Bobby Myers

Bobby Harris Myers (June 27, 1927 – September 2, 1957) was an American NASCAR driver. He ran 15 Grand National Series races from 1950 until his death in a crash during the 1957 Southern 500.

Career Bob Harris Myers was born on June 27, 1927, to his parents John R. Myers and Flonnie Wade Myers.

During his early career, Myers earned the nickname "Master of the Madhouse" for his hard driving style at the Bowman Gray Stadium, and began racing their in the late 1940s with his older brother Billy handled his mechanics until he decided he wanted to drive as well. The two won a total of four track championships at the Bowman Gray, with Myers winning the Modified championship in 1952 while Billy won in 1951, 1953 and 1955.

In 1953, Myers drove the No. 18 Oldsmobile in two NASCAR Grand National events. In the Southern 500, he started 50th and worked his way to a 20th finishing position. At the one-mile circular Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, Myers finished tenth.

Myers did not compete in the Grand National Division again until 1956. He drove Ansel Rakestraw's No. 1 Chevrolet at the half-mile asphalt Palm Beach Speedway in West Palm Beach, Florida. He started the event in 10th and finished in tenth. At the Daytona Beach and Road Course, Myers started 63rd of 76 cars and finished 46th failing to collect any of the purse money. At the half-mile dirt Wilson Speedway in Wilson, North Carolina, Myers started 24th and finished seventh. At Langhorne, Myers drove the No. 15W Ford owned by Bill Stroppe. Myers started the race in eighth position, but an engine failure dropped him to 38th. Myers started 12th in the No. 1 Chevrolet in the Virginia 500 at Martinsville but a right front hub failure left him in 15th position after completing 436 of the 500 laps. Myers was back behind the wheel of Bill Stroppe's No. 4 Mercury at Road America in what would be the only Sprint Cup race held at the Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin circuit. He started the race in 14th but a crash took him out on lap 39 and he finished 21st. The Stroppe Mercury carried the No. 76 for the Southern 500 and Myers put it in the 34th starting position. Problems with the gas tank on lap 91 put him out of the event and left him with a 61st finishing spot. Myers was optimistic for the Buddy Shuman 250 at the 4/10-mile dirt Hickory Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina after qualifying sixth, but a radiator problem on lap 105 put him out of the event and left him finishing in 19th position.