NASCAR Racing legend Red Farmer was selected as a member of the 2021 NASCAR Hall of Fame class earlier this year alongside former drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mike Stefanik.
The 89-y-o rose up the ranks as part of the “Alabama Gang” alongside Bobby Allison & Donnie Allison.
A family friend of Farmer’s, Elisa Allison Sproule told Mike Dubberly of WBRC that Red is currently in the hospital battling double pneumonia.
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Prayers for NASCAR racing legend Red Farmer. Elisa Allison Sproule tells me Red is in the hospital battling double pneumonia. He’s one of the toughest men I’ve ever met. Hang in there #RedFarmer 🙏🏼
.@NASCAR legend Red Farmer, now 89, has been hospitalized in Birmingham w double pneumonia.
Red was just inducted into the @NASCARHall alongside @DaleJr
He’s been racing for nearly 75 years & he’s not done racing yet!
The guy’s incredible. pic.twitter.com/0vLHjKdAM2
— Rick Karle WVTM 13 (@RickKarle) May 27, 2022
Farmer who won four championships during his career revealed in 2020 that he almost died from COVID-19.
“The doctors at Grandview (Medical Center) told me if I went in a day later, I may not have made it,” Farmer told WVTM. “Those doctors and nurses saved my life.” He said
Prayers for NASCAR racing legend Red Farmer. Elisa Allison Sproule tells me Red is in the hospital battling double pneumonia. He’s one of the toughest men I’ve ever met. Hang in there #RedFarmer 🙏🏼 @NASCARONFOX pic.twitter.com/rFmkzOlpHm
— Mike Dubberly GDA (@MikeDubberlyGDA) May 26, 2022
Red Farmer competed in the Cup Series from 1953 to 1975.
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