Troy Ruttman
Troy Ruttman was just 22 when he won the 1952 Indianapolis 500, the youngest winner in the race's history at the time. The Oklahoma sprint-car prodigy later raced…
Category: Driver Profiles
Johnnie Parsons
Born on the Fourth of July, Johnnie Parsons won the 1950 Indianapolis 500 and was one of America's top open-wheel drivers of the late 1940s, also competing in…
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…
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…
Larry Frank
Larry Frank, a former Golden Gloves boxer and ex-Marine, won the 1962 Southern 500 at Darlington in one of the strangest finishes ever: Junior Johnson was initially flagged…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…