in: NASCAR drivers Former NASCAR drivers Category page Edit Former NASCAR drivers, are NASCAR drivers that no longer compete in any NASCAR competition. 'Well, we don't own the hotel, we don't know when we check out. (Associated Press)(4-27-2013) "Scott is the master of racing dirt models and anytime you can team with someone of that caliber, you can rest assured it will have a great impact on your program. Foyt has been hospitalized in Houston for complications from knee surgery and will skip the 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Even as a youngster riding around his neighborhood on a small, lawn mower engine-powered car, Ricky Rudd wanted to go fast. FILE -Kurt Busch (45) pits during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at World Wide Technology Raceway, Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Madison, Ill. NASCAR's next 75 years almost certainly will include at least a partially electric vehicle turning laps at Daytona International Speedway. Some of the big names include Bobby Labonte, Ken . "I deal with the contrast of my life pretty good." Darlington and the NASCAR Hall of Fame are partnering on a special ticket offer for fans, which will include an exclusive meet-and-greet and autograph session with the NASCAR legend and hometown hero from Timmonsville, S.C. For $59, each fan will receive a ticket in the Pearson grandstand for the Bojangles' Southern 500, a ticket to the NASCAR Hall of Fame (redeemable throughout the season), a 2012 Hall of Fame Yearbook and the opportunity to get up-close-and-personal with Yarborough on race day. Foyt was scheduled to be the grand marshal Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Johnson is one of the longest-reigning NASCAR drivers still on the track, with a career that went from 2002 to 2017. We started the feature in the 24th and last position since the field was set based on points. (JD Motorsports)(4-8-2014), Bud Moore recovering: NASCAR Hall of Famer Bud Moore suffered a mild heart attack over the weekend and is recovering in a hospital near his home in Spartanburg, S.C. "He had a procedure done and is doing fine. While Bowyer is alive, a police investigation is underway to find the cause of the accident. "I'm getting more of my strength back and I'm eating a better than I was when this first happened. Just impossible," said Marlin, reached by phone. There are so many times that I forget things. But rather than go to the doctor he simply Super-Glued it closed. I made a page back in 1997 with some notes and images of the #47 Jayski.com Ford at Jayski's Talladega Experience page. I wanted to be king, but I went at it all the wrong ways," Waltrip said. His 40 career victories currently rank 17th on the all-time list for the series while his 882 career starts rank fifth overall for the sanctioning body's top series. Burton, the 2002 Daytona 500 winner and brother of current Richard Childress Racing team member Jeff Burton, stepped away from the sport in 2007 to help Jeb's racing career as well as work with the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation. And though he's accepted that his physical limitations ended his career at 33, it still frustrates him. Johnson's $17.5 million tally last year is half of what Earnhardt earned a decade prior as the highest-paid Nascar driver. "Things were going so well and to have it taken away, yeah, I have a lot of bad feelings over that," Nadeau said. Charlotte Motor Speedway was always my favorite race track. Trickle, 71, died May 16 in Iron Station, N.C. "Dick deserves it," said longtime friend and fellow racer Tom Reffner, 73, of Rudolph. The project will get under way in October. Rookie Chase Elliott inherited the legendary No. Our car experts choose every product we feature. (hometracks.nascar.com)[Read More Here](5-31-2017), Construction of Dick Trickle memorial continues: A bronze statue of Dick Trickle will wave to visitors in front of two curved walls featuring inscriptions, photographs and a dedication at the community park in Rudolph. As for funding it, Biffle said, "Man, I am not a financial guy whatsoever." Rudd maintains his own property on a lake and enjoys making up for lost time with his family. (12-14-2015), Get Well Lennie Pond UPDATE: Lennie Pond, NASCAR's rookie of the year in 1973, was scheduled to undergo cancer surgery Friday in Richmond, Va. Pond, 75, who had one career Cup victory (at Talladega in 1978), beat out Darrell Waltrip for the '73 rookie honor. "Just winning anywhere feels good," Schrader said. Keselowski credits his big win to visiting his favorite bar, Sullivan & Son, and the establishment declares the bar stool he sat on before the race "lucky." You just take the medicine and you'll be fine. (Bang Shift/JackDonohue.com)(10-7-2015), Ned Jarrett cancer-free after treatment for melanoma: Ned Jarrett, a two-time champion in NASCAR's premier series, said Thursday that he is cancer-free after surgery and four weeks of recent treatment for melanoma, a form of skin cancer. (Penske Racing)(8-22-2012), Rusty would like to see the schedule reduced: Rusty Wallace, recently selected to the NASCAR Hall of Famer, loves plenty of things about the sport. Maury County Fire Chief Mark Gandee said that crews had to work to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby buildings and fuel tanks. The past and future of the NASCAR Cup Series converged Tuesday in Winston-Salem, N.C. when a trio of retired stars strapped in to test the sport's Next Gen car at historic Bowman Gray Stadium. "Back to doing a little bit of everything, I guess." That crash left Nadeau with a traumatic brain injury, immobility on his left side, a collapsed lung and broken ribs. Today, Gerhart drives part-time in the ARCA Series, driving the No. The National Prayer Breakfast has been held annually since 1953, when the United States Senate and House of Representatives met with President Eisenhower to discuss privately his experience with the "Almighty" on D-Day. Wallace won 55 Sprint Cup races in a career that stretched from 1980 to 2005. The previous quarter winners of the award this year were NASCAR spotter Chris Osborne, artist Jeanne Barnes and journalist Al Pearce. Proud of his Midwestern racing roots, Schrader said he's humbled to be part of the 10-person induction class for the Ozarks Area Racers Foundation Hall of Fame on Jan. 6. Martin said when he hit the Springfield track in the 70s that he thought he had made it to the big time. He retired in 2017 after missing parts of 2012 and 2016 with concussion-related issues. "I purposely waited until I retired from driving so the book would encompass my entire career," says Gordon. After a near-fatal crash in 1990, he moved into the. He continues to have therapy on both his leg and arm and progresses each day. (NBCSports)(7-7-2015), Dick Trickle Memorial emerging: The beginnings of the Dick Trickle Memorial at the Rudolph Community Park (Wisconsin) are slowly beginning to emerge from the grassy field, thanks to the hard work of those dedicated to preserving the racing legend's memory. (Sports Illustrated)(5-13-2016), Dave Blaney injured at Eldora: Former NASCAR driver Dave Blaney, father of Sprint Cup rookie Ryan Blaney, was transported to an Ohio hospital Friday night after crashing during qualifying at Eldora Speedway, a track spokesperson told NBC Sports. Life after racing has kept Hornish in a spiraling heel-toe dance. Good guys go to hell." January 12, 2023 at 7:10 AM. Jarrett was voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011, the second group of five chosen for enshrinement. "He did the best of anybody from our area by far, and I just think it's the right thing to do, and I think it's the right thing to do for Rudolph itself." "I think that would be a positive thing," said Dale Earnhardt Jr., the perennial choice of fans as NASCAR's most popular driver. "You want to throw up but can't; your head is pounding; you feel awful." "I love gardening," Spencer said. Open to the public, the dedication of the Petty and Gants in-ground plaques will be held outside the Charles Mack Citizen Center on the Walk of Fame located at 215 N. Main St. in historic downtown Mooresville. The stroke followed another health issue for Pearson -- an abdominal aneurysm, which occurred in October and left him hospitalized for more than a week. "I was doing it for the fun of it. "I'm in favor of it. Together with the Allison family, the Posse Films team will put the dramatic story of one of the greatest NASCAR legends on the silver screen. Foyt will be in the hospital for several days. Jarrett was declared cancer-free after completion of the program. "It's the classic case of supply and demand," Wallace said Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. "Billy is a great guy who loves to race and who loves being around the sport," Davis said. He finished his first year in the BGN division in second place to Hall of Fame driver Jack Ingram. He drove for five full seasons, 1976-80, with two top-five finishes. (Fayetteville Observer)(2-17-2012), New Darrell Waltrip Book released: NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip knew that big changes were in the wind on the morning of February 18, 2001. Foyt Undergoes Successful Triple Bypass Surgery: Four-time Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500 winner and former NASCAR team owner A.J. He talked with NASCAR brass about the dangers of carbon-monoxide exposure, which led to the organization moving headers to the right side of its cars and improving cockpit ventilation. "Mooresville, is the absolute center of the sport of auto racing and the home of many of its famous personalities. "NASCAR and the motorsports industry are a major part of our state's identity and our economy," said McCrory. He is expected to make a full recovery. Foyt continues to recover from his triple bypass surgery and subsequent complications at home in Houston. That has worked well for such veteran drivers as Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Earnhardt and Carl Edwards. West Wilkes High, into which Miller's Creek was consolidated, plans to upgrade the broadcast booth at its football stadium and name the facility for Benny. "When I finally came to or woke up, I realized that that wreck had knocked me unconscious," Waltrip said. "And Jeff speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about his childhood, his much publicized divorce, those he competed against, his family, and life after racing." 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