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One of Canada's very best.  Rest in Peace Earl Ross - god speed.

 
  
         
         
Earl Ross, shown at Daytona in 1974, died Thursday at age 73.

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Earl Ross, shown at Daytona in 1974, died Thursday at age 73.

 
By: Norris McDonald Wheels Editor, Published on Thu Sep 18 2014
 
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Earl Ross, the only Canadian to win a NASCAR Winston Cup race and a member of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame, died Thursday. He was 73.

Ross, of Ailsa Craig, Ont., won the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sept. 29, 1974. He qualified 11th but was more than a lap ahead of the second-place finisher, Buddy Baker, at the checkered flag. His car was owned by the legendary Junior Johnson and sponsored by the Canadian-owned Carling O’Keefe Breweries.

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The win was the push needed for Ross, who could only afford to run a partial schedule, to win the NASCAR rookie of the year award that year. In his NASCAR Winston Cup career he had the one win, five top-five finishes and 10 top 10s in 26 races.

In a statement released in Daytona Beach Thursday, NASCAR paid tribute to the Canadian.

“NASCAR extends its condolences to the family and friends of Earl Ross, a true racer whose considerable on-track success helped grow the sport internationally.

“Ross was the first Canadian driver to win a race in what is today known as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and he did it at one of NASCAR’s most historic tracks for one of NASCAR's most historic owners. His 1974 win at Martinsville for Junior Johnson helped lay the foundation for the sport's tremendous growth in Canada, and beyond.”

He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Maritime Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2011.



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RIP Earl.....

I remember back then, a proud Canadian moment. ....we were hoping that Earl would get more chances to show his stuff.

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Rest in Peace. Talented guy.

Another hero lost.

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Wow, sad news indeed. Watched Earl Ross running Flambouro a number of times when he was running the Camaro. Remember "Mckeekin" (Spelling), Brothers who had a sod farm hauling his camaro , and to load and unload it they used a sling with the cherry picker on the flat deck truck.
Comical memory of Earl, one night at the track they blew the engine early, and they had a spare "drop In" in the back of a bus they used for equipment hauling etc.
Got the new engine in, hooked up except the headers, and as they were cranking it over, to get it started, Earl was reaching over the fender turning the distributor when it fired and set fire to his gas soaked leg on his racing suit!
That caused some excitement for a bit!! Lol
That guy was good, that camaro hauled A*s, the set up was usually great, and it wasn't long before the camaro was battling for first, then probably two laps later was running first by a car length at least.
Man, those were Great Times, RIP Earl!!

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Not enough recognition is given to Earls accomplishments and its nice to see these comments. R.I.P. Earl Ross

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He was first rookie to win nascar race , got no respect, Stuart always got that recognition. saw him run at Michigan, if my memory is right he finished second. may he get checkered flag on his way.

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Back in the 70's watched him at Pinecrest Racetrack in the Carlings car.....RIP

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Raced at flambourgh with him back in late 60's!! Checked out lots of NASCAR stuff & newspapers but nothing saying cause of death??? Natural??, illness ??? accident? Just curious, as he wasn't THAT old. pete

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I understand Earl was ill for some time.

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Sad news,,, RIP Earl
was it the Ross family that ran the KARBELT speed shop years ago? It was next to the A&W on York St. at Colborne in London
Sorry didn't mean to derail the original thread..
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