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Rajah Caruth (left) and Bubba Wallace (right) chatting on pit road during a 2022 race weekend.

This article is about NASCAR drivers who are African Americans and have raced in one of NASCAR's main or touring series. Many of these drivers, both past and present, have been part of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program. This program helps young drivers from different backgrounds get into racing.

Only two African-American drivers have won races in the top NASCAR series, the NASCAR Cup Series. They are Wendell Scott (with 1 win) and Bubba Wallace (with 2 wins). Bubba Wallace has also won 6 races in the Truck Series, making him the first African-American winner in that series. The only other African-American driver to win in the Truck Series is Rajah Caruth, who has 1 win. So far, no African-American driver has won a race in the Xfinity Series.

Current Drivers in NASCAR

These are some of the African-American drivers who are currently racing in NASCAR in 2024. The information below is up to date as of April 5, 2024.

Driver Image Home State What Series They Race In Total National Series Starts Total National Series Wins
Rajah Caruth Rajah caruth (52866847868) (cropped).jpg Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Truck Series (full-time)
No. 71, Spire Motorsports		 52 1
Blake Lothian Massachusetts Massachusetts Truck Series (part-time)
No. 20, Young's Motorsports		 3 0
Bubba Wallace Bubba Wallace Sonoma 2023.jpg Alabama Alabama Cup Series (full-time)
No. 23, 23XI Racing		 365 8
Armani Williams Armani williams (52240836077) (cropped).jpg Michigan Michigan ARCA Menards Series (part-time)
No. 13, MBM Motorsports		 7 0

Famous Past Drivers

Many African-American drivers have competed in NASCAR over the years. Here are some of the notable ones who are no longer actively racing.

Driver Image Home State First Year Raced Last Year Raced Total National Series Starts Total National Series Wins
Chase Austin ChaseAustin2007Nashville.jpg Kansas Kansas 2007 2010 9 0
Marc Davis MarcDavis2007Nashville.jpg Maryland Maryland 2008 2011 13 0
Ryan Gifford Ryan Gifford 2011 (cropped).jpg Tennessee Tennessee 2013 2014 2 0
Jesse Iwuji Jesse Iwuji Phoenix 2018.jpg Texas Texas 2018 2023 33 0
Bill Lester Bill Lester.jpg Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 1999 2021 146 0
Willy T. Ribbs Willy T ribbs (41737875944).jpg California California 1986 2001 26 0
Wendell Scott Virginia Virginia 1961 1973 509 1

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
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