Joseph "Joe" Frasson (September 3, 1935November 21, 2016) was a

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driver.''Joe Frasson''
racing career information at Racing Reference Born in Golden Valley,

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, his Winston Cup Series career spanned from

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

, with four top-5 and nineteen top-10 finishes. He had an abortive attempt at participating in the Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

Personality

Frasson's

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issues caused him to frequently lose his temper when he failed to qualify in NASCAR Cup Series races. His fierce and independent attitude during his NASCAR career would preclude the need for corporate sponsors and being a part of a multi-vehicle organization. Having a rather gruff appearance, he was not apologetic to NASCAR media present at the race, and he showed an element of rudeness that people in the

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stereotypically pictured people from the

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as being.

Career

Frasson completed of racing with overall career earnings of $148,930 ($ when adjusted for inflation). Frasson was a runner-up for the 1970

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award to

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). In addition to this, he was also a competitor at the

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. During his NASCAR career, Frasson had his best results on the short tracks, with an average finish of 19th place while on

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s he averaged 33rd place finishes. The racing eventually took a heavy burden on his finances because of his absolute devotion to being a "pure short track racer." Frasson was friends with

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and once drove his vehicle to race; where he would move up the pack to an impressive finish. Being a critic of today's NASCAR, he refers to the current racing style as 'Oh, don't you bump that car in front of you. We'll fine you and bar you!', preferring the days when drivers appreciated the glass of wine at the post-race ceremonies instead of their multimillion-dollar paychecks. Frasson was believed to hire temporary crew members for the early part of the

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season; particularly at the

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. His primary vehicle throughout his career was his #18

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; which was owned, operated, and sponsored by himself. Frasson has driven

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and

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vehicles as his secondary racing vehicles and has appeared 14 times at

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.Joe Frasson NASCAR Cup Series results at Talladega
at Race Database

References

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