Earl Balmer - #12 Thorne Pistone
Earl Balmer NASCAR Career Statistics by Season
TIP: Sort multiple columns by holding down your Shift key. Example: Sort by Wins. Hold down Shift and then sort by Pole.
| Yr | Rk | S | W | P | T5 | T5% | T10 | T10% | T15 | T15% | T20 | T20% | Av St | Av Fn | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | 32 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10.4 | 20.1 | $34,725 | |||||
| 1968 | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 31.0 | 42.0 | 1,075 |
| 1967 | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3.0 | 22.0 | 625 |
| 1966 | -- | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22% | 2 | 22% | 3 | 33% | 3 | 33% | 5.7 | 23.6 | 7,935 |
| 1965 | -- | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22% | 4 | 44% | 4 | 44% | 4 | 44% | 5.9 | 17.9 | 19,045 |
| 1964 | -- | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20% | 4 | 40% | 6 | 60% | 7 | 70% | 13.0 | 15.3 | 5,795 |
| 1959 | -- | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 32.5 | 27.0 | 250 |
Earl Balmer NASCAR Career Statistics by Track
TIP: Sort multiple columns by holding down your Shift key. Example: Sort by TT (Track Type). Hold down Shift and then sort by 5%.
| Track | TT | S | W | P | T5 | T5% | T10 | T10% | T15 | T15% | T20 | T20% | Bst |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | ST | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 22 |
| Atlanta Motor Speedway | INT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 21 |
| Bristol Motor Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 14 |
| Charlotte Motor Speedway | INT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33% | 4 | 67% | 5 | 83% | 5 | 83% | 2 |
| Darlington Raceway | INT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 22 |
| Daytona International Speedway | SS | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29% | 4 | 57% | 4 | 57% | 4 | 57% | 1 |
| Martinsville Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 11 |
| Nashville Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 4 |
| North Carolina Speedway | INT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 32 |
| North Wilkesboro Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 18 |
| West Virginia International Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 5 |
Earl Balmer NASCAR Career Statistics by Track Type
TIP: Sort multiple columns by holding down your Shift key. Example: Sort by Starts. Hold down Shift and then sort by Wins.
| Track Type | S | W | P | T5 | T5% | T10 | T10% | T15 | T15% | T20 | T20% | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11% | 4 | 22% | 5 | 28% | 5 | 28% | 2 |
| Superspeedway | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29% | 4 | 57% | 4 | 57% | 4 | 57% | 1 |
| Short Track | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29% | 2 | 29% | 4 | 57% | 5 | 71% | 4 |
| TOTALS | 32 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
Earl Balmer Win Breakdown by Track Type
- Intermediate: 0%
- Superspeedway: 100%
- Short Track: 0%
Short tracks: 1-mile and less
Intermediate tracks: 1.01-mile to 1.99-miles
Superspeedway tracks: 2-miles+
Earl Balmer NASCAR Career Race Log by Season
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Earl Balmer NASCAR Career Race Log by Track
Crunching Driver Track Data

COT Column:
- * = COT car with the WING and front SPLITTER
- ** = COT car with the SPOILER and front SPLITTER
- *** = COT car with the SPOILER and NEW FRONT NOSE
Personal
Team
- Car: #12 Mercury
- Primary Sponsor: Thorne Pistone
- Team: Tom Pistone
Cup Career
- Seasons: 6
- Starts: 32
- Wins: 1
- Winless Streak: 10
- First Race: Western North Carolina 500 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway on 08-16-1959
- First Win: Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 at Daytona International Speedway on 02-25-1966
- Last Win: Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 at Daytona International Speedway on 02-25-1966
- Last Race: World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on 05-26-1968


