Ernie Irvan
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Virgil Earnest Irvan, occasionally referred to as Swervin' Irvan, is an American former professional stock car racing driver.
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Irvan's car being unloaded from the transporter at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1993
Irvan entering his car at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1996.
Irvan's car at Pocono in 1997.
Irvan poses with fans while signing autographs
Ernie Irvan with one of his Morgan-McClure Motorsports race winning cars at a Historic Stock Car Racing Series event.In their own words 2
If you look at the record books, Dale Earnhardt's done everything, except win the Daytona 500. Now they can't have that riding over him.
As quoted in "Daytona 500's Magical Aura: Dale Earnhardt's 1998 Ride" by Ashley McCubbin in Bleacher Report (15 February 2011).
Man, I remember those nasty turns, and how hard it was to judge them … That's what made it so difficult, and the reason the drivers are always so competitive.
On the closing of Stockton 99 Speedway, in "Stockton 99 heads for the finish line" by Scott Linesburgh in Record (26 March 2006).
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About this person
Virgil Earnest Irvan, occasionally referred to as Swervin' Irvan, is an American former professional stock car racing driver. 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 International Speedway 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. After a series of injuries in the late 1990s, he retired from racing in 1999.
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