Joe Millikan
| Joseph "Joe" Millikan | |||||||
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 Joe Millikan (left) with fellow racers Buddy Baker (center) and Dale Earnhardt (right); picture taken between 1975 and 1979 | |||||||
| Born |
April 30, 1950 Randleman, North Carolina | ||||||
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 80 races run over 8 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 6th – 1979 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season | ||||||
| First race | 1974 American 500 (North Carolina Motor Speedway) | ||||||
| Last race | 1986 Nationwise 500 (North Carolina Motor Speedway) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| Best finish | 45th – 1988 NASCAR Busch Series season | ||||||
| First race | 1988 Poole Equipment 150 (Orange County Speedway) | ||||||
| Last race | 1988 Winston Classic (Martinsville Speedway) | ||||||
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Joseph "Joe" Milikan (born April 30, 1950 in Randleman, North Carolina) was a NASCAR Winston Cup race car driver who competed from the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season to the 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.
Career
The majority of Millikan's races were done in Chevrolet vehicles (either Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Chevrolet Laguna, or Chevrolet Impala). However, other races in Joe Milikan's career were done in Pontiac (Pontiac Grand Prix) and Oldsmobile (Oldsmobile Cutlass) vehicles but rarely in Ford (Ford Thunderbird) vehicles. His highest amount of winnings earned was at the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series with $199,460 ($651,423.01 when inflation is taken into consideration).
Statistics
- Races: 78
- Wins: 0
- Top 5 Finishes: 10
- Top 20 Finishes: 52
- DNFs: 27
References
- NASCAR Official Site
- ESPN Sports
- Driver Averages - NASCAR Statistics
- Insider Racing News
- Racing Reference
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