Robert Pronger (1922-01-22)January 22, 1922 Blue Island, Illinois, US
Died
June 17, 1971(1971-06-17) (aged 49)
Achievements
1961 & 1969 Raceway Park Late Model Track Champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
9 races run over 7 years
Best finish
84th (1959)
First race
1951 Southern 500 (Darlington)
Last race
1961 Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 (Daytona)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
0
0
0
NASCAR Convertible Division career
14 races run over 3 years
Best finish
29th (1956)
First race
1956 Race No. 1 (Daytona Beach and Road Course)
Last race
1958 Race No. 1 (Daytona Beach and Road Course)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
0
2
0
Statistics current as of April 19, 2023.
Robert Pronger (January 22, 1922 – June 17, 1971) was an American stock car owner, driver and Chicago Outfit associate from Blue Island, Illinois. He competed in nine NASCAR Cup Series and 14 NASCAR Convertible Division events in his career.[1]
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Illinois, Pronger would first become exposed to automobile racing through the city's local short track at the time, Raceway Park, in 1948. Pronger began entering...
BobPronger and second-place starter Fonty Flock had a bet as to who would lead the first lap. They both raced wildly into the north corner. Pronger went...
July 11, 2022. Dougherty, Jack (March 22, 2021). "The Curious Case of BobPronger: The Criminal NASCAR Driver Who Mysteriously Disappeared and Was Never...
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120-lap race, which was won BobPronger won the 120-lap race before a crowd of 11,586. With a time of 41:15.06, Pronger beat-out Bill Cornwall, and Mason...
Pronger elbowed Tomas Holmstrom and subsequently received a one-game suspension for the illegal check. However, the Ducks won Game 4 without Pronger and...
finish. Oliver Dial, Frank Gise, Rudy Hires, Sandy Lynch, Fred Moore, BobPronger, Gwyn Staley, Billy Tibbett, and Herb Trimble would make their respective...
Pronger, and not at the net. As in the previous series against Detroit (in which he delivered a similar blow to Detroit's Tomas Holmstrom), Pronger was...
original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2011. "Prong "Prove You Wrong"". brink.tv. Bob Brink. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010...
qualifying race for Convertibles and one for the hardtop Grand National cars. Bob Welborn, winner of the 100-mile (160 km) Grand National qualifying race earlier...
place. It is a small double-pronged hair pin or clip that slides into hair with the prongs open and then the flexible prongs close over the hair to hold...
Fireball Roberts Jimmie Lewallen Pete Kelly Bobby Myers Bucky Sager BobPronger Larry Mann Weldon Adams Jimmy Ingram Gwyn Staley Johnny Gouveia Tommy...
February 15 at the Daytona Beach Road Course in Daytona Beach, Florida. BobPronger won the pole. Fonty Flock dominated throughout the race, leading every...
period, with a goal from Fernando Pisani. In the second period, Chris Pronger scored the first penalty shot goal in finals history after defenceman Niclas...
Thomas 9-Bill Osbourne 93-Donald Thomas 19-Lamar Crabtree 42-Lee Petty 7-Bob Flock 8-Sonny Black 3-Jimmy Ayers The fourth race of the 1951 season was...
Series debut in this event; amongst a long list of other rookie drivers. Bob Weatherly, Lonnie Bragg, and Elmer Cooper would race their only NASCAR event...
after their loss to the Hurricanes, Chris Pronger surprisingly issued a trade request for personal reasons. Pronger was subsequently traded to the Anaheim...
Prong Crown)" (1970). After Green's departure, Spencer and Kirwan also left in 1971 and 1972 respectively, with Bob Welch replacing Spencer, and Bob Weston...
Fame inductees played junior hockey for the Petes: Bob Gainey, Wayne Gretzky, Larry Murphy, Chris Pronger, and Steve Yzerman; and coaches Scotty Bowman and...
May 31, 1954 ARCA Stock Car Buckie Sager June 26, 1954 ARCA Stock Car BobPronger July 17, 1954 ARCA Stock Car Don Oldenberg August 7, 1954 ARCA Stock...
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gone on to be elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame, most recently Chris Pronger in June 2015. Another three ex-Oilers who only played for the WHA franchise...