Raymond Marvin Elder^[1]

Born	August 19, 1942 (1942-08-19) (age 67)
Awards	inducted in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in its first class in 2002 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series champion (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series statistics
31 races run over 12 years
Best cup position	50th - 1975 (Winston Cup)
First race	1967 Motor Trend 500 (Riverside)
Last race	1978 Los Angeles Times 500 (Ontario)
First win	1971 Motor Trend 500 (Riverside)
Last win	1972 Golden State 400 (Riverside)
Wins Top tens Poles 2 16 0

Ray Elder (born August 19, 1942) is a former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver. He participated primarily in west coast races at Riverside International Raceway and Ontario Motor Speedway from 1967 to 1978. He won races at Riverside in 1971 and 1972 driving for Fred Elder.

Elder won 47 races on the NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series, which is the second most all time. He had series championships in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, and 1975.^[2], battling with Hershel McGriff almost every year for the title.

[edit] Award

• He was inducted in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in its first class in 2002.^[2]

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