Dave Terrell is a retired NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 Grand National driver/owner who participated from 1952

1952 in NASCAR

When the 1952 NASCAR season was concluded, driver Tim Flock was crowned the Grand National Champion after winning 8 of the 33 events that he competed in. This was the first year that NASCAR scheduled its events to avoid the conflicts of having two races, at two different tracks, on the same day...

 to 1957.

Terrell participated in the 1955 Southern 500

1955 Southern 500

The 1955 Southern 500 was a NASCAR Grand National racing event that took place on September 5, 1955 at the Darlington Raceway in the American community of Darlington, South Carolina. This race officially spanned on a paved oval track...

. While failing to win a race in his entire career, Terrell managed to get four finishes in the top five and twenty-three finishes in the top ten. Out of 8138 laps (5927.4 miles), Terrell managed to lead nine of them. Most of the races in the Grand National Series in addition to the NASCAR Convertible Series would see him drive in rides that he owned personally.