death_date birth_place cup_wins first_cup_win awards total_cup_races last_cup_win last_cup_race best_cup_pos first_cup_race birth_date years_in_cup cup_top_tens article_title name death_cause
03 january 2009 columbus , georgia 1 1966 firecracker 400 -lrb- daytona -rrb- 1965 georgia automobile racing hall of fame nascar rookie of the year inducted in the 62 1966 firecracker 400 -lrb- daytona -rrb- 1974 world 600 -lrb- charlotte -rrb- 15th - 1966 grand national season 1962 untitled race -lrb- valdosta speedway -rrb- 11 november 1935 8 21 sam mcquagg
 samuel `` sam '' mcquagg cancer
sam mcquagg

samuel `` sam '' mcquagg -lrb- november 11 , 1935 -- january 3 , 2009 -rrb- was an american former nascar rookie of the year driver .
he died of cancer on january 3 , 2009 at the age of 73 .
he and his wife joy had recently celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary .
