E. J. Trivette (born June 6, 1936, in Deep Gap,

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driver.

Career

In his thirteen-year career, Trivette has raced 177 races and has accomplished twenty-nine finishes in the top ten. He has also managed to race 31,181 laps – the equivalent to . Trivette's average finish for his career was in 19th place while his average start for his career is 23rd place. Total earnings for this driver are $31,181 ($ when adjusted for inflation).

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was Trivette's favorite course; with him finishing in 11th place on average. Most of his rocky finishes would come at

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where a 35th-place finish was routine. Gary Baird was Trivette's sponsor for most of his career. Chevrolet and

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would be the primary manufacturers that would provide vehicles for this driver during his career. Trivette would also try his hand at owning a NASCAR ride; he would end up competing in seven different races for himself.Career of E.J. Trivette
at Ultimate Racing History

Post-NASCAR career

His son Barry would eventually become the

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and chassis designer for ''Baird & Trivette Racing'' (a company that E.J. Trivette would form with Gary Baird in 1982).E.J. Trivette's post-NASCAR career and son
at Robinson Racing Trivette now resides in the Ft. Myers,

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area where his race car chassis manufacturing plant is located. The business produces mainly for Late Model drivers and for GT (grand tourer) drivers.

References

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