Red Farmer

Charles "Red" Farmer is a racecar driver.

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"Red" Farmer was born on (October 15, 1931 or October 15, 1932 in Hialeah, Florida.

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October 15 - 1931 - 1932 - Hialeah - Florida

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His first race was at Opa-locka Speedway near Miami, Florida in a 1934 Ford in 1946. He became famous as a member of the Alabama Gang. Estimates of Farmer's career victories range from 700 to 900 victories, most occurring in the late 1950's and early 60's. He raced 36 NASCAR races from 1953 to 1975. He won numerous championships at local tracks. He was the NASCAR National Late Model Sportsman champion for three consecutive years from 1969 to 1971. Farmer's best finish in NASCAR's top division was a fourth at both the 1972 Talladega Speedway, and the 1968 Middle Georgia 500 (Byron, Georgia; near Macon, Georgia). He was named NASCAR's most popular driver 4 times.

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Opa-locka - Miami - Florida - 1934 - Ford - 1946 - Alabama Gang - NASCAR - Macon, Georgia

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Red has retained his skills as a driver in spite of his age. He competed in 2 Busch Grand National races in 1992 at age 60. On June 2005, Red turned heads winning a heat over current NASCAR stars at Eldora, Ohio and finishing 8th in the feature.

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Eldora - Ohio

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His accolades are numerous. He's a member of 5 halls of fame. Red was named one of the Top 50 drivers in NASCAR history in 2000. He was a member of the first Class of Inductees into the Talladega-Texaco Walk Of Fame. When the International Motorsports Hall of Fame inducted Red, they had to waive their rule of 5 years of retirement - they figured that he never would retire.

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2000 - Texaco - International Motorsports Hall of Fame

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In 1993 Red was arriving to Talladega Superspeedway with Davey Allison, when the helicopter crashed and killed Allison. Red ended up with broken bones.

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Talladega Superspeedway - Davey Allison

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