Ed Negre grew up in Missouri. He was born July 16, 1927, in Monett, Mo., to the late Edgar Charles and Nellie Samples Negre. At the age of 16 he moved to the Pacific Northwest where he met Betty Moen. He joined the Merchant Marines, serving abourd ship as engineer. Upon his discharge he founded a logging business in Kelso, Washington and married Lorraine Portner. They had two daughters, Karen and Linda. In 1955 he married his longtime companion Faye Jordan who helped run his logging and trucking enterprise. They had two children: Toni and Norman.
He began his racing career with NASCAR in 1955 in the Northwest, then moved back to Missouri in 1961 to compete in IMCA, gaining induction into the Ozark Racing Hall Of Fame. He relocated to North Carolina to be nearer the NASCAR big-time in 1967. He eventually became involved with racing in 1955 at the age of 27 at Bay Meadows Speedway and eventually became a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver. He ran 338 races over a period of 17 years. His last race was in 1979 at the Southern 500 in Darrington. Dale Earnhardt ran his first race in Ed's # 8 Dodge in the Charlotte World 600 in 1975. After retiring from racing, Negre returned to the Northwest full time in 1979 and founded Bee Line Truck in Kelso/Longview.
Norman Negre followed his father into NASCAR, serving as his father's engine builder and handling other jobs in the shop. He was head of fabrication for Stewart-Haas Racing.
One sister is living: Marinell Negre Pennell
He began his racing career with NASCAR in 1955 in the Northwest, then moved back to Missouri in 1961 to compete in IMCA, gaining induction into the Ozark Racing Hall Of Fame. He relocated to North Carolina to be nearer the NASCAR big-time in 1967. He eventually became involved with racing in 1955 at the age of 27 at Bay Meadows Speedway and eventually became a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver. He ran 338 races over a period of 17 years. His last race was in 1979 at the Southern 500 in Darrington. Dale Earnhardt ran his first race in Ed's # 8 Dodge in the Charlotte World 600 in 1975. After retiring from racing, Negre returned to the Northwest full time in 1979 and founded Bee Line Truck in Kelso/Longview.
Norman Negre followed his father into NASCAR, serving as his father's engine builder and handling other jobs in the shop. He was head of fabrication for Stewart-Haas Racing.
One sister is living: Marinell Negre Pennell
Ed Negre grew up in Missouri. He was born July 16, 1927, in Monett, Mo., to the late Edgar Charles and Nellie Samples Negre. At the age of 16 he moved to the Pacific Northwest where he met Betty Moen. He joined the Merchant Marines, serving abourd ship as engineer. Upon his discharge he founded a logging business in Kelso, Washington and married Lorraine Portner. They had two daughters, Karen and Linda. In 1955 he married his longtime companion Faye Jordan who helped run his logging and trucking enterprise. They had two children: Toni and Norman.
He began his racing career with NASCAR in 1955 in the Northwest, then moved back to Missouri in 1961 to compete in IMCA, gaining induction into the Ozark Racing Hall Of Fame. He relocated to North Carolina to be nearer the NASCAR big-time in 1967. He eventually became involved with racing in 1955 at the age of 27 at Bay Meadows Speedway and eventually became a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver. He ran 338 races over a period of 17 years. His last race was in 1979 at the Southern 500 in Darrington. Dale Earnhardt ran his first race in Ed's # 8 Dodge in the Charlotte World 600 in 1975. After retiring from racing, Negre returned to the Northwest full time in 1979 and founded Bee Line Truck in Kelso/Longview.
Norman Negre followed his father into NASCAR, serving as his father's engine builder and handling other jobs in the shop. He was head of fabrication for Stewart-Haas Racing.
One sister is living: Marinell Negre Pennell
He began his racing career with NASCAR in 1955 in the Northwest, then moved back to Missouri in 1961 to compete in IMCA, gaining induction into the Ozark Racing Hall Of Fame. He relocated to North Carolina to be nearer the NASCAR big-time in 1967. He eventually became involved with racing in 1955 at the age of 27 at Bay Meadows Speedway and eventually became a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver. He ran 338 races over a period of 17 years. His last race was in 1979 at the Southern 500 in Darrington. Dale Earnhardt ran his first race in Ed's # 8 Dodge in the Charlotte World 600 in 1975. After retiring from racing, Negre returned to the Northwest full time in 1979 and founded Bee Line Truck in Kelso/Longview.
Norman Negre followed his father into NASCAR, serving as his father's engine builder and handling other jobs in the shop. He was head of fabrication for Stewart-Haas Racing.
One sister is living: Marinell Negre Pennell
Gravesite Details
Cremated. Ashes buried at head of Graves for Joseph (Papa) and Ollie Smith
