Alan "Rags" Carter (December 2, 1928 - May 23, 1993) was an American stock car racing driver from Miami Springs, Florida. He won the 1965, 1966 and 1969 championships at the Nazareth Speedway in Pennsylvania.

Racing career

In his early career, Rags Carter was a frequent winner at the South Florida tracks, including Broward, Medley, and Palm Beach Speedways. In 1952, Carter came from last place to win the Florida Stock Car Championship at Opa-Locka Speedway, crossing the finish line on his roof after tangling with future NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee

Banjo Matthews Edwin Keith "Banjo" Matthews (February 14, 1932 – October 2, 1996) was an American NASCAR driver, car owner, and builder. As a driver, he had 13 top ten finishes in 51 starts. He was the car builder for the 1976 to 1978 NASCAR Cup Series ch ...

. It was at Palm Beach that he made his only appearance in the NASCAR Grand National Series, finishing sixth. Carter spent the majority of his career racing in the Modified division, and in 1963 relocated to Pennsylvania, where he competed at the renowned tracks of the northeast, frequenting

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NY, Reading Fairgrounds Speedway PA, and Victoria Speedway PA. Carter was inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press Association and the Northeast Dirt Modified Halls of Fame.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Grand National Series

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Rags 1928 births 1993 deaths NASCAR drivers Racing drivers from Florida