Charles Lee Glotzbach (1938-06-19)June 19, 1938 Edwardsville, Indiana, U.S.
Died
April 23, 2021(2021-04-23) (aged 82) Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
Awards
1964 ARCA Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
124 races run over 15 years
Best finish
19th (1968)
First race
1960 National 400 (Charlotte)
Last race
1992 DieHard 500 (Talladega)
First win
1968 National 500 (Charlotte)
Last win
1971 Volunteer 500 (Bristol)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
4
50
12
Charles Lee Glotzbach (June 19, 1938 – April 23, 2021) was an ARCA and NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. He holds one of the oldest race records in NASCAR. He has the record for fastest pace at Bristol Motor Speedway for a NASCAR race. He was also known as the "Chargin' Comet" and "Chargin' Charlie".
race. He was also known as the "Chargin' Comet" and "Chargin' Charlie". In 1971 Glotzbach won the caution-free Volunteer 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway...
on May 30 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, South Carolina. CharlieGlotzbach won the pole and Bobby Allison would win the 1971 World 600 (defeating...
lead from CharlieGlotzbach. Lap 140: Dick Brooks' engine had seen better moments of the race and stopped working completely. Lap 146: Charlie Glotzback...
race. 1971: Relief driver Raymond Hassler drove the race for CharlieGlotzbach; Glotzbach is credited with the win for starting the race. 1978: Race changed...
Yarbrough would use the same slingshot treatment out of turn 3 on CharlieGlotzbach, to score the victory on the final lap. 1971: Richard Petty becomes...
results 43 - Richard Petty 11 - Cale Yarborough 12 - Bobby Allison 28 - CharlieGlotzbach 15 - George Follmer 30 - Walter Ballard 90 - Bill Dennis 2 - Dave...
Buddy Baker, Chargin' CharlieGlotzbach, Sam Posey, open-wheel star Al Unser, and fellow Spartanburg native James Hylton. Glotzbach served as the primary...
78000; starting the first of five consecutive wins for Bobby Allison. CharlieGlotzbach won the pole position with a speed of 157.788 miles per hour (253...
accident during a practice session earlier in the day. 56-year old CharlieGlotzbach, who had entered the Indianapolis 500 in 1969–1970 (but failed to...
ran part of his season with him. Other drivers included Harry Gant, CharlieGlotzbach, Ray Hendrick, and a one-off with Yvon Duhamel. He also fielded the...
Buddy Baker J.T. Putney Gordon Johncock Gary Bettenhausen Jim Paschal CharlieGlotzbach LeeRoy Yarbrough Ken Spikes Dick Hutcherson A. J. Foyt Don White Cale...
Superbird. 40- Pete Hamilton 17- David Pearson 22- Bobby Allison -1 99- CharlieGlotzbach -1 71- Bobby Isaac -2 14- Richard Brickhouse -2 59- Jim Hurtubise...
Restrictor plates made their racing debut in the 1970 Yankee 400 and CharlieGlotzbach drove a Dodge Daytona to the win. 1971: Bobby Allison dueled Allison...
which was a dispute that affected two other drivers, Elmo Langley and CharlieGlotzbach, both of whom drove in combination races that season, finishing second...
laps. More than 33,000 people would attend this live racing event. CharlieGlotzbach would qualify for the pole position with a speed of 136.972 miles...
for the team, with A. J. Foyt, CharlieGlotzbach, Bobby Isaac, and Sam McQuagg splitting up 15 races. Foyt and Glotzbach both scored a single top 5, Isaac...
Davis Rod Pool 1 Donlavey Racing 90 Dorsey Schroeder Junie Donlavey 1 CharlieGlotzbach 7 Kerry Teague 1 Hut Stricklin 4 Pancho Carter 1 Bobby Hillin Jr....
Bristol Motor Speedway, Hassler was a relief driver for race winner CharlieGlotzbach. It was not an official win for Hassler, and it is one of only three...
Roy Yarbrough won the race at Charlotte and finished 23rd at Indy. CharlieGlotzbach, a NASCAR regular, entered at Indy, but failed to qualify. The World...
1.3 seconds. LeeRoy Yarbrough would inflict the same treatment on CharlieGlotzbach the next year, winning the 1969 Daytona 500 on the last lap. The 1970s...
Edwards Vic Elford Walker Evans Gene Felton George Follmer Harry Gant CharlieGlotzbach Paul Goldsmith Jerry Grant Dick Greer Pete Hamilton Eddie Hill David...
Ellington 1968 Pete Hamilton Dave Marcis, Don Tarr 1967 Donnie Allison CharlieGlotzbach, Paul Dean Holt 1966 James Hylton♦ Bill Seifert, Frank Warren 1965§...
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