Pat Kirkwood (racing driver)

Patrick "Pat" Kirkwood (December 22, 1927 in Fort Worth, Texas – February 9, 2001) was a NASCAR Grand National Driver from 1949 to 1957.

He competed in the first season of what is now known as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Kirkwood completed 1479 laps and 1,899.6 miles (3,057.1 km) of stock car racing action during his four non-consecutive year career.

On average, Kirkwood started and finished a race in 15th place with total career earnings of $3290 ($35,691.04 when adjusted for inflation).

[2] The vehicles under his ownership managed to earn two finishes in the top five, two finishes in the top ten, one pole position, 764 laps of racing, and 971.9 miles (1,564.1 km) of experience.