Ernie Irvan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ernie Irvan
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Jan 13, 1959(1959-01-13)
Age	65
Birthplace	Salinas
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ernie Irvan Biography

Ernie Irvan is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on January 13, 1959 in Salinas, California, United States. An ex-race car driver had an impressive career despite being injured in the head during an event.

He fought alongside He dueled with Mark Martin at Bristol in 1989, but was sidelined by an accident in lap 167. at Bristol in 1989, but was forced to withdraw due to an accident on lap 167.

Virgil Earnest Irvan (born January 13, 1959), occasionally referred to as Swervin’ Irvan, is an American former professional stock car racing driver. A retired NASCAR competitor, he is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury left him with only a 10% chance of survival, August 20, 1994, at Michigan International Speedway. 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

Irvan began his racing career driving karts in California in 1968 at the age of nine. He won the California Championship at the age of 15. In 1974, Irvan finished second in the country in his class at the national kart championship races. In 1975, Irvan moved up to stock cars at the age of 16 at Stockton 99 Speedway and was victorious in his first race on asphalt in a semi-main event. From then until 1981 Irvan raced every weekend at Madera and Stockton, California, winning numerous feature events. He missed his high school graduation ceremony to race at Riverside, California. During this time, he lost his best friend, Tim Williamson, in a racing accident at Riverside, several months before he was slated to test in Winston Cup.

His son Jared was the Quarter Midget Racing Champion.

Ernie Irvan Net Worth

Ernie Irvan is one of the richest Race Car Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ernie Irvan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He raced karts as well as stock cars when he was a teenager.

His name was included in NASCAR’s Fifty most influential drivers in 1998.

Irvan attended the 50th annual Daytona 500 and was one of the 24 grand marshals giving the command to start the engines.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ernie Irvan height 5 ft 9 in Ernie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ernie Irvan Dating?

According to our records, Ernie Irvan married to Kim Baker. As of December 1, 2023, Ernie Irvan’s is not dating anyone.

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Irvan’s 1992 season was highlighted by three more victories – Sonoma in June; Daytona in July; and Talladega in July. He had three pole positions, nine Top 5’s, and 11 Top 10’s, $996,885 in winnings, and finished 11th in the final season points standing. He scored a pair of Busch Grand National wins at Watkins Glen and Talladega. He suffered a broken collarbone in an accident during a Busch Series race in March at Atlanta and twelve finishes of 24th or worse including seven he did not finish. On November 21, 1992 he married Kim Baker.

Facts & Trivia

Ernie Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ernie Irvan celebrates birthday on January 13 of every year.

In August 1994, Irvan was a contender for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Championship throughout the first 20 races of the season. Entering the GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 at Michigan on August 21, Irvan was in a close battle with Dale Earnhardt as the class of the field. They were matched on wins with three each, while Irvan led in top-five finishes and winnings and trailed Earnhardt by 27 points after having led the standings for most of the season. Although only running 20 out of 31 races in the 1994 season, Irvan was ahead of all drivers in miles led.

Why did Ernie Irvan stop racing?

While he would fully recover before the end of the 1999 season, the reasoning for his retirement was to prevent future incidents while he had a family to support. Irvan finished his Winston Cup career as a driver with 15 victories, 22 poles, 68 top-fives, 124 top-10s and over 11 million dollars in career earnings.

Did Ernie Irvan lose an eye?

The wreck left Irvan with lingering vision issues, so he raced with a patch over one eye. “He was as good or better as anybody with one eye,” Doug Yates says. “This guy is the most talented and toughest guy I’ve been around.

How did Ernie Irvan survive?

Ernie Irvan Saved From Drowning in His Own Blood by Pocketknife and Emergency Tracheotomy After Horrifying NASCAR Accident. Coming into the 1994 NASCAR season, Ernie Irvan and his team had high expectations. In two of the previous three seasons, Irvan had finished in the top six of the NASCAR final points standings.

Is Ernie Irvan in the Nascar Hall of Fame?

He’s received numerous awards for his courage behind the wheel and numerous recognitions, and he was inducted into the Stock Car Hall of Fame in 2002 as well as the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in 2005. It’s time that the NASCAR Hall of Fame gives Irvan the ultimate recognition.

Has anyone survived a basilar skull fracture?

Gone entirely from NASCAR is basilar skull fracture, an injury so deadly that Irvan is the only driver to have survived it, in 1994. It’s what killed all the drivers in the recurring nightmare of 2000 and ’01.