This article is about the NASCAR driver. For his son, see Bobby Hamilton Jr. For other people, see Bobby Hamilton (disambiguation).
NASCAR driver
Bobby Hamilton
Hamilton in 1997
Born
Charles Robert Hamilton (1957-05-29)May 29, 1957 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died
January 7, 2007(2007-01-07) (aged 49) Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, U.S.
Cause of death
Head and neck cancer
Achievements
2004 Craftsman Truck Series Champion
Awards
1991 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
371 races run over 15 years
Best finish
9th (1996)
First race
1989 Autoworks 500 (Phoenix)
Last race
2005 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (Atlanta)
First win
1996 Dura Lube 500 (Phoenix)
Last win
2001 Talladega 500 (Talladega)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
4
67
5
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
86 races run over 12 years
Best finish
11th (1989, 1990)
First race
1988 All Pro 300 (Charlotte)
Last race
2005 Federated Auto Parts 300 (Nashville)
First win
1989 Commonwealth 200 (Richmond)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
1
22
0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
102 races run over 11 years
Best finish
1st (2004)
First race
1996 Hanes 250 (Martinsville)
Last race
2006 John Deere 200 (Atlanta)
First win
2000 NAPA 250 (Martinsville)
Last win
2005 UAW/GM Ohio 250 (Mansfield)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
10
54
5
Charles Robert Hamilton Sr. (May 29, 1957 – January 7, 2007) was an American stock car racing driver and racing team owner. A driver and owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuit and the winner of the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, Hamilton owned Bobby Hamilton Racing. Hamilton's son, Bobby Hamilton Jr., was also a NASCAR driver.
Hamilton may be best remembered for two of his Winston Cup Series wins. His first career victory at the 1996 Dura Lube 500 at Phoenix was the first win for the No. 43 Petty car since Richard Petty's last win in 1984.[1] He also had a memorable win at the Talladega 500 in April 2001 driving the No. 55 car for owner Andy Petree. The entire 500-mile race was run caution-free and was under intense scrutiny from both NASCAR and the media at large, being the first superspeedway race run since the death of Dale Earnhardt at the 2001 Daytona 500 two months earlier. A physically and mentally exhausted Hamilton slumped to the ground after exiting his car and was given oxygen from a tank before giving the standard post-race Victory Lane interview while sitting on the ground, leaning against the drivers door.
^Fleischman, Bill; Al Pearce (1999). The Unauthorized NASCAR Fan Guide 1998-99. Visible Ink Press. p. 115. ISBN 1-57859-111-2.
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(who got loose after making contact with Earnhardt) finished seventh, BobbyHamilton finished eighth, Jeremy Mayfield finished ninth, and outside polesitter...
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Sterling Marlin 18- Bobby Labonte 20- Tony Stewart 32- Ricky Craven 99- Jeff Burton 24- Jeff Gordon 2- Rusty Wallace 55- BobbyHamilton 1- Kenny Wallace...
Jarrett 3–Dale Earnhardt 20–Tony Stewart 99–Jeff Burton 17–Matt Kenseth 4–BobbyHamilton 24–Jeff Gordon 6–Mark Martin 16–Kevin Lepage Failed to qualify: Derrike...
returned to the family operation), Rich Bickle, Andy Houston, Todd Bodine, BobbyHamilton Jr. and previous champions Johnny Benson, Mike Skinner, Ron Hornaday...
series regulars are Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia...
22nd in the second race, driving the No. 4 Coca-Cola Dodge Ram for BobbyHamilton Racing. That season, he began running in the West Series full-time,...
99-Michael Waltrip 37-David Green 27-Johnny Sauter 5-Kyle Busch 25-BobbyHamilton Jr. 1-Johnny Benson 2-Ron Hornaday Jr. Failed to qualify: Kenny Wallace...
native series (when feasible). 6- Mark Martin 8- Martin Truex Jr. 4- BobbyHamilton 17- Matt Kenseth 15- Buddy Rice 16- Max Papis 20- Danny Lasoski 03-...
Crawford won the pole. Top ten results 6-Ron Hornaday Jr. 47-Bobby Labonte 04-BobbyHamilton 46-Dennis Setzer 75-David Starr 1-Ted Musgrave 30-Chad Chaffin...
restructuring. Also, 2003 marks the first Cup Series season without BobbyHamilton since 1988 (but would return part-time in 2005). This was also the last...
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