Maynard Troyer
Born(1938-11-22)November 22, 1938
Spencerport, New York
DiedMay 10, 2018(2018-05-10) (aged 79)
Awards2018 Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame.[1]
NASCAR Cup Series career
14 races run over 2 years
Best finish38th (1971)
First race1971 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race1973 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0

Maynard Troyer (November 22, 1938 – May 10, 2018) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced in the 1971 and the 1973 Winston Cup seasons.[2]

Career

Troyer achieved one top-five finish (at the 1971 Yankee 400), three top-ten finishes, and 3259.1 accumulated miles (1,767 laps) of racing experience.[2] Maynard was a runner-up for the 1971 NASCAR Rookie of the Year award (Walter Ballard won the title because he competed in more races than Troyer did).[2]

He was a competitor at the 1971 Daytona 500 when, on lap 9 of that race, he lost control in turn two. Troyer's engine blew and bright orange-red Ford hit the apron sideways at full speed and began tumbling so fast, it was almost impossible to count the number of flips. Press estimates, at the time, ranged from 15 to 18 flips, but viewing the race film in slow-motion showed that the car rolled over exactly 15 times, finally coming to rest back on its wheels. Troyer was seriously hurt, but recovered to compete again in 1973. Troyer finished his career with a total amount of earnings set at $14,940 ($98,487.53 when adjusted for inflation).[2]

Intermediate tracks were Maynard's best racing experiences; giving him an average finish of 22nd place. However, Troyer had difficulties at the tri-oval tracks where he would finish in a lackluster 31st place.[3]

Post-NASCAR life

Troyer founded Troyer Engineering, one of the leading asphalt and dirt modified chassis builders in the Northeastern United States in 1977.[4]

He retired from the company in 1990, and sold it in 1998 to his business partner.

Troyer died in 2018.[5]

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 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 NGNC Pts Ref
1971 Nagle Racers 60 Ford RSD DAY DAY
8		 DAY
38		 ONT RCH CAR HCY BRI ATL
20		 CLB GPS SMR NWS MAR DAR SBO 38th 879 [6]
Mercury TAL
21		 ASH KPT CLT
37		 DOV MCH
30		 RSD HOU GPS DAY
14		 BRI AST ISP TRN
8		 NSV ATL BGS ONA MCH
4		 TAL
44		 CLB HCY DAR MAR CLT
35		 DOV
28		 CAR
41		 MGR RCH NWS TWS
1973 Nagle Racers 60 Ford RSD DAY
23		 RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV CLT DOV TWS RSD MCH DAY BRI ATL TAL NSV DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR 98th - [7]
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1971 Nagle Racers Ford 18 38
1973 Nagle Racers Ford 21 23

References

  1. ↑ "Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame to Honor Engineer Maynard Troyer". RacePro Weekly. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Maynard Troyer information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
  3. ↑ "NASCAR Statistics on Maynard Troyer". Driver Averages. Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  4. ↑ "About Troyer Engineering". Troyer Race Cars. Archived from the original on 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  5. ↑ "Modified Legend Maynard Troyer Dies At 79". Speed Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Maynard Troyer – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Maynard Troyer – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
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