NASCAR Drivers

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NASCAR driver Bobby Allison
Bobby Allison

Robert Arthur Allison, known as Bobby, was born on 3rd December 1937 in Miami, Florida. During his career as a race car driver his fans loved his warm ...

NASCAR driver Louise Smith
Louise Smith

Louise Smith, know as 'The first lady of racing' was born on the 31st of July 1916 in Barnesville, Georgia.

NASCAR driver Tom Cox
Tom Cox

Tom Cox was born on the 24th February 1936 in Asheboro, North Carolina.

NASCAR driver Janet Guthrie
Janet Guthrie

Janet was born on the 7th of March in 1938 in Iowa City, Iowa, her family moved to Miami,

NASCAR driver Geoff Bodine
Geoff Bodine

Geoff Bodine is the eldest of three brothers including Brett and Todd.

NASCAR driver Kelly Sutton
Kelly Sutton

It proves that with tenacity, determination and a great strength of character anything can be accomplished and this is just what Kelly 'Girl' Sutton h ...

NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne
Kasey Kahne

Kasey Kahne was born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw, Washington and left when he was 17 to pursue his passion in sprint car racing in the mid-west. After ...

NASCAR driver Tiny' Lund
Tiny' Lund

Not only was Tiny Lund a big man, standing around 6’6, with a big grin he had an even bigger heart. Tiny was a very generous man, always willing to g ...

NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth
Matt Kenseth

Matthew Roy Kenseth, (widely known as Matt) was born the 10th of March 1972 in Cambridge, Wisconsin. His father, Roy, bought a car to race in 1985 wh ...

NASCAR driver Tammy Jo Kirk
Tammy Jo Kirk

Tammy Jo created a lot of 'firsts' during her time as a racer. Born in Dalton, Georgia on the 6th of May 1962 she began her racing career at the age ...

NASCAR driver Woodie Wilson
Woodie Wilson

Woodie Wilson was a NASCAR driver who made his debut in the 1949, the second year of NASCAR racing.

NASCAR driver Cotton Owens
Cotton Owens

Cotton Owens was one of the forerunners of stock car racing. Born on the 21st of May 1924 in Union South Carolina, Everett 'Cotton' Owens became know ...

NASCAR driver Ray Hendrick
Ray Hendrick

Tony Stewart is currently sponsored by Old Spice/ Office Depot driving a Chevrolet that is owned by Margaret Haas.

NASCAR driver Mike Stefanik
Mike Stefanik

In September 2003 NASCAR announced their "NASCAR Modified all-time Top 10" drivers.

NASCAR driver Alan Kulwicki
Alan Kulwicki

Alan Dennis Kulwicki, a Polish- American, was the son of Gerry Kulwicki, the crew chief for United States Automobile Club so most of his upbringing wa ...

NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt was born April 29, 1951 and had a career as a NASCAR race driver racing in the top division. He is mostly remembered for his success in ...

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman
Ryan Newman

Ryan Joseph Newman was the first born child of Greg and Diane Newman.

NASCAR driver Bill Elliot
Bill Elliot

Bill Elliott is probably the most popular NASCAR driver, having won the NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award sixteen times.

NASCAR driver Richie Evans'
Richie Evans'

The undisputed 'King' of the NASCAR Modified racing Richard Ernest Evans, known as 'Richie', was born on 23rd July 1941 in Westernville, New York wher ...

NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip
Darrell Waltrip

Born on the 5th February 1947 Darrell Waltrip’s very successful racing career spanned over an incredible forty years, starting at the age o ...

NASCAR driver Caitlin Shaw
Caitlin Shaw

Caitlin Shaw is the second youngest women (Johanna Long is the youngest being born in 1992) to compete in any of NASCAR’s top three divisions.

NASCAR driver Red Farmer
Red Farmer

One of the original legendary 'Alabama Gang' Charles Lawrence 'Red' Farmer was born on the 15th October 1932 (his birth year is uncertain) in Nashvill ...

NASCAR driver Sara Christian
Sara Christian

Sara Christian was the wife of racecar driver Frank Christian. She was born in 1918 and hailed from Dahlonega, Georgia, the site of the first major g ...

NASCAR driver Christine Beckers
Christine Beckers

Christine Beckers was born on the 4th of December 1943 in Brussels, Belgium.

NASCAR driver Rex White
Rex White

Rex White might have been the shortest man to win the NASCAR Grand National championship, now the Winston Cup (1960) but he was considered a giant in ...

NASCAR driver Red Byron
Red Byron

The Red Bryon's real name was Robert 'Red' Byron and he was born March 12, 1915. He was the first driver to win NASCAR Sprint Cup in 1949 - the first ...

NASCAR driver Erin Crocker
Erin Crocker

Erin Mary Crocker Evernham is married to team owner, Ray Evernham who she married on the 26th of August 2009.

NASCAR driver Curtis Turner
Curtis Turner

Known as 'The Blonde Blizzard of Virginia' Curtis' story is very familiar, born in Floyd on 12th April 1924, in a remote area of the Bent M ...

NASCAR driver LeeRoy Yarbrough
LeeRoy Yarbrough

Lonnie LeeRoy Yarbrough was born on the 17th September, 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida. Living in a rough area of the town and being one of six childr ...

NASCAR driver Davey Allison
Davey Allison

When Davey was growing up he played many sports including baseball, basketball and, his preference, mostly football but as so many sons of race car dr ...

NASCAR driver Jessica Brunelli
Jessica Brunelli

Jessica Brunelli was born on the 17th of January 1993 in Hayward California.

NASCAR driver Terry Labonte
Terry Labonte

Tony Stewart is currently sponsored by Old Spice/ Office Depot driving a Chevrolet that is owned by Margaret Haas.

NASCAR driver Tony Hirschman
Tony Hirschman

Tony Hirschman was born on the 3rd of May, 1956 in Northampton, Pennsylvania. He is a former NASCAR race driver and today he races on the Whelen Modi ...

NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace
Rusty Wallace

Russell William Wallace Jr, better known as 'Rusty', was born on the 14th August 1956 in Fenton, a small town in the county of St. Louis, Missouri.

NASCAR driver Bugs Stevens
Bugs Stevens

Bugs Stevens was born on the 11th of May, 1934 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. His real name is Carl Bergman but when he decided that he wanted to take p ...

NASCAR driver Hershel McGriff
Hershel McGriff

Hershel’s career started way back in 1945, before NASCAR was founded in 1948 and has spanned nearly seven decades.

NASCAR driver Benny Parsons
Benny Parsons

Benjamin Stewart Parsons was born on the 16th of January 1941 in the small town of Ellerbe, North Carolina.

NASCAR driver Joe Weatherly
Joe Weatherly

Joseph Herbert Weatherly, known as Joe was born on the 29th May 1922 in Norfolk, Virginia. His love of speed and racing started when he was in high s ...

NASCAR driver Richard Petty
Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty was born July 2, 1937 and is the second generation of NASCAR racers. His father was Lee Petty who won the first Daytona 500 in 1959 ...

NASCAR driver Cale Yarborough
Cale Yarborough

Cale Yarborough was not only one of the greatest stock car drivers to have lived but he was also an accomplished sportsman, gaining a scholarship in f ...

NASCAR driver Junior Johnson
Junior Johnson

Robert Glenn Johnson Jr. (more famously known as Junior) was born on the 28th June 1931 in Ingle Hollow, Wilkes County, North Carolina. His parents, ...

NASCAR driver Deborah Renshaw
Deborah Renshaw

Deborah Renshaw-Parker was born into a racing family and with two brothers her 'tomboy' antics were encouraged. As a youngster she tried all sorts of ...

NASCAR driver Patty Moise
Patty Moise

Born in Jacksonville, Florida on the 29th of December 1960 Patricia Moise-Sawyer was brought up in a racing family.

NASCAR driver Shawna Robinson
Shawna Robinson

As with so many stock car drivers Shawna was brought up in a racing environment, her father, Richard 'Lefty' Robinson was an amateur diesel truck race ...

NASCAR driver Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart

Tony Stewart is currently sponsored by Old Spice/ Office Depot driving a Chevrolet that is owned by Margaret Haas.

NASCAR driver Fred Lorenzen
Fred Lorenzen

Fred Lorenzen has been likened to the great chess player, Bobby Fischer, in that he was alone, so far superior to his counterparts that he was his onl ...

NASCAR driver Marshall Teague
Marshall Teague

Marshall Teague was one of NASCAR’s pioneers and is also one of its first stars. Born on the 22nd February 1922 in Daytona Beach, Florida he was to m ...

NASCAR driver Mark Martin
Mark Martin

Mark Martin was born on 9th January 1959 in Batesville AR but now lives in Davtona Florida with his wife and 5 children.

NASCAR driver Dale Jarrett
Dale Jarrett

Dale Jarrett was born into the world of stock car racing. His father, Ned Jarrett was two times winner of the Grand National Championship, his older ...

NASCAR driver Vicki Wood
Vicki Wood

Although there is very little recorded evidence of her personal life and her achievements she deserves a mention. Vicki is now in her eighties and is ...

NASCAR driver Shorty Rollins
Shorty Rollins

Lloyd George Rollins, nicknamed 'Shorty' was born on the 3rd of April 1929 in Granbury, Corpus Christie, Texas, the same hometown as future NASCAR cha ...

NASCAR driver Danica Patrick
Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick is the daughter of T.J., a racer who raced midgets, motocross and snowmobiles, and Beverley Patrick.

NASCAR driver Jerry Cook
Jerry Cook

Gerald, known as Jerry or 'Cookie', Cook was born in Lockport, Western New York on the 31st July 1939.

NASCAR driver Darel Dieringer
Darel Dieringer

Darel Dieringer was born on the 1st June 1926 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He had a short Grand National career, making his debut in 1957 and at first he ...

NASCAR driver Joey Logano
Joey Logano

Joseph Thomas Logano was born in Middletown, Connecticut on the 24th of May, 1990, the second and youngest child of Tom and Debbie Logano.

NASCAR driver Buck Baker
Buck Baker

Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. was born on the 4th March 1919 in the heart of NASCAR racing country at Richburg, South Carolina.

NASCAR driver Tim Flock
Tim Flock

Julius Timothy Flock, later to be known as Tim, was born on the 11th of May 1924 in Fort Payne, Alabama. He was the youngest son of Lee, a mechanic a ...

NASCAR driver Glen Wood
Glen Wood

Glen Wood was born on the 18th July 1925in Stuart, South Virginia.

NASCAR driver Tina Gordon
Tina Gordon

Tina Gordon is a woman who is not only competitive but is driven to succeed, not only in race car driving but every aspect of her life including rodeo ...

NASCAR driver Fred DeSarro
Fred DeSarro

Frederick DeSarro was born on the 3rd July 1937 in Connecticut. He grew up with a love of racing, starting a youngster racing bikes and later moving ...

NASCAR driver A.J. Foyt
A.J. Foyt

A.J. was, like so many other drivers, hard nosed both on and of the track.

NASCAR driver Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards

Carl Michael Edwards was born August 15, 1979 in Columbia, MO and competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series for Roush Fenway Raci ...

NASCAR driver Jack Ingram
Jack Ingram

Jack Ingram, known as the 'Iron Man' in racing circles, was born on the 28th December, 1936 in Asheville, North Carolina, and unlike many of his count ...

NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson was born on September 17,1975 in El Cajon, California and now drives the #48 Lowe's/Kobolt Tools Chevrolet Impala that is co-ow ...

NASCAR driver Ricky Rudd
Ricky Rudd

Richard Rudd, better known as Ricky, was born on the 12th September 1956 in Norfolk County (now known as Chesapeake), Virginia to parents Margaret and ...

NASCAR driver Buddy Baker
Buddy Baker

Elzie Wylie Baker, Jr., more famously know as 'Buddy' Baker was born on 25th January 1941 in Florence, South Carolina to two times Grand Na ...

NASCAR driver Glenn Fireball Roberts
Glenn Fireball Roberts

He came into NASCAR racing bearing the nickname of "Fireball" and this had no bearing on his driving abilities.

NASCAR driver Harry Gant
Harry Gant

Harry Phil Gant was born on the 10th January, 1940 in Taylorsville, North Carolina. Street racing in the 1950’s Harry honed his skills on the country ...

NASCAR driver Lee Petty
Lee Petty

Lee Arnold Petty was born on the 14th March 1914 in the small town of Randleman, North Carolina. His parents worked the family farm to raise their tw ...

NASCAR driver Ralph Earnhardt
Ralph Earnhardt

During his later teens he began to build cars in the family garage with the intention of racing one on the local dirt tracks eventually starting in 19 ...

NASCAR driver Ernie Irvan
Ernie Irvan

Ernie was considered to be a hard charger on the race track, setting out to win the race from the start to the finish.

NASCAR driver Leilani Munter
Leilani Munter

eilani Maaja Munter is the beautiful daughter of a Hawaiian mother and German father. Born in Rochester, Minnesota on the 18th February 1976 she was ...

NASCAR driver Jimmy Spencer
Jimmy Spencer

It was inevitable that Jimmy would choose race car driving for a career, being brought up surrounded by racing cars and paraphernalia.

NASCAR driver Bob Welborn
Bob Welborn

Robert Joe Welborn, better know as 'Bob', was born on the 5th of May 1928 in Denton, North Carolina.

NASCAR driver Kim Crosby
Kim Crosby

Kimberley Crosby was born in Tallahassee, Florida on the 8th of December 1964.

NASCAR driver Kurt Busch
Kurt Busch

Born Kurtis Thomas Busch, Kurt, as he is known, together with his brother, Kyle, also a race driver, is a third generation NASCAR race car driver.

NASCAR driver Ethel Flock Mobley
Ethel Flock Mobley

Ethel was the youngest daughter of Carl and Maudie Flock. She was born on the 8th of March 1920 in Fort Payne, Alabama and as she was closer in age t ...

NASCAR driver Tim Richmond
Tim Richmond

Ernie was considered to be a hard charger on the race track, setting out to win the race from the start to the finish.

NASCAR driver David Pearson
David Pearson

David Gene Pearson was born on the 22nd December 1934 in the 'moonshine' town of Whitney, South Carolina. His parents worked at the local mill, as di ...

NASCAR driver Neil Bonnett
Neil Bonnett

Lawrence Neil Bonnett, later known as Neil Bonnett, later part of the famous 'Alabama Gang', was born on the 30th July 1947 in Hueytown, Alabama. Duri ...

NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon was born on the 4th August 1971 in the town of Vallejo, California.

NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick

Kevin Harvick was born on the 8th December 1975 in Bakersfield, California.

NASCAR driver Herb Thomas
Herb Thomas

Herbert Watson Thomas was born on the 6th April 1923 in the small town of Olivia, North Carolina.

NASCAR driver Marvin Panch
Marvin Panch

Tony Stewart is currently sponsored by Old Spice/ Office Depot driving a Chevrolet that is owned by Margaret Haas.