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Pages in category "Racing drivers from Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
His racing career began as a hobby during his studies at the University of Georgia, where he earned a business degree. Jones originally wanted to race motocross, but his dad suggested stock cars since they were safer. After his sixth race Jones went out to dinner with his father, where he told him that he wanted to be a NASCAR champion. He and ...
Chandler Michael Smith Sr. (born June 26, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver. ... Georgia and was a part of the graduating class of 2020. [24]
Established in 2002, the museum serves to preserve the auto racing achievements of notable racecar drivers from Georgia. [1] The museum holds numerous artifacts, including a 1948 car driven by Red Byron and the Ford racecar driven by Gober Sosebee in the Daytona 500 (depicted in logo). [2] [3]
Regarded as one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history, Elliott was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998, and has been inducted into numerous racing and motorsports Halls of Fame, including being inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1998, and being an inaugural inductee into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in 2002.
John Wesley Townley (December 31, 1989 – October 2, 2021) [1] [2] was an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed in NASCAR's Xfinity and Truck Series from 2008 to 2016, winning a race in the latter in 2015. Townley's father Tony is a co-founder of the Zaxby's chain of chicken restaurants.
Carl D. "Lightning" Lloyd Seay (December 14, 1919 – September 2, 1941) was an early stock car racing driver from Dawsonville Georgia. NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. described Seay as the "best pure race driver I ever saw". [1] He was shot to death by his cousin Woodrow Anderson over a moonshine operation. His last name was pronounced as "See ...
James Downing (born January 4, 1942) is an American former professional race car driver, he is a five-time IMSA Championship winner, owner/driver of Downing/Atlanta Racing, and was principal in the development of the HANS device.