Maynard Troyer (November 22, 1938 – May 10, 2018) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced in the 1971 and the 1973 Winston Cup seasons.
Career Troyer achieved one top-five finish (at the 1971 Yankee 400), three top-ten finishes, and 3259.1 accumulated miles (1,767 laps) of racing experience. Maynard was a runner-up for the 1971 NASCAR Rookie of the Year award (Walter Ballard won the title because he competed in more races than Troyer did).
Troyer was a competitor at the 1971 Daytona 500 when, on lap 9 of that race, he lost control in turn two. Troyer's engine blew and his bright orange-red Ford hit the apron sideways at full speed and began tumbling so fast, it was almost impossible to count the number of flips. Press estimates, at the time, ranged from 15 to 18 flips, but viewing the race film in slow-motion showed that the car rolled over exactly 15 times, finally coming to rest back on its wheels. Troyer was seriously hurt, but recovered to compete again in 1973. Troyer finished his career with a total amount of earnings set at $14,940 ($ when adjusted for inflation).
Intermediate tracks were Maynard's best racing experiences; giving him an average finish of 22nd place. However, Troyer had difficulties at the tri-oval tracks where he would finish in a lackluster 31st place.
Post-NASCAR life Troyer founded Troyer Engineering, one of the leading asphalt and dirt modified chassis builders in the Northeastern United States in 1977.
Troyer retired from the company in 1990, and sold it in 1998 to his business partner.
Troyer died in 2018.
Motorsports career 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 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Pts Ref 1971 Nagle Racers 60 Ford RSD DAY DAY8 DAY38 ONT RCH CAR HCY BRI ATL20 CLB GPS SMR NWS MAR DAR SBO 38th 879 Mercury TAL21 ASH KPT CLT37 DOV MCH30 RSD HOU GPS DAY14 BRI AST ISP TRN8 NSV ATL BGS ONA MCH4 TAL44 CLB HCY DAR MAR CLT35 DOV28 CAR41 MGR RCH NWS TWS 1973 Nagle Racers 60 Ford RSD DAY23 RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV CLT DOV TWS RSD MCH DAY BRI ATL TAL NSV DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR 98th -
Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1971 Nagle Racers Ford 18 38 1973 Nagle Racers Ford 21 23
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