Ray Elder

Raymond Marvin Elder (August 19, 1942 – November 24, 2011) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Winston West Series.

Elder participated primarily in west coast races at Riverside International Raceway and Ontario Motor Speedway from 1967 to 1978. He won races at Riverside in 1971 and 1972 driving for Fred Elder. Elder won 47 races in the NASCAR Winston West Series, which is the second most all time. He won six NASCAR West series championships: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, and 1975.

Winning the 1971 Motor Trend 500 race would essentially make Elder the first winner in NASCAR's "modern" history.

Elder graduated from Caruthers High School, earning Central California All-Star honors in football. His family owned a 240-acre farm about 15 miles southwest of Fresno, and he was joined on his pit crew by his brother and father. 1968 MGR MGY

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96th 1969 MGR MGY

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CAR AUG BRI ATL CLB HCY GPS RCH NWS MAR AWS DAR BLV LGY CLT MGR SMR MCH KPT GPS NCF DAY DOV TPN TRN BLV BRI NSV SMR ATL MCH SBO BGS AWS DAR HCY RCH TAL CLB MAR NWS CLT SVH AUG CAR JFC MGR

48th 433 1970

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53rd 246 1971

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RCH CAR HCY BRI ATL CLB GPS SMR NWS MAR DAR SBO TAL ASH KPT CLT DOV MCH

HOU GPS DAY BRI AST ISP TRN NSV ATL BGS ONA MCH TAL CLB HCY DAR MAR CLT DOV CAR MGR RCH NWS

NA 0 Winston Cup Series

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1969 Elder Racing Dodge 16 10 1970 12 11 1973 Elder Racing Dodge 15 18

Winston West Series

Award Elder was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990. Elder was inducted in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in its first class in 2002.