Richard May (November 7, 1930June 9, 2009) was a

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driver who competed in 185 races in the NASCAR Grand National/

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between 1967 and 1985. In the 1975 running of the Mason-Dixon 500, May drove five different cars but did not finish the race. May began his racing career at the

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, where he was 1962 Track Champion. May was inducted into the

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in 2007.DIRT Motorsports
On June 9, 2009, May died following a long illness.

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* 1930 births 2009 deaths NASCAR drivers People from Cabarrus County, North Carolina Racing drivers from New York (state) People from Ithaca, New York {{NASCAR-bio-stub