- Racing career Midget car racing USAC/CART Sprint car Return to midget cars NASCAR
- Career awards
- Retirement
- Motorsports career results American open-wheel racing USAC Championship Car PPG Indy Car World Series Indianapolis 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
- References
Thomas Allan Bigelow (born October 31, 1939 in Whitewater, Wisconsin), USA, is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. Racing careerMidget car racingHe began his racing career at the Badger Midget Racing Association at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.[1] His first attempt at the National Championship was in 1967, and he finished eighteenth. He had 1968 midget wins at Hales Corners Speedway in Hales Corners, Wisconsin and at the Sycamore, Illinois track. He won the first Astro Grand Prix in the Houston Astrodome in 1969.[1][3] His come back in Midgets started in 1981 driving for Sandy Racing. In 1984 he was National USAC Midget Champion, two years in a roll, 1982 and 1983 he was USAC Spreedrome Champ. USAC/CARTHe raced in USAC and CART in 17 seasons (1968–1983 and 1985), with 104 combined career starts, and started in the Indianapolis 500 every year during 1974-1982. He finished in the top ten 39 times, with his best finish in second position in 1978 at Texas World Speedway and Milwaukee.[3] Bigelow started in nine straight Indianapolis 500 races between 1974 and 1982; his best finish was sixth in 1977.[3] Sprint carBigelow was the 1978 USAC Sprint Car Series Champion.[3] He became the leader in USAC Sprint car single season wins with 14.[1] Bigelow won 52 USAC Sprint Car races in his career.[3] Return to midget carsHe returned to his roots won the 1984 USAC National Midget Series Champion. He finished fourth, third, and ninth in the following three season. He also won the 1982 USAC Midwest Regional midget car title. His car (number 16) was owned by Carl Sandy, husband of Carol Sandy and father of Duane, Mathew, and Troy Sandy. NASCARBigelow made a single NASCAR start at the 1986 Atlanta Journal 500 at the Atlanta International Raceway, and he finished 40th with engine problems.[2] Career awards- He was a 2002 inductee in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame at his home track in Sun Prairie.
- Bigelow was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1996.
RetirementStarting in 2009, Bigelow was a color announcer for Fox Sports Network for Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series television coverage.[3] Motorsports career resultsAmerican open-wheel racing(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) USAC Championship CarUSAC Championship Car results |
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Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 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 | Pos.|Championship position | Pts |
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1968 | Carl Gehlhausen | Kurtis 4000D | Offy 252 ci | HAN | LVS | PHX | TRE | INDY | MIL | MOS | MOS | LAN | PPR | CDR | NAZ | IRP | IRP | LAN | LAN | MTR | MTR | ISF | MIL | DSF {{small|6}} | INF {{small|DNQ}} | TRE | SAC {{small|14}} | MCH | HAN | PHX | RSD | 43rd | 80 |
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1969 | Carl Gehlhausen | Huffaker 66 | Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | PHX | HAN | INDY | MIL | LAN {{small|DNQ}} | PPR | CDR | TRE {{small|18}} | IRP {{small|21}} | IRP {{small|17}} | MIL | DOV {{small|DNQ}} | | TRE {{small|DNS}} | SAC | SIR | SIR | PHX | RSD | | 43rd | 110 |
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Kurtis 4000D | Offy 252 ci | | NAZ {{small|7}} | | ISF {{small|DNQ}} | DSF {{small|8}} | INF {{small|DNQ}} | BRN | BRN | |
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1970 | Carl Gehlhausen | Huffaker 66 | Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | PHX | SON | TRE | INDY {{small|DNQ}} | MIL {{small|DNQ}} | LAN {{small|17}} | CDR | MCH | IRP {{small|DNQ}} | MIL {{small|13}} | ONT | | TRE {{small|17}} | PHX {{small|DNQ}} | | 36th | 200 |
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Kurtis 4000D | Offy 252 ci | | ISF {{small|7}} | | DSF {{small|7}} | INF {{small|DNQ}} | SED {{small|6}} | SAC {{small|17}} | |
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1971 | Carl Gehlhausen | Huffaker 66 | Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | RAF {{small|21}} | RAF {{small|22}} | PHX | TRE | INDY | MIL | POC | MCH | MIL | ONT | TRE | PHX | | NC | 0 |
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1972 | Ray W Smith | Eagle 68 | Chevrolet 320 ci V8 | PHX | TRE | INDY {{small|DNQ}} | MIL | | 31st | 120 |
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Carl Gehlhausen | Gerhardt | Offy 159 ci t | | MCH {{small|21}} | POC {{small|DNS}} | MIL {{small|7}} | ONT | TRE {{small|13}} | PHX | |
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1973 | Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt 72 | Offy 159 ci t | TWS | TRE | TRE | INDY {{small|DNQ}} | POC {{small|32}} | | ONT {{small|7}} | ONT | ONT {{small|11}} | MCH | MCH | TRE | TWS | PHX | | 25th | 160 |
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Carl Gehlhausen | Kingfish 72 | | MIL {{small|14}} | |
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Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt 73 | | MCH {{small|15}} | MIL | |
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1974 | Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt 72 | Offy 159 ci t | ONT {{small|9}} | ONT | ONT {{small|10}} | PHX | TRE | | 24th | 240 |
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Vollstedt 73 | | INDY {{small|12}} | MIL | POC {{small|19}} | MCH {{small|22}} | MIL | MCH | TRE | TRE | |
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Lodestar Lola | Lola T332 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | | PHX {{small|23}} | |
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1975 | Vollstedt Enterprises | Vollstedt 73 | Offy 159 ci t | ONT | ONT {{small|11}} | ONT {{small|16}} | PHX | TRE | INDY {{small|18}} | MIL {{small|12}} | POC {{small|21}} | MCH {{small|16}} | | 27th | 115 |
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Vollstedt 72/75 | | MIL {{small|9}} | MCH | TRE | PHX {{small|19}} | |
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1976 | Leader Card Racers | Eagle 74 | Offy 159 ci t | PHX {{small|20}} | TRE {{small|17}} | MIL {{small|11}} | POC {{small|29}} | MCH {{small|12}} | TWS {{small|7}} | TRE {{small|21}} | MIL {{small|7}} | ONT {{small|5}} | MCH {{small|9}} | TWS {{small|14}} | PHX {{small|18}} | | 13th | 820 |
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Eagle 72 | | INDY {{small|14}} | |
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1977 | Leader Card Racers | Eagle 74 | Offy 159 ci t | ONT {{small|4}} | PHX {{small|4}} | TWS {{small|12}} | TRE {{small|15}} | | MOS {{small|8}} | | MIL {{small|4}} | | PHX {{small|19}} | | 9th | 1370 |
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Watson 77 | | INDY {{small|6}} | MIL {{small|7}} | POC {{small|29}} | MCH {{small|11}} | TWS {{small|10}} | ONT {{small|28}} | MCH {{small|15}} | |
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1978 | AMI Racing | Wildcat Mk 2 | DGS 158 ci t | PHX {{small|15}} | ONT {{small|7}} | TWS {{small|12}} | TRE {{small|8}} | INDY {{small|21}} | | POC {{small|15}} | MCH {{small|8}} | ATL | TWS | MIL {{small|10}} | ONT | MCH {{small|4}} | TRE | SIL | BRH | PHX {{small|18}} | | 16th | 764 |
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Leader Card Racers | Eagle 74 | Offy 159 ci t | | MOS {{small|14}} | |
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Watson 77 | | MIL {{small|6}} | |
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1979 | AMI Racing | Lola T500B | Cosworth DFX V8t | ONT {{small|6}} | TWS {{small|12}} | INDY {{small|14}} | MIL {{small|3}} | POC {{small|8}} | TWS {{small|2}} | MIL {{small|2}} | | 3rd | 1305 |
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1980 | AMI Racing | Lola T500B | Cosworth DFX V8t | ONT | INDY {{small|8}} | MIL | POC | MDO | | 12th | 250 |
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1981-82 | Gohr Racing | Penske PC-7 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | INDY {{small|20}} | POC {{small|3}} | | 3rd | 1280 |
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Info not available | | ISF {{small|12}} | DSF {{small|2}} | INF {{small|5}} | |
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HBK Racing | Eagle 81 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | | INDY {{small|18}} | |
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1982-83 | Info not available | ISF | DSF {{small|25}} | NAZ | | NC | 0 |
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HBK Racing | Eagle 81 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | | INDY {{small|DNQ}} | |
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1983-84 | Info not available | DSF {{small|17}} | | 33rd | 8 |
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Scott Cole | March 81C | Cosworth DFX V8t | INDY {{small|DNQ}} | |
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PPG Indy Car World SeriesPPG Indy Car World Series results |
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Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos.|Championship position | Pts |
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1979 | AMI Racing | Lola T500B | Cosworth DFX V8t | PHX | ATL | ATL | INDY {{small|14}} | TRE | TRE | MCH | MCH | WGL | TRE | ONT | MCH | ATL | PHX | | NC | 0 |
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1980 | AMI Racing | Lola T500B | Cosworth DFX V8t | ONT | INDY {{small|8}} | MIL | POC | MDO | MCH | WGL | MIL {{small|14}} | ONT | MCH | MEX | PHX | | 26th | 260 |
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1981 | Gohr Racing | Penske PC-7 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | PHX | MIL {{small|9}} | ATL | ATL | MCH {{small|5}} | RIV | MIL {{small|24}} | MCH {{small|9}} | WGL | MEX | PHX {{small|11}} | | 12th | 60 |
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1982 | HBK Racing | Eagle 81 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | PHX | ATL | MIL {{small|18}} | CLE {{small|DNQ}} | MCH {{small|5}} | MIL {{small|22}} | POC {{small|25}} | RIV | ROA | MCH {{small|20}} | PHX | | 20th | 32 |
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1983 | HBK Racing | Eagle 81 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | ATL | INDY {{small|DNQ}} | MIL {{small|15}} | CLE {{small|DNQ}} | MCH {{small|29}} | ROA | POC | RIV | MDO | MCH | | NC | 0 |
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Jet Engineering | Eagle 82 | | CPL {{small|DNQ}} | LAG {{small|17}} | PHX {{small|DNQ}} | |
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1984 | Scott Cole | March 81C | Cosworth DFX V8t | LBH | PHX | INDY {{small|DNQ}} | | NA | - |
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Dale Coyne Racing | Eagle 82 | Chevrolet 355 ci V8 | | MIL {{small|DNQ}} | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | PHX | LAG | CPL |
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1985 | Leader Card Racers | March 85C | Cosworth DFX V8t | LBH | INDY {{small|DNQ}} | MIL {{small|18}} | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH {{small|26}} | ROA | POC {{small|23}} | MDO | SAN | MCH | LAG | PHX | MIA | 47th | 0 |
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1988 | Dayton-Walther | March 86C | Cosworth DFX V8t | PHX | LBH | INDY {{small|DNQ}} | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | MEA | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | MIA | NA | - |
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1989 | Burns Racing | March 86C | Cosworth DFX V8t | PHX | LBH | INDY {{small|DNQ}} | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MCH | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LAG | NA | - |
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Indianapolis 500 Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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1970 | Huffake | Chevrolet | DNQ | Carl Gehlhausen | 1972 | Eagle | Chevrolet | DNQ | Ray W Smith | 1973 | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | DNQ | Vollstedt Enterprises | 1974 | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | 23 | 12 | Vollstedt Enterprises | 1975 | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | 33 | 18 | Vollstedt Enterprises | 1976 | Eagle | Offenhauser | 32 | 14 | Leader Card Racers | 1977 | Watson | Offenhauser | 22 | 6 | Leader Card Racers | 1978 | Wildcat | DGS | 18 | 21 | AMI Racing | 1979 | Lola | Cosworth | 30 | 14 | AMI Racing | 1980 | Lola | Cosworth | 31 | 8 | AMI Racing | 1981 | Penske | Chevrolet | 14 | 20 | Gohr Racing | 1982 | Eagle | Chevrolet | 31 | 18 | HBK Racing | 1983 | Eagle | Chevrolet | DNQ | HBK Racing | 1984 | March | Cosworth | DNQ | Scott Cole | 1985 | March | Cosworth | DNQ | Leader Card Racers | 1988 | March | Cosworth | DNQ | Dayton-Walther | 1989 | March | Cosworth | DNQ | Burns Racing |
NASCAR(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Winston Cup SeriesNASCAR Winston Cup Series results |
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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 | NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification | Pts | Ref |
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1986 | Ball Motorsports | 99 | Chevy | DAY | RCH | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | DOV | CLT | RSD | POC | MCH | DAY | POC | TAL | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | ATL {{small|40}} | RSD | 121st | 43 | [5] |
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ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results |
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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 | ABSC|ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series classification | Pts | Ref |
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1985 | Info not available | ATL | DAY | ATL | TAL | ATL | SSP | IRP | CSP | FRS | IRP | OEF | ISF | DSF {{small|22}} | TOL | | 74th | - | [6] |
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1986 | Bigelow Racing | 96 | Dodge | ATL | DAY | ATL | TAL {{small|37}} | SIR | SSP | FRS | KIL | CSP | TAL | BLN | ISF | DSF | TOL | OWO | ATL | | NA | 0 | [7] |
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1987 | 60 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | TAL | DEL | ACS | TOL | ROC | POC | FRS | KIL | TAL | FRS | ISF {{small|32}} | INF {{small|15}} | DSF {{small|15}} | SLM | ATL | | 46th | - | [8] |
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1988 | DAY | ATL | TAL {{small|38}} | FRS | PCS | ROC | POC | WIN | KIL | ACS | SLM {{small|26}} | POC | TAL | DEL | FRS | ISF {{small|22}} | DSF {{small|40}} | SLM {{small|4}} | ATL | | 32nd | - | [9] |
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1989 | DAY {{small|DNQ}} | | TAL {{small|DNQ}} | DEL | FRS | ISF {{small|29}} | TOL | DSF {{small|28}} | SLM {{small|25}} | ATL | | 34th | - | [10] |
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Chevy | ATL {{small|17}} | KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | HAG | POC | |
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1990 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | FRS | POC | KIL | TOL | HAG {{small|10}} | POC {{small|13}} | TAL | MCH {{small|27}} | ISF {{small|27}} | TOL | DSF {{small|30}} | WIN {{small|26}} | DEL | ATL {{small|34}} | | 24th | - | [11] |
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1991 | DAY | ATL | KIL | TAL | TOL | FRS | POC | MCH | KIL | FRS | DEL | POC | TAL | HPT | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF {{small|23}} | TWS | ATL | | 103rd | - | [12] |
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1992 | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | TOL | KIL | POC | MCH | FRS | KIL | NSH | DEL | POC | HPT | FRS | ISF {{small|27}} | TOL | DSF {{small|12}} | TWS | SLM {{small|17}} | ATL | | 60th | - | [13] |
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1993 | DAY | FIF | TWS | TAL | KIL | CMS | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | FRS | POC | KIL | ISF {{small|36}} | DSF {{small|21}} | TOL | SLM {{small|25}} | WIN {{small|20}} | ATL | | 40th | - | [14] |
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1994 | 8 | DAY | TAL | FIF | LVL | KIL | TOL | FRS | MCH | DMS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | INF {{small|20}} | I70 | ISF | | WIN {{small|21}} | ATL | | 44th | 350 | [15] |
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01 | Chevy | | DSF {{small|27}} | TOL | SLM | |
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1995 | Bigelow Racing | 8 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | TAL | FIF | KIL | FRS | MCH | I80 | OWO | FRS | POC | POC | KIL | FRS | SBS | LVL | ISF {{small|23}} | SLM {{small|23}} | | 55th | 565 | [16] |
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Chevy | | DSF {{small|6}} | WIN {{small|19}} | ATL | |
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1996 | Pontiac | DAY | ATL | SLM | TAL | FIF | LVL | CLT | CLT | KIL | FRS | POC | MCH | FRS | TOL | POC | MCH | INF {{small|7}} | SBS | ISF {{small|18}} | DSF {{small|11}} | KIL | SLM | WIN {{small|23}} | CLT | ATL | 54th | - | [17] |
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1997 | Chevy | DAY {{small|DNQ}} | ATL | SLM | CLT | CLT | POC | MCH {{small|33}} | SBS | TOL | KIL | FRS | MIN | POC | MCH | | 95th | - | [18] |
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Pontiac | | DSF {{small|15}} | GTW | SLM | WIN | CLT | TAL | ISF | ATL | |
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1998 | Chevy | DAY {{small|DNQ}} | ATL | SLM | CLT | MEM | MCH | POC | SBS | TOL | PPR | POC | KIL | FRS | ISF | ATL | DSF | SLM | TEX | WIN | CLT | TAL | ATL | | NA | - | [19] |
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References1. ^1 2 Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927032930/http://www.worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Tom_Bigelow.htm |date=2007-09-27 }} 2. ^NASCAR statistics at racing-reference.info 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news|last1=Tunnicliff|first1=Greg|title=Must See Racing announcer, Tom Bigelow, likes keeping busy|url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/flint/index.ssf/2012/07/must_see_racing_announcer_tom.html|accessdate=May 28, 2015|publisher=Flint Journal|date=July 2, 2012}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://oldracingcars.info/usnc/res.php?s=0&ch=0&d=277|title=Champcar complete – Tom Bigelow|work=OldRacingCars|accessdate=February 12, 2019}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1986/W|title=Tom Bigelow – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1985/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1986/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1986 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1987/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1987 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1988/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1988 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1989/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1989 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1990/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1990 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1991/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1992/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1992 ARCA SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1993/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1994/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1994 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1995/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1995 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1996/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1996 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} 18. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1997/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/bigelto01/1998/A|title=Tom Bigelow – 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=February 13, 2019}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bigelow, Tom}} 8 : 1939 births|Champ Car drivers|Indianapolis 500 drivers|Living people|NASCAR drivers|National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductees|People from Whitewater, Wisconsin|Racing drivers from Wisconsin |