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Rex White, 1960 NASCAR Champion and Hall of Famer, Dies at 95

His passing marks the loss of a living link to NASCAR’s moonshine-era grit rooted in short-track racing.

NASCAR Hall of Famer Rex White speaks with the media after the 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 30, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Overview

  • NASCAR confirmed on July 18 that Rex White, aged 95 and the sport’s oldest living champion, passed away.
  • Over a nine-season career from 1956 to 1964 as a driver/owner, White won 28 races—six en route to his 1960 Cup championship—and participated in five Daytona 500s.
  • He excelled on short tracks, amassing 110 top-five and 163 top-10 finishes in 233 starts, with just two wins on tracks longer than a mile.
  • NASCAR chairman Jim France and Hall of Fame director Winston Kelly both praised White’s consistency, pioneering spirit and long-standing role as an ambassador for the sport.
  • Inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2015 and named one of the series’ 50 best drivers in 1998, White stood at 5’4” as the shortest champion in NASCAR history.