Shortly after waving the green flag on the April 4, 1971 Cup Series race at Atlanta International Raceway, Jimmy Carter made his passion for NASCAR abundantly clear. This was no transactional ...

Jimmy Carter was a fan of NASCAR, but the possibility of peace in the Middle East got in the way when several drivers came to the White House for ham and cornbread in 1978. Carter, the 39th ...

In the wake of Jimmy Carter’s death at age 100, the former president’s NASCAR connections have been mentioned in many of the reflections. President Carter’s love of NASCAR was genuine and ...

A recent Twitter post by a NASCAR insider confirms the latter story. “In the 60s, before he was governor or president, Jimmy Carter would trade peanuts for tickets to races at Atlanta Motor ...

was also a fan of the NASCAR stock car racing series, and may very well have been the only US President to have been employed by the racing series. Jimmy Carter’s family inhabited the region we ...

Georgia native and former President Jimmy Carter was a racing fan ... history Kyle Larson accused of embarrassing NASCAR fans 'as usual' Carter made it a campaign promise to bring drivers to ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Sunday at the ... Carter worked as a ticket vendor at NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. When he became governor of Georgia he hosted drivers ...

Carter’s Political and Humanitarian Achievements In addition to his connection to NASCAR, Jimmy Carter is remembered for his wide-reaching accomplishments, which often went underappreciated ...