Dick May

Richard Shelton May (November 7, 1930 – June 9, 2009) was an American NASCAR driver who competed in 185 races in the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series between 1967 and 1985.

Racing career May began his racing career at the St. Lawrence Valley Speedway in Canton, New York. He spent much of his early career racing at the Watertown Speedway, New York, where he was 1962 Track Champion.

Known as NASCAR’s pinch hitter, May was a coveted as a relief driver and hailed for his ability to qualify cars and avoid crashing, and some estimates put his total NASCAR appearances at over 500. In the 1975 running of the Mason-Dixon 500, May drove five different cars but did not finish the race.

After retiring as a driver, May worked as a NASCAR inspector until 2003. He was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2007.

Death On June 9, 2009, May died following a long illness. 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 Pts Ref 1970 Ron Ronacher 67 Ford RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH CAR SVH ATL BRI TAL NWS CLB DAR BLV LGY CLT SMR MAR MCH RSD HCY KPT GPS DAY AST TPN TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB ONA MCH TAL BGS SBO DAR HCY RCH DOV NCF NWS CLT MAR MGR CAR LGY 44th 551 1971 RSD DAY26 DAY DAYDNQ ONT RCH25 CAR35 HCY BRI21 ATL CLB18 GPS SMR20 NWS MAR DAR SBO14 TAL ASH6 KPT14 CLT DOV30 MCH40 RSD HOU GPS25 DAY NSV2932nd 1090 Langley Racing 64 Ford BRI29 Mercury AST23 ISP27 TRN34 Doc Faustina 5 Plymouth ATL22 BGS ONA Ralph Davis 84 Dodge MCH32 DAR25 MAR CLT Ford TAL 27 CLB HCY Ulrich Racing 40 Ford DOV19CAR MGR RCH NWS TWS Winston Cup Series

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1970 Ron Ronacher Ford DNQ 1971 DNQ 1972 Bob Davis Dodge DNQ 1974 Travis Tiller Dodge DNQ 1975 Frank Warren Dodge QL† 1976 Hiram Handy Chevrolet 38 38 1977 Alfred McClure Ford DNQ 1978 25 18 1979 DNQ 1980 DNQ 1981 Brooks Honda Dodge DNQ 1982 Jim Stacy Racing Buick Wth† - Qualified but replaced by Ed Negre