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Rex White, NASCAR’s Oldest Champion, Dies at 95

NASCAR chairman Jim France said White’s short track mastery laid the groundwork for modern stock car racing.

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Overview

  • NASCAR confirmed that Rex White died at age 95 on July 18, 2025.
  • White won the 1960 Cup Series championship and collected 28 victories over a nine-season career.
  • He excelled on short tracks, with only two of his wins coming on circuits longer than a mile.
  • White was named one of NASCAR’s 50 greatest drivers in 1998 and inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015.
  • Jim France mourned White’s passing, praising his consistency and pioneering contributions to the sport’s formative era.