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Rex White

Rex White
NASCARConvertible Division career5 races run over 1 yearBest finish51st (1959)First race1959 Catawba 250 (Hickory)Last race1959 Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville)First win1959 Race #5 (Marlboro)Statistics up to date as of February 21, 2013.

Rex Allen White (August 17, 1929 – July 18, 2025) was an American auto racer and NASCAR champion. White was one of the drivers who competed for the original Chevrolet racing team. He began racing in 1956, grabbing fourteen top-ten finishes. After a part-time run in 1957, White won twice in 1958. His most notable year came in 1960, when he won six races, and the NASCARGrand National Series championship. When he retired in 1964, he had acquired 28 career victories. Throughout most of White's NASCAR career, he drove General Motors brand cars, typically painted gold and white, sporting the number "4" on the side. After he retired, White was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Hall of Fame in 1974, and was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.