Raymond Beadle

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Tim Richmond, rider # 27 on Team Beadle (1983)
Beadles Funny Car with Tom McEwen versus Kenny Bernstein (1987)

Raymond Beadle (born December 16, 1943 in Spur , Texas , † October 20, 2014 in Dallas , Texas) was an American racing driver and team owner .

Beadle was the owner of the racing team Blue Max Racing , best known for dragster racing . He won the NHRA - Funny Car championships from 1979 to 1981 and the IHRA -Funny Car championships from 1975-76 and 1981st

His team also started in NASCAR from 1983 to 1990 ; his driver Rusty Wallace won the Winston Cup in 1989 .

In 1987 he retired as a racing driver and in 1990 as a racing team owner. In 2014 he was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America .

Web links

Raymond Beadle, 1943-2014. Obituary on racer.com of October 20, 2014 (English)

personal data
SURNAME Beadle, Raymond
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American racing car driver and team owner
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Track (texas)
DATE OF DEATH 20th October 2014
Place of death Dallas , Texas