Dick May | |||||||
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Born |
Ithaca, New York |
November 7, 1930||||||
Died | June 9, 2009 | (aged 78)||||||
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
185 races run over 16 years | |||||||
Best finish | 15th (1978) | ||||||
First race | 1970 Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 1985 Northwestern Bank 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
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Dick May (November 7, 1930 – June 9, 2009) was a NASCAR driver who competed in 185 races in the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) 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 Watertown Speedway, where he was 1962 Track Champion. May was inducted into the Dirt Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007.
On June 9, 2009, May died following a long illness.