List of African-American NASCAR drivers explained

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.

Driver	Image	Home state	Current team and series	Total national series starts	Total national series wins							R-R Source
Rajah Caruth^[1]		Washington, D.C.		52	1	0	0	19	0	33	1	^[2]
Blake Lothian		Massachusetts	Truck Series (part-time) No. 20, Young's Motorsports	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	^[3]
Bubba Wallace		Alabama		365	8	226	2	88	0	51	6	^[4]
Armani Williams		Michigan	ARCA Menards Series (part-time) No. 13, MBM Motorsports	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	^[5]

Inactive and retired drivers

Sources: ^{[6] [7] [8]}

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

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

Notes and References

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