Sherman Utsman

Sherman Aaron Utsman Sr. (April 15, 1932 – June 10, 2019)^[2] was a NASCAR Grand National driver.^[2]

Sherman Utsman
Born	Sherman Aaron Utsman Sr. (1932-04-15)April 15, 1932 Piney Flats, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
Died	June 10, 2019(2019-06-10) (aged 87) Elizabethton, Tennessee, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
21 races run over 4 years
Best finish	32nd (1962)
First race	1956 Virginia 500 (Martinsville)
Last race	1963 Turkey Day 200 (Tar Heel)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 9 0

Biography

Between the ages of 24 and 31, Utsman competed in 3,558.9 miles (5,727.5 km) and 5304 laps of racing. Most of Utsman's rides were with the 1962 Ford Galaxie bearing the #6 number. Utsman was related to fellow drivers Dub Utsman, John Utsman, Larry Utsman, and Layman Utsman, who have all retired from driving in NASCAR competitions. Utsman's only top five finish came at the 1962 Confederate 200, which took place on August 3, 1962 at the Boyd Speedway in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Utsman was also a NASCAR owner/driver with him having legal ownership of a stock car in three different races. Utsman drove the race car twice and Joe Weatherly drove one of his vehicles at an untitled race at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Florida on December 1, 1963.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year	Team Owner	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	NGNC	Pts	Ref
1956	N/A	418	Chevy	HCY	CLT	WSS	PBS	ASF	DAB	PBS	WIL	ATL	NWS	LAN	RCH	CLB	CON	GPS	HCY	HBO	MAR 7	LIN	CLT	POR	EUR	NYF	MER	MAS 28	CLT	MCF	POR	AWS 24	RSP 32	PIF	CSF	CHI	CCF	MGY	OKL	ROA	OBS	SAN	NOR	PIF	MYB	POR														82nd	N/A	[3]
	Robert McReynolds	63	Chevy																																												DAR 30	CSH	CLT	LAN	POR	CLB	HBO	NWP	CLT	CCF	MAR	HCY	WIL
1961	Sherman Utsman	26	Ford	CLT	JSP	DAY	DAY	DAY	PIF	AWS	HMS	ATL	GPS	HBO	BGS	MAR	NWS	CLB	HCY	RCH	MAR	DAR	CLT	CLT	RSD	ASP	CLT	PIF	BIR	GPS	BGS	NOR	HAS	STR	DAY	ATL	CLB	MBS	BRI 9	NSV	BGS	AWS	RCH	SBO	DAR	HCY	RCH	CSF	ATL	MAR	NWS	CLT	BRI	GPS	HBO					100th	510	[4]
1962		61		CON	AWS	DAY	DAY	DAY	CON	AWS	SVH	HBO	RCH	CLB	NWS	GPS	MBS	MAR	BGS	BRI	RCH	HCY	CON	DAR	PIF	CLT	ATL	BGS	AUG	RCH	SBO	DAY	CLB 8	ASH 6	GPS 7	AUG	SVH	MBS	BRI 14	CHT 5	NSV 13	HUN	AWS 16	STR	BGS	PIF	VAL	DAR 15	HCY	RCH	DTS	AUG		NWS 24	CLT 14	ATL 26				32nd	4,896	[5]
			Chevy																																																		MAR 14
1963			Ford	BIR 9	GGS 8	THS 7	RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	PIF	AWS	HBO	ATL	HCY	BRI	AUG	RCH	GPS	SBO	BGS	MAR	NWS	CLB	THS	DAR	ODS	RCH	CLT	BIR	ATL	DAY	MBS	SVH	DTS	BGS	ASH	OBS	BRR	BRI	GPS	NSV	CLB	AWS	PIF	BGS	ONA	DAR	HCY	RCH	MAR	DTS	NWS	THS	CLT	SBO	HBO	RSD		78th	864	[6]