John Sears (racing driver)

"Big" John Sears
Born	John Hamilton Sears (1936-05-09)May 9, 1936
Died	November 1, 1999(1999-11-01) (aged 63)
NASCAR Cup Series career
318 races run over 10 years
Best finish	5th - 1967 and 1968 Grand National seasons
First race	1964 Sunshine 200 (Savannah Speedway)
Last race	1973 American 500 (North Carolina Motor Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 127 2

John Hamilton "Big" John Sears (May 9, 1936 – November 1, 1999) was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver from Ellerbe, North Carolina, USA.^[1]

Career

He competed in 318 Sprint Cup Series events in his career, earning forty-eight top-fives, 127 top-tens, two poles, and five top-ten point finishes.^[1] Sears was known for driving his salmon-colored #4 car that he personally owned. He debuted in Savannah driving John Black's #81 to a decent eighth-place finish. The best points finish for Sears is fifth which he achieved back-to-back in 1967 and 1968. He retired after a dismal 1973 season in which he was plagued with engine and mechanical failures.

References

1. Career Stats - John Sears

External links

• John Sears driver statistics at Racing-Reference