| Roscoe Thompson | |
| Birth Date: | 1922 7, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Forest Park, Georgia |
| Death Cause: | emphysema |
| Best Cup Pos: | 40th-1961 NASCAR Grand National Series |
| Cup Wins: | 6 |
| Cup Top Tens: | 23 |
| Cup Poles: | 0 |
| First Cup Race: | 1948 race (Daytona Beach & Road Course) |
| Last Cup Race: | 1962 Southern 500 (Darlington Raceway) |
| Years In Cup: | 9 |
| Total Cup Races: | 29 |
Roscoe Thompson (July 5, 1922 in Forest Park, Georgia - April 10, 1988) was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver who drove from 1948 (at the age of 26) to 1962 (at the age of 40).[1]
His best season was in 1950 in the NASCAR Xfinity series where he won 6 of 29 races, finished in the top 5 23 times and top 10 29 times. [2] In the Grand National Series out of 2033 laps, Roscoe Thompson only managed to lead 11 (less than 1%) of them.[1] His total career earnings were $5,440 ($ when adjusted for inflation).[1]
The most notable races that Thompson attended were the first running of the Southern 500, 1959 Daytona 500 (first on paved track) and the 1961 running of the World 600. Some of his earlier accomplishments are as follows:
Thompson has traditionally used the #15 and #24 as his racing numbers.[3] He also had relied on Oldsmobile engines for the majority of his career.[4]