Terry Bivins

Terry Bivins
Terry Bivins
Born	September 13, 1943 (age 81); Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Awards	inducted into the Central Auto Racing Boosters Hall of Fame in its first class (2004)
NASCAR Cup Series career
	28 races run over 3 years
Best finish	21st (1976)
First race	1975 Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan International Speedway)
Last race	1977 Southern 500 (Darlington Raceway)

Terry Bivins (born September 13, 1943) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1975 to 1977.^[1] Bivins had a career-best finish of fifth in 28 races. He finished disputed second for the 1976 NASCAR Rookie of the Year.

Career

Early career

Bivins began racing in 1964 with a used 1955 Ford car that he bought at a car lot.^[2]^[3] He added a roll cage to the car and started racing using the snow tires that came with the car.^[2]

NASCAR career

Bivins ran two NASCAR races in 1975, with a best finish of ninth at Michigan International Speedway.^[1]

He ran for NASCAR Rookie of the Year in 1976.^[2] Bivins shared a shop with Richard Childress in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.^[2] Bivins competed in 18 of 30 events with 6 Top 10 finishes and his career-best finish of fifth at the 1976 Richmond 400 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway.^[1] Bivins finished in a disputed second place for the Rookie of the Year to Skip Manning.^[2] Bivins was announced as the Rookie of the Year after the Ontario Motor Speedway race.^[4] Bivins was quoted by the Emporia Gazette in 2007, "I won the Rookie of the Year. We had a celebration dinner. They turned that around and gave it to Skip Manning. (Manning's sponsor) went to NASCAR and told them if his guy didn’t win the sponsor would pull out.”

Bivins competed in 8 of 30 events with 1 Top 10 during the 1977 season^[1] before retiring from racing out of frustration from losing the Rookie of the Year crown.^[2]^[4]

In his NASCAR career, he led six laps out of 7,901 - the equivalent of 8,822.8 miles (14,198.9 km).^[1] For starting an average of 20th place and finishing an average of 17th, Bivins earned a grand total of $61,725 in total prize winnings.^[1] Bivins raced from the age of 31 to the age of 33.^[1]

Career after NASCAR

After retiring from NASCAR, Bivins drove a limited schedule for the ASA before putting a hiatus to his stock car career in 1980.^[5] In 2010, Bivins has resumed racing career^[5] in a Modified.^[2]

Terry later raced at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas in the Grand National Class. Car #5 and he won three feature races in 2018. He then moved to B-Mods in 2019, 2020 and 2021 when he lived in Lebo, Kansas.^[6] Bivins retired from racing in the middle of 2021 with health issues.^[3] He had over 400 wins in his career despite not racing during 30 of the years between his first and last race.^[2]^[3] He won track championships on both pavement and dirt at Lakeside and I-70 Speedway.^[3]

Personal life

After retiring from NASCAR, he started his own construction company.^[2] Bivins later was a professional fisherman.^[2]

Throughout his career, Bivins received help from his stepfather Jim and mother Kate Jones.^[3] Bivins is married to Claudia Bivins.^[2] She was always on his pit crew, whether as a video recorder or helping repair the car.^[2] Bivins' son James Bivins helped on his pit crew for several decades.^[2]

Career Honors

Bivins was elected in the first class (2004) into the Central Auto Racing Boosters Hall of Fame for drivers in the Kansas City area.^[2]^[3]

Motorsports results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	NWCC	Pts	Ref
1975	Billy Moyer	63	Chevy	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH 9	DAR	DOV 21	NWS	MAR	CLT	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	ONT	77th	138	^[7]
1976	Billy Moyer	63	Chevy	RSD	DAY 8	CAR 13	RCH 5	BRI 24	ATL 26	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY		POC 19	TAL												21st	2099	^[8]
	Ballard Racing	30	Chevy																	NSV 22				BRI 12	DAR 14	RCH 9	DOV 32	MAR 8	NWS 9	CLT 25	CAR 17	ATL 22
	Bill Champion	10	Ford																				MCH 15
	Michael Brocman	50	Chevy																														ONT 7
1977	Ballard Racing	03	Chevy	RSD	DAY QL†																													38th	841	^[9]
	Don Robertson	25	Chevy			RCH 14	CAR 26	ATL 24	NWS 17
	Mike Kempton	69	Chevy							DAR 30	BRI
	Bill Monaghan	81	Chevy									MAR 11
	Bill Monaghan	80	Chevy										TAL 9	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI
	Harold Miller	91	Chevy																						DAR 24	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	ONT
^† - Qualified but replaced by Walter Ballard

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1976	Billy Moyer	Chevrolet	19	8
1977	Ballard Racing	Chevrolet	QL^†
^† - Qualified but replaced by Walter Ballard

ARCA SuperCar Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA SuperCar Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	ARSC	Pts	Ref
1992	N/A	4	Pontiac	DAY	FIF	TWS 8	TAL	TOL	KIL	POC															N/A	0	^[10]
1992	N/A	53	Pontiac								MCH 36	FRS	KIL	NSH	DEL	POC	HPT	FRS	ISF	TOL	DSF	TWS	SLM	ATL	N/A	0	^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Terry Bivins NASCAR statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Mlynar, Bobbi (October 25, 2007). "Lebo's Bivins back on track". Emporia Gazette. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Lucas Oil Sprints at Lakeside". Lucas Oil ASCS Series. August 3, 2021. Event occurs at 12:40. FloRacing. RacinBoys.
^ ^a ^b Peterson, Rick (June 6, 2012). "At 68, Bivins still adding to racing legacy". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Terry Bivins racing information at JCS Group
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^ "Terry Bivins – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
^ "Terry Bivins – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
^ "Terry Bivins – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
^ "Terry Bivins – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

[RacingReferenceBivins-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Terry Bivins NASCAR statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[EmporiaGazetteBackOnTrack-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Mlynar, Bobbi (October 25, 2007). "Lebo's Bivins back on track". Emporia Gazette. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[FloRacingRetirement-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Lucas Oil Sprints at Lakeside". Lucas Oil ASCS Series. August 3, 2021. Event occurs at 12:40. FloRacing. RacinBoys.

[TopekaCapitalAddingRacing-4] Peterson, Rick (June 6, 2012). "At 68, Bivins still adding to racing legacy". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

[bivins2010-5] Terry Bivins racing information at JCS Group

[6] =wikiresu

[7] "Terry Bivins – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

[8] "Terry Bivins – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

[9] "Terry Bivins – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

[10] "Terry Bivins – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

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