Raymond Marvin Elder (August 19, 1942 – November 24, 2011) was a

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Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver. He participated primarily in west coast races at

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and

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from 1967 to 1978. He won races at Riverside in

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and 1972 driving for

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. Elder won 47 races on the

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, which is the second most all time. He won six NASCAR Western series championships: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, and 1975.2002 inductees

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, Retrieved November 6, 2007 Winning at the 1971 Motor Trend 500 race would essentially make him the first winner in NASCAR's "modern" history.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

Winston Cup Series

=Daytona 500

Winston West Series

Award

*Elder was inducted into the

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in 1990. *He was inducted in the

in its first class in 2002.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elder, Ray 1942 births 2011 deaths NASCAR drivers People from Fresno County, California Racing drivers from California