Charles "Red" Farmer (October 15, 1931 or [[October 15}}, 1932- was a racecar driver. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...

"Red" Farmer was born in Hialeah, Florida. Hialeah is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. ... State nickname: Sunshine State, Everglade State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ...

His first race was at Opa-locka Speedway near Miami, Florida in a 1934 Ford in 1946. He became famous as a member of the Alabama Gang. Estimates of Farmer's career victories range from 700 to 900 victories, most occuring in the late 1950's and early 60's. He raced 36 NASCAR races from 1953 to 1975. He won numerous championships at local tracks. He was the NASCAR National Late Model Sportsman champion for three consecutive years from 1969 to 1971. Farmer's best finish in NASCAR's top division was a fourth at both the 1972 Talladega Speedway, and the 1968 Middle Georgia 500 (Macon, Georgia). He was named NASCAR's most popular driver 4 times. Opa-locka is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... State nickname: Sunshine State, Everglade State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Alabama Gang was the nickname for a group of NASCAR drivers who set up shop and operated out of Hueytown, Alabama, near Birmingham, Alabama. ... NASCAR logo The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR logo The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Macon is the name of several places in the United States of America and of one in France and a small town in Belgium: Macon, Belgium Mâcon, France Macon, Georgia, United States of America Macon, Mississippi, United States of America Macon, Missouri, United States of America Macon, North Carolina, United... NASCAR logo The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...

Red has retained his skills as a driver in spite of his age. He competed in 2 Busch Grand National races in 1992 at age 60. On June 2005, Red turned heads winning a heat over current NASCAR stars at Eldora, Ohio and finishing 8th in the feature. Eldora may refer to: Eldora, Iowa Eldora, Colorado This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ...

His accolades are numerous. He's a member of 5 halls of fame. Red was named one of the Top 50 drivers in NASCAR history in 2000. He was a member of the first Class of Inductees into the Talladega-Texaco Walk Of Fame. When the International Motorsports Hall of Fame inducted Red, they had to waive their rule of 5 years of retirement - they figured that he never would retire. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Texaco was the name of an American oil company that was merged into ChevronTexaco in 2001. ... The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame dedicated to enshrining those who have contributed the most to auto racing either as a driver, owner, developer or engineer. ...

In 1993 Red was arriving to Talladega Superspeedway with Davey Allison, when the helicopter crashed and killed Allison. Red ended up with broken bones. Talladega Superspeedway is now the official name of a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, that was formerly Alabama International Motor Speedway. ... Davey Allison (February 25, 1961 - July 13, 1993) was a NASCAR race car driver who drove the #28 Texaco-Havoline Ford. ...

See also

• List of famous NASCAR drivers

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External Links

• [http://www.racing-reference.com/driver?id=farmere01 Career statistics at Racing-Reference.com
• http://www.alabamagang.s5.com/
• http://www.talladegawalk.com/previous_inductees/farmer_red.htm]