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Racecar driver from Oregon
NASCAR driver
Don Waterman
is a retired
NASCAR
Winston Cup Series
race car driver whose career spanned from 1980 to 1983.
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Career
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The primary vehicle for Waterman was the self-owned #38 St. John's Auto Parts
Buick
.
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Only three races were spent inside an
Oldsmobile
machine.
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His only "top ten" finish came at the
January running of the 1981 Winston Western 500
.
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This driver has led only two laps out of 896 - the equivalent to 2,352.2 miles (3,785.5 km).
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After starting an average of 26th place and finishing an average of 20th, Waterman has earned a total career savings of $19,285 ($58,995.48 when adjusted for inflation).
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DNFs made up about 44% of Waterman's career.
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He raced in eight road courses and only one intermediate oval track.
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Waterman's ultimate retirement from motorsports came on June 30, 1991, at a
NASCAR Winston West Series
race at
Portland Speedway
titled the
1991 Winston 200
.
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He improved on his 11th-place start with a seventh-place finish and received his prize winnings of $1,100 after 198 laps of racing ($2,460.69 when adjusted for inflation).
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