Sherman Utsman
BornSherman Aaron Utsman Sr.
(1932-04-15)April 15, 1932
Piney Flats, Tennessee[1]
DiedJune 10, 2019(2019-06-10) (aged 87)
Elizabethton, Tennessee
NASCAR Cup Series career
21 races run over 4 years
Best finish32nd (1962)
First race1956 Virginia 500 (Martinsville)
Last race1963 Turkey Day 200 (Tar Heel)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 9 0

Sherman Aaron Utsman Sr. (April 15, 1932 – June 10, 2019)[2] was a NASCAR Grand National driver.[2]

Biography

Between the ages of 24 and 31, Utsman competed in 3,558.9 miles (5,727.5 km) and 5304 laps of racing. Most of Utsman's rides were with the 1962 Ford Galaxie bearing the #6 number. Utsman was related to fellow drivers Dub Utsman, John Utsman, Larry Utsman, and Layman Utsman, who have all retired from driving in NASCAR competitions. Utsman's only top five finish came at the 1962 Confederate 200, which took place on August 3, 1962 at the Boyd Speedway in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Utsman was also a NASCAR owner/driver with him having legal ownership of a stock car in three different races. Utsman drove the race car twice and Joe Weatherly drove one of his vehicles at an untitled race at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Florida on December 1, 1963.

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. ** – All laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
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 52 53 54 55 56 NGNC Pts Ref
1956 N/A 418 Chevy HCY CLT WSS PBS ASF DAB PBS WIL ATL NWS LAN RCH CLB CON GPS HCY HBO MAR
7 		LIN CLT POR EUR NYF MER MAS
28 		CLT MCF POR AWS
24 		RSP
32 		PIF CSF CHI CCF MGY OKL ROA OBS SAN NOR PIF MYB POR 82nd N/A [3]
Robert McReynolds 63 Chevy DAR
30 		CSH CLT LAN POR CLB HBO NWP CLT CCF MAR HCY WIL
1961 Sherman Utsman 26 Ford CLT JSP DAY DAY DAY PIF AWS HMS ATL GPS HBO BGS MAR NWS CLB HCY RCH MAR DAR CLT CLT RSD ASP CLT PIF BIR GPS BGS NOR HAS STR DAY ATL CLB MBS BRI
9 		NSV BGS AWS RCH SBO DAR HCY RCH CSF ATL MAR NWS CLT BRI GPS HBO 100th 510 [4]
1962 61 CON AWS DAY DAY DAY CON AWS SVH HBO RCH CLB NWS GPS MBS MAR BGS BRI RCH HCY CON DAR PIF CLT ATL BGS AUG RCH SBO DAY CLB
8 		ASH
6 		GPS
7 		AUG SVH MBS BRI
14 		CHT
5 		NSV
13 		HUN AWS
16 		STR BGS PIF VAL DAR
15 		HCY RCH DTS AUG NWS
24 		CLT
14 		ATL
26 		32nd 4,896 [5]
Chevy MAR
14
1963 Ford BIR
9 		GGS
8 		THS
7 		RSD DAY DAY DAY PIF AWS HBO ATL HCY BRI AUG RCH GPS SBO BGS MAR NWS CLB THS DAR ODS RCH CLT BIR ATL DAY MBS SVH DTS BGS ASH OBS BRR BRI GPS NSV CLB AWS PIF BGS ONA DAR HCY RCH MAR DTS NWS THS CLT SBO HBO RSD 78th 864 [6]

References

  1. ^ Sherman Aaron Utsman Sr Obituary
  2. ^ a b "Sherman Utsman, eldest of racing brothers, dies". Johnson City Press. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Sherman Utsman – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Sherman Utsman – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sherman Utsman – 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Sherman Utsman – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

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