LLOYD GEAOGE "SHORTY" ROLLINS - 04/03/1929 - 12/28/1998
born in Granbury, Texas was the first official NASCAR Rookie of the Year. He began stock car racing in Corpus Christi, Texas. The great success achieved there led him to Fayetteville, North Carolina and to NASCAR Grand National (now Cup Series). His rookie year 1958, he had one win, 12 top five finishes and 22 top ten finishes in 29 starts with car owner Spook Crawford. He won the first stock car race at the Daytona International Speedway, a 100-lap qualifying race in the NASCAR Convertible Division, which gave him a second place start in the first Daytona 500 in 1959. His lone win came at State Line Speedway in Busti, NY. It was 150 laps around a tight 1/3 mile dirt track. Rollins would outrun Bob Duell to claim the checkered flag. He posted 12 top fives in his 43 starts, and had 27 top 10's, finishing fourth in the Cup points that season. He also ran in nine races in NASCAR's convertible
series. As stated previously stated he won the first qualifying race for the Daytona, which at that time counted as official career series wins. He posted two top fives, and four top 10's. He made 43 starts in three professional seasons and earned $17,018. He left racing in 1960 with just 43 starts and settled in Pensacola, Florida. Some info from WikiPedia
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