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[[File:Bubba wallace rajah caruth (52241828783).jpg|thumb|[[Rajah Caruth]] (left) and [[Bubba Wallace]] (right) talking on pit road during the 2022 [[Pocono Raceway|Pocono]] race weekend]]
This is a list of [[NASCAR]] drivers that have raced in one of its national or touring series who are [[African Americans]]. Many of the current drivers and some of the former drivers have previously been or are currently members of NASCAR's [[Drive for Diversity]] program.
[[Wendell Scott]] (1 win) and [[Bubba Wallace]] (2 wins) are the only two drivers to have won [[NASCAR Cup Series]] races. Wallace also has 6 wins and is the first African-American winner in the [[Truck Series]]. The only other African-American winner in the Truck Series is [[Rajah Caruth]], who has 1 win. There so far has not been an African-American driver who has won an [[Xfinity Series]] race.
==Current drivers==
''These African-American drivers are currently competing in NASCAR in 2024. All statistics in this table are as of April 5, 2024.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%;"
! Driver
! Image
! Home state
! Current team and series
! Total national series starts
! Total national series wins
! {{Tooltip|NCS Starts|NASCAR Cup Series starts}}
! {{Tooltip|NCS Wins|NASCAR Cup Series wins}}
! {{Tooltip|NXS Starts|NASCAR Xfinity Series starts}}
! {{Tooltip|NXS Wins|NASCAR Xfinity Series wins}}
! {{Tooltip|NCTS Starts|NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts}}
! {{Tooltip|NCTS Wins|NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wins}}
! R-R Source
|-
! [[Rajah Caruth]]<ref name="Caruth" group="N">Caruth has an [[Afro-Caribbean people|Afro-Caribbean origin]], since he has a [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Vincentian]] father and a Vincentian-[[Barbados|Barbadian]] mother.</ref>
| [[File:Rajah caruth (52866847868) (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| {{flagicon|District of Columbia}} [[Washington, D.C.]]
| [[Truck Series]] (full-time) <br> No. 71, [[Spire Motorsports]]
| 52
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 33
| 1
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Rajah_Caruth/ |title=Rajah Caruth Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Blake Lothian]]
|[[File:Blake lothian (53643883679) (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| {{flagicon|MA}} [[Massachusetts]]
| [[Truck Series]] (part-time) <br> No. 20, [[Young's Motorsports]]
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Blake_Lothian/ |title=Blake Lothian Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Bubba Wallace]]
| [[File:Bubba Wallace Sonoma 2023.jpg|75px]]
| {{flagicon|Alabama}} [[Alabama]]
| [[NASCAR Cup Series|Cup Series]] (full-time) <br> No. 23, [[23XI Racing]]
| 365
| 8
| 226
| 2
| 88
| 0
| 51
| 6
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Bubba_Wallace/ |title=Bubba Wallace Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Armani Williams]]
| [[File:Armani williams (52240836077) (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| {{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Michigan]]
| [[ARCA Menards Series]] (part-time) <br> No. 13, [[MBM Motorsports]]
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Armani_Williams/ |title=Armani Williams Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=April 30, 2022}}</ref>
|}
{{reflist|group=N}}
==Inactive and retired drivers==
Sources: <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ranker.com/list/nascar-drivers-who-are-black/ranker-sports |title=Every Black Driver in NASCAR History |website=[[Ranker]] |date=September 23, 2021 |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Donovan |last=Myrie |url=https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/02/15/african-american-drivers-in-nascars-cup-series/ |title=Meet the influential African-American drivers in NASCAR’s Cup Series |website=[[ClickOrlando]] |publisher=[[Graham Media Group]] |date=February 17, 2020 |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.nascar.com/news-media/2013/10/26/african-american-drivers-in-camping-world-trucks/ |title=African-American drivers in Camping World Trucks |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=October 26, 2013 |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%;"
! Driver
! Image
! Home state
! First year active
! Last year active
! Total national series starts
! Total national series wins
! {{Tooltip|NCS Starts|NASCAR Cup Series starts}}
! {{Tooltip|NCS Wins|NASCAR Cup Series wins}}
! {{Tooltip|NXS Starts|NASCAR Xfinity Series starts}}
! {{Tooltip|NXS Wins|NASCAR Xfinity Series wins}}
! {{Tooltip|NCTS Starts|NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts}}
! {{Tooltip|NCTS Wins|NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wins}}
! R-R Source
|-
! [[Chase Austin]]
| [[File:ChaseAustin2007Nashville.jpg|75px]]
| {{flagicon|Kansas}} [[Kansas]]
| [[2007 NASCAR Busch Series|2007]]
| [[2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series|2010]]
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Chase_Austin |title=Chase Austin Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Randy Bethea]]
|
| {{flagicon|Tennessee}} [[Tennessee]]
| [[1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1975]]
| [[1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1975]]
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Randy_Bethea |title=Randy Bethea Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Elias Bowie]]
|
| {{flagicon|California}} [[California]]
| [[1955 NASCAR Grand National Series|1955]]
| [[1955 NASCAR Grand National Series|1955]]
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Elias_Bowie |title=Elias Bowie Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Marc Davis (racing driver)|Marc Davis]]
| [[File:MarcDavis2007Nashville.jpg|75px]]
| {{flagicon|Maryland}} [[Maryland]]
| [[2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2008]]
| [[2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series|2011]]
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Marc_Davis |title=Marc Davis Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Bruce Driver (racing driver)|Bruce Driver]]
|
| {{flagicon|New Jersey}} [[New Jersey]]
| [[1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|1999]]
| [[1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|1999]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Bruce_Driver |title=Bruce Driver Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Ryan Gifford]]
| [[File:Ryan Gifford 2011 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| {{flagicon|Tennessee}} [[Tennessee]]
| [[2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series|2013]]
| [[2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series|2014]]
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Ryan_Gifford |title=Ryan Gifford Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Jesse Iwuji]]
| [[File:Jesse Iwuji Phoenix 2018.jpg|75px]]
| {{flagicon|Texas}} [[Texas]]
| [[2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series|2018]]
| [[2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series|2023]]
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 16
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Jesse_Iwuji/ |title=Jesse Iwuji Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Bill Lester]]
| [[File:Bill Lester.jpg|75px]]
| {{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| [[1999 NASCAR Busch Series|1999]]
| [[2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series|2021]]
| 146
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 143
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Bill_Lester |title=Bill Lester Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Bobby Norfleet]]
|
| {{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| [[2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2000]]
| [[2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2000]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Bobby_Norfleet |title=Bobby Norfleet Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Willy T. Ribbs]]
| [[File:Willy T ribbs (41737875944).jpg|75px]]
| {{flagicon|California}} [[California]]
| [[1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1986]]
| [[2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2001]]
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Willy_T_Ribbs |title=Willy T. Ribbs Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Charlie Scott (racing driver)|Charlie Scott]]
|
| {{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| [[1956 NASCAR Grand National Series|1956]]
| [[1956 NASCAR Grand National Series|1956]]
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Charlie_Scott |title=Charlie Scott Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Wendell Scott]]
| [[File:Wendell Scott 1970.jpeg|75px]]
| {{flagicon|Virginia}} [[Virginia]]
| [[1961 NASCAR Grand National Series|1961]]
| [[1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1973]]
| 509
| 1
| 509
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Wendell_Scott |title=Wendell Scott Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Preston Tutt]]
|
| {{flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| [[2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2001]]
| [[2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2001]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Preston_Tutt |title=Preston Tutt Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[George Wiltshire (racing driver)|George Wiltshire]]
|
| {{flagicon|New York}} [[New York (state)|New York]]
| [[1968 NASCAR Grand National Series|1968]]
| [[1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1987]]
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/George_Wiltshire |title=George Wiltshire Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! [[Tim Woods III]]
|
| {{flagicon|California}} [[California]]
| [[2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2001]]
| [[2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|2003]]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Tim_Woods |title=Tim Woods Career Statistics |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
|}
==See also==
* [[List of foreign-born NASCAR race winners]]
* [[List of female NASCAR drivers]]
* [[List of Canadian NASCAR drivers]]
* [[List of Hispanic and Latin American NASCAR drivers]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Lists of NASCAR drivers|African American]]
[[Category:Lists of American sportspeople|NASCAR drivers,African American]]
[[Category:African-American motorsport people| ]]