Bud Moore (NASCAR)
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Walter M. "Bud" Moore, a former NASCAR car owner, was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on May 25, 1925. A decorated veteran of World War II, he described himself as "an old country mechanic who loved to make 'em run fast". In 1957, driver Buck Baker won the NASCAR Grand National championship with Bud Moore as crew chief. In 1961, Moore got much of his success as a car owner for Joe Weatherly, who won eight of his twenty-four races driving Moore's Pontiacs. Joe Weatherly also ended up winning the 1962 and 1963 NASCAR Grand National championships, again driving for Moore.
In 1964, Billy Wade managed to grab five poles and win four Grand National races in a row driving for Bud. Then four years later in 1968, Tiny Lund won the Grand American division championship driving for him.
Moore was already one of the best car owners in motorsports during that time, but he wasn't done yet. In 1970, Parnelli Jones won the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am championship driving for Moore in the famous Boss 302 Mustang. Buddy Baker won three straight Talladega races in 1975 and 1976, and in 1978, Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500 driving for Moore.
Over the course of the years thus far, many other famous motor-racing celebrities have driven for Moore, including Fireball Roberts, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Bobby Isaac, Dale Earnhardt, Darrell Waltrip, Donnie Allison, Geoff Bodine, Ricky Rudd, Brett Bodine, and Morgan Shepherd.
During his 37 years as a car owner, he has achieved 63 wins, 43 poles and two NASCAR Grand National Division championships.
