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Ray Stafford
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Nationality American
Born 4 February 1958
New York City, New York, United States
World Stock Car Championship
0 races run over 0 season(s).
Rookie Season 1979
Team(s) Stafford Race Engineering
Championships 0
Pole Positions 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Top 5s 0
Top 10s 0
Best Finish
WSCC Canon Driver


Raymond James Stafford, Sr. (born 4 February 1958) is a retired American race car driver who raced from 1979 through 2004 and current motorsports journalist and commentator. He is the older brother of racer Kyle Stafford, son of racer Arthur Stafford, grandson of racer Jimmy Stafford, father of racers Frank, R.J. and Kristen Stafford, and grandfather of racers Drew and Ricky Stafford; he is also the uncle of E-series racer Olivia Stafford.

Early Life[edit | edit source]

Racing Career[edit | edit source]

1979[edit | edit source]

1980's[edit | edit source]

1990's[edit | edit source]

2000 - 2004[edit | edit source]

Post Retirement[edit | edit source]

Personal Life[edit | edit source]

Stafford married Patricia Joyce (daughter of Howard Joyce) on April 16, 1977. They have four children: Frank (born 10 December 1978), Jacob (born 13 April 1980), R.J. (born 6 July 1983), and Kristen (born 8 January 1986).

Charity[edit | edit source]

Stafford has dedicated much of his post-racing career to charitable work; in particular, Stafford has worked extensively with the Autism Self Advocacy Network - his son, Jacob, and granddaughter Shiloh are both on the autism spectrum. He has primarily worked to create autism-friendly resources for fans of motorsports to enjoy motorsports activities in person, including driver meet-and-greets, garage/pit passes, and races.