This is a list of NASCAR drivers that have raced in one of its national or touring series who are African Americans. Many of the current drivers and some of the former drivers have previously been or are currently members of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program.
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Wendell Scott (1 win) and Bubba Wallace (2 wins) are the only two drivers to have won NASCAR Cup Series races. Wallace also has 6 wins and is the first African-American winner in the Truck Series. The only other African-American winner in the Truck Series is Rajah Caruth, who has 1 win. There so far has not been an African-American driver who has won an Xfinity Series race.
Current drivers
These African-American drivers are currently competing in NASCAR in 2024. All statistics in this table are as of April 5, 2024.
| Driver | Image | Home state | Current team and series | Total national series starts | Total national series wins | NCS Starts | NCS Wins | NXS Starts | NXS Wins | NCTS Starts | NCTS Wins | R-R Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajah Caruth[N 1] | _(cropped).jpg) |  Washington, D.C. | Truck Series (full-time) No. 71, Spire Motorsports | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 33 | 1 | [1] |
| Blake Lothian |  Massachusetts | Truck Series (part-time) No. 20, Young's Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [2] | |
| Bubba Wallace |  |  Alabama | Cup Series (full-time) No. 23, 23XI Racing | 365 | 8 | 226 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 51 | 6 | [3] |
| Armani Williams | _(cropped).jpg) |  Michigan | ARCA Menards Series (part-time) No. 13, MBM Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | [4] |
Inactive and retired drivers
| Driver | Image | Home state | First year active | Last year active | Total national series starts | Total national series wins | NCS Starts | NCS Wins | NXS Starts | NXS Wins | NCTS Starts | NCTS Wins | R-R Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Austin |  |  Kansas | 2007 | 2010 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [8] |
| Randy Bethea |  Tennessee | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [9] | |
| Elias Bowie |  California | 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] | |
| Marc Davis |  |  Maryland | 2008 | 2011 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [11] |
| Bruce Driver |  New Jersey | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [12] | |
| Ryan Gifford | .jpg) | Tennessee | 2013 | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [13] |
| Jesse Iwuji |  |  Texas | 2018 | 2023 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | [14] |
| Bill Lester |  |  Georgia | 1999 | 2021 | 146 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 0 | [15] |
| Bobby Norfleet | Georgia | 2000 | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [16] | |
| Willy T. Ribbs | .jpg) | California | 1986 | 2001 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | [17] |
| Charlie Scott | Georgia | 1956 | 1956 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [18] | |
| Wendell Scott |  Virginia | 1961 | 1973 | 509 | 1 | 509 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [19] | |
| Preston Tutt | Georgia | 2001 | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [20] | |
| George Wiltshire |  New York | 1968 | 1987 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] | |
| Tim Woods III | California | 2001 | 2003 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | [22] |