Slick Johnson
Russell 'Slick' Johnson made 125 Winston Cup starts as an independent driver from North Carolina, a journeyman who raced hard against better-funded teams through the late 1970s and…
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Grant Adcox
Grant Adcox was a Tennessee independent who raced in Winston Cup through the 1980s, a regular in the garage who competed against the sport's biggest names with a…
J.D. McDuffie
J.D. McDuffie was NASCAR's beloved independent, making 653 Winston Cup starts over 28 years in his own underfunded No. 70 without ever winning. Fans adored him precisely because…
Carlos Pardo
Carlos Pardo was the 2004 NASCAR Mexico Series champion and one of the series' most popular drivers. Racing in front of his home fans at Puebla, he was…
Blaise Alexander
Blaise Alexander was an ARCA star who twice finished runner-up in the series championship and was moving up to the Busch Series. The Pennsylvania native had a reputation…
Tony Roper
Tony Roper was a veteran short-track racer from Missouri who had worked his way up to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, living the journeyman driver's dream of competing…
Kenny Irwin
Kenny Irwin was the 1998 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year for Robert Yates Racing. He never won a Cup race – his two national-series victories came in…
John Nemechek
John Nemechek, younger brother of Cup driver Joe Nemechek, was a promising NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver racing for his family's team. Known for his easy smile and…
Rodney Orr
Rodney Orr was the 1993 Goody's Dash Series champion, a short-track standout attempting to qualify for his first Daytona 500 in 1994. Like so many before him, he…
Clifford Allison
Clifford Allison, son of Bobby and younger brother of Davey, was working his way up through the Busch Series, chasing the family dream. He had shown real promise…