Adam Petty
Adam Petty was the first fourth-generation driver in NASCAR's top series, carrying the sport's most famous name as the son of Kyle and grandson of Richard. After success…
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Ralph Earnhardt
Ralph Earnhardt never raced in NASCAR's top division, but he was a short-track legend, winning more than 350 features and the 1956 NASCAR Sportsman championship. His relentless work…
Lee Petty
Lee Petty was the patriarch of NASCAR's first family: a three-time Grand National champion (1954, 1958, 1959) with 54 victories, including the first Daytona 500 in 1959, decided…
Marvin Panch
Marvin Panch won 17 Grand National races, most famously the 1961 Daytona 500 driving for Smokey Yunick. In 1963 he survived a fiery crash at Daytona only because…
Fred Lorenzen
Fred Lorenzen, 'The Elmhurst Express' and 'Golden Boy,' was one of NASCAR's first Northern stars, winning 26 Grand National races including the 1965 Daytona 500. Driving for Holman-Moody,…
Bobby Isaac
Bobby Isaac won the 1970 Grand National championship and 37 career races, most driving the winged Dodge Daytona for crew chief Harry Hyde. In 1971 he set 28…
Wendell Scott
Wendell Scott was the first African-American driver to win a Grand National race, taking the checkered flag at Jacksonville in 1963. Racing on a shoestring budget with his…
Billy Wade
Billy Wade was NASCAR's 1963 Rookie of the Year, and in 1964 he won four consecutive Grand National races for Bud Moore – a streak that announced him…
Tiny Lund
DeWayne 'Tiny' Lund – 6-foot-6 and 270 pounds – won the 1963 Daytona 500 driving for the Wood Brothers, just weeks after pulling fellow driver Marvin Panch from…
Joe Weatherly
Joe Weatherly, the 'Clown Prince of Racing,' won back-to-back Grand National championships in 1962 and 1963, driving for Bud Moore. Known as much for his pranks and partying…