# Billy Rafter

William “Billy” Rafter is a retired American champion stock car driver from Clarence Center, New York and a pioneer of the sport.

## Racing career

Billy Rafter made 35 appearances in the NASCAR Grand National Series, the first of which was in 1949, the inaugural year of the Cup division. He otherwise spent the majority of his career racing in the Late Model Sportsman and Modified divisions, competing at the renowned tracks of the northeast, including Fonda Speedway NY, Langhorne Speedway PA, and Perry Speedway NY. In 1961 he won the inaugural event at the newly opened Utica-Rome Speedway.
Rafter was inducted into the New York State Stock Car Association and the Northeast Dirt Modified Halls of Fame.

## Motorsports career results
### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results :
| 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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | NGNC | Pts | Ref |
| 1949 | | | Ford | CLT | DAB | HBO | LAN | HAM 3 | MAR | HEI | NWS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20th | 160 | |
| 1953 | | | Plymouth | PBS | DAB | HAR | NWS | CLT | RCH | CCS | LAN | CLB | HCY | MAR | PMS | RSP | LOU | FFS | LAN | TCS | WIL | MCF 18 | PIF | MOR | ATL | RVS | LCF | DAV | HBO | AWS | PAS | HCY | DAR | CCS | LAN | BLF | WIL | NWS | MAR | ATL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 146th | 64 | |
| 1954 | Billy Rafter | 141 | Plymouth | PBS | DAB 42 | JSP | ATL | OSP | OAK | NWS | HBO | CCS | LAN | WIL | MAR | SHA | RSP | CLT | GAR | CLB | LND | HCY | MCF | WGS | PIF | AWS | SFS | GRS | MOR | OAK | CLT | SAN | COR | DAR | CCS | CLT | LAN | MAS | MAR | NWS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 201st | 14 | |
| 1956 | Billy Rafter | 41 | Dodge | HCY | CLT | WSS | PBS | ASF | DAB | PBS | WIL | ATL | NWS | LAN | RCH | CLB | CON | GPS | HCY | HBO | MAR | LIN | CLT | POR | EUR | NYF 19 | MER | MAS | CLT | MCF 15 | POR | AWS 7 | RSP | PIF | CSF | CHI | CCF | MGY | OKL | ROA | OBS | SAN | NOR 13 | PIF 11 | MYB | POR | DAR | CSH | CLT 17 | LAN | POR | CLB | HBO | NWP 22 | CLT | CCF 26 | MAR 26 | HCY | WIL | 73rd | 623.4 | |
| 1957 | C.M. Julian | 41 | Dodge | WSS | CON | TIC | DAB | CON | WIL | HBO | AWS | NWS | LAN | CLT | PIF | GBF | POR | CCF | RCH | MAR | POR | EUR | LIN | LCS | ASP | NWP | CLB | CPS | PIF | JAC | RSP | CLT | MAS 17 | POR | HCY | NOR | LCS | GLN 10 | KPC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99th | 128 | |
| 1957 | Billy Rafter | 41 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LIN 23 | OBS | MYB | DAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99th | 128 |
| 1957 | Billy Rafter | 4 | Plymouth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NYF 24 | AWS | CSF | SCF | LAN | CLB | CCF | CLT | MAR | NBR | CON | NWS | GBF | | | | | | 99th | 128 |
| 1958 | Billy Rafter | 150 | Ford | FAY | DAB | CON | FAY | WIL | HBO | FAY 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2916 | |
| 1958 | Billy Rafter | 50 | Ford | | | | | | | | CLB 32 | PIF 10 | ATL 15 | CLT 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2916 |
| 1958 | Billy Rafter | 57 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | MAR 18 | ODS | OBS | GPS 8 | GBF 8 | STR 11 | NWS | BGS | TRN | RSD | CLB | NBS 5 | REF 14 | LIN 8 | HCY 11 | AWS 13 | | MCC 11 | SLS | TOR 6 | BUF 9 | MCF 12 | BEL | BRR | CLB | NSV | AWS | BGS | MBS | DAR | CLT | BIR | CSF | GAF | RCH | HBO | SAS | MAR | NWS | ATL | | | | | | 19th | 2916 | |
| 1958 | Billy Rafter | 57 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RSP 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 2916 |