Jim Reed
Jim Reed was a Northeastern short-track star who competed in NASCAR's early Grand National years, part of the wave of drivers who helped the sport take root beyond…
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Paul Goldsmith
Paul Goldsmith was a rare two-sport star: an AMA motorcycle Hall of Famer who won the Daytona 200, then switched to stock cars and won nine Grand National…
Darel Dieringer
Darel Dieringer won seven Grand National races in the 1960s, driving for top teams including Bud Moore and Junior Johnson. The Indianapolis native was a versatile, hard-nosed competitor…
Lennie Pond
Lennie Pond was the 1973 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year and won his only Cup race at Talladega in 1978, driving for Harry Ranier. The Virginia native…
Coo Coo Marlin
Clifton 'Coo Coo' Marlin made 165 Winston Cup starts as a Tennessee independent, nearly pulling off a stunning upset win at Charlotte in 1973. He was better known…
Charlie Glotzbach
'Chargin' Charlie Glotzbach won four Grand National races, including the 1968 National 500 at Charlotte, and set a world closed-course speed record at Michigan in 1969. The Indiana…
Friday Hassler
Friday Hassler – born on a Friday, hence the name – made 28 Grand National starts as a Tennessee independent in the late 1960s and early 1970s, part…
James Hylton
James Hylton was the 1966 Grand National Rookie of the Year and a two-time Cup winner who famously raced into his seventies, competing in ARCA as an independent…
Butch Lindley
Butch Lindley was a short-track ace who won back-to-back NASCAR Sportsman Division championships in 1977 and 1978, plus six Busch Series races. The Greenville native was one of…
Rob Moroso
Rob Moroso was the 1989 Busch Series champion and the 1990 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year, a wealthy young driver with genuine talent who had just begun…