{{short description|American racing driver}} {{Infobox NASCAR driver |name = Joseph "Joe" Eubanks |birth_date = {{birth date|1925|8|9}} |death_date = {{death date and age|1971|6|21|1925|8|9}} |birth_place = Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. |image= JoeEubanksNASCARJusticeBrothers.jpg |caption= Eubanks, circa 1950s |death_cause = |Best_Cup_Pos = 5th – 1954 NASCAR Grand National season |Cup_Wins = 1 |Cup_Top_Tens = 81 |Cup_Poles = 4 |First_Cup_Race = 1950 Southern 500 <small>(Darlington Raceway)</small> |First_Cup_Win = 1958 untitled race <small>(Orange Speedway)</small> |Last_Cup_Win = |Last_Cup_Race = 1961 World 600 <small>(Charlotte Motor Speedway)</small> |awards = |Years_In_Cup = 11 |Total_Cup_Races = 159 }} {{sources needed|date=December 2025}}
'''Joseph Eubanks''' (August 9, 1925 – June 21, 1971) was an American NASCAR Grand National driver from Spartanburg, South Carolina.<ref name="joeeubanks">[http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=eubanjo01 ''Joe Eubanks''] career information at Racing Reference</ref> He entered the United States Armed Forces along with fellow NASCAR veterans Bud Moore and Cotton Owens.<ref name="nascarww2">[http://droppinthehammer.net/BudMoore.html Joe Eubanks' army career] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611134500/http://droppinthehammer.net/BudMoore.html |date=2018-06-11 }} at DropInTheHammer.Net</ref> All three of these men served in World War II together.<ref name="nascarww2"/>
==Career summary== Eubanks raced from 1950 to 1961 collecting one win, thirty-seven finishes in the top-five, and eighty-one finishes in the top-ten along the way.<ref name="joeeubanks"/> His total career earnings were $35,338 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|35338|1961|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation) and he successfully completed {{convert|14303.3|mi|km}} of racing.<ref name="joeeubanks"/>
As one of the first competitors to compete in a NASCAR road racing event, Eubanks finished second to Al Keller who was driving a 1951 Hudson Hornet automobile.<ref>[https://georgiaracinghistory.com/2010/01/15/nascars-cool-cars-of-yesterday/ Joe Eubanks + NASCAR 1st road racing event] at GeorgiaRacingHistory.com</ref> Joe was a competitor for the 1955 Southern 500 and was credited for having the fastest Oldsmobile 88 vehicle of that particular race.<ref>[http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1955-35&series=W Racing Reference ''1955 Southern 500''] information at Racing Reference</ref> Dirt tracks were Eubanks' greatest strong point as a driver; where a "top-ten" finish were frequent. Superspeedway tracks turned out to be his weakness as his average finish on those tracks was 38th place.<ref>[http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/driver.php?drv_id=1195 NASCAR statistics on ''Joe Eubanks''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518141504/http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/driver.php?drv_id=1195 |date=2013-05-18 }} at Driver Averages</ref>
Eubanks' primary vehicle was the #88 Ford machine owned by Don Every and Domenic Petti of Daytona Florida.<ref>[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/drivers/joe-eubanks/1767 Primary car of Joe Eubanks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424092737/http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/drivers/joe-eubanks/1767 |date=2012-04-24 }} at FantasyRacingCheatSheet.com</ref> He was also one of the extras for the 1960 stock car racing film ''Thunder in Carolina''.<ref>[https://insiderracingnews.com/Writers/AM/082007.html Racer profile about ''Joe Eubanks''] at Insider Racing News</ref>
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==External links== *{{Racing-Reference driver|Joe_Eubanks}}
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