List of African-American NASCAR drivers

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.

Rajah Caruth (left) and Bubba Wallace (right) talking on pit road during the 2022 Pocono race weekend

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.

Driver	Image	Home state	Current team and series	Total national series starts	Total national series wins	NCS Starts	NCS Wins	NXS Starts	NXS Wins	NCTS Starts	NCTS Wins	R-R Source
Rajah Caruth^[N 1]		Washington, D.C.	Truck Series (full-time) No. 71, Spire Motorsports	52	1	0	0	19	0	33	1	^[1]
Blake Lothian		Massachusetts	Truck Series (part-time) No. 20, Young's Motorsports	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	^[2]
Bubba Wallace		Alabama	Cup Series (full-time) No. 23, 23XI Racing	365	8	226	2	88	0	51	6	^[3]
Armani Williams		Michigan	ARCA Menards Series (part-time) No. 13, MBM Motorsports	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	^[4]

1. Caruth has a Afro-Caribbean origin, since he has a Vincentian father and a Vincentian-Barbadian mother.

Inactive and retired drivers

Sources: ^[5][6][7]

Driver	Image	Home state	First year active	Last year active	Total national series starts	Total national series wins	NCS Starts	NCS Wins	NXS Starts	NXS Wins	NCTS Starts	NCTS Wins	R-R Source
Chase Austin		Kansas	2007	2010	9	0	0	0	6	0	3	0	^[8]
Randy Bethea		Tennessee	1975	1975	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	^[9]
Elias Bowie		California	1955	1955	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	^[10]
Marc Davis		Maryland	2008	2011	13	0	0	0	10	0	3	0	^[11]
Bruce Driver		New Jersey	1999	1999	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	^[12]
Ryan Gifford		Tennessee	2013	2014	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	^[13]
Jesse Iwuji		Texas	2018	2023	33	0	0	0	17	0	16	0	^[14]
Bill Lester		Georgia	1999	2021	146	0	2	0	1	0	143	0	^[15]
Bobby Norfleet		Georgia	2000	2000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	^[16]
Willy T. Ribbs		California	1986	2001	26	0	3	0	0	0	23	0	^[17]
Charlie Scott		Georgia	1956	1956	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	^[18]
Wendell Scott		Virginia	1961	1973	509	1	509	1	0	0	0	0	^[19]
Preston Tutt		Georgia	2001	2001	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	^[20]
George Wiltshire		New York	1968	1987	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	^[21]
Tim Woods III		California	2001	2003	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	^[22]

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

1. "Rajah Caruth Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
2. "Blake Lothian Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
3. "Bubba Wallace Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
4. "Armani Williams Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
5. "Every Black Driver in NASCAR History". Ranker. September 23, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
6. Myrie, Donovan (February 17, 2020). "Meet the influential African-American drivers in NASCAR's Cup Series". ClickOrlando. Graham Media Group. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
7. "African-American drivers in Camping World Trucks". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 26, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
8. "Chase Austin Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
9. "Randy Bethea Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
10. "Elias Bowie Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
11. "Marc Davis Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
12. "Bruce Driver Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
13. "Ryan Gifford Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
14. "Jesse Iwuji Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
15. "Bill Lester Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
16. "Bobby Norfleet Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
17. "Willy T. Ribbs Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
18. "Charlie Scott Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
19. "Wendell Scott Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
20. "Preston Tutt Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
21. "George Wiltshire Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
22. "Tim Woods Career Statistics". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 2, 2022.