Dick May

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

For the Australian footballer, see Dick May (footballer).
Dick May
BornRichard May
(1930-11-07)November 7, 1930
Ithaca, New York
DiedJune 9, 2009(2009-06-09) (aged 78)
NASCAR Cup Series career
185 races run over 16 years
Best finish15th (1978)
First race1970 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 (Daytona)
Last race1985 Northwestern Bank 400 (North Wilkesboro)
Wins Top tens Poles
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In the 1975 running of the Mason-Dixon 500, May drove five different cars but did not finish the race.[1] May began his racing career at the Watertown Speedway, where he was 1962 Track Champion.[2] May was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2007.[3]

On June 9, 2009, May died following a long illness.[4]

References
  1. goNASCARgo
  2. The Legends of Watertown Speedway Archived 2007-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. DIRT Motorsports Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Former area driver May dies". Watertown Daily Times. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  • Dick May driver statistics at Racing-Reference


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