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Fred Lovette is a former NASCAR Grand National Series race car owner from North Wilkesboro, North Carolina;[1] his career spanned from 1961 to 1962.[2] He would employ Pontiac vehicles for the duration of his career.[3]

Drivers under his employment consisted of Brian Naylor and Johnny Allen.[2] Out of 13 races, these drivers managed to collect one win (1962 Myers Brothers 200[4]), four finishes in the "top five," and five finishes in the "top ten.[2]" They also managed to lead 284 laps out of 2530 - the equivalent of 1,851.6 miles (2,979.9 km).[2] Lovette's drivers have started an average of eighth place and finished an average of 20th place.[2] In 1961, Lovette failed to earn money from his single race while making $5175 after racing 12 races in 1962 ($52,135.82 when considering inflation).[2]

NASCAR legend Junior Johnson was a known critic of Fred Lovette's management style; complaining that his racing vehicles weren't up to the standards that Junior Johnson was used to in order to accomplish his goals in the NASCAR Cup Series.[5]

References

  1. ^ The Bee from Danville, Virginia · Page 12 at Newspapers.com
  2. ^ a b c d e f Fred Lovette's career information at Racing Reference
  3. ^ The Last NASCAR Ragtop Run at Taurtoise Motorsports
  4. ^ Fred Lovette & Johnny Allen's win @ 1962 Myers Brothers 200 Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine at Legends of NASCAR
  5. ^ The Crew Chief's Son: A Trackside Memoir of Early NASCAR at Google Books


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