Wilbur Rakestraw

Who is Wilbur Rakestraw?

Wilbur Rakestraw is a retired automobile racer from Dallas, Georgia. He was born into a family of racers. His career includes racing in the SRE organization as well as the NASCAR Cup and Convertible series. Rakestraw was known for his toughness and thoughtfulness of other drivers due to one incident at Lakewood Speedway in 1957 when he drove through a fence and into the infield lake to avoid T-boning another driver who had crashed in front of him. After he retired from racing, Rakestraw went to work as a mechanic and later became a service manager for a local grading company. Rakestraw, 83, still resides in Dallas, Georgia today.