| Donald Keith Ulrich | |||||||
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| Born | April 10, 1944 Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 273 races run over 19 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 12th (1979) | ||||||
| First race | 1971 Maryville 200 (Maryville) | ||||||
| Last race | 1992 Budweiser 500 (Dover) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Grand National East Series career | |||||||
| 14 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 20th (1973) | ||||||
| First race | 1972 Mr. D's 200 (Nashville) | ||||||
| Last race | 1973 Cumberland 200 (Fayetteville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of July 26, 2012. | |||||||
Donald Keith Ulrich (born April 10, 1944) is a former driver/owner in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. As a driver, he had sixteen top ten finishes in 273 starts. His last race came in 1992.[1]
As car owner, he fielded cars for many years for young drivers such as Mark Martin, Sterling Marlin, Rick Mast, Greg Sacks, Davy Jones, Parnelli Jones III, Morgan Shepherd, Tim Richmond, Ernie Irvan, and Richard Petty after his number 43 crashed in practice and the team's backup car was not allowed by NASCAR, the Petty team bought Ulrich's No. 6 Chevy and placed STP decals on the previously unsponsored car. Petty would finish 38th after an engine failure.[2] He sold the team to Jasper Motorsports in 1994.
He has two children Tammy Ulrich Langdon and Daniel Keith Ulrich, two grandchildren Truett and Patrick Langdon, and is the stepfather of actor Skeet Ulrich and his brother Geoff Ulrich.
- ^ Driver's statistics, Retrieved March 19, 2007
- ^ Owner's statistics, Retrieved March 19, 2007