Connie Saylor

Conrad "Connie" Saylor (June 3, 1940 – February 4, 1993 ) was a journeyman NASCAR racecar driver.

Conrad "Connie" Saylor
Born(1940-06-03)June 3, 1940
Rural Tennessee, United States
DiedFebruary 4, 1993(1993-02-04) (aged 52)
Bluff City, Tennessee
Cause of deathCancer
NASCAR Cup Series career
58 races run over 11 years
Best finish39th – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
First race1978 Atlanta 500 (Atlanta International Raceway)
Last race1988 AC Delco 500 (North Carolina Motor Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles
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Career

Saylor did one-off events in the Winston Cup Series during the 1980s and early 1990s, and also raced in ARCA and late model sportsman series. His most well-known moment came in the 1981 Twin 125s, qualifying races for the Daytona 500, in which he spun off turn two and flipped, sliding down the backstretch on his roof for about 1,000 feet. He was uninjured in the crash, and did not qualify for the race. He won a consolation race at Daytona in 1984.

In Winston Cup racing, he picked up his best finish in his debut race, in 1978, eighth .

Personal life

Connie was married to Shirley Nowlin and had two children, Tracy and Tim Saylor. He started a mining and industrial tire and wheel business in Johnson city, Tennessee, in 1977, which is still in operation by his family.

Saylor was from Johnson City, Tennessee, Video on YouTube. As verified by his family, he died at the age of 52 from cancer. .

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.)

Winston Cup Series
NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team 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 NWCC Pts Ref
1978 GC Spencer Racing 49 Dodge RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL
8		 BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT
34		 NSV RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
16		 CAR ATL ONT 54th 318 [1]
1979 RSD DAY
DNQ		 CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR 77th 170 [2]
6 TAL
18		 NSV DOV CLT
34		 TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL ONT
1980 4 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT
19		 TWS RSD MCH DAY
39		 NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR
14		 RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT
23		 CAR ATL
27		 ONT 67th 227 [3]
1981 Olds RSD DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL
37		 NSV DOV CLT
12		 TWS RSD MCH DAY
14		 NSV POC TAL
33		 MCH BRI DAR
40		 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
11		 CAR ATL
12		 RSD 39th 664 [4]
1982 DAY
DNQ		 RCH BRI ATL
31		 CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT
15		 POC RSD MCH DAY
39		 NSV POC TAL
37		 MCH DAR
12		 RCH DOV NWS CLT
39		 MAR CAR ATL RSD 49th 335 [5]
Buick BRI
20
1983 Olds DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR 101st 43 [6]
Morgan-McClure Motorsports TAL
40		 NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH
Ulrich Racing 6 Chevy DAY
18		 NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
1984 Adcox Racing 29 Chevy DAY
22		 43rd 367 [7]
Lain Racing 37 Pontiac DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR
33		 ATL BRI NWS DAR
25		 MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT
39		 RSD POC POC
29		 TAL MCH BRI
Buick MCH
DNQ
U.S. Racing 6 Chevy DAY
27		 NSV
Bahre Racing 23 Chevy DAR
31		 RCH DOV MAR CLT
34		 NWS CAR ATL RSD
1985 Ball Motorsports 99 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR
35		 NWS MAR TAL
22		 DOV CLT
DNQ		 RSD POC MCH DAY
40		 POC TAL
41		 MCH BRI DAR
DNQ		 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL
35		 RSD 49th 296 [8]
1986 DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR ATL BRI TAL
33		 DOV 59th 334 [9]
Langley Racing 64 Ford DAR
18		 NWS MAR DAY
30		 POC TAL
DNQ		 GLN MCH BRI
DNQ		 DAR
26		 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
17		 CAR ATL
30		 RSD
Spohn Racing 51 Ford CLT
28		 RSD POC MCH
1987 Langley Racing 64 Ford DAY
40		 CAR RCH ATL
41		 DAR
24		 NWS BRI MAR TAL
23		 42nd 486 [10]
U.S. Racing 6 Chevy CLT
33		 DOV POC RSD MCH
38		 DAY
DNQ		 POC
18		 TAL
DNQ		 GLN MCH
DNQ		 BRI CLT
16		 CAR
25		 RSD ATL
Olds DAR
34		 RCH DOV MAR NWS
1988 Ball Motorsports 99 Chevy DAY
39		 RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL
DNQ		 CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR 68th 100 [11]
AAG Racing 34 Buick CLT
DNQ		 NWS CAR
21		 PHO ATL
1989 Branch-Ragan Racing 77 Ford DAY
DNQ		 CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL NA - [12]
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1979 GC Spencer Racing Dodge DNQ
1981 GC Spencer Racing Oldsmobile DNQ
1982 DNQ
1983 DNQ
1984 Lain Racing Pontiac DNQ
Adcox Racing Chevrolet 36 22
1985 Ball Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ
1986 DNQ
1987 Langley Racing Ford 25 40
1988 Ball Motorsports Chevrolet 30 39
1989 Branch-Ragan Racing Ford DNQ

Busch Series
NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team 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 NBSC Pts Ref
1982 4 Pontiac DAY
29		 RCH BRI MAR DAR HCY SBO CRW RCH LGY DOV HCY CLT
11		 ASH HCY SBO CAR CRW SBO HCY LGY IRP BRI HCY RCH MAR CLT HCY MAR 97th 206 [13]
1983 Saylor Racing 93 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV BRI CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU CRW ROU SBO HCY LGY IRP GPS BRI HCY DAR
29		 RCH NWS SBO MAR ROU CLT HCY MAR 140th 76 [14]
1984 DAY
32		 RCH CAR HCY MAR DAR ROU NSV LGY MLW DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU HCY IRP LGY SBO BRI DAR RCH NWS CLT HCY CAR MAR 96th 67 [15]

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 APSC Pts Ref
1980 2 Pontiac DAY NWS FRS FRS MCH TAL
21		 IMS FRS MCH NA 0 [16]
1984 9 Pontiac DAY ATL
36		 NA 0 [17]
Lain Racing 37 Pontiac TAL
9		 CSP SMS FRS MCS LCS IRP TAL
15		 FRS ISF DSF TOL MGR
1985 ATL
21		 DAY ATL TAL ATL SSP IRP CSP FRS IRP OEF ISF DSF TOL 120th - [18]
1986 Chevy ATL
17		 DAY ATL TAL SIR SSP FRS KIL CSP 52nd - [19]
Langley Racing 64 Ford TAL
10		 BLN ISF DSF TOL MCS
Ball Motorsports 98 Chevy ATL
18

References
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  13. "Connie Saylor – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  14. "Connie Saylor – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  15. "Connie Saylor – 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  16. "Connie Saylor – 1980 Season Results ARCA Racing Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  17. "Connie Saylor – 1984 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  18. "Connie Saylor – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  19. "Connie Saylor – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2020.


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