Larry Niles Manning, Senior (October 4, 1942 – May 23, 2012) was an American

stock car Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing run on oval tracks and road courses measuring approximately . It originally used production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifically built for racing. It ori ...

racing driver. A native of

Salisbury, North Carolina Salisbury is a city in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, United States; it has been the county seat of Rowan County since 1753 when its territory extended to the Mississippi River. Located northeast of Charlotte and within its metropolita ...

,Larry Manning
''Racing-Reference''. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2014-04-03. he was a resident of

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. Manning competed in the

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...

Winston Cup Series The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the NASCAR, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. ...

between 1963 and 1974; he finished eighth in his first race in the series. Following his NASCAR career, he competed in local events at

Southside Speedway Southside Speedway (also known as "The Toughest Short Track in the South") was a short track used for stock car auto racing located just South of Richmond, Virginia in Chesterfield County. On Dec 11, 2020, the track announced it would be clo ...

and

South Boston Speedway South Boston Speedway, or "SoBo", is a short track located just outside South Boston, Virginia. SoBo is located approximately east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. It is owned by Mattco, Inc., the Mattioli family tr ...

through 1982.

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1942 births 2012 deaths Sportspeople from Richmond, Virginia Racing drivers from Virginia NASCAR drivers {{NASCAR-bio-stub People from Salisbury, North Carolina Sportspeople from Rowan County, North Carolina Racing drivers from North Carolina