Sammy Swindell

Sammy Swindell

Born: October 26, 1955
Age: 68
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Biography

Samuel Alan "Slammin Sammy" Swindell (born October 26, 1955 in Bartlett, Tennessee) is an American sprint car driver. He is a three-time champion and four-time runner-up in the World of Outlaws series; he has also competed in NASCAR and Champ Car competition and attempted to qualify for the 1987 Indianapolis 500.

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Career

Swindell is a three-time World of Outlaws champion. He won his first two titles in 1981 and 1982 driving the famous Nance Speed Equipment #1n house car. He won his third title in 1997 driving his own Channel Lock sponsored #1 team car. Sammy has hundreds of A-main victories to his credit. He also competed in the CART series in 1985 and 1986 and failed to qualify for the 1987 Indianapolis 500 in a March-Pontiac.

Swindell made his debut in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in the 1985 Atlanta Journal 500; in 1991, he planned to move full-time to the Winston Cup Series, competing for Rookie of the Year for Moroso Racing, but he was fired by the team following several spins during Speedweeks and crashing again in qualifying for the second race of the year at Richmond International Raceway. Following his release he returned to sprint car racing.

Swindell ran a limited schedule in the NASCAR Busch Series in 1993; the team closed mid-season, and he returned to sprint car racing once more. Swindell also competed in a full season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 1995, driving for Akins-Sutton Motorsports; he finished 12th in points, scoring five top-ten finishes in the series' inaugural season.

In his career he has over 300 WoO feature wins. 2007 was his 35th consecutive year as a race car driver, racing beside his 18-year-old son Kevin. He's a five-time winner of the prestigious Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, the only driver to win it more than three times, until his son Kevin won his fourth straight race in 2013. During the 2008 season he raced in northern California winning a main event in the California Civil War Series in Placerville and also at the famed Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California. Swindell is considered one of the best driver/setup men in the business. He is known for experimenting with innovative technology.

His father Sam, was a successful driver and his brother Jeff, is still an active and successful sprint car driver.

On August 25, 2014, Swindell announced he was retiring from racing, though he intends to race in the Chili Bowl Nationals.

In 2015 Swindell made short work of retirement and signed with Chad and Jenn Clemens owners of CJB Motorsports out of Telford, PA. Sammy ran a partional schedule and will do the same in 2016. Sam stated he has no intention of running a full schedule anymore, but picks and chooses the races he wants to run. This benefits the team with testing and keeps him active in the sport he loves.

Motorsports career results

World of Outlaws

  • 1978: 9th in points - 2 wins
  • 1979: 2nd in points - 11 wins
  • 1980: 5th in points - 10 wins
  • 1981: Champion - 28 wins
  • 1982: Champion - 14 wins
  • 1983: 3rd in points - 17 wins
  • 1984: 2nd in points - 13 wins
  • 1985: 7th in points - 14 wins
  • 1986: 11th in points - 12 wins
  • 1987: 12th in points - 6 wins
  • 1988: 2nd in points - 8 wins
  • 1990: 10th in points - 14 wins
  • 1991: 9th in points - 15 wins
  • 1992: 11th in points - 20 wins
  • 1994: 5th in points - 7 wins
  • 1995: 12th in points - 5 wins
  • 1996: 3rd in points - 11 wins
  • 1997: Champion - 19 wins
  • 1998: 3rd in points - 7 wins
  • 1999: 5th in points - 8 wins
  • 2000: 2nd in points - 11 wins
  • 2001: 18th in points - 2 wins
  • 2002: 17th in points - 1 win
  • 2003: 11th in points - 1 win
  • 2004: 18th in points - 3 wins
  • 2005: 19th in points - 3 wins
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009: 13th in points - 0 wins
  • 2010: 16th in points - 4 wins
  • 2011: 12th in points - 4 wins
  • 2012: 3rd in points - 13 wins
  • 2013: 6th in points - 3 wins
  • 2014: 14th in points - 2 wins
  • 2015: 16th in points - 0 wins

NASCAR

(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * - Most laps led.)

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 NWCC Pts
1985 Blue Max Racing 72 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL
RSD 100th 73
1991 Moroso Racing 20 Olds DAY
RCH
CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 90th 40
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1991 Moroso Racing Oldsmobile 32 41

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch 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 NBGNC Pts
1984 Blue Max Racing 27 Pontiac DAY
RCH CAR HCY MAR DAR ROU NSV LGY MLW DOV 69th 200
Olds CLT
SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU HCY IRP LGY SBO BRI DAR RCH NWS CLT HCY CAR MAR
1985 Pontiac DAY
CAR HCY BRI MAR DAR SBO LGY DOV CLT
SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO LGY HCY MLW BRI DAR RCH NWS ROU 61st 216
77 CLT
HCY CAR MAR
1986 Barcomb Racing 51 Pontiac DAY
CAR HCY MAR BRI DAR SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR ROU CLT CAR MAR 91st 112
1993 TMC Racing Team 26 Ford DAY CAR RCH DAR
BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV
MYB GLN MLW
TAL IRP
MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY ATL 56th 370

SuperTruck Series

NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman 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 NSTSC Pts
1995 Akins-Sutton Motorsports 38 Ford PHO
TUS
SGS
MMR
POR
EVG
I70
LVL
BRI
MLW
CNS
HPT
IRP
FLM
RCH
MAR
NWS
SON
MMR
PHO
12th 2109

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