# Emanuel Zervakis

Emanuel Zervakis (January 23, 1930 – June 25, 2003) was an American NASCAR driver and team owner. He won two NASCAR Grand National Series races in his career, both in 1961 (Greenville 200 and Yankee 500). He later went on to own a part-time Cup team and a successful Busch Series team, receiving five Busch wins as an owner, four with Butch Lindley and one with Ricky Rudd.

## Career
### Driver

He started in 83 NASCAR Cup races between 1956 and 1963 and finished in the top ten in points twice. He started his first race at Daytona Beach in 1956, finishing last in a field of 76 cars. He did not score a single top ten finish until 1960, but after that, he was in the top ten more than he was out. Zervakis was disqualified for his fuel tank being too large after winning at Wilson Speedway in 1960. He was the last winning driver to be disqualified from a race for 62 years. In 1961, he finished third in the point standings, only behind Ned Jarrett and Rex White. He ran his last race in 1963. He also made 6 starts in the now-defunct Convertible Series.

### Owner

Zervakis was also a team owner. He might be remembered most for fielding a car for Dale Jarrett's first Winston Cup race. his Cup team competed in 39 events total, with a best finish was a second-place finish by Butch Lindley at Martinsville. He also had five wins in the Nationwide series, including Ricky Rudd's only Busch/Nationwide win in his first start, and four wins by Butch Lindley in 1982, where he finished ninth in points despite running a partial schedule.

## Racing career results
### NASCAR Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results :
| Year | Team/Owner | No. | Make | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 56 | NGNC | Pts |
| 1956 | Emanuel Zervakis | 113 | Chevrolet | | | | DAY 76 | | | | | | | | | | OCC 14 | | LIN 14 | | | | | | | | | RAL 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 81st | n/a |
| 1956 | Emanuel Zervakis | 11 | Chevrolet | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 23 | | | | | | | | | WIL 20 | 81st | n/a |
| 1957 | Emanuel Zervakis | 11 | Chevrolet | | | | WIL 16 | | | | | | | | | RCH 22 | MAR DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1957 | Junie Donlavey | 90 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RAL 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1957 | Junie Donlavey | 90 | Chevrolet | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LAN 26 | | | | MAR 22 | | | | | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1958 | Junie Donlavey | 90 | Chevrolet | | | | | | | | | | ODO 22 | | | | | | | TRE 24 | | | | | | RAL 55 | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 42 | | | | | | | | MAR 33 | | | | | 161st | n/a |
| 1958 | Junie Donlavey | 9 | Chevrolet | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH 21 | | | | | | | | | n/a |
| 1960 | Monroe Shook | 85 | Chevrolet | DAY 8 | | DAY 10 | | | | MAR 9 | | WIL 19 | | | | | | OCC 7 | RCH 18 | | CLS 33 | | | | ATL 10 | | | ASH 3 | | | | | DAR 4 | | | | | MAR 8 | | CLS 7 | | ATL 30 | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 9,720 |
| 1960 | Monroe Shook | 85 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1961 | Monroe Shook | 85 | Chevrolet | | DAY 7 | DAY 18 | | ASH 5 | ATL 9 | GRE 1 | OCC 14 | BOW 13 | MAR 4 | NWI 6 | COL 3 | HIC 17 | | MAR 2 | DAR 13 | CLS 15 | | | CLS 15 | | GRE 3 | BOW 4 | NOR 1 | HAR 16 | STA 5 | | ATL 4 | COL 6 | MYR 5 | BRI 7 | NFA 5 | BOW 4 | ASH 5 | RCH 3 | SBO 4 | DAR 5 | HIC 5 | RCH 6 | | ATL 14 | MAR 7 | NWI 6 | CLS 7 | BRI 5 | | | | 3rd | 22,312 |
| 1961 | Monroe Shook | 85 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAY 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | |
| 1962 | Emanuel Zervakis | 20 | Mercury | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH 6 | | | DAR 29 | CLS 14 | ATL 16 | | RCH 23 | SBO 21 | | | | | | | | BRI 30 | | | | | | | | | DAR 13 | | RCH 24 | | | | CLS 7 | ATL 27 | | 27th | 6,406 |
| 1963 | Emanuel Zervakis | 20 | Mercury | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54th | 1,882 |
| 1963 | Emanuel Zervakis | 20 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CLS 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 41 | | | | | | | | | | |

### NASCAR Convertible Series

NASCAR Convertible Division :
| Year | Team/Owner | No. | Make | 3 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 35 | NCSS | Pts |
| 1957 | Junie Donlavey | 7 | Chevrolet | | | | NOR 6 | | 27th | 1,556 |
| 1957 | Junie Donlavey | 3 | Chevrolet | | | | | WIL 7 | 27th | 1,556 |
| 1958 | Junie Donlavey | 90 | Chevrolet | RCH 17 | DAR 15 | MAR 31 | | | n/a | n/a |
| 1959 | Junie Donlavey | 90 | Chevrolet | RCH 17 | | | | | 80th | 64 |