Introduction
Richard (Dick) Nephew (October 4, 1928 – September 26, 1996) was an American stock car racing driver and national titlist of the NASCAR Sportsman Division.
Racing career
Dick Nephew was co-champion of the 1961 NASCAR Sportsman Division (predecessor of the Xfinity Series) along with Bill Wimble. Folklore has it the “tie” was a fabrication designed to cover-up a mistake by NASCAR officials.
From 1960 to 1962, Nephew made 3 appearances in the Daytona 300. He otherwise spent the majority of his career racing in the Sportsman and Modified classes at the renowned tracks of the northeast and southeastern Canada, including Airborne Park Speedway NY, Catamount Stadium VT, Fort Covington NY, Malletts Bay VT, Quebec Modern Speedway, Thunder Road VT, Utica-Rome Speedway NY, and Watertown Speedway NY.
Nephew won at least 15 track championships.He was inducted into theNew York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2010.