Ernie Irvan

Ernie Irvan
Irvan in 1997
Born	Virgil Earnest Irvan (1959-01-13) January 13, 1959 (age 65) Salinas, California, U.S.
Achievements	1991 Daytona 500 Winner 1993 Winston 500 Winner Led Winston Cup Series in poles in 1994
Awards	1993 Super Ford Magazine Driver of the Year 1994 True Value Hard Charger 1994 Mike Rich Memorial Award 1994, 1995 Maxwell House Spirit Award 1995 Winston Cup Scene Top Story of the Year 1995 Arete Award for Courage in Sports (Professional Division) 1996 Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias Courage Award 1996 AP Parts Meet the Challenge Award Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) Selected as a torchbearer for the 2002 Olympics Stock Car Hall of Fame (2002) Voted by MSNBC Top Ten Greatest Sport Comebacks of All Time (2002) West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame[1] (2005) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
313 races run over 12 years
Best finish	5th (1991)
First race	1987 Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 (Richmond)
Last race	1999 Frontier @ the Glen (Watkins Glen)
First win	1990 Busch 500 (Bristol)
Last win	1997 Miller 400 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles 15 124 22
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
57 races run over 8 years
Best finish	28th (1991)
First race	1986 All Pro 300 (Charlotte)
Last race	1999 MBNA Platinum 200 (Dover)
First win	1991 AC-Delco 200 (Rockingham)
Last win	1992 Fram Filter 500K (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles 3 15 5
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
12 races run over 5 years
Best finish	45th (1995)
First race	1995 Lowe's 150 (North Wilkesboro)
Last race	1999 NAPA 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 8 0

Virgil 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 perhaps best remembered for his comeback after a serious head injury suffered from a crash during practice at Michigan 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.