 Fireball Roberts Roberts, who got his legendary nickname from his days as a hard-throwing pitcher in high school, is perhaps the greatest driver never to win a NASCAR title. He was arguably stock-car racing's first superstar, an immensely popular prototype for some of today's competitors who are stars on and off the track. During his career he often came up big in the biggest events, winning the Daytona 500 in 1962 and the Southern 500 in 1958 and '63. Overall he won seven races at Daytona International Speedway, starting with the Firecracker 250 in the summer of 1959 -- the year the speedway opened.
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Sprint Cup Series
CAREER STATISTICS BY TRACK
| TRACK | RACES | POLES | WINS | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | AVG ST. | AVG FIN. | LED | LAPS | LLF | RAF | DNQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11.4 | 14.6 | 51 | 1084 of 1358 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Motor Speedway | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 15.9 | 338 | 1676 of 2723 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| Augusta International Raceway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 14 | 139 of 139 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bay Meadows Race Track | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 233 of 241 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Birmingham International Raceway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 200 of 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bridgehampton Race Circuit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 35 of 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bristol Motor Speedway | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.3 | 14.0 | 306 | 2812 of 3500 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Charlotte Speedway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 0 | 265 of 283 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chattanooga International Raceway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 200 of 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chisholm Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 195 of 200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cleveland County Fairgrounds | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 68 | 691 of 801 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Coastal Speedway | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 398 of 400 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Columbia Speedway | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 0 | 563 of 800 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Columbus Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 96 of 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Concord Speedway | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 162 | 400 of 400 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Darlington Raceway | 20 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7.2 | 19.2 | 916 | 4572 of 6382 | 4 | 11 | 0 | |
| Daytona Beach & Road Course | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19.2 | 35.5 | 0 | 114 of 230 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Daytona Beach & Road Course | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19.2 | 35.5 | 0 | 114 of 230 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Daytona International Speedway | 17 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5.4 | 15.8 | 699 | 1399 of 1999 | 8 | 10 | 0 | |
| Golden Gate Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 88 of 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 247 of 250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Greenville-Pickens Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 116 of 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hamburg Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 9 | 200 of 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hickory Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 250 of 250 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jacksonville Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 108 of 200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lakeview Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 of 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lakewood Speedway | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 1 | 536 of 600 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Lancaster Speedway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 10.5 | 0 | 357 of 400 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Langhorne Speedway | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5.2 | 13.8 | 142 | 676 of 1100 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Lincoln Speedway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 224 of 400 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lowe's Motor Speedway | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5.2 | 15.5 | 467 | 2319 of 3135 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Marchbanks Speedway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 178 | 178 of 178 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Martinsville Speedway | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 702 | 6073 of 7091 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |
| Memphis-Arkansas Speedway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 12.0 | 0 | 222 of 301 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Montgomery Motor Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 172 of 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nashville Speedway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 24.5 | 0 | 118 of 700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York State Fairgrounds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 95 of 100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Newberry Speedway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 118 | 200 of 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Norfolk Speedway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 14.5 | 0 | 242 of 500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| North Wilkesboro Speedway | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.1 | 14.4 | 471 | 1841 of 2670 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Occoneechee Speedway | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5.1 | 9.0 | 117 | 631 of 855 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Oklahoma State Fairgrounds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 198 of 200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Old Bridge Stadium | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 21 | 399 of 400 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Palm Beach Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 191 of 200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 0 | 770 of 787 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Raleigh Speedway | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 334 | 742 of 750 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Rambi Race Track | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 27 of 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richmond International Raceway | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8.8 | 13.0 | 159 | 783 of 1130 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Riverside International Raceway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 13 | 514 of 518 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Road America | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 63 of 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Soldier Field | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 200 of 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Southern States Fairgrounds | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 125 | 884 of 1000 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Tennessee-Carolina Speedway | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 52 | 400 of 400 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Titusville-Cocoa Speedway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 29 | 56 of 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Trenton Speedway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17.0 | 1.0 | 380 | 500 of 500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Watkins Glen International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 44 of 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willow Springs Speedway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 60 of 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wilson Speedway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 100 | 463 of 600 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 214 | 36 | 33 | 92 | 123 | 8.1 | 13.6 | 5975 | 36373 of 47309 | 59 | 125 | 9 |
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