Paul Charles Aars (June 4, 1934 in Curaçao – January 23, 2002 in San Mateo, California) was an American stock car driver. He was born on June 4, 1934, and lived in San Mateo, California.
Paul Aars | |||||||
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Born | Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles | June 4, 1934||||||
Died | January 23, 2002 San Mateo, California | (aged 67)||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 67th (1958) | ||||||
First race | 1958 Crown America 500 (Riverside) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 14, 2011. |
Aars made one start in the premier division of NASCAR, which was then known as the Grand National Series. On June 1, 1958, he was among the 46 drivers to race in the Crown American 500 at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California.
He started the 500-mile race in 45th place in a '56 Ford. He finished in 10th place, although he was 32 laps behind the winner of the 190 lap race. The race was won by Eddie Gray who earned $3,225 in winnings. Aars himself only received $200. He finished 67th in points that year. He died from natural causes when he was 67 years old. He was survived by his wife Anita Aars.
Motorsports career results
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edit(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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Year | Team owner | 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 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | NGNC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||
1958 | Paul Aars | 49 | Ford | FAY | DAB | CON | FAY | WIL | HBO | FAY | CLB | PIF | ATL | CLT | MAR | ODS | OBS | GPS | GBF | STR | NWS | BGS | TRN | RSD 10 |
CLB | NBS | REF | LIN | HCY | AWS | RSP | MCC | SLS | TOR | BUF | MCF | BEL | BRR | CLB | NSV | AWS | BGS | MBS | DAR | CLT | BIR | CSF | GAF | RCH | HBO | SAS | MAR | NWS | ATL | 67th | N/A | [1] |
References
edit- ^ "Paul Aars – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
External links
edit- Paul Aars driver statistics at Racing-Reference