Charles "Red" Farmer was born on October 15,1932 and is an American professional stock car racing and dirt track racing driver.
17 Facts About Red Farmer
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Red Farmer currently competes part-time in 602 Crate Dirt Late Models in the No F97 Ford Mustang for his own team.
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Red Farmer became famous as a member of the Alabama Gang and he considered his hometown to be Hueytown, Alabama.
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Red Farmer raced 36 NASCAR Cup Series races from 1953 to 1975.
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Red Farmer was one of the first to transition from the modified series to the early Grand National Series.
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Red Farmer was the NASCAR National Late Model Sportsman champion for three consecutive years from 1969 to 1971.
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Red Farmer entered so few Cup races because he was content to run primarily in the Late Model Sportsman Series.
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Red Farmer was named NASCAR's most popular driver four times.
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Red Farmer was Davey Allison's crew chief in the Busch Series.
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Red Farmer has retained his skills as a driver in spite of his age.
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Red Farmer competed in two Busch Grand National races in 1992, and the season opening ARCA event at Daytona in 1993.
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In June 2005, at age 72, Red Farmer turned heads in winning a heat over current NASCAR Sprint Cup stars, and finished 8th in the feature during the Sprint Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway, owned by Tony Stewart.
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Red Farmer's accolades are numerous, being a member of five halls of fame.
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Red Farmer was named one of the 50 Greatest Drivers in NASCAR history in 1998.
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Red Farmer was a member of the first Class of Inductees into the Talladega-Texaco Walk Of Fame.
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Red Farmer was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2022.
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On July 12,1993, Farmer was a passenger in a helicopter crash at Talladega Superspeedway that took the life of NASCAR Winston Cup driver Davey Allison, which occurred as Allison was attempting to land the aircraft in a nearby parking lot.