# Bill Shirey

Bill Shirey (born February 28, 1932) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver.

## Career

Shirey accomplished three finishes in the "top ten" (1970 Richmond 500, 1971 Asheville 300, and 1971 Kingsport 300) and has driven for 9588 laps - the equivalent of 7,398.2 miles (11,906.2 km). He started 24th on average and also finished an average of 24th place. Shirey attempted to qualify for the 1971 Daytona 500 and the 1972 Miller High Life 500 but failed. His total earnings from his NASCAR career were $30,395 ($221,397.47 when adjusted for inflation).
Compared to his meager career earnings, today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars are generally considered to be multimillionaires after their first full-time schedule. Shirey was a driver/owner for most of the races with occasional employment under former NASCAR owners Dub Clewis, John Keselowski, and David Ray Boggs. While disqualifications are rare in NASCAR, Shirey was handed a disqualification at the 1972 Northern 300 racing event that took place in Trenton International Speedway.

## Motorsports career results
### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 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 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | NGNC | Pts |
| 1969 | Dub Clewis | 03 | Plymouth | MGR | MGY | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | CAR | AUG | BRI | ATL | CLB | HCY | GPS | RCH | NWS | MAR | AWS | DAR | BLV | LGY | CLT | MGR | SMR | MCH | KPT | GPS | NCF | DAY | DOV | TPN | TRN | BLV | BRI | NSV | SMR | ATL | MCH | SBO | BGS | AWS | DAR | HCY | RCH | TAL | CLB | MAR | NWS | CLT | SVH 20 | AUG 14 | CAR | JFC | MGR | | 61st | 137 |
| 1969 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Plymouth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TWS 28 | 61st | 137 |
| 1970 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Plymouth | RSD | DAY 29 | DAY | DAY DNQ | RCH 9 | CAR 25 | SVH 14 | ATL | BRI 16 | TAL 40 | NWS DNQ | CLB 19 | DAR DNQ | BLV | LGY | CLT | SMR | MAR 30 | MCH 26 | RSD | HCY 14 | KPT 22 | GPS 28 | DAY 39 | AST 27 | TPN 30 | TRN 36 | BRI | SMR | NSV 15 | ATL | CLB 13 | ONA | MCH 27 | TAL 44 | BGS 13 | SBO 13 | DAR | HCY 17 | RCH 30 | DOV 16 | NCF 11 | NWS | CLT DNQ | MAR DNQ | MGR 17 | CAR 36 | LGY 16 | | | | | | | 30th | 1244 |
| 1971 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Plymouth | RSD | DAY 27 | DAY | DAY DNQ | ONT | RCH 16 | CAR | HCY 12 | BRI 26 | ATL | CLB 25 | GPS | SMR 28 | NWS 14 | MAR 28 | DAR | SBO 15 | TAL | ASH 10 | KPT 9 | CLT | DOV 29 | MCH | RSD | HOU | GPS 22 | DAY | BRI 30 | AST 14 | ISP 25 | TRN 23 | NSV 22 | ATL | BGS 29 | ONA 32 | MCH | TAL DNQ | CLB 16 | HCY 19 | DAR 28 | MAR 24 | CLT | DOV 25 | CAR | MGR | | | TWS 28 | | | | | | | 28th | 1303 |
| 1971 | John Keselowski | 62 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH 27 | NWS | | | | | | | | | | 28th | 1303 |

#### Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts |
| 1972 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Plymouth | RSD | DAY DNQ | RCH 22 | ONT DNQ | CAR 31 | ATL DNQ | BRI | DAR DNQ | NWS | MAR 26 | TAL DNQ | CLT | DOV 23 | MCH 31 | RSD | | DAY 34 | BRI | TRN 30 | ATL | TAL 47 | MCH DNQ | NSV | DAR | RCH | DOV 18 | MAR 36 | NWS 20 | CLT | CAR | | 38th | 1468.5 |
| 1972 | Bill Shirey | 74 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TWS 44 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38th | 1468.5 |
| 1972 | David Ray Boggs | 57 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TWS 29 | 38th | 1468.5 |