Rex Allen White, was how many other pioneers of racing, born in the deep South where, Moonlight running abounded. In Taylorsville (North Carolina) where he grew up, he would lie awake at night and hear the sounds of cars roaring through the night with alcohol. He was astonished, as the driver couldn't maneuver curves and steep hill is and how they treat their cars, such speeds changed. Rex was a small man, only 5'4 "but would a great masters in the world of racing. Polio as a child suffered and stayed with a drought not slow leg, but the Rex at all. Worked at the age of 8 years already on his family t model he wanted only to make things go faster. At fifteen, he scraped together some money and headed for Washington, DC. After seeing a race poster at the gas station, where he worked, reached his interest in the sport. He would secretly under the fence at the local track to see events, and soon he worked until the mechanic. Finally, he began to race and win. He was willing, South back to his roots his skills to the next level, which meant.
1956 Rex joined the world of the Grand National racing. He took a Chevy and remove the Hubcaps, added a roll-bar and a safety harness and painted an "X" on the side of the car. 22. 76 Riders he finished his first time out. He reached 14 top-10 finishes this year. 9, Which he won in Rex, more than any other driver. Include big names such as Lee and Richard Petty, "Fireball" Roberts, Ned Jarrett, Joe Weatherly, junior Johnson and buck Baker. 1960 was a banner year for Rex. He won six races of the Grand National Championship. in 1961 and 62 were not bad either-he won 15 times and was second and fifth in the Championship.
In his time he was held and he ran the consistent racer, with 163 top-ten of the 233 races finished. He was selected rider of the year and a NASCARS top 50 riders. Rex white withdrew Moore from racing in 1964 while driving for bud. Retirement was pretty quick, and it has been speculated that the always dangerous speeds on the line was a concern. He was only 35 years old and in the flowering of his career so his retirement remains a bit of a mystery. However, he went in a pomp and circumstance. In his last two starts, he ended Charlotte's world 600 place 3 and 5 in Atlanta for the Dixie 400, where he qualified fastest, with 146.024 km/h. If you are its competitors questions they tell you that no one of a race car could set up better than Rex white. He overcame a life of poverty and a physical disability and a force with the expected and was a NASCAR champion.