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was an American NASCAR driver from 1951-1957. Myers began competing in the NASCAR Grand National Division in 1951 at the age of 24. He made 2 starts in 1951, in his first outing in the 200-lap event at the ½-mile dirt Asheville-Weaverville Speedway at Weaverville, North Carolina, Myers finished 16th driving a 1949 Ford. Myers then drove the #2 Hudson in the Motor City 250 on the 1-mile dirt track at Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit where he started 34th and finished 25th. Myers returned to NASCAR Grand National Division competition in 1952 driving George Hutchens’ #6 Ford in the Southern 500 at Darlington. The Ford’s engine came apart on lap 145 and relegated him to a 52nd finishing position in a field of 66 cars. In 1953, Myers drove the #18 Oldsmobile in two NASCAR Grand National events. In the Southern 500, he started 50th and worked his way to a 20th finishing position. At the 1-mile circle Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, Myers finished 10th. Myers did not compete in the Grand National Division again until 1956. He drove Ansel Rakestraw’s #1 Chevrolet at the ½-mile asphalt Palm Beach Speedway at West Palm Beach, Florida. He started the event in 10th and finished it in tenth. At the Daytona Beach and Road Course,

Myers started 63rd of 76 cars and finished 46th failing to collect a single cent of the purse money. At the ½-mile dirt Wilson Speedway at Wilson, North Carolina, Myers started 24th and finished 7th. In 1957, Myers started 6th at the ½-mile dirt Southern States Fairgrounds track at Charlotte, North Carolina driving Whitey Norman’s #1A Ford, but a blown engine on lap 26 dropped him to a 19th finishing spot. At the Southern 500 on September 2, 1957, Myers qualified the #4 Petty Enterprises Oldsmobile in the second spot. Myers led his first lap in NASCAR Grand National Division competition during the race. Myers was involved in a violent crash on lap 27. Fonty Flock was driving Herb Thomas’ #92 Pontiac and spun on the backstretch, stopping sideways in turn three. Paul Goldsmith and Myers both struck the stopped car at full speed. Flock and Goldsmith both received serious injuries in the crash. Myers died from his injuries due to an end-

over-end flip, making the roof slam hard onto the racetrack. Bobby Myers son, Danny "Chocolate" Myers would later become involved in NASCAR serving as the gasman on the famous "Flying Aces" pit crew of Richard Childress Racing and seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion Dale Earnhardt. For his career Myers ran 15 CUP events over a five year span. He collected three top 10 finishes. He had better luck running in the NASCAR Convertible series. In 1957 before his fatal accident, he had ran in eight events with four top five finishes. The pic above is one taken right before his fatal race at Darlington. Some info from WikiPedia. Here is a YouTube video of Myers fatal crash.

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BOBBY HARRIS MYERS - 06/27/1927 - 09/02/1957