Eddie Pagan
Born(1918-08-01)August 1, 1918
Midland, Texas, U.S.
DiedAugust 1, 1984(1984-08-01) (aged 66)
Harrisburg, North Carolina, U.S.
AwardsWest Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2003)
NASCAR Cup Series career
62 races run over 9 years
Best finish9th (1958)
First race1954 Race 16 (Gardena)
Last race1963 Riverside 500 (Riverside)
First win1956 Race 39 (San Mateo)
Last win1957 Race 31 (Portland)
Wins Top tens Poles
4 38 6

Eddie Pagan (August 1, 1918 – August 1, 1984) was an American stock car racing driver. Pagan was born in Midland, Texas on August 1, 1918.[1] According to an entry in the 1940 U.S. Census, Pagan was living in New Mexico with his wife Marian by the year 1940.[2] Pagan also lived a significant portion of his adult life in Lynwood, California. He competed in 54 NASCAR Grand National West Series races from 1954 to 1957.[3] Pagan had 9 West Series wins,[4] 41 top tens,[5] and 11 pole positions.[6]

Pagan competed in 62 NASCAR Grand National Series races between 1954 and 1963.[7] During his time at NASCAR's highest level, he won 4 races,[8] achieved 38 top tens,[9] and 6 pole positions.[10]

During the 1958 Darlington Southern 500, he had a massive crash. The crash has since became knows as the Eddie Pagan Flip.

In 1971, he co-founded Hutcherson-Pagan Enterprises with Dick Hutcherson, a company that built race cars for drivers such as Darrell Waltrip and A. J. Foyt.

Pagan died August 1, 1984, in Harrisburg, North Carolina.

References

  1. ↑ "Eddie Pagan | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  2. ↑ "Eddie Pagan in the 1940 Census | Ancestry®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  3. ↑ "Driver Eddie Pagan's NASCAR K&N Pro Series West races - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  4. ↑ "Driver Eddie Pagan's NASCAR K&N Pro Series West wins - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  5. ↑ "Driver Eddie Pagan's NASCAR K&N Pro Series West top 10s - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  6. ↑ "Driver Eddie Pagan's NASCAR K&N Pro Series West poles - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  7. ↑ "Driver Eddie Pagan's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  8. ↑ "Driver Eddie Pagan's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  9. ↑ "Driver Eddie Pagan's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series top 10s - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  10. ↑ "Driver Eddie Pagan's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
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