NASCAR Race Legend - Rex White

Rex Allen White, like many other pioneers of racing, was born in the deep south, where moonshine running in abundance. In Taylorsville, North Carolina, where he grew up, he would lie awake at night and listen to the sound of cars roaring through the night, running alcohol. He was, as the drivers were able to maneuver around curves and steep curves and amazed at how their cars to handle such speeds. Rex was a small man, only 5'4'', but would be a great master in the world ofRacing. He suffered from polio as a child and was left with a crippled leg, but the Rex is not slow at all. At age 8, he was already working on the Model T. He just wanted his family, things go faster. At 15, he scraped together some money and headed for Washington, DC. Having a racing poster at the gas station, where he gained his interest in the sport of its peak. He crawled under the fence to see at the track events on the ground, and soon worked his way up to a mechanic.Lastly, he began to race and win. He was ready to take his skills to the next level, which meant the way back south to his roots.

In 1956, Rex entered the world of Grand National races. He took a Chevy, removed the wheel covers, has a roll bar and a safety belt and painted an "X" on the side of the car. He finished the 22nd his first time out of 76 riders. This year, he totaled two p.m. top-ten finishes. In the 9 years that he won, Rex won more races than any other driver. That includedbig names such as Lee and Richard Petty, Fireball Roberts, Ned Jarrett, Joe Weatherly, Junior Johnson, and Buck Baker. 1960 was another successful year for Rex. He won six races and the Grand National Championship. 1961 and'62 were not bad, he won 15 times and became 2nd and 5 in the championship.

In his era he was a hero and Chevrolet NASCAR consistent driver, with 163 top-ten rankings of the 233 races he ran. He was chosen Driver of the Year and one of the Top Fifty NASCARDriver. Rex White retired from racing in 1964 while driving for Bud Moore. His retirement was quite sudden and it was speculated that the increasingly dangerous speeds on the route, which were affecting him. He was only 35 years old and in the prime of his career so his retirement remains a bit of a mystery. Nevertheless, he went up in flames of glory. In his last two starts, he finished in 3rd Charlotte's World 600 and the 5th for the Dixie 400 in Atlanta, where he was fastest in qualifying146.024 mph, if you ask his competitors, they tell you that no one could set up a race car better than Rex White. He overcame a life of poverty and a physical disability and a force to be reckoned with and NASCAR champion.