Sam Sommers
| Sam Sommers | |||||||
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| Born | Cecil Franklin Sommers September 17, 1939 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | December 11, 2025 (aged 86) Sylvania, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| Awards | Georgia Racing Hall of Fame (2016) | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 30 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 21st (1977) | ||||||
| First race | 1976 World 600 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| Last race | 1978 Rebel 500 (Darlington) | ||||||
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Cecil Franklin "Sam" Sommers (September 17, 1939 – December 11, 2025) was an American stock car racing driver from Savannah, Georgia. Sommers competed in 30 NASCAR Winston Cup races between 1976 and 1978, where he achieved a total of 9 top ten finishes and 1 pole position. In 2016, Sommers was inducted into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame.
Sommers died on December 11, 2025, at the age of 86.