Up for auction "NASCAR" Ernie Irvan Hand Signed 3X5 Card. This item is certified authentic by JG
Autographs and comes with their Letter of Authenticity.
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Earnest Irvan (born January 13,
1959), occasionally referred to as Swervin' Irvan, is an American
former professional stock car
racing driver. A retired NASCAR competitor,
he is best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury suffered
from a crash during a race in 1994 that left him with only a 10% chance of
survival. Irvan has been inducted into numerous halls of fame and was
named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest
Drivers in 1998. After a series of injuries in the late 1990s,
he retired from racing in 1999. Irvan began his racing career driving karts in California in 1968 at the age of nine. He won the California Championship at the age
of 15. In 1974, Irvan finished second in the country
in his class at the national kart championship races. In 1975, Irvan moved up
to stock cars at the age of 16 at Stockton 99 Speedway and
was victorious in his first race on asphalt in a semi-main event. From then until 1981 Irvan raced every weekend
at Madera and Stockton, California,
winning numerous feature events. He missed his high school graduation ceremony
to race at Riverside, California.
During this time, he lost his best friend, Tim Williamson, in a racing accident
at Riverside, several months before he was slated to test in Winston Cup.