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Earl Balmer who competed in the Nascar Cup Series between 1959-1968 passed away friday at the age of 83.He was born on December 13th 1935 in Floyds Knobs Indiana.He drove for several car owners over his nine cup seasons including Nord Krauskopf,Bud Moore,Tom Pistone and Ray Fox.His lone Cup Series victory came in one of the qualifying races for the 1966 Daytona 500 in a Fox owned Dodge.He had the distinction of never failing to qualify for a race although most of his finishes were less than epic.He went on to race motorcycles after his time in Nascar.