Francis Affleck
Born(1950-03-04)4 March 1950
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada[1]
Died7 February 1985(1985-02-07) (aged 34)
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
Cause of deathRacing accident
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish66th (1984)
First race1984 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race1984 Dixie Cup 200 (DARLINGTON)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Francis Archibald Affleck (4 March 1950 – 7 February 1985) was a Canadian race car driver. He raced late model NASCAR as a hobby when he was living in the Montreal, Quebec suburb of Greenfield Park.[2] He continued racing in NASCAR late models at local tracks and ARCA when he moved to Charlotte in 1977.[1]

In practice for the ARCA 200 race at Daytona International Speedway on 7 February 1985 while traveling at an estimated 195 miles per hour, Affleck got his car sideways between turns 1 and 2, went airborne, and barrel-rolled end over end at least 7 or 8 times. The protective window netting on his car failed and Affleck was thrown partially out of his car and sustained head and neck injuries after being pinned under his Ford. Affleck's crash also changed the way that the protective window nettings are constructed on both NASCAR and ARCA cars to this very day. Francis Affleck became the first ARCA driver to be fatally injured at the Daytona International Speedway in its then 26-year history, and the first driver to be killed at the track since Ricky Knotts in 1980.[3]

Affleck was the eldest of five children of Bill and Velma Affleck.[2] He was survived by Kathleen, his wife of 15 years, and two sons.[2]

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.)

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 NBSC Pts Ref
1984 Caspro Racing 09 Mercury DAY
31		 RCH CAR
21		 HCY MAR DAR
18		 ROU NSV LGY MLW DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU HCY IRP LGY SBO BRI DAR RCH NWS CLT HCY CAR MAR 66th 179 [4]

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series

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

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ATSSC Pts Ref
1985 Caspro Racing 09 Mercury ATL DAY
DNQ		 ATL TAL ATL SSP IRP CSP FRS IRP OEF ISF DSF TOL NA - [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Motorsport Memorial - Francis Affleck". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Car goes out of control flips over at 300 km/h". Montreal Gazette. p. 1.
  3. ↑ "Affleck Killed in Daytona Practice". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. February 8, 1985. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  4. ↑ "1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 23 November 2017.


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