Edward Glenn "Fireball" Roberts Jr. (January 20, 1929 – July 2, 1964) was an American stock car racer. Roberts was born in Tavares, Florida, and raised...

in 12th place. Fireball Roberts was involved in a crash while trying to avoid Junior Johnson and Ned Jarrett's crash on lap 7. Roberts was sent to Charlotte...

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Emanuel Zervakis finished third in points, with Joe Weatherly fourth and Fireball Roberts fifth. Ned Jarrett only won one race in 1961, at Birmingham, Alabama...

in Hephzibah, Georgia, (just south of Augusta). It was designed by Fireball Roberts. The 0.5-mile (0.80 km) oval hosted NASCAR Grand National Series races...

efforts in the 1957 NASCAR season. Ken Rush was Rookie of the Year, and Fireball Roberts took home the Most Popular Driver Award. This was the last season until...

may refer to: Jim Colzie (1920–2010), Negro league baseball pitcher Fireball Roberts, Jr. (1929–1964), NASCAR driver Josh Urbiztondo (born 1983), Filipino-American...

Budd, and Trammell left the group in the early 1960s, but the Fireballs added Doug Roberts on drums, plus Petty Studio singer Jimmy Gilmer (born September...

Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was won by Fireball Roberts driving a 1962 Pontiac. Roberts drove his famous number 22 to victory in three hours...

race of its season at Soldier Field in Chicago. The race was won by Fireball Roberts, and is today considered the only NASCAR Cup Series race to have been...

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Motorsports (2005, 2006), (2013, 2014) Joe Gibbs Racing (2019, 2020) 1962 – Fireball Roberts (also won the Twin 125s) 1966 – Richard Petty 1968, 1984 – Cale Yarborough...

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manufacturer. Smokey Yunick brought Fireball Roberts as his primary driver for the new model vehicle, and it was Roberts who suggested that Yunick add teammate...

and his own Top 10 hit, "Fireball Rolled A Seven", supposedly based on the career and death of Edward Glenn "Fireball" Roberts. Born in Spencer, Wisconsin...

year, Fireball Roberts drove his 1963 Ford to victory, becoming the first driver to win back-to-back events, barely beating Fred Lorenzen. Roberts was unable...

1, 2023. "Burns critical to Fireball Roberts". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press. May 25, 1964. "Fireball Roberts dies at 33". Eugene Register-Guard...

Nations. There is only one hospital in Apopka: AdventHealth Apopka. Fireball Roberts, race car driver Wayne Taylor, owner, Wayne Taylor Racing; winner of...

New England Patriots, Washington Redskins, New York Giants. Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, pioneer NASCAR driver Warren Sapp, former professional football player...

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luthier Gernot Wagner. The deaths in fiery crashes of race car drivers Fireball Roberts at Charlotte, and Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald at Indianapolis in...

Joey Logano * # 0 0 34 34 34 25 Martin Truex Jr. * # 0 0 34 34 34 28 Fireball Roberts ^ 33 0 0 0 33 29 Dale Jarrett * ^ 0 31 1 32 32 30 Carl Edwards ^ 0...

like Richard Petty, Bob Flock, Fonty Flock, Lee Petty, Rex White, and Fireball Roberts. As a dirt oval track, the speedway helped served its purpose during...

Fireball XL5 is a 1960s British children's science-fiction puppet television series about the missions of Fireball XL5, a vessel of the World Space Patrol...

for 12 laps, before Fireball Roberts took over on lap 58. Turner managed to regain the lead lap, but ran out of time to catch Roberts, who scored the first...

was the 41st race of the 1958 NASCAR Grand National Series season. Fireball Roberts won the race. Ken Rush failed to qualify for the event; qualifying...

Edward Roberts (athlete) (1892–1956), American track and field athlete Edward Roberts (footballer) (1891–?), Welsh footballer Fireball Roberts (Edward...

Richard Petty led 106 laps but spun out with 50 laps to go. Pole-sitter Fireball Roberts broke an axle and finished ninth, 11 laps down. Rex White was flagged...

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97.653 MPH was 11 MPH faster than the previous track record set by Fireball Roberts in the Augusta 510. After this victory, Chris Economaki - editor of...