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Rags Carter

1928 – 1993

American racing driver

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Lived 1928 – 1993 (aged 64). Rags Carter was a racing driver.

W. Alan "Rags" Carter (December 2, 1928 – May 23, 1993) was an American stock car racing driver from Miami Springs, Florida. He won the 1965, 1966 and 1969 championships at the Nazareth Speedway in Pennsylvania.

Racing career In his early career, Carter was a frequent winner at the South Florida tracks, including Broward, Medley, and Palm Beach Speedways. In 1952, Carter came from last place to win the Florida Stock Car Championship at Opa-Locka Speedway, crossing the finish line on his roof after tangling with future NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Banjo Matthews.

It was at Palm Beach that Carter made his only appearance in the NASCAR Grand National Series, finishing sixth.

Carter was inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press 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 Pts Ref 1952 34 PlymouthPBS6 DAB JSP NWS MAR CLB ATL CCS LAN DAR DSP CAN HAY FMS HBO CLT MSF NIF OSW MON MOR PPS MCF AWS DAR CCS LAN DSP WIL HBO MAR NWS ATL PBS 91.5

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American racing driver

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Rags Carter was born on 2 December 1928.

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Rags Carter died on 23 May 1993.

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Rags Carter was a racing driver.

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