||||
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| Born | (1923-10-04)October 4, 1923 Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||||||
| Died | April 27, 1981(1981-04-27) (aged 57) rural Forsyth County, North Carolina | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 8 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 28th (1950) | ||||||
| First race | 1950 Wilkes 200 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
| Last race | 1953 Race 2 (Daytona Beach) | ||||||
| First win | 1950 Wilkes 200 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
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Leon Sales (October 4, 1923 – April 27, 1981) was an American stock car racing driver. Sales competed in 8 NASCAR Grand National races from 1950 to 1952. He achieved 3 top tens and 1 win, which came at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 1950. Sales died on April 27, 1981, and is buried at Crestview Memorial Park in Forsyth County, North Carolina, alongside his wife Eirleen.
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.)
Grand National Series
| NASCAR Grand National Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | Hubert Westmoreland | 98 | Plymouth | DAB | CLT | LAN | MAR | CAN | VER | DSP | MCF | CLT | HBO | DSP | HAM | DAR | LAN | NWS 1 |
VER | MAR 21 |
WIN | HBO | 28th | 200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | 46 | Olds | DAB | CLT | NMO | GAR | HBO | ASF | NWS | MAR | CAN | CLS | CLB | DSP | GAR | GRS | BAI | HEI | AWS | MCF | ALS | MSF | FMS | MOR | ABS | DAR 7 |
CLB | CCS | LAN | CLT | DSP | WIL | NA | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nash | HBO 17 |
TPN | PGS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hubert Westmoreland | 98 | Plymouth | MAR 8 |
OAK | NWS 11 |
HMS | JSP | ATL | GAR | NMO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | R. G. Shelton | 22 | Hudson | PBS 26 |
DAB 57 |
JSP | NWS | MAR | CLB | ATL | CCS | LAN | DAR | DSP | CAN | HAY | FMS | HBO | CLT | MSF | NIF | OSW | MON | MOR | PPS | MCF | AWS | DAR | CCS | LAN | DSP | WIL | HBO | MAR | NWS | ATL | PBS | 188th | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Driver Leon Sales's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- "Driver Leon Sales's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series top 10s - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- "Driver Leon Sales's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- "findagrave.com". Find A Grave. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- "Leon Sales – 1950 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- "Leon Sales – 1951 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- "Leon Sales – 1952 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
External links
- Leon Sales driver statistics at Racing-Reference