- Rex White
Infobox NASCAR driver
Name = Rex White
Birthdate = birth date and age|1930|8|17
Birthplace = flagicon|USA Taylorsville,North Carolina
Best_Cup_Pos = 1st - 1960 (Grand National)
Cup_Wins = 28
Cup_Top_Tens = 163
Cup_Poles = 36
First_Cup_Race = 6th race of 1956 season (Daytona Beach)
First_Cup_Win = 27th race of 1958 season (Weaverville)
Last_Cup_Win = 1962 Dixie 400 (Atlanta)
Last_Cup_Race = 1964 Dixie 400 (Atlanta)
Awards = 1960 Grand National ChampionNMPA Hall of Fame InducteeNamed one of
NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)Georgia Racing Hall of Fame inductee
Years_In_Cup = 9
Total_Cup_Races = 233Rex White (born
August 17 1929 inSpartanburg, South Carolina ) is a formerNASCAR champion. He began racing in 1956, grabbing fourteen top-ten finishes. After a part-time run in 1957, White won twice the next year. His big year came in 1960, when he won six races and the Grand National championship. When he retired in 1964, he had had 28 career victories. Afterwards, he was inducted into the NMPA Hall of Fame and was named one ofNASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.Sources
* [http://www.nascar.com NASCAR.com]
* [http://www.racing-reference.com Racing Reference]
* [http://apse.dallasnews.com/dec2004/16-17nmspa.html National Motorsports Press Association]External links
* [http://www.racing-reference.com/driver?id=whitere01 Career statistics at Racing-Reference.com]
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