Blackie Wangerin

Ervin "Blackie" Wangerin (April 4, 1935 – April 14, 2024) was an American NASCAR Winston Cup driver from Bloomington, Minnesota. In 1971 he attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500 but did not make it past the qualifying race. He returned to the series in 1977 and made at least one start every season thereafter until 1984. In 1978 he made 10 starts with a best finish of 15th at Pocono Raceway and finished 37th in points. The following year he made 7 starts with another best finish of 15th, this time at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and despite making three fewer starts, finished two places better in 35th. Wangerin never drove in more than 3 races in a season after that and made his final Cup start in the 1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 at Rockingham.

Ervin "Blackie" Wangerin
Born	(1935-04-04)April 4, 1935 Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	April 14, 2024(2024-04-14) (aged 89) Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
27 races run over 9 years
Best finish	35th (1979)
First race	1971 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 (Daytona)
Last race	1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (Rockingham)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0

His son Troy Wangerin is also a stock car driver who as of 2009 participated part-time in the ARCA RE/MAX series.

Blackie Wangerin died in Daytona Beach, Florida on April 14, 2024, at the age of 89.^[1][2]

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	NGNC	Pts	Ref
1971	Wangerin Racing	38	Ford	RSD	DAY	DAY 29	DAY DNQ	ONT	RCH	CAR	HCY	BRI	ATL	CLB	GPS	SMR	NWS	MAR	DAR	SBO	TAL	ASH	KPT	CLT	DOV	MCH	RSD	HOU	GPS	DAY	BRI	AST	ISP	TRN	NSV	ATL	BGS	ONA	MCH	TAL	CLB	HCY	DAR	MAR	CLT	DOV	CAR	MGR	RCH	NWS	TWS	NA	0	[3]

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	Ref
1976	Wangerin Racing	39	Ford	RSD	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT		NA	-	[4]
1977			Mercury	RSD	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	NWS	DAR	BRI	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL 24	ONT		NA	0	[5]
1978				RSD	DAY 36	RCH	CAR	ATL 29	BRI	DAR 19	NWS	MAR	TAL 30	DOV	CLT	NSV	RSD	MCH 32	DAY 31	NSV	POC 15	TAL 40	MCH 25	BRI	DAR 33	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT		37th	760	[6]
1979				RSD	DAY 20	CAR	RCH	ATL 30	NWS	BRI	DAR	MAR	TAL 28	NSV	DOV	CLT 15	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY 24	NSV	POC	TAL 37	MCH 36	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	ATL	ONT	35th	571	[7]
1980				RSD	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT 13	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR 37	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	CAR	ATL 34	ONT	63rd	237	[8]
1981			Ford	RSD	DAY 42	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD	104th	37	[9]
1982				DAY DNQ	RCH	BRI	ATL	CAR	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	POC	RSD	MCH	DAY 30	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	CLT DNQ	MAR	CAR	ATL	RSD		95th	73	[10]
1983				DAY DNQ	RCH DNQ	CAR	ATL	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	BRI	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY 39	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR 34	ATL 40	RSD		80th	-	[11]
1984				DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR 36	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL DNQ	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT DNQ	NWS	CAR	ATL	RSD		NA	0	[12]
1985				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL DNQ	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL DNQ	RSD				NA	-	[13]
1986				DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY DNQ	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD			NA	-	[14]
1987				DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	NWS	BRI	MAR	TAL DNQ	CLT	DOV	POC	RSD	MCH	DAY DNQ	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	RSD	ATL			NA	-	[15]
1988				DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY DNQ	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL			NA	-	[16]
1990	Wangerin Racing	39	Ford	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL			NA	-	[17]
1991				DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL			NA	-	[18]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1971	Wangerin Racing	Ford	DNQ
1976	Wangerin Racing	Ford	DNQ
1977		Mercury	DNQ
1978			29	36
1979			36	20
1980			DNQ
1981		Ford	30	42
1982			DNQ
1983			DNQ
1984			DNQ
1986	Wangerin Racing	Ford	DNQ
1987			DNQ
1988			DNQ
1990	Wangerin Racing	Ford	DNQ
1991			DNQ

ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series

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

ARCA Permatex SuperCar 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	APSC	Pts	Ref
1970	Wangerin Racing	03	Ford	TAL	DAY 10																											NA	0	[19]
		39				TAL 13	QCS	TOL	DSP 6	LCF	SHA	TAL 31	BLN	LCF	EXP	GSS	MAD	FMS 26	FRS	TOL	SLM	QCS
1971				SLM 7	NSV	DAY 23	SLM	QCS	TOL	FMS	NSV	QCS	MAD	WIR	IRP																	NA	0	[20]
		38														WIR 19	TOL	SHA	BFS	FMS	CCF	FRS	TOL	NBS
1972		39		SLM	DAY 7	FMS	WIN	I70	SLM	QCS	LCF	ELD	IRP	NBS	WIN	TOL	SHA	SLM	FMS	TOL	CCF	FRS	QCS	NBS								NA	0	[21]
1973				TWS 13	SLM																											NA	0	[22]
		09	Ford			DAY 28	FMS	SLM	TOL	QCS	SEL	LIN	CAR	LFS	MAD	TOL	MCS	BFS	NSV	QCS	TOL	SLM	HEI	SHA	FRS	FMS	BLN	MCS	LCS	TMS	NBS
1974	Wangerin Racing	39	Ford	SLM	DAY 13	NSV	MCS	SLM	QCS	IRP	MIS	NSV	FRS	TOL	FMS																	NA	0	[23]
1984	Wangerin Racing	39	Ford	DAY	ATL	TAL	CSP	SMS	FRS	MCS	LCS	IRP	TAL 12	FRS	ISF	DSF	TOL	MGR														NA	0	[24]
1991	Wangerin Racing	39	Ford	DAY	ATL	KIL	TAL	TOL	FRS	POC	MCH	KIL	FRS	DEL	POC	TAL	HPT	MCH 21	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS 40	ATL									96th	-	[25]
Results before 1985 may be incomplete.

References

1. "We were just notified by a family member that Blackie Wangerin passed away this morning at 6am at the age of 89". North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame on Facebook. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
2. "We are saddened to learn of Blackie Wangerin's passing". Living Legends of Auto Racing on Facebook. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
3. "Blackie Wangerin – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
4. "Blackie Wangerin – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
5. "Blackie Wangerin – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
6. "Blackie Wangerin – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
7. "Blackie Wangerin – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
8. "Blackie Wangerin – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
9. "Blackie Wangerin – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
10. "Blackie Wangerin – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
11. "Blackie Wangerin – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
12. "Blackie Wangerin – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
13. "Blackie Wangerin – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
14. "Blackie Wangerin – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
15. "Blackie Wangerin – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
16. "Blackie Wangerin – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
17. "Blackie Wangerin – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
18. "Blackie Wangerin – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
19. "Blackie Wangerin – 1970 Season Results ARCA Racing Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
20. "Blackie Wangerin – 1971 Season Results ARCA Racing Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
21. "Blackie Wangerin – 1972 Season Results ARCA Racing Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
22. "Blackie Wangerin – 1973 Season Results ARCA Racing Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
23. "Blackie Wangerin – 1974 Season Results ARCA Racing Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
24. "Blackie Wangerin – 1984 Season Results ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series". TheThirdTurn. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
25. "Blackie Wangerin – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 12, 2016.

External links

• Blackie Wangerin results at Racing-Reference.info