| Sonny Easley | |
| Birth Date: | June 5, 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Death Place: | Van Nuys, California |
| Death Cause: | Accident (Modified practice) |
| Best Cup Pos: | 38th - 1976 |
| Cup Wins: | 0 |
| Cup Top Tens: | 5 |
| Cup Poles: | 0 |
| First Cup Race: | 1972 (Riverside) |
| Last Cup Race: | 1977 (Ontario) |
| Awards: | West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2003) Saugus Speedway track champion[1] |
| Years In Cup: | 6 |
| Total Cup Races: | 19 |
Lynwood Lacey "Sonny" Easley (June 5, 1939 – January 15, 1978) was an American racecar driver who is best known for competing in the NASCAR Winston West Series and a handful of Winston Cup Series events.
Easley tallied nine Winston West victories over his career, including a victory in the first stock car race ever held at the Laguna Seca Raceway road course.[2] He finished 2nd in Winston West points in 1973 and 1975.
In 19 career Cup starts, Easley had a best finish of 5th place at the January 16, 1977 Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway.
During practice for a NASCAR modified sportsman race at Riverside on January 15, 1978, Easley was killed when his 1968 Camaro slid across the track into a trailer and pickup truck near pit road. A pit crew member for Tiny Keith, Douglas Grunst, was also killed in the incident.[3] [4]
Easley lived in Van Nuys, California.
Easley was a 2003 inductee into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame.[5]