Robert Frank Barron (January 13, 1928 – August 2, 1991) was a

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driver from

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Life and career

Barron was born in

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in January 1928. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.Obituary for Robert F. Barron, The Bradenton Herald, 3 Aug 1991, pg. 14
/ref> He completed in thirty-two Grand National/Nextel Cup Series events in his career, earning five top-tens. Barron debuted to

in 1960, racing his own car in the fall race at

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. Starting 46th in the fifty-car field, Barron completed most of the race before finishing 30th with mechanical woes. The rest of Barron's starts came in 1961, when Barron completed 31 of the 52 races in the season en route to a 29th-place effort in the points. He earned a 9th-place effort in his season debut at

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. He would finish 9th twice more in the year, along with a career-best 8th place showing at

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, his only career top-tens. Barron did the most with his limited resources, finishing 19 of his 32 career starts, but ran out of funds following the 1961 season and retired. He died in Brandenton in August 1991 at the age of 63.Robert Frank Barron in the Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877–1998
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