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| Nationality |  United States |
| Occupation | NASCAR car owner |
| Known for | For employing some of the best NASCAR Cup Series drivers in the 1950s |
A.L. Bumgarner is a former NASCAR Grand National Series race car owner whose career spanned between 1956 to 1958.[1]
Drivers under his employment included: Fonty Flock, Junior Johnson, Tiny Lund, Jimmy Massey, and Banjo Matthews.[1] Out of 46 races done by Bumgarner's employees, there were zero wins, two finishes in the "top five," and 12 finishes in the "top ten.[1]" Bumgarner's vehicles started an average of 11th place and finished an average of 19th place while leading 376 laps out of 5649 laps.[1] Due to the low value of the American dollar back in the 1950s, Bumgarner only managed to earn a career total of $5,425 in race winnings ($57,291 in today's money).[1]
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