W. Alan "Rags" Carter (December 2, 1928 - May 23, 1993) was an American stock car racing driver from Miami Springs, Florida. He won the 1965, 1966 and 1969 championships at the Nazareth Speedway in Pennsylvania.[4]
| Rags Carter | |||||||
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| Born | Wilson Alan Carter December 2, 1928 Miami Springs, Florida | ||||||
| Died | May 23, 1993 (aged 64) Reading, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Retired | 1980[1] | ||||||
| Motorsports career | |||||||
| Debut season | 1947 | ||||||
| Car number | 1, 4jr., p34, 44, 73 | ||||||
| Championships | 3 | ||||||
| Wins | 159+ [2] | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| First race | 1952 Palm Beach Speedway[3] | ||||||
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Racing career
editIn his early career, Rags Carter was a frequent winner at the South Florida tracks, including Broward, Medley, and Palm Beach Speedways. In 1952, Carter came from last place to win the Florida Stock Car Championship at Opa-Locka Speedway, crossing the finish line on his roof after tangling with future NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Banjo Matthews.[5]
It was at Palm Beach that he made his only appearance in the NASCAR Grand National Series, finishing sixth.[3] Carter spent the majority of his career racing in the Modified division, and in 1963 relocated to Pennsylvania, where he competed at the renowned tracks of the northeast, frequenting Orange County Fair (Victory) Speedway NY, and Reading Fairgrounds Speedway PA.[6][7][8]
Carter was inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press Association and the Northeast Dirt Modified Halls of Fame.[9][10]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series
edit| NASCAR Grand National Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||||
| 1952 | 34 | Plymouth | PBS 6 |
DAB | JSP | NWS | MAR | CLB | ATL | CCS | LAN | DAR | DSP | CAN | HAY | FMS | HBO | CLT | MSF | NIF | OSW | MON | MOR | PPS | MCF | AWS | DAR | CCS | LAN | DSP | WIL | HBO | MAR | NWS | ATL | PBS | 91.5 | [11] | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Blaine, Eddy (April 4, 1980). "Let's Go Racing". The Intelligencer. Doyelstown PA. p. 24. Retrieved August 27, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Cars, Drivers & Events – Rags Carter". Auto Racing Research Associates. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "Rags Carter-NASCAR Cup Series". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ Carter, Al Jr. (2017). JUST CALL ME RAGS: Rags Carter's Racing Life. Coastal 181. ISBN 9780998862507.
- ^ Zullo, A.; Nash, B. M. (1993). The Greatest Sports Stories Never Told. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780671795276.
- ^ "Carter snares first Fairground feature". Reading Eagle. July 10, 1965. p. 6. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Rags Cater triumphs at Victory Speedway". The Evening News. August 23, 1965. p. 19. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ Taylor, David (June 10, 1979). "Rags Carter wins feature". The Evening News. p. 12. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Google Books.
- ^ "EMPA Hall of Fame - Rags Carter". Eastern Motorsports Press Association. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
- ^ "W. Alan Carter, 64, former Stock Car driver". The Morning Call. May 24, 1992. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Rags Carter – 1952 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
External links
edit- Rags Carter driver statistics at Racing-Reference