Earl Ross

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**Earl Ross**

Born:	September 4, 1941 (age 65)
Birthplace:	Ailsa Craig, Ontario
Awards:	1974 NASCAR Rookie of the Year
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Statistics
26 races run over 4 years.
Best Cup Position:	8th - 1974 (Winston Cup)
First Race:	1973 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last Race:	1976 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
First Win:	1974 Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville)
Last Win:	1974 Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville)
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
1	10	0

Earl Ross (born September 4, 1941 in Ailsa Craig, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian race car driver who competed from 1973 to 1976. He is known for being the only non-American driver to have won a NASCAR Winston Cup race.

Ross' only win came at Martinsville Speedway on September 29, 1974 during the Old Dominion 500. After qualifying 11th, Ross beat Buddy Baker to the line by more then a lap, thus making him the first and still the only Canadian to have ever won a Winston Cup event. Ron Fellows however has wins in the Busch and Truck series.

The victory helped Ross win the Winston Cup Rookie of the Year in 1974. After competing in only 2 events in '75 and '76, Ross retired from NASCAR racing. He recorded 1 win, 5 top-5's and 10 top 10's in 26 races.

Ross competed in a number of smaller racing series throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including time on the CASCAR Super Series. He also participated in regular Friday night racing at Delaware Speedway before his ultimate retirement in the late 1990s.