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| rdfs:comment | - Ansel Rakestraw (July 26, 1927 - August 14, 2004) was a NASCAR driver from Hiram, GA. He competed in three Sprint Cup Series events in his career. Rakestraw's first race came in 1956, when he competed at Road America. Starting last (26th) in the field, Rakestraw and his Jaguar fell fifteen laps down in the race and struggled to a 19th place finish.
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| abstract | - Ansel Rakestraw (July 26, 1927 - August 14, 2004) was a NASCAR driver from Hiram, GA. He competed in three Sprint Cup Series events in his career. Rakestraw's first race came in 1956, when he competed at Road America. Starting last (26th) in the field, Rakestraw and his Jaguar fell fifteen laps down in the race and struggled to a 19th place finish. Rakestraw's other two races came in 1957 and both came at Charlotte. Starting 18th in the July event, Rakestraw again fell many laps down and out of conention, but stil managed to finish the event in 15th. He was able to better that in the October event, driving to a career-best 14th place.
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