Best finish 44th – 1978 | Name Roland Wlodyka | |
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Born October 15, 1938 (age 85)
Sunnyvale, California, United States ( 1938-10-15 ) First race 1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 (Michigan) Last race 1978 World 600 (Charlotte) | ||
Roland Wlodyka (last name pronounced Wa-la-da-ka) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series race car driver who drove from 1977 to 1978.
Summary
He drove in a grand total of 2,806.9 miles or 4,517.3 kilometres of professional stock car racing. While starting an average of 23rd place, Wlodyka finished worse than he started with a meager 27th place on average. His total NASCAR Cup Series earnings were $15,430 ($56,658.02 when adjusted for inflation). Wlodyka's racing career started at the age of 37 and ended at the age of 38; a relative late bloomer with a short career span.
Wlodyka's most favorite track is Atlanta Motor Speedway where he would finish an average of 18th place. His least favorite track is Darlington Raceway where he would end up finishing a meager 36th place on average. While finishing in 19th place on average on restrictor plate tracks, Wlodyka would finish a mediocre 31st place on average driving on flat tracks.
Following his racing career, Wlodyka acted as a crew chief in the Cup Series and the Craftsman Truck Series, helping launch the career of Dale Earnhardt.