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- It keeps him still involved in racing, serving as a car owner, builder, crew chief and pretty much anything else that needs to be done overseeing son Jared’s career in late model racing these days. “It’s just the two of us, Jared and myself,” Irvan told NASCAR.com. “We take care of the car ourselves.
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Mar 1, 2022 · While the semi-retired, 63-year-old Irvan says “life is good” these days, it wasn’t always like that. In a little over a five-and-a-half-year span, he and his family endured three terrible...
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A retired NASCAR competitor, he is perhaps best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury suffered from a crash during practice at Michigan in 1994 that left him with only a 10% chance of survival. Irvan has been inducted into numerous halls of fame and was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.
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Irvan’s dad Vic had already moved to the East Coast and he told his son that if he wanted to pursue a career in NASCAR he should also move east. Irvan decided to make the move and brought just a frame and roll cage with him. While he already had a one-car race team, Vic Irvan wanted his son to drive for him and so his racing career in the Carolinas...
Morgan-McClure Motorsports was a team that had already fielded Cup cars since 1983 and had been competing since 1986 on a regular basis with Rick Wilson. Wilson drove full-time in 1988 and 1989, but the team decided to make a change and put Phil Parsons in the car for the 1990 season. After three races, the team tested Irvan and decided to make a c...
After Davey Allison died suddenly in a helicopter accident in the middle of the 1993 season, Irvan wanted to make the move to the No. 28 car driven by his late friend and owned by Robert Yates despite being under contract at Morgan-McClure Motorsports. “Robert and I talked after Davey’s accident and I was eventually able to move over to drive for t...
Saturday, Aug. 20, 1994 started out like any other day at the track for Irvan. His team was prepping his car for morning practice and Irvan was ready to go as soon as NASCAR officials opened the track for practice. At approximately 8:40 a.m. that morning Irvan was nearing the end of a short practice run when his tire gave away and he hit the Turn 2...
While he continued his recovery to return to racing, Irvan met with doctors several times and with him the entire time was his wife, Kim. He said she helped him as much as anyone during his recovery and she even made sure the doctors were in line too. “We had a visit one time with the doctor and he told us that I would just be lucky if I would ever...
In September 1995, nearly 13 months after his accident, Irvan was able to test again for Yates and NASCAR. “The best thing I heard that day was when Robert told me he couldn’t tell a difference in my driving,” Irvan said. “That was great to hear from him.” Irvan was cleared to return to competition by NASCAR and made his first start at North Wilkes...
Irvan would go on to drive for RYR in 1996 and 1997 scoring three more wins – including one at Michigan – before he moved on in 1998 to MB2 Motorsports. In 1999, Irvan was competing in what was then the NASCAR Busch Series when he suffered another accident in the same turn at Michigan – Turn 2. Although Irvan suffered some significant injuries in t...
Now in retirement Irvan spends time with his family and still is involved in racing. “I still miss racing every day,” Irvan said. “But now I help my son Jared in his driving career and it’s rewarding to watch him learn and be successful. He’s so much better a driver than I ever was.” In fact, three days after this interview was conducted, Jared pas...
It’s been well documented that Irvan at times had issues with his competitors and he once stood up in front of his fellow drivers to apologize for his actions. However, that didn’t stop him from becoming one of the most popular and well-liked competitors in the garage. “I was too aggressive early on in my career as I thought you had to drive like y...
Race Starts: 382 (313 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, 57 NASCAR Xfinity Series, 12 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series)Poles: 27 (22 MENCS; 5 NXS)Race Wins: 18 (15 MENCS; 3 NXS); Key Accomplishments: 1991 Daytona 500 champion Honors: Named one of NASCAR’s 50 greatest drivers during 50thanniversary celebration in 1998
Mar 5, 2020 · After sustaining numerous head injuries, Irvan retired in 1999 with 15 career Cup Series wins. So what is he up to these days? NASCAR Race Hub caught up with Irvan to find out.
Ernie Irvan's life after racing. Here's a feature for those who miss the old days, the old guys, the old ways. We'll dig into who they were; but more importantly, who they are, and what...
Aug 12, 2017 · Ernie Irvan nearly lost his life at Michigan in 1994, then reclaimed something back from the facility three years later with an iconic victory.
May 14, 2023 · Ernie Irvan talked about the comparisons to Ross Chastain and being included on NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers list. Frontstretch reporter Trey Lyle caught up ...
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