Joe Weatherly

Joe Weatherly was an American motorcycle and stock-car racer whose versatility carried him from three American Motorcycle Association championships to NASCAR’s premier series. He won consecutive NASCAR championships in 1962 and 1963, along with 25 premier-series races, and was known to fans as the “Clown Prince of Stock Car Racing.” Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Weatherly died in a racing crash at Riverside International Raceway on January 19, 1964.