Anne B. France
Anne Bledsoe France, 'Annie B,' was NASCAR's first secretary-treasurer and the financial backbone of the sport's founding. While Big Bill promoted the races, she kept the books, managed…
Category: Pioneers (1949–1971)
Bill France
Bill France Sr., 'Big Bill,' founded NASCAR in 1948, uniting the scattered world of Southern stock car racing into a single sanctioning body. He built Daytona International Speedway,…
Harry Hyde
Harry Hyde was one of NASCAR's legendary crew chiefs, guiding Bobby Isaac to the 1970 championship with the winged Dodge Daytona and winning 56 races with drivers including…
Jake Elder
'Suitcase Jake' Elder – so named because he moved from team to team – was the crew chief behind David Pearson's back-to-back championships in 1968 and 1969, Mario…
Cotton Owens
Everett 'Cotton' Owens won nine Grand National races as a driver, then became a championship car owner, guiding David Pearson to the 1966 title. His garage in Spartanburg…
Bud Moore
Walter 'Bud' Moore was a championship car owner and master mechanic whose teams won 63 Winston Cup races and back-to-back titles with Joe Weatherly in 1962 and 1963.…
Elmo Langley
Elmo Langley won two Grand National races as a driver in the 1960s, but he became far better known as NASCAR's pace car driver, leading the field to…
Jim Paschal
Jim Paschal won 25 Grand National races in the 1960s, driving for top owners including Petty Enterprises. The High Point native was a consistent winner and a respected…
Buck Baker
Elzie 'Buck' Baker won back-to-back Grand National championships in 1956 and 1957, collecting 46 victories in a career that spanned three decades. He was the father of Buddy…
Tim Flock
Tim Flock won two Grand National championships (1952, 1955) and 39 races, and was NASCAR's great showman – he once raced with a rhesus monkey named Jocko Flocko…