About
Gary Webb (born April 19, 1949) is an American racing driver from Blue Grass, Iowa who won the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series National Championship in 2000. As part of the 25th anniversary of the NASCAR Weekly Series in 2006, Webb was named one of the series’ All Time Top 25 drivers. 
Webb graduated from Davenport West High School in 1967. He was introduced to auto racing through his father, George, who was on the pit crew for Dayle Ahrens #33. Webb began racing in 1972 and earned 4 wins his first year, working at Ralston Purina to earn a living and acquire his racing equipment and tools. Webb becoming a full time racer in 1978 at the age of 29, offsetting his income by adding more nights to his weekly racing schedule and traveling nationally. 
He had 201 features wins between 1980 and 1989. He won the 1984 and 1985 UMP national championships.
Driving a dirt late model for owner Larry Moring Motorsports (sponsor of Tom Hearst’s team which won the 1982 title) and another dirt Late Model of his own, Webb won 22 of the 54 NASCAR-sanctioned races that he entered at Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway and Farley Speedway, both in Iowa. His record of 16 wins in 18 starts at the 3/8 mile track at Dubuque won the national title and the Mid American division.
Webb finished second in the 2001 national championship points. He was the series’ Most Popular Driver that year.
He had 216 wins between 1990 and 1999.
Webb has a total of 521 career feature wins under his belt, from 65 different tracks across the United States. In 2008, Webb was inducted into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in Florence, Kentucky. He has won main events across six decades and continues to inspire fans and racers to the present day.
