Brownie King | |
Birth Name: | Herman H. King |
Birth Date: | 31 January 1934 |
Birth Place: | Johnson City, Tennessee |
Total Cup Races: | 97 |
Years In Cup: | 6 |
Best Cup Pos: | 9th (1957) |
First Cup Race: | 1956 Arclite 100 (Columbia) |
Last Cup Race: | 1961 Southeastern 500 (Bristol) |
Cup Wins: | 0 |
Cup Top Tens: | 27 |
Cup Poles: | 0 |
Total Conv Races: | 24 |
Years In Conv: | 3 |
Best Conv Pos: | 5th (1959) |
First Conv Race: | 1957 Race 30 (Martinsville) |
Last Conv Race: | 1959 Race 15 (Charlotte) |
Conv Wins: | 0 |
Conv Top Tens: | 7 |
Conv Poles: | 0 |
Bob "Brownie" King (January 31, 1934) is a retired NASCAR Grand National Series driver. He drove in both the 1959 Daytona 500 and the 1960 Daytona 500. Prior to the creation of the Daytona 500, he drove multiple times in the NASCAR sanctioned Grand National race at the Daytona Beach and Road Course.[1]
In the 1957 NASCAR Grand National Series he finished 9th in the standings.[2]
In 1959, its final year, he finished 5th in the standings in the NASCAR Convertible Division.[3]
In 1962 he won the track championship at Bristol Motor Speedway.[4]
In 2024, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Christian Eckes competed in a tribute paint scheme honoring King at Darlington Raceway.[5]