| Laurent Rioux | |||||||
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| Born | January 1, 1943 Montreal, Quebec | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1983 Budweiser 500 (Dover Downs) | ||||||
| First race | 1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (Rockingham) | ||||||
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Laurent Rioux (born January 1, 1943) is a Canadian former racing driver from Montreal, Quebec who made three NASCAR Winston Cup Series starts in 1983 and 1984. His best finish in a points race was 17th in the 1983 Goody's 500 at Martinsville Speedway. He failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 both times he attempted it (in 1983 and 1984), but finished second in the consolation race in 1984.[1]
Rioux also made 15 Busch North Series starts from 1979 to 1981.
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.)
Winston Cup Series
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||
| 1983 | Rioux Racing | 38 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
RCH | CAR | ATL | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | BRI | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV 19 |
MAR 17 |
NWS | CLT DNQ |
CAR | ATL | RSD | NA | – | [2] | ||||||||
| 1984 | 68 | DAY DNQ |
RCH | CAR 20 |
ATL | BRI | NWS | DAR | MAR | TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | NSV | POC | TAL | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | NWS | CAR | ATL | RSD | NA | – | [3] | ||||||||||
Daytona 500
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Rioux Racing | Chevrolet | DNQ | |
| 1984 | DNQ | |||
References
- ↑ Quebecer Second in Daytona Consolation Montreal Gazette, February 18, 1984
- ↑ "Laurent Rioux – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Laurent Rioux – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
External links
- Laurent Rioux driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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