# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/red-byron
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:22:45.565Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/red-byron"
name: "Red Byron"
slug: "red-byron"
description: "Robert Nold \"Red\" Byron was an American stock car racing driver, who was successful in NASCAR competition in the sanctioning body's first years. He was NASCAR's first Modified champion in 1948 and its first Strictly Stock champion in 1949. Along with Bob Flock, he is considered one of the best drivers of the era. He won the first NASCAR race at Daytona Beach and Road Course and won the inaugural NASCAR Strictly Stock driver's championship."
tagline: "Racecar driver (1915–1960)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Red_byron_car.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1915-03-12"
deathDate: "1960-11-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.93
  momentum:             2.058823529411764
  historical:           9.8738
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Byron"
    title: "Red Byron"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "ريد بايرون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "ريد بايرون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Byron"
    title: "Red Byron"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Byron"
    title: "Red Byron"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Byron"
    title: "Red Byron"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Byron"
    title: "Red Byron"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Byron"
    title: "Red Byron"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Byron"
    title: "Red Byron"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Byron"
    title: "Red Byron"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Byron"
    title: "Red Byron"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1383788"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump