Richard Shelton May (November 7, 1930 – June 9, 2009) was an AmericanNASCAR driver who competed in 185 races in the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series between 1967 and 1985.

May began his racing career at theSt. Lawrence Valley Speedway inCanton, New York.^[2] He spent much of his early career racing at theWatertown Speedway, New York, where he was 1962 Track Champion.^[3]

Known as NASCAR’s pinch hitter, May was a coveted as a relief driver and hailed for his ability to qualify cars and avoid crashing, and some estimates put his total NASCAR appearances at over 500.^[4][5] In the 1975 running of theMason-Dixon 500, May drove five different cars but did not finish the race.^[6]

After retiring as a driver, NASCAR, worked as a NASCAR inspector until 2003.^[2][4] May was inducted into theNortheast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2007.^[7]

On June 9, 2009, May died following a long illness.^[8]

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

• Dick May driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Early Dick May stock car

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• Sportspeople from Cabarrus County, North Carolina
• Racing drivers from New York (state)
• Sportspeople from Ithaca, New York
• Racing drivers from North Carolina
• Sportspeople from Watertown, New York
• People from Jefferson County, New York
• Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame
• Daytona 500 drivers
• Coca-Cola 600 drivers

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