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Another notable appearance for Rush was at the 1957 Rebel 300 where he finished in last place due to the infamous "lap 29" crash that he was 3 laps behind everyone else foreign
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Ken Rush
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In his eight-year career, Rush managed to race in 56 races for a distance of 9396 laps - the equivalent of 5,717.6 miles (9,2016 km). He started 14th on average and finished in 18th on average. After his racing career was over, Rush managed to earn $11,760 in total prize winnings ($66,52773 when adjusted for inflation).
A lot of the races during Ken"s era paid $200 ($1,68507 when adjusted for inflation) or less just for winning the race.
Ken died from a stroke in his hometown of High Point, North Carolina at age 80.
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He would win the 1969 "Bama 400 Grand Touring race on Saturday, September 13, 1969 - arguably the first race held at Talladega Superspeedway sanctioned by any motorsports body - in his Chevrolet Camaro. Had he been born 40 years later, he may have accomplished the big prize winnings that today"s National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing superstars earn from their races.
