# Bob Derrington

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bob_Derrington
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bob_Derrington.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Derrington
> Source revision: 1353017018
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{Short description|American racecar driver (1930–2011)}}
{{Sources needed|date=February 2026}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver |
name           = Bob Derrington |
birth_date      = {{birth date|1930|11|22}} |
birth_place     = [Houston, Texas](/source/Houston%2C_Texas), U.S. |
death_date      = {{death date and age|2011|10|14|1930|11|22}} |
death_place     = |
image=  |
death_cause = |
Best_Cup_Pos   =  6th - 1965 [NASCAR](/source/NASCAR) [Grand National Series](/source/Sprint_Cup_Series) season|
Cup_Wins           =  0|
Cup_Top_Tens       =  22|
Cup_Poles          =  0|
First_Cup_Race     =  [1964 World 600](/source/1964_World_600) <small>([Charlotte Motor Speedway](/source/Charlotte_Motor_Speedway))</small>|
First_Cup_Win      =  |
Last_Cup_Win       =  |
Last_Cup_Race      =  [1966 Southern 500](/source/1966_Southern_500) <small>([Darlington Speedway](/source/Darlington_Speedway))</small>|
awards         = |
Years_In_Cup    = 3|
Total_Cup_Races =  80|
}}

'''Bob Derrington''' (November 22, 1930 – October 14, 2011) was an American [NASCAR](/source/NASCAR) [Grand National Series](/source/Sprint_Cup_Series) race car driver whose career spanned from 1964 to 1966.<ref name="bobderrington">[http://racing-reference.info/driver/Bob_Derrington ''Bob Derrington''] racing information at Racing Reference</ref>

==Career==
Derrington's average start was 20th place while his average finish was 15th. He also earned three finishes in the "top-five" and raced a distance of {{convert|9856.2|mi|km}} - the equivalent of 13,427 laps.<ref name="bobderrington"/>

However, Derrington only managed to lead a single lap in his entire career and earned a meager $26,530 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|26530|1966|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation).<ref name="bobderrington"/> Derrington had an 80-race winless streak during his NASCAR career. Finishing an average of 15th place, he managed to qualify in 20th place during an average qualifying session; making his finishes better on average than his starts.<ref>[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/drivers/bob-derrington/429 Bob Derrington's Complete Race Information] at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet</ref>

During his career, Derrington was caught by NASCAR officials for having a 23-gallon tank in his vehicle instead of the mandated 22-gallon tank. His vehicle had to go to a nearby welding shop to make the fuel tank conform to the NASCAR standards at that time.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ypr_kpYZNSoC&pg=PA140 Declaration of Stock Car Independents] at Google Books</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Ballard Racing}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Derrington, Bob}}
Category:1930 births
Category:2011 deaths
Category:NASCAR drivers
Category:Racing drivers from Houston
Category:Daytona 500 drivers
Category:Coca-Cola 600 drivers
Category:Southern 500 drivers

{{NASCAR-bio-stub}}

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bob Derrington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Derrington) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Derrington?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.