Don Duckworth
Encyclopedia
Don Duckworth is a retired NASCAR
Grand National Series driver from Gray Court
, South Carolina
, U.S.A.
. Duckworth made his sole Cup Series appearance at the 1955 Southern 500
under the Woodruff Motors sponsorship livery while driving a 1955 Chevrolet
.
, Duckworth qualified 40th and finished 55th after Arden Mounts
crashed into his stalled vehicle on lap 147. While Bill Champion
managed to avoid Duckworth by swerving past the vehicle rapidly, Mounts did not see the stalled vehicle until too late. Duckworth earned $50 ($ in today's money).
NASCAR
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Grand National Series driver from Gray Court
Gray Court, South Carolina
Gray Court is a town in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, U.S.A.
United States
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. Duckworth made his sole Cup Series appearance at the 1955 Southern 500
1955 Southern 500
The 1955 Southern 500 was a NASCAR Grand National racing event that took place on September 5, 1955 at the Darlington Raceway in the American community of Darlington, South Carolina. This race officially spanned on a paved oval track...
under the Woodruff Motors sponsorship livery while driving a 1955 Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...
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Career
In the 1955 Southern 5001955 Southern 500
The 1955 Southern 500 was a NASCAR Grand National racing event that took place on September 5, 1955 at the Darlington Raceway in the American community of Darlington, South Carolina. This race officially spanned on a paved oval track...
, Duckworth qualified 40th and finished 55th after Arden Mounts
Arden Mounts
Enoch Arden Mounts was an American NASCAR Grand National Series driver from Gilbert, Mingo County, West Virginia. His primary vehicle was the #18 self-owned Pontiac machine; although he would occasionaly drive a Hudson vehicle on the race track.-Summary:He raced in the NASCAR Grand National Series...
crashed into his stalled vehicle on lap 147. While Bill Champion
Bill Champion
Buford Billy Champion , is a retired American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who played in 202 games in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
managed to avoid Duckworth by swerving past the vehicle rapidly, Mounts did not see the stalled vehicle until too late. Duckworth earned $50 ($ in today's money).