Kevin Terris

Kevin Terris
BornOctober 27, 1944
Hermosa Beach, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 14, 2008(2008-10-14) (aged 63)
NASCAR Cup Series career
11 races run over 5 years
Best finish60th (1972)
First race1970 Motor Trend 500 (Riverside)
Last race1984 Budweiser 400 (Riverside)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 3 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
41 races run over 8 years
Best finish8th (1969)
First race1969 Sacramento 100 (Sacramento)
Last race1985 Suncrest Motorhomes 200 (Willow Springs)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 13 0
Statistics up to date as of August 22, 2026.

Kevin Terris (October 27, 1944 – October 14, 2008) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Winston West Series between 1969 and 1986.

Racing career

Terris began competing in NASCAR in 1969, running at least thirteen races in the NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division, where he scored six top-ten finishes and led the only three laps of his career.[1] Terris attempted eight races in the renamed Grand National West in 1970, failing to qualify at Ascot Park and scoring two top-ten finishes.[2] In running these races, he made his NASCAR Grand National Series debut in the Motor Trend 500 at Riverside International Raceway, a combination race with the Grand National West, finishing twelfth; in the second Riverside combination race, Terris finished in thirty-eighth due to engine issues.[3] Terris made five starts in the renamed Winston West Series in 1971, scoring two top-tens.[4] He also made four starts in the renamed Winston Cup Series, finishing seventh in both Riverside combination races and forty-second in the combination race at Ontario Motor Speedway; in his first standalone Winston Cup start at Talladega Superspeedway, he finished twenty-sixth due to overheating issues.[5] Terris competed in eight Winston West races in 1972, scoring three top-ten finishes, the final of his career.[6] In the combination races at Riverside, he finished sixth and seventeenth and finished twenty-second in the combination race at Ontario.[7] Terris would not compete in NASACR again until 1982, finishing forty-first in a combination race at Riverside and twenty-seventh at Phoenix International Raceway.[8][9] Terris made one Winston West start in 1983, finishing twelfth at Riverside.[10] Terris made three starts in 1984, scoring a best finish of fifteenth at Phoenix.[11] In the combination race at Riverside, Terris made his final career Winston Cup start, finishing twenty-fourth.[12] Terris made his final Winston West starts in 1985, failing to finish his starts at Sears Point International Raceway and Willow Springs Speedway and failing to qualify at Riverside.[13] Terris made his final Winston Cup attempt at Riverside in 1986, failing to qualify.[14]

Motorsports career results

References

  1. ↑ "Kevin Terris – 1969 Pacific Coast Late Model Division Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Kevin Terris – 1970 NASCAR Grand National West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Kevin Terris – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Kevin Terris – 1971 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Kevin Terris – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Kevin Terris – 1972 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Kevin Terris – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Kevin Terris – 1982 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC>. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Kevin Terris – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Kevin Terris – 1983 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Kevin Terris – 1984 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Kevin Terris – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Kevin Terris – 1985 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Kevin Terris – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
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