Gary Myers, Bowman Gray NASCAR veteran, dies at 76
Former NASCAR driver Gary Myers has died at the age of 76. He died on Thursday, 10 September after an extended period of ill health, a death announced on Facebook by his son, racecar driver Burt Myers. Deadline
Burt Myers called his father his hero. He wrote that his father "fought so hard but was so tired" and that his father was now in heaven. His brother Jason Myers shared a separate Facebook post a day later confirming their father's 10 September death, according to People.
He is survived by his wife Pam. He is also survived by sons Burt and Jason, and his grandson, driver Slate Myers. The family counts four generations of NASCAR drivers.
Gary was the son of racer William "Billy" Myers, who died in 1958. He was the nephew of NASCAR driver Bobby Myers, who died in 1957. The Myers family has raced at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for more than 60 years.
He began racing professionally in 1974. In the four years that followed he started 46 races in the NASCAR Cup Series, the sport's top division. He also competed in the Grand National East Series and the Featherlite Modified Tour, a division for open-wheeled stock cars.
Much of his career centred on Bowman Gray Stadium, a short flat track in Winston-Salem known for close weekly racing. There he won 38 races. Together, Gary, Burt and Jason have combined for 181 wins at the track, according to NASCAR.com
He was a founding member of the SMART Modified Tour, a regional series organised for modified cars. He recorded 15 wins in that series and won its 1996 championship.
Burt Myers tied Tim Brown with his 101st career Modified win at Bowman Gray in June 2025. That milestone kept the family name near the front of the field. Gary was widely described in North Carolina coverage as a Bowman Gray legend and the patriarch of the Myers racing family.
For fans, this means the loss of a link between the early days of stock-car racing and the present. His father and uncle raced in the 1950s. His sons and grandson still race now. That line is rare in any sport.
