Month: October 2026

Gober Sosebee (1915–1996) was a Georgia stock car driver of the 1940s and 1950s. He raced on the Daytona beach course in the pre-NASCAR era and competed in…

Bugsy Stevens (May 11, 1934 – May 20, 2024), born Carl Steven Berghman of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, won three consecutive NASCAR National Modified championships (1967–1969) driving the Boehler family's…

Rex White (1929–2025) won the 1960 Grand National championship and 28 races driving his own cars. He finished in the top ten in six of his nine seasons…

Maurice Petty (1939–2020) was the engine builder behind Petty Enterprises. As 'Chief,' he built the engines for his brother Richard's seven championships and 200 wins, and in 2014…

Ray Hendrick (1929–1990) was a Virginia short-track great who won hundreds of Modified and Late Model Sportsman races across the South, mostly in the famous No. 11 'Flying…

Mike Stefanik (May 20, 1958 – September 15, 2019) won nine NASCAR championships — seven in the Whelen Modified Tour and two in the Busch North Series —…

Richie Evans (1941–1985) won nine NASCAR Modified championships — eight of them consecutively — and hundreds of feature races in his orange No. 61. He was killed in…

Bruton Smith (1927–2022), born Ollen Bruton Smith, built Charlotte Motor Speedway and founded Speedway Motorsports. He became one of the most powerful track promoters in NASCAR history and…

Travis Carter (November 21, 1949 – June 10, 2025) was a longtime NASCAR crew chief and team owner, born in Ellerbe, North Carolina. His Travis Carter Enterprises fielded…

Cecil Gordon (1941–2012) was a NASCAR driver and later car owner from North Carolina. He competed in the Cup Series from 1968 to 1985, first as an independent…