"Y"@en . "Y"@en . . "TX"@en . . "Don Whittington is a former American racing driver from Lubbock, Texas who won the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans together with his brother Bill Whittington and Klaus Ludwig on a Porsche 935, although Ludwig, a multiple winner at Le Mans and elsewhere, did most of the driving in the heavy rain. Don's brother Dale also competed in open wheel racing.\n\nWhittington also raced in five Indianapolis 500's, with a best finish of sixth. He also made 10 NASCAR Winston Cup starts in 1980 and 1981. He earned a top-ten in the sport in his debut at Riverside. He also participated in the 1980 International Race of Champions.\n\nIn 1984, Whittington co-owned, with Randy Lanier and Marty Hinze, the Blue Thunder Racing Team. \n\nThe Whittingtons raced aircraft prior to cars and were the owners of the Road Atlanta circuit.\nIndy 500 results\n\nExternal Links\n\n*NASCAR and IROC stats from Racing-Reference.info"@en . "Lubbock"@en . "January"@en . . "23"^^ . "1946"^^ . "Don Whittington"@en . . .