Name Banjo Matthews | Role Racing driver | |
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Cause of death heart and respiratory disease Best finish 10th - 1960 Grand National season First race 1952 Southern 500 (Darlington Raceway) | ||
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Edwin Keith Matthews (February 14, 1932 – October 2, 1996), nicknamed "Banjo", was a NASCAR driver, car owner and builder.
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- Banjo matthews torino talladega prototype sale
- Banjo matthew s 1969 ford talladega prototypes
- Driver
- Car ownerbuilder
- Award
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Banjo matthew s 1969 ford talladega prototypes
Driver
He was also a successful Modified driver. He made 51 starts in the NASCAR Grand National (now Monster Energy Cup) Series, with a best finish of second. He won three poles, one each at the Daytona Beach Road Course, Daytona International Speedway, and Atlanta International Raceway.
His best finishes were on super speedways where he would finish in 15th place on average while his worst finishes would be on road courses where he would finish in 39th place on average. Matthews drove 26 races wearing #94.
Car owner/builder
Matthews served as car owner for several of the biggest names in NASCAR in the 1960s and 1970s, including Fireball Roberts, A. J. Foyt, Junior Johnson, Donnie Allison, and Cale Yarborough. Matthews' career as a team owner began at the 1957 Southern 500 and ended at the 1974 Southeastern 500. Matthews also served as co-crew chief for Jack Ingram in 1975, with Junior Johnson.
He is best known, however, for having constructed (with the assistance of Holman Moody in his first carbuilding years) many cars in the 1970s and 1980s, including 72% of the winning cars in the top NASCAR division from 1974 to 1985.
Award
