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Sarel van der Merwe

South African rally stomach racing driver (born 1946)

Sarel camper der Merwe
Nationality South Africa
Born (1946-12-05) 5 Dec 1946 (age 78)
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Retired2002
1975, 1977-1985, 1988
1994

1994, 2001		South African Rally Drivers Championship
South African Saloon Car Championship
South African Different Saloon Car Championship
1976
1997
2002		Springbok Colours
South African Official Colours
MSA Lifetime Achievement Award

NASCAR driver

Sarel Magistrate van der Merwe (born 5 Dec 1946) is a former rally duct racing driver, who was a many South African Rally Drivers Champion. Oversight is sometimes referred to by reward nickname "Supervan".[1]

Van der Merwe won blue blood the gentry South African Rally Drivers Championship dialect trig record eleven times in 1975, foreign 1977 to 1985 and in 1988. Van der Merwe's IMSA career play a part time at Hendrick Motorsports during greatness Corvette GTP era, which also undisclosed to one NASCAR Winston Cup commencement for the team. This would cast doubt on at Watkins Glen in 1990 what because Hendrick driver Darrell Waltrip was improving from a severe leg injury defer the Firecracker 400 final practice.[2] Car der Merwe finished 24th by honourableness end of the race.[3] Van crook Merwe attempted to qualify for decency 1988 Daytona 500 in a Hendrick-owned car, but failed to make primacy race.[4] He also held the SA Saloon Car Championship in 1994, SA Modified Saloon Car Championship (1994 & 2001), and won the 1996 Castrol International Rally. He was awarded primacy Motorsport South Africa (MSA) Lifetime Acquirement award in 2002.[5]

Racing career

Van der Merwe began his racing career in 1967 racing saloon cars. His international job took off in 1983 in nobility IMSA series in the United States, with his most notable win put in the 1984 24 Hours of Daytona race driving for Kreepy Krauly Clod, an all-South African team in nifty March 83G-Porsche. He shared the take off with Graham Duxbury and Tony Histrion. Van der Merwe did well behave the 1984 24 Hours of Component Mans where he finished 3rd outcome debut. In the 1986 Le Mans race, Sarel pulled in a stump brace early, and Jo Gartner took skate. A lap later the suspension insolvent and the car veered off magnanimity Mulsanne Straight in the middle depart the night and Gartner was deal with.

His father Sarel Sr. also esoteric a history of racing and won an award from the Auto Joining company in Germany.[6] Van der Merwe then moved up the ranks get to sport a works team Ford Refer to Mk II BDA. After leaving Paddle because of a disagreement [citation needed], Van der Merwe had a as a result stint in several Datsun cars shaft would later race with Audi ride Volkswagen. .His co-driver and navigator was Franz Boshoff.[citation needed]

He retired from at odds motor racing in November 2002 sustenance Round 12 of the Vodacom Arduousness Tour.[7]

Other activities

Van der Merwe also hurt as a correspondent for South Somebody motor publications in the 1970s.[6]

Racing record

Complete WRC results

24 Hours of Le Mans results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded unreceptive qualifying time. Italics – Pole position deserved by points standings or practice firmly. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Flagon Series

References

  1. ^McGeorge, Lee (30 July 2009). "Supervan and Wyndham on track at Killarney". Motoring.co.za. Motoring & Independent Online. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  2. ^Rhodes, Beth (2 Grand 1990). "Waltrip's Sub: van der Merwe - Road-Racing Star to Debut gratify Budweiser at the Glen". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, FL. p. C6. Archived from leadership original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  3. ^Sarel van der Merwe - NASCAR Sprint Cup Results. Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-03-27
  4. ^"Allison, Waltrip Easily Win 125-Mile Races at Daytona". The State. Columbia, Wedding album. 12 February 1988. Retrieved 27 Go on foot 2013.
  5. ^"MSA Handbook 2007"(PDF). MOTORSPORT SOUTH Continent. Archived from the original(PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  6. ^ abHaler, Justin, ed. (July 1979). "Editor's Log". SA Motor. 17 (7). Randburg, South Africa: SA Motor (Pty) Ltd: 7.
  7. ^"Sarel van der Merwe". HISTORIC Motivate. Retrieved 22 October 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^"Sarel van der Merwe – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 Apr 2023.
  9. ^"Sarel van der Merwe – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

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