Sam Sommers - #89 O.L. Nixon
Sam Sommers 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 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13.7 | 20.0 | $66,745 | |||||
| 1978 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 28.0 | 19.5 | 3,190 |
| 1977 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9% | 8 | 35% | 12 | 52% | 14 | 61% | 12.5 | 18.5 | 48,625 |
| 1976 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 20% | 1 | 20% | 1 | 20% | 13.4 | 27.0 | 8,780 |
Sam Sommers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Motor Speedway | INT | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 25% | 3 | 75% | 3 | 75% | 9 |
| Bristol Motor Speedway | ST | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 2 | 100% | 15 |
| Charlotte Motor Speedway | INT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 25% | 1 | 25% | 1 | 25% | 9 |
| Darlington Raceway | INT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 25% | 1 | 25% | 13 |
| Daytona International Speedway | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 10 |
| Dover International Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 10 |
| Martinsville Speedway | ST | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 5 |
| Michigan International Speedway | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 100% | 2 | 100% | 2 | 100% | 4 |
| Nashville Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 24 |
| North Carolina Speedway | INT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 2 | 100% | 7 |
| North Wilkesboro Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 14 |
| Ontario Motor Speedway | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 38 |
| Pocono Raceway | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 32 |
| Talladega Superspeedway | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 33% | 1 | 33% | 1 | 33% | 10 |
Sam Sommers 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 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 21% | 6 | 43% | 7 | 50% | 7 |
| Superspeedway | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11% | 4 | 44% | 4 | 44% | 4 | 44% | 4 |
| Short Track | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14% | 2 | 29% | 4 | 57% | 5 | 71% | 5 |
| TOTALS | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 16 |
Short tracks: 1-mile and less
Intermediate tracks: 1.01-mile to 1.99-miles
Superspeedway tracks: 2-miles+
Sam Sommers NASCAR Career Race Log by Season
Crunching Driver Season Data

Sam Sommers 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: #89 Chevrolet
- Primary Sponsor: O.L. Nixon
Cup Career
- Seasons: 3
- Starts: 30
- Wins: 0
- Winless Streak: 30
- First Race: World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on 05-30-1976
- Last Race: Rebel 500 at Darlington Raceway on 04-09-1978


