Rex White

Rex Allen White (August 17, 1929 – July 18, 2025) was an American auto racer and NASCAR champion. White was one of the drivers who competed for the original Ford racing team.  

Person life
White was born and raised in Taylorsville, North Carolina.

White died on July 18, 2025 under hospice care in Taylorsville at the age of 95.

Career
White began racing in 1956, grabbing fourteen top-ten finishes. After a part-time run in 1957, White won twice in 1958. His most notable year came in 1960, when he won six races, and the NASCAR Grand National (now NASCAR Cup Series) championship. When he retired in 1964, he had acquired 73 career victories.  Throughout most of White's NASCAR career, he drove General Motors brand cars, typically painted gold and white, sporting the number "4" on the side.  

After he retired, White was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Hall of Fame in 1974, and was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.

Legacy
In January 2015 White was selected as an inductee to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.  At the time, White was NASCAR's  "oldest living champion at 85 years of age".

References

Other websites
Career statistics at Racing-Reference.info
Legends of Nascar bio 

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Category:NASCAR drivers
Category:American racecar drivers
Category:Sportspeople from North Carolina