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Thomas Allan Bigelow[1] (born October 31, 1939, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin) is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.
Tom Bigelow | |||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||
Born | Thomas Allan Bigelow October 31, 1939 Elkhorn, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
110 races run over 18 years | |||||||
Years active | 1968–1985 | ||||||
Best finish | 3rd – 1979 (USAC), 1981–82 (USAC) | ||||||
First race | 1968 Ted Horn Memorial (DuQuoin) | ||||||
Last race | 1985 Domino's Pizza 500 (Pocono) | ||||||
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NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 121st (1986) | ||||||
First race | 1986 Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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He began his racing career at the Badger Midget Racing Association at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.[2] His first attempt at the National Championship was in 1967, and he finished eighteenth. He had 1968 midget wins at Hales Corners Speedway in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, and at the Sycamore, Illinois, track. He won the first Astro Grand Prix in the Houston Astrodome in 1969.[2][3] His come back in Midgets started in 1981 driving for Sandy Racing.
In 1984, he was National USAC Midget Champion. For two years in a row (1982 and 1983), he was USAC Spreedrome champion.
He raced in USAC and CART in 17 seasons (1968–1983 and 1985), with 104 combined career starts, and started in the Indianapolis 500 every year during 1974 to 1982. He finished in the top ten 39 times, with his best finish in second position in 1978 at Texas World Speedway and Milwaukee.[3]
Bigelow started in nine straight Indianapolis 500 races between 1974 and 1982, his best finish was sixth in 1977.[3]
Bigelow was the 1978 USAC Sprint Car Series Champion.[3] He became the leader in USAC Sprint car single season wins with 14.[2] Bigelow won 52 USAC Sprint Car races in his career.[3]
He returned to his roots won the 1984 USAC National Midget Series Champion. He finished fourth, third, and ninth in the following three season. He also won the 1982 USAC Midwest Regional midget car title. His car (number 16) was owned by Carl Sandy, husband of Carol Sandy and father of Duane, Mathew, and Troy Sandy.
Bigelow made a single NASCAR start at the 1986 Atlanta Journal 500 at the Atlanta International Raceway, and he finished 40th with engine problems.[4]
Starting in 2009, Bigelow was a color announcer for Fox Sports Network for Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series television coverage.[3]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
USAC Championship Car results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 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 | Pos. | Pts |
1968 | Carl Gehlhausen | Kurtis 4000D | Offy 252 ci | HAN | LVS | PHX | TRE | INDY | MIL | MOS | MOS | LAN | PPR | CDR | NAZ | IRP | IRP | LAN | LAN | MTR | MTR | ISF | MIL | DSF 6 |
INF DNQ |
TRE | SAC 14 |
MCH | HAN | PHX | RSD | 43rd | 80 |
1969 | Carl Gehlhausen | Huffaker 66 | Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | PHX | HAN | INDY | MIL | LAN DNQ |
PPR | CDR | TRE 18 |
IRP 21 |
IRP 17 |
MIL | DOV DNQ |
TRE DNS |
SAC | SIR | SIR | PHX | RSD | 43rd | 110 | ||||||||||
Kurtis 4000D | Offy 252 ci | NAZ 7 |
ISF DNQ |
DSF 8 |
INF DNQ |
BRN | BRN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1970 | Carl Gehlhausen | Huffaker 66 | Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | PHX | SON | TRE | INDY DNQ |
MIL DNQ |
LAN 17 |
CDR | MCH | IRP DNQ |
MIL 13 |
ONT | TRE 17 |
PHX DNQ |
36th | 200 | |||||||||||||||
Kurtis 4000D | Offy 252 ci | ISF 7 |
DSF 7 |
INF DNQ |
SED 6 |
SAC 17 |
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1971 | Carl Gehlhausen | Huffaker 66 | Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | RAF 21 |
RAF 22 |
PHX | TRE | INDY | MIL | POC | MCH | MIL | ONT | TRE | PHX | NC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1972 | Ray W Smith | Eagle 68 | Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | PHX | TRE | INDY DNQ |
MIL | 31st | 120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carl Gehlhausen | Gerhardt | Offy 159 ci t | MCH 21 |
POC DNS |
MIL 7 |
ONT | TRE 13 |
PHX | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1973 | Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt 72 | Offy 159 ci t | TWS | TRE | TRE | INDY DNQ |
POC 32 |
ONT 7 |
ONT | ONT 11 |
MCH | MCH | TRE | TWS | PHX | 25th | 160 | |||||||||||||||
Carl Gehlhausen | Kingfish 72 | MIL 14 |
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Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt 73 | MCH 15 |
MIL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1974 | Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt 72 | Offy 159 ci t | ONT 9 |
ONT | ONT 10 |
PHX | TRE | 24th | 240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Vollstedt 73 | INDY 12 |
MIL | POC 19 |
MCH 22 |
MIL | MCH | TRE | TRE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lodestar Lola | Lola T332 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | PHX 23 |
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1975 | Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt 73 | Offy 159 ci t | ONT | ONT 11 |
ONT 16 |
PHX | TRE | INDY 18 |
MIL 12 |
POC 21 |
MCH 16 |
27th | 115 | |||||||||||||||||||
Vollstedt 72/75 | MIL 9 |
MCH | TRE | PHX 19 |
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1976 | Leader Card Racers | Eagle 74 | Offy 159 ci t | PHX 20 |
TRE 17 |
MIL 11 |
POC 29 |
MCH 12 |
TWS 7 |
TRE 21 |
MIL 7 |
ONT 5 |
MCH 9 |
TWS 14 |
PHX 18 |
13th | 820 | ||||||||||||||||
Eagle 72 | INDY 14 |
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1977 | Leader Card Racers | Eagle 74 | Offy 159 ci t | ONT 4 |
PHX 4 |
TWS 12 |
TRE 15 |
MOS 8 |
MIL 4 |
PHX 19 |
9th | 1370 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Watson 77 | INDY 6 |
MIL 7 |
POC 29 |
MCH 11 |
TWS 10 |
ONT 28 |
MCH 15 |
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1978 | AMI Racing | Wildcat Mk 2 | DGS 158 ci t | PHX 15 |
ONT 7 |
TWS 12 |
TRE 8 |
INDY 21 |
POC 15 |
MCH 8 |
ATL | TWS | MIL 10 |
ONT | MCH 4 |
TRE | SIL | BRH | PHX 18 |
16th | 764 | ||||||||||||
Leader Card Racers | Eagle 74 | Offy 159 ci t | MOS 14 |
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Watson 77 | MIL 6 |
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1979 | AMI Racing | Lola T500B | Cosworth DFX V8t | ONT 6 |
TWS 12 |
INDY 14 |
MIL 3 |
POC 8 |
TWS 2 |
MIL 2 |
3rd | 1305 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1980 | AMI Racing | Lola T500B | Cosworth DFX V8t | ONT | INDY 8 |
MIL | POC | MDO | 12th | 250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1981-82 | Gohr Racing | Penske PC-7 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | INDY 20 |
POC 3 |
3rd | 1280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Info not available | ISF 12 |
DSF 2 |
INF 5 |
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HBK Racing | Eagle 81 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | INDY 18 |
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1982-83 | Info not available | ISF | DSF 25 |
NAZ | NC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HBK Racing | Eagle 81 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | INDY DNQ |
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1983-84 | Info not available | DSF 17 |
33rd | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scott Cole | March 81C | Cosworth DFX V8t | INDY DNQ |
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Source:[5] |
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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1970 | Huffaker | Chevrolet | DNQ | Carl Gehlhausen | |
1972 | Eagle | Chevrolet | DNQ | Ray W Smith | |
1973 | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | DNQ | Vollstedt Enterprises | |
1974 | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | 23 | 12 | Vollstedt Enterprises |
1975 | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | 33 | 18 | Vollstedt Enterprises |
1976 | Eagle | Offenhauser | 32 | 14 | Leader Card Racers |
1977 | Eagle | Offenhauser | 22 | 6 | Thermo King |
1978 | Wildcat | DGS | 18 | 21 | AMI Racing |
1979 | Lola | Cosworth | 30 | 14 | AMI Racing |
1980 | Lola | Cosworth | 31 | 8 | AMI Racing |
1981 | Penske | Chevrolet | 14 | 20 | Gohr Racing |
1982 | Eagle | Chevrolet | 31 | 18 | HBK Racing |
1983 | Eagle | Chevrolet | DNQ | HBK Racing | |
1984 | March | Cosworth | DNQ | Scott Cole | |
1985 | March | Cosworth | DNQ | Leader Card Racers | |
1988 | March | Cosworth | DNQ | Dayton-Walther | |
1989 | March | Cosworth | DNQ | Burns Racing |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Winston Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||
1986 | Ball Motorsports | 99 | Chevy | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL 40 |
RSD | 121st | 43 | [15] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ABSC | Pts | Ref |
1985 | Info not available | ATL | DAY | ATL | TAL | ATL | SSP | IRP | CSP | FRS | IRP | OEF | ISF | DSF 22 |
TOL | 74th | - | [16] | |||||||||||||
1986 | Bigelow Racing | 96 | Dodge | ATL | DAY | ATL | TAL 37 |
SIR | SSP | FRS | KIL | CSP | TAL | BLN | ISF | DSF | TOL | MCS | ATL | NA | 0 | [17] | |||||||||
1987 | 60 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | TAL | DEL | ACS | TOL | ROC | POC | FRS | KIL | TAL | FRS | ISF 32 |
INF 15 |
DSF 15 |
SLM | ATL | 46th | - | [18] | |||||||||
1988 | DAY | ATL | TAL 38 |
FRS | PCS | ROC | POC | WIN | KIL | ACS | SLM 26 |
POC | TAL | DEL | FRS | ISF 22 |
DSF 40 |
SLM 4 |
ATL | 32nd | - | [19] | |||||||||
1989 | DAY DNQ |
TAL DNQ |
DEL | FRS | ISF 29 |
TOL | DSF 28 |
SLM 25 |
ATL | 34th | - | [20] | |||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | ATL 17 |
KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | HAG | POC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | TOL | HAG 10 |
POC 13 |
TAL | MCH 27 |
ISF 27 |
TOL | DSF 30 |
WIN 26 |
DEL | ATL 34 |
24th | - | [21] | |||||||||
1991 | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | TOL | FRS | POC | MCH | KIL | FRS | DEL | POC | TAL | HPT | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF 23 |
TWS | ATL | 103rd | - | [22] | ||||||||
1992 | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | TOL | KIL | POC | MCH | FRS | KIL | NSH | DEL | POC | HPT | FRS | ISF 27 |
TOL | DSF 12 |
TWS | SLM 17 |
ATL | 60th | - | [23] | |||||||
1993 | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | KIL | CMS | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | FRS | POC | KIL | ISF 36 |
DSF 21 |
TOL | SLM 25 |
WIN 20 |
ATL | 40th | - | [24] | |||||||||
1994 | 8 | DAY | TAL | FIF | LVL | KIL | TOL | FRS | MCH | DMS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | INF 20 |
I70 | ISF | WIN 21 |
ATL | 44th | 350 | [25] | |||||||||
01 | Chevy | DSF 27 |
TOL | SLM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Bigelow Racing | 8 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | TAL | FIF | KIL | FRS | MCH | I80 | MCS | FRS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | SBS | LVL | ISF 23 |
SLM 23 |
55th | 565 | [26] | |||||||
Chevy | DSF 6 |
WIN 19 |
ATL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | SLM | TAL | FIF | LVL | CLT | CLT | KIL | FRS | POC | MCH | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | INF 7 |
SBS | ISF 18 |
DSF 11 |
KIL | SLM | WIN 23 |
CLT | ATL | 54th | - | [27] | ||
1997 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
ATL | SLM | CLT | CLT | POC | MCH 33 |
SBS | TOL | KIL | FRS | MIN | POC | MCH | 95th | - | [28] | |||||||||||||
Pontiac | DSF 15 |
GTW | SLM | WIN | CLT | TAL | ISF | ATL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | Chevy | DAY DNQ |
ATL | SLM | CLT | MEM | MCH | POC | SBS | TOL | PPR | POC | KIL | FRS | ISF | ATL | DSF | SLM | TEX | WIN | CLT | TAL | ATL | NA | - | [29] |
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