Eddie Bierschwale

Eddie Bierschwale (born June 29, 1959) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver from San Antonio, Texas. He made his Cup debut in 1983^[1] in a car owned by his father Don.^[2] In 1985 he got a full-season ride with D.K. Ulrich and stayed with the team until the end of the 1986 season when he was let go. After bouncing from team to team in 1987 he returned to his father's team in 1988 and participated in a partial schedule with them until he retired from racing in 1992. His best Cup finish was a 10th in the 1989 Daytona 500 (he started the car, but jumped out of the car in favor of Kyle Petty, who had failed to qualify for the race in his No. 42). Bierschwale is also the driver who famously served as a relief driver for Richard Petty’s No. 43 ride in the 1992 Pepsi 400, as Petty was suffering from the effects of the hot weather in Daytona Beach, Florida that day, rendering him unable to finish. He often raced in the No. 23.

Eddie Bierschwale
Born	(1959-06-29) June 29, 1959 (age 64) San Antonio, Texas
NASCAR Cup Series career
117 races run over 10 years
Best finish	24th - 1985
First race	1983 Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)
Last race	1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
Statistics current as of July 24, 2012.

Biographical

His father Don was a funeral director^[3] who started a racing team with a co-founder.^[4] The team was B-B Racing.^[5]

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.)

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	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1983	B & B Racing	03	Buick	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL 26	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	BRI	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH DNQ	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH 26	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL 34	RSD	51st	231	^[6]
1984			Chevy	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL 31	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR			66th	146	^[7]
			Buick																													ATL 29	RSD
1985	U.S. Racing	6	Chevy	DAY DNQ	RCH	CAR 23	ATL 15	BRI 15	DAR 19	NWS 29	MAR 20	TAL 19	DOV 32	CLT 19	RSD 18	POC 34	MCH 29	DAY 31	POC 17	TAL 34	MCH 21	BRI 20	DAR 32	RCH 29	DOV 27	MAR 18	NWS 19	CLT 21	CAR 17	ATL 24	RSD 32			24th	2396	^[8]
1986	C & M Motorsports	94	Pontiac	DAY DNQ	RCH DNQ	CAR 29		BRI 29	DAR 34	NWS DNQ	MAR																							25th	1860	^[9]
	Gray Racing	54	Chevy	DAY 31			ATL 30					TAL 30	DOV					DAY 35		TAL 39
	Hylton Motorsports	48	Chevy		RCH 31
	Ingle Racing	32	Chevy											CLT 29	RSD
	Langley Racing	64	Ford													POC 32	MCH 27		POC 15		GLN 30	MCH 16
	Hamby Motorsports	17	Olds																				BRI 18						CLT 24	CAR 16	ATL 23	RSD DNQ
			Chevy																					DAR 25	RCH 11	DOV 25	MAR 24	NWS 20
1987	Arrington Racing	67	Ford	DAY 36	CAR 18	RCH 18	ATL 42	DAR 16	NWS DNQ	BRI 25	MAR 24	TAL 18																						34th	1162	^[10]
	Fillip Racing	81	Ford						NWS 18
	Branch-Ragan Racing	77	Ford										CLT 28	DOV	POC	RSD	MCH 19	DAY 33	POC	TAL	GLN
	S & H Racing	80	Chevy																			MCH DNQ	BRI			DOV 37	MAR	NWS	CLT DNQ	CAR 23	RSD	ATL
	AAG Racing	34	Chevy																					DAR 25	RCH
1988	B & B Racing	23	Olds	DAY 28	RCH		ATL 17	DAR 14	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL 39	CLT 28	DOV 40	RSD	POC 29	MCH 26	DAY 31	POC 38	TAL 31	GLN	MCH 24	BRI	DAR 26	RCH 27	DOV 26	MAR	CLT 40	NWS	CAR 33	PHO 40	ATL 24		34th	1481	^[11]
			Chevy			CAR 32
1989			Olds	DAY 10	CAR 26	ATL 23	RCH 31	DAR 21	BRI 19	NWS 18	MAR DNQ	TAL 39	CLT 36	DOV 27	SON 34	POC	MCH 29	DAY				MCH 28	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT 25	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL DNQ		36th	1306	^[12]
	Linro Motorsports	13	Chevy																POC 32	TAL
	Speed Racing	83	Olds																		GLN 38
1990	U.S. Racing	2	Olds	DAY 32	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC																		54th	240	^[13]
	B & B Racing	23	Olds														MCH 29	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT 22	CAR	PHO	ATL
1991				DAY 12	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT 24	DOV	SON	POC	MCH 38	DAY DNQ	POC							DOV DNQ	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO			42nd	431	^[14]
	Sadler Brothers Racing	95	Chevy																	TAL 27	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH							ATL 27
1992	B & B Racing	23	Olds	DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL 40	DAR DNQ	BRI	NWS	MAR DNQ	TAL DNQ	CLT DNQ	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY 38	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH 28	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL 19		47th	277	^[15]
1993				DAY DNQ	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY DNQ	NHA	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	NA	-	^[16]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1985	U.S. Racing	Chevrolet	DNQ
1986	C & M Motorsports	Pontiac	DNQ
	Gray Racing	Chevrolet	30	31
1987	Arrington Racing	Ford	34	36
1988	B & B Racing	Oldsmobile	23	28
1989			41	10
1990	U.S. Racing	Oldsmobile	41	32
1991	B & B Racing	Oldsmobile	40	12
1992			DNQ
1993			DNQ

ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series

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

ARCA Hooters 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	AHSSC	Pts	Ref
1991		12	Olds	DAY	ATL	KIL	TAL	TOL	FRS	POC	MCH	KIL	FRS	DEL	POC	TAL	HPT	MCH	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS 3			71st	-	^[17]
	B & B Racing	23	Olds																				ATL 14
1992				DAY	FIF	TWS 1*	TAL	TOL	KIL	POC	MCH	FRS	KIL	NSH	DEL	POC	HPT	FRS	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS 32	SLM	ATL	78th	-	^[18]
1993				DAY	FIF	TWS 29	TAL	KIL	CMS	FRS	TOL	POC	MCH	FRS	POC	KIL	ISF	DSF	TOL	SLM	WIN				66th	-	^[19]
	Bobby Jones Racing	50	Ford																			ATL 29

References

1. "Driver".
2. "Driver Season Stats".
3. "Donald Bierschwale Obituary (2011) San Antonio Express-News". Legacy.com.
4. "Donald Bierschwale Obituary (2011) San Antonio Express-News". Legacy.com.
5. "Donald Bierschwale Obituary (2011) San Antonio Express-News". Legacy.com.
6. "Eddie Bierschwale – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
7. "Eddie Bierschwale – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
8. "Eddie Bierschwale – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
9. "Eddie Bierschwale – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
10. "Eddie Bierschwale – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
11. "Eddie Bierschwale – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
12. "Eddie Bierschwale – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
13. "Eddie Bierschwale – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
14. "Eddie Bierschwale – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
15. "Eddie Bierschwale – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
16. "Eddie Bierschwale – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
17. "Eddie Bierschwale – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
18. "Eddie Bierschwale – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
19. "Eddie Bierschwale – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2017.

External links

• Eddie Bierschwale driver statistics at Racing-Reference