Ernie Irvan

Race Car Driver

Birthday January 13, 1959

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Salinas, CA

Age 65 years old

#212,787 Most Popular

About

Former race car driver who put together an accomplished career despite suffering a head injury during a race.

Before Fame

He raced karts and stock cars as a teenager.

Trivia

He was named one of NASCAR's Fifty greatest drivers in 1998.

Family Life

His son Jared became a Quarter Midget Racing Champion.

Associated With

He dueled with Mark Martin at Bristol in 1989, but was sidelined by an accident in lap 167.