{{short description|Racecar driver from Virginia}} {{sources needed|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox NASCAR driver |name = Earl H. Strickler |image = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date|1938|12|18}} |birth_place = Timberville, Virginia, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2005|1|13|1938|12|18}} |death_place = Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. |death_cause = |height = |weight = |achievements = |awards = |Total_Cup_Races = 20 |Years_In_Cup = 6 |Best_Cup_Pos = 33rd – 1965 |First_Cup_Race = 1965 Daytona 500 (Daytona) |Last_Cup_Race = 1980 Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro) |First_Cup_Win = |Last_Cup_Win = |Cup_Wins = 0 |Cup_Top_Tens = 2 |Cup_Poles = 0 }} '''Earl H. "Bub" Strickler''' (December 18, 1938 – January 13, 2005) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who competed from 1965 to 1980.
==Career== Strickler would compete in 3385 laps of Winston Cup Series racing; for a grand total of {{convert|3149.3|mi|km}}.<ref name="bubstrickler">[http://racing-reference.info/driver/Bub_Strickler ''Bub Strickler''] career statistics at Racing Reference</ref> His total career earnings would be $11,065 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|11065|1980|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation).<ref name="bubstrickler"/> While Strickler would start in 26th place on average; his average finishes would be in 22nd place.<ref name="bubstrickler"/> Both of Strickler's top-ten finishes would come in his rookie year.<ref name="bubstrickler"/> Bristol Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway would be his best tracks in NASCAR's modern era while Rockingham Speedway would become his worst enemy.<ref>[http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/driver.php?drv_id=573 ''Bub Strickler''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605052641/http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/driver.php?drv_id=573 |date=2012-06-05 }} driver information at Driver Averages</ref>
After failing to qualify for the 1972 Miller High Life 500, Strickler would only race on a part-time basis in the NASCAR Cup Series before ultimately retiring after the 1980 season.<ref>[http://racing-reference.info/show_dnq?id=stricbu01&yr=0&series=W ''Bub Strickler's only DNQ''] at Racing Reference</ref> Strickler's employers included himself, Shorty Johns, Joan Petre, and Jim Norris.<ref>[http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=4753 Employment information at ''Bub Strickler''] at Ultimate Racing History</ref> The vehicle and sponsor that Strickler would use was the No. 60 Duro-Bond Chevrolet of Jim Norris.<ref>[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/drivers/bub-strickler/565 Bub Strickler - #61 Duro-Bond] at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet</ref>
Strickler died on January 13, 2005, at Harrisonburg Health and Rehabilitation Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia, leaving two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jayski.com/past/2005/050110.htm|title=Earl H. Strickler obituary|date=January 15, 2005|work=Daily News Record|publisher=via Jayski.com/ESPN|accessdate=2012-03-22|location=Harrisonburg, Virginia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910095116/http://www.jayski.com/past/2005/050110.htm|archive-date=September 10, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Racing-Reference driver|Bub_Strickler}}
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