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Gerald Chamberlain
American racing driver From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gerald Chamberlain is a retired American stock car racing driver from Everett, Pennsylvania. Chamberlain won 22 feature events at the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway (Pennsylvania) in 1971.[5] He broke the track record the next year with 31 victories in one year.[6][7]
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Racing career
Gerald Chamberlain made two appearances in the NASCAR Grand National Series in 1969, with a top finish of 10th.[3] He also competed in three Daytona 300s with a highest finish of 12th.[4][8]
He spent the majority of his career racing in the Modified division, winning championships at nine different tracks: South Penn in Everett, Penn National in Grant, Hesston, Reading, and Jennerstown Speedways, all in Pennsylvania; Potomac Valley Speedway in Fort Ashby, West Virginia; Hagerstown Speedway, Maryland; Winchester Speedway, Virginia; and Flemington Speedway, New Jersey. [1][7] In 1973 Chamberlain captured the first of two Eastern States 200 events at Orange County Fair Speedway in New York.[9]
Chamberlain was also a respected race car builder, specializing in late models and Ford engines.[10][11]
Chamberlain was inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press Association and the Northeast Dirt Modified Halls of Fame.[12][13][14]
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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.)
Grand National Series
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