Earl Ross (September 4, 1941 – September 18, 2014) was a Canadian race car driver who competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series from 1973 to 1976 driving the Carling Red Cap #52.

Ross was born inFortune, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and was known for being one of only six non-American born drivers to have won aNASCAR Cup Series race (the others beingJuan Pablo Montoya, who won the2007 Toyota/Save Mart 350,Mario Andretti, who won the1967 Daytona 500,Marcos Ambrose who won the2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen,Daniel Suárez, who won the2022 Toyota/Save Mart 350, andShane van Gisbergen, who won the2023 Grant Park 220). Ross's only NASCAR win came atMartinsville Speedway on September 29, 1974, during theOld Dominion 500. After qualifying 11th, Ross beat Buddy Baker to the line by more than a lap, thus making him the first and still the only Canadian to have ever won a Winston Cup event.Ron Fellows however has wins in theNationwide Series and theCamping World Truck Series.Stewart Friesen andRaphaël Lessard have also won in the Truck Series. At that time, Earl was the first rookie to win a Grand National race sinceShorty Rollins accomplished the feat in 1958.

The victory helped Ross win the Winston Cup Rookie of the Year in 1974. After competing in only 2 events in '75 and '76, Ross retired fromNASCAR racing. He recorded one win, five top-5s and 10 top 10s in 26 races.

Ross competed in a number of regional racing series throughout the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, including time on the ASA circuit andCASCAR Super Series. He also participated in regular Friday night racing atDelaware Speedway before his ultimate retirement in the late 1990s.

Ross was inducted into theCanadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2000, FOAR SCORE (Friends Of Auto Racing Seeking Cooperation Of Racing Enthusiasts) Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Maritime Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2011.

Ross, a resident ofAilsa Craig, Ontario, died on September 18, 2014, at the age of 73.^[1]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

• List of Canadians in NASCAR

• Earl Ross driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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• People from Kings County, Prince Edward Island
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• Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Ontario
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