Ramo Stott | |||||||
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Born | Kahoka, Missouri | April 6, 1934||||||
Died | August 19, 2021 Iowa | (aged 87)||||||
Achievements | 1975
USAC
Stock Car champion
[1] 1970 ARCA Series champion 1971 ARCA Series champion 1976 Daytona 500 pole winner | ||||||
Awards | National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame (2011) | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
35 races run over 10 years | |||||||
Best finish | 39th ( 1967, 1974) | ||||||
First race | 1967 Daytona 500 ( Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 1977 Firecracker 400 ( Daytona) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of April 20, 2013. |
Ramo Stott (April 6, 1934 – August 19, 2021) was an American stock car racing driver from Keokuk, Iowa. He competed in NASCAR Winston Cup, USAC stock car, and ARCA. He was a 2011 inductee in the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. [2]
Stott was one of a large group of national drivers from Keokuk, Iowa. [3]
Stott won his first ARCA race in 1969 at Crown Point Speedway ( Indiana). [3]
Stott was the ARCA champion in 1970 and 1971. [3] His ARCA career stretched from the 1950s to 1990s. [3] Stott won 27 ARCA races in his career, which placed him seventh on the series all-time wins at his time of death. [3] Stott's final ARCA victory came in 1988 at Hazard, Kentucky. [4]
Stott competed in USAC's stock car division, finishing second in 1973, 1976, and 1977, first in 1975, and third in 1974. [5]
Stott's greatest NASCAR accomplishment was starting from the pole for the 1976 Daytona 500. [3] He was awarded the pole after the front-row starters, Darrell Waltrip and A. J. Foyt along with Dave Marcis, were disqualified for illegal engines. [1] He raced part-time in 35 starts between 1967 and 1984 along with leading 10 races. [3] His highest career finish was second at Talladega. [1] In the Daytona 500, Stott scored his best finish of third in 1974, two Top-5s, and four Top-10's. [1] In his overall NASCAR career, he had five Top-5s and 17 Top-10s. [1]
He farmed corn and beans during his racing career. [1] Stott became a NASCAR official and drove the NASCAR pace car. [3]
Stott's sons Lance and Corrie both drove in ARCA before working in the racing industry. [3] Stott was married to his wife Judy for 66 years. She helped repair cars in his garage and attended his races. [3] He also had two daughters. [3]
At the July 2021 race, ARCA honored former champions from Iowa at Iowa Speedway. [3] He was honored along with fellow Keokuk driver Ron Hutcherson, Mason Mitchell, and team owner Larry Clement. [3]
Stott was inducted in the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in 2011. [1]
Stott died on August 19, 2021 from cancer. [6] [7]