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Bobby Hamilton

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The Resume

    (May 29, 1957-January 7, 2007)
    Born in Nashville, Tennessee
    Birth name is Charles Robert Hamilton
    4 career NEXTEL Cup Series wins
    2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion
    Father of NASCAR driver Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
    Drove for Tri-Star Motorsports (1991-1993), Akins-Sutton Motorsports (1993), SABCO Racing/Dick Brooks Racing (1994), Petty Enterprises (1995-1997), Morgan-McClure Motorsports (1998-2000), Andy Petree Racing (2001-2003), Bobby Hamilton Racing (2004-2006)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was divorced.
    He got his first Winston Cup ride in a movie car for 'Days of Thunder.'
    He had a tendency to hire drivers who had sponsors or came from rich families.
    He almost lost his career after winning Rookie of the Year.
    He took his sponsor from his Cup team to his Truck team in 2004.
    The lack of sponsorship caused his former Cup team to close down later that season.
    When he was ill, his race team was poorly run by his replacements.
    Things got so bad his own son refused to drive for the team at the end of the season.
    Before his death, he gave the impression that his health was improving.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He helped many young drivers get their starts in NASCAR.
    He lost his life to cancer.
    He said he wanted to be known as a cancer patient, and not a cancer victim.
    At one point in his childhood, he lived on the streets in Nashville.
    He got Petty Enterprises its first win in twelve years in 2006.
    Before a race in 2000, he promised his driver, Joe Ruttman, a contract extension on national television if he won that race. Ruttman won the race and Hamilton kept his word.
    He was the first owner/driver to win a NASCAR championship since Alan Kulwicki.

Credit: Darrell


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 35 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 43 Votes: 53.49% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 93 Votes: 54.84% Annoying