Dick May

Dick May
Dick May
Born	Richard May; November 7, 1930; New York
Died	June 9, 2009 (aged 78)
Retired	1986
Modified racing career
Debut season	1950
Car number	B29
Championships	1
NASCAR Cup Series career
	185 races run over 16 years
Best finish	15th (1978)
First race	1970 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 (Daytona)
Last race	1985 Northwestern Bank 400 (North Wilkesboro)
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
First race	1967 Permatex 300 (Daytona)

Richard May (November 7, 1930 – June 9, 2009) was a NASCAR driver who competed in 185 races in the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series between 1967 and 1985.

Racing career

May began his racing career at the St. Lawrence Valley Speedway in Canton, New York.^[2] He spent much of his early career racing at the Watertown Speedway, where he was 1962 Track Champion.^[3]

Known as NASCAR’s pinch hitter, May was a coveted as a relief driver and hailed for his ability to qualify cars and avoid crashing, and some estimates put his total NASCAR appearances at over 500. ^[4]^[5] In the 1975 running of the Mason-Dixon 500, May drove five different cars but did not finish the race.^[6]

After retiring as a driver, NASCAR, worked as a NASCAR inspector until 2003.^[2]^[4] May was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2007.^[7]

Death

On June 9, 2009, May died following a long illness.^[8]

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

NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year	Team	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	NGNC	Pts	Ref
1970	Ron Ronacher	67	Ford	RSD	DAY	DAY 19	DAY DNQ	RCH 25	CAR	SVH 17	ATL	BRI	TAL DNQ	NWS DNQ	CLB 22	DAR DNQ	BLV 23	LGY 15	CLT	SMR 22	MAR 29	MCH	RSD	HCY	KPT	GPS	DAY	AST 20	TPN 25	TRN 24	BRI DNQ	SMR	NSV 18	ATL	CLB 20	ONA	MCH	TAL	BGS	SBO	DAR	HCY	RCH	DOV 32	NCF	NWS	CLT DNQ	MAR DNQ	MGR 29	CAR	LGY 30	44th	551	^[9]
1971	Ron Ronacher	67	Ford	RSD	DAY 26	DAY	DAY DNQ	ONT	RCH 25	CAR 35	HCY	BRI 21	ATL	CLB 18	GPS	SMR 20	NWS	MAR	DAR	SBO 14	TAL	ASH 6	KPT 14	CLT	DOV 30	MCH 40	RSD	HOU	GPS 25	DAY					NSV 29																	32nd	1090
	Langley Racing	64	Ford																												BRI 29
	Langley Racing	64	Mercury																													AST 23	ISP 27	TRN 34
	Doc Faustina	5	Plymouth																																	ATL 22	BGS	ONA
	Ralph Davis	84	Dodge																																				MCH 32				DAR 25	MAR	CLT
	Ralph Davis	84	Ford																																					TAL 27	CLB	HCY
	Ulrich Racing	40	Ford																																											DOV 19	CAR	MGR	RCH	NWS	TWS

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	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	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1972	Bob Davis	84	Dodge	RSD	DAY DNQ	RCH	ONT DNQ	CAR																	MCH 25	NSV	DAR	RCH							44th	1195.75	^[9]
	J.C. Crews	53	Ford						ATL 35	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV 27	MCH 18
	Langley Racing	64	Ford															RSD 10
	J.C. Crews	53	Plymouth																TWS 20	DAY	BRI	TRN	ATL	TAL
	Doc Faustina	5	Plymouth																										DOV DNQ	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	TWS
1973	Walter Ballard	35	Mercury	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL 21	NSV	CLT	DOV	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	BRI	ATL	TAL												71st	566.05
	Earl Brooks	08	Ford																					NSV 28					MAR DNQ	CLT	CAR
	Bill Hollar	29	Mercury																						DAR 32	RCH 24	DOV	NWS
1974	Gray Racing	19	Mercury	RSD 14																															77th	5.32
	Travis Tiller	46	Dodge		DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLTl	RSD
	Gray Racing	19	Chevy															MCH QL^†	DAY	BRI	NSV	ATL	POC
	Langley Racing	64	Ford																					TAL 18	MCH	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	CAR	ONT
1975	Frank Warren	79	Dodge	RSD	DAY QL^‡																														41st	631
	McDuffie Racing	70	Chevy			RCH 20	CAR	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV
	Ed Negre	8	Dodge												DOV 35	CLT	RSD	MCH
	Gray Racing	19	Chevy																DAY 23	NSV
	Marcis Auto Racing	2	Dodge																		POC 17	TAL
	Hiram Handy	33	Chevy																				MCH 19	DAR 8						CAR 17	BRI 21	ATL	ONT
	Donlavey Racing	90	Ford																						DOV 37	NWS	MAR	CLT	RCH
1976	Hiram Handy	33	Chevy	RSD	DAY 38	CAR 16	RCH	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR 15	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV																							25th	1719
	Don Robertson	25	Chevy													CLT 21	RSD	MCH 14	DAY 27	NSV 21	POC 18	TAL 19	MCH 16	BRI 16		RCH 19	DOV 17	MAR 17	NWS 20	CLT	CAR 30	ATL DNQ	ONT
	G.C. Spencer	49	Dodge																						DAR 28
	Harold Miller	91	Chevy																													ATL 32
1977	Alfred McClure	57	Ford	RSD	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	NWS	DAR	BRI	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV 16	CLT 21	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC 24														27th	1324
	Don Robinson	25	Chevy																			TAL 17	MCH
	Gray Racing	19	Chevy																					BRI 24		RCH 19	DOV 20	MAR 14	NWS 20		CAR 14
	Bill Champion	10	Ford																						DAR 31
	Alfred McClure	57	Chevy																											CLT 13
	Rod Osterlund	98	Chevy																													ATL 32	ONT
1978	Alfred McClure	57	Ford	RSD	DAY 18										CLT 13						POC 11				DAR 38					CLT 8								15th	2936
	Wawak Racing	74	Chevy			RCH 29	CAR 17	ATL
	Gray Racing	19	Chevy						BRI 12	DAR 36	NWS 18	MAR 28	TAL 23	DOV 21		NSV 18	RSD 21	MCH 19	DAY 16	NSV 18		TAL 16	MCH 11	BRI 25								ATL 19	ONT 31
	Ed Negre	8	Dodge																							RCH 15
	Hagan Racing	92	Chevy																								DOV 10				CAR 11
	Gray Racing	19	Buick																									MAR 17	NWS 25
1979	Alfred McClure	57	Ford	RSD	DAY DNQ																	POC 28								CLT 17	NWS				30th	1390
	Gray Racing	19	Chevy			CAR 20	RCH	ATL 24	NWS 21	BRI 27		MAR 30	TAL 20	NSV											BRI 21				MAR 25
	Bill Hollar	99	Chevy								DAR 33																					CAR 26
	Gray Racing	19	Buick												DOV 11	CLT
	Nelson Oswald	09	Olds														TWS 30	RSD	MCH	DAY
	Don Satterfield	58	Chevy																		NSV 29
	Billie Harvey	87	Olds																				TAL 41	MCH
	Ron Spohn	65	Ford																							DAR 34	RCH
	Don Satterfield	58	Olds																									DOV 34
	John Kennedy	0	Chevy																														ATL 41	ONT
1980	Frank Warren	79	Dodge	RSD 32			CAR 19	ATL																												32nd		1323
	Alfred McClure	57	Ford		DAY DNQ
	Gray Racing	19	Chevy			RCH 20																POC 29		MCH 19								CAR 16	ATL	ONT
	Ulrich Racing	40	Chevy						BRI 16						DOV 7	CLT
	Bill Hollar	99	Chevy							DAR 24	NWS 15	MAR 20	TAL DNQ	NSV 17														DOV 24	NWS 29	MAR
	Brooks Honda	82	Dodge										TAL 15																		CLT 17
	Gray Racing	19	Buick														TWS 16	RSD	MCH	DAY			TAL 10
	Arrington Racing	77	Dodge																		NSV 30
	Nelson Oswald	09	Buick																						BRI 26	DAR 26	RCH
1981	Brooks Honda	8	Dodge	RSD	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR																			DAR 19	RCH								38th				754
	Junior Miller	79	Olds					ATL 24	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR
	Thomas Racing	25	Dodge										TAL 9	NSV	DOV
	Ulrich Racing	40	Buick													CLT 25												DOV 25	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL DNQ	RSD
	Rahmoc Enterprises	75	Buick														TWS 16	RSD	MCH
	Gray Racing	19	Buick																	DAY 31	NSV	POC	TAL 15	MCH 36	BRI
1982	Jim Stacy Racing	04	Buick	DAY Wth	RCH																															55th		247
	Ulrich Racing	40	Buick			BRI 30	ATL DNQ	CAR 13	DAR 20	NWS DNQ	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	POC	RSD										DOV 23	NWS	CLT	MAR	CAR
	Bailey Racing	36	Pontiac				ATL 20
	Gordon Racing	24	Buick															MCH 19	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI
	Gray Racing	19	Buick																						DAR 15	RCH						ATL 37	RSD
1983	Reeder Racing	02	Buick	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR 21	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV																							64th	191
	Beahr Racing	35	Ford										DOV 33	BRI	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH DNQ	DAY	NSV					DAR 23	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR 22	ATL	RSD
	Jeff Halverson	13	Buick																		POC 33	TAL	MCH	BRI
1984	Beahr Racing	35	Ford	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV 28	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV 19	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR 16	ATL	RSD					48th	300
1985	Beahr Racing	35	Ford	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR 22																										61st	185
1985	Bahre Racing	25	Buick							NWS 25	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD				61st	185
^† – Qualified for Henley Gray. · ^‡ – Qualified but replaced by Ed Negre

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1970	Ron Ronacher	Ford	DNQ
1971	Ron Ronacher	Ford	DNQ
1972	Bob Davis	Dodge	DNQ
1974	Travis Tiller	Dodge	DNQ
1975	Frank Warren	Dodge	QL^†
1976	Hiram Handy	Chevrolet	38	38
1977	Alfred McClure	Ford	DNQ
1978			25	18
1979			DNQ
1980			DNQ
1981	Brooks Honda	Dodge	DNQ
1982	Jim Stacy Racing	Buick	Wth
^† - Qualified but replaced by Ed Negre

References

^ "Career Results by Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
^ ^a ^b "Dick May Interview". RacersReunion. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
^ The Legends of Watertown Speedway Archived 2007-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b "Dick May". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
^ "Dick May, NASCAR relief driver extrodanaire". Autosport Forums. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
^ goNASCARgo
^ DIRT Motorsports Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Former area driver May dies". Watertown Daily Times. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
^ ^a ^b "Dick May – NASCAR Cup Series Statistics". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

External links

Dick May driver statistics at Racing-Reference

[1] "Career Results by Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved 2022-04-02.

[Interview-2] "Dick May Interview". RacersReunion. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

[3] The Legends of Watertown Speedway Archived 2007-12-29 at the Wayback Machine

[memorial-4] "Dick May". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

[5] "Dick May, NASCAR relief driver extrodanaire". Autosport Forums. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

[6] NASCARgo

[7] DIRT Motorsports Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine

[watertown-8] "Former area driver May dies". Watertown Daily Times. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

[RacRef-9] "Dick May – NASCAR Cup Series Statistics". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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