This is a list of NASCAR drivers who have raced in one of its national or touring series who are African Americans. Many current drivers and some former drivers have previously been or are currently members of the NASCAR Driver Development Program (formerly known as Drive for Diversity).
Wendell Scott (one win) and Bubba Wallace (three wins) are the only two drivers to have won NASCAR Cup Series races. Wallace also has six wins and is the first African-American winner in the Truck Series. The only other African-American winner in the Truck Series is Rajah Caruth, who has two wins. So far, there has not been an African-American driver who has won an Xfinity Series race.
Current drivers These African-American drivers competed in NASCAR in 2025. All statistics in this table are as of July 27, 2025.
Driver Image Home state Current team and series Total national series starts Total national series wins R-R source Rajah CaruthCaruth has an Afro-Caribbean origin, since he has a Vincentian father and a Vincentian-Barbadian mother. Washington, D.C. Truck Series (full-time) No. 71, Spire Motorsports & Xfinity Series (part-time) No. 32, Jordan Anderson Racing 85 2 0 0 20 65 2 Jesse Iwuji Texas Xfinity Series (part-time) No. 91, DGM Racing with Jesse Iwuji Motorsports 34 0 0 0 18 16 0 Blake Lothian Massachusetts ARCA Menards Series West (full-time) No. 51, Strike Mamba Racing 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 Lavar Scott New Jersey ARCA Menards Series (full-time) No. 6, Rev Racing & Xfinity Series (part-time) No. 45, Alpha Prime Racing 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bubba Wallace Alabama Cup Series (full-time) No. 23, 23XI Racing 416 9 277 3 88 51 6
Inactive and retired drivers Sources: Driver Image Home state First year active Last year active Total national series starts Total national series wins R-R source Chase Austin Kansas 2007 2010 9 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 Randy Bethea Tennessee 1975 1975 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Elias Bowie California 1955 1955 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Marc Davis Maryland 2008 2011 13 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 Bruce Driver New Jersey 1999 1999 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ryan Gifford Tennessee 2013 2014 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Bill Lester Georgia 1999 2021 146 0 2 0 1 0 143 0 Bobby Norfleet Georgia 2000 2000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Willy T. Ribbs California 1986 2001 26 0 3 0 0 0 23 0 Charlie Scott Georgia 1956 1956 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wendell Scott Virginia 1961 1973 509 1 509 1 0 0 0 0 Preston Tutt Georgia 2001 2001 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Armani Williams Michigan 2021 2024 9 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 George Wiltshire New York 1968 1987 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Tim Woods III California 2001 2003 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
See also List of foreign-born NASCAR race winners List of female NASCAR drivers List of Canadian NASCAR drivers List of Hispanic and Latin American NASCAR drivers List of Asian NASCAR drivers
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