Hershel McGriff
| Hershel McGriff | |||||||
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McGriff in his Oldsmobile 88, which he drove to win the 1950 Carrera Panamericana | |||||||
| Born | Hershel Eldridge McGriff, Sr. December 14, 1927 Bridal Veil, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 1986 NASCAR Winston West Series champion Oldest driver to start a NASCAR sanctioned race (90 years, 4 months, 21 days) | ||||||
| Awards | Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2002 - Inaugural Class) Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2006) NASCAR Hall of Fame (2023) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 85 races run over 27 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 6th (1954) | ||||||
| First race | 1950 Southern 500 (Darlington) | ||||||
| Last race | 1993 Save Mart Supermarkets 300K (Sears Point) | ||||||
| First win | 1954 San Mateo 250 (Bay Meadows) | ||||||
| Last win | 1954 Wilkes 160 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| First race | 1993 Western Auto Texas Shootout II (Texas World) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 271 races run over 42 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (1986) | ||||||
| First race | 1954 Race 1 (Oakland) | ||||||
| Last race | 2018 Port of Tucson Twin 100 #1 (Tucson) | ||||||
| First win | 1954 Race 7 (San Mateo) | ||||||
| Last win | 1989 Spears Manufacturing 200 (Mesa Marin) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of May 24, 2024. | |||||||
Hershel Eldridge McGriff Sr. (born December 14, 1927) is an American professional stock car racing driver. A long-time competitor in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, formerly known as the Winston West Series, he won the series' 1986 championship, and is also a four-time winner in Grand National competition. He most recently drove the No. 04 Toyota Camry for Bill McAnally Racing in 2018.