User:Donnie Park/List of nicknames of motorsport people
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This is a list of people involved in motorsport, it includes drivers, riders, crew chiefs, pit crews, team managers and mechanics.
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[edit]- "The Abruzzi robber" = Luigi Fagioli, Grand Prix driver[1]
- "Air Canada" = Gilles Villeneuve, Formula One driver[citation needed]
- "Airwastl" = Busty Wolter, Freestyle Motocross rider[2][3]
- "Al" = Elwin Teague, land speed record driver[4]
- "Alfalfa Jim" = Jim Roper, stock car racer driver[5]
- "The Answer To Every Trivia Question" = Harry Gant, stock car racer driver[note 1][citation needed]
- "Ardun Doug" = Doug King, nostalgia drag racer[6]
- "Ashkan" = Kim Ashkenazi, motorcross rider[7]
- "Aspar" = Jorge Martínez, motorcycle racer[8]
- "Awesome Bill" ("Awesome Bill From Dawsonville") = Bill Elliott, stock car racer[5]
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[edit]- "B. Bira" = Prince Birabongse Bhanutej Bhanubandh racing driver[9][note 2]
- "Babe" = Woolf Barnato, racing driver[10]
- "Baby Face" = Jacky Ickx, racing driver[11]
- "Baja Bob" = Bob Gordon, off-road racer
- "The Bandit" =
- Harry Gant, stock car racer driver[note 3]
- Damien Mulvey, drifting driver[12]
- "Banjo" = Edwin K. Matthews, racing mechanic
- "The Barefoot Boy From Te Puke" = Denny Hulme, racing driver
- "Barney" = Bern Oldfield, racing driver
- "The Baron" = Jarno Saarinen, motorcycle racer
- "Baylisstic" = Troy Bayliss, motorcycle racer[13]
- "The Bear" = Denny Hulme, racing driver
- "Beat" = Claude Fehr racing driver[note 4][14]
- "Ben" = Reuben Drinkwater, motorcycle racer[15]
- "Benjy" = Dudley Benjafield, racing driver
- "Beef" = Michael Park, rally co-driver
- "Bergkönig" (German, "King of the Hill") = Hans Stuck, racing driver[16][note 5]
- "Bergmeister" (German, "hill master") = Hans-Joachim Stuck, racing driver[17]
- "Big" = Don Garlits, drag racer
- "Big Al" = Al Unser Sr., racing driver
- "Big Bear" = Ross Brawn, team principal and owner[18]
- "Big Daddy" = Don Garlits, drag racer
- "Big John" = John Surtees, motorcycle racer Formula One driver[19][20]
- "Big Remmo" = Remmo Niezen, drifting driver[21]
- "Big Track Jack" = Jack Sprague, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Bill France of Mexico" = Michel Jourdain Sr., Indy racing driver[note 6][22]
- "Billy the Kid" = Billy Schumacher, hydroplane driver[23]
- "The Blackburn Bullet" = Carl Fogarty, motorcycle racer
- "Black Bart" = Bart Markel, flat track motorcycle racer[24]
- "Black Jack" = Jack Brabham, Formula One racing driver
- "Blackumi" = Tommy Suell, drifting driver[25]
- "The Blade" = Michael Rutter, motorcycle racer
- "Bladerider" = James Grimsey, drifting driver
- "Bladey" = James Grimsey, drifting driver
- "Bo" = Barry Seton, racing driver
- "Bob" = Boris Said, racing driver
- "Bobby Z" = Bobby Zoelner, monster truck driver
- "Bomber" = Earl F. Balmer, racing driver
- "BonBon" = Ben Broke-Smith, drifting driver[26]
- "Bono" = Kevin Manion, , NASCAR crew chief[5]
- "Bootie" = Robert Barker, , NASCAR crew chief[5]
- "Boso" = Ross Petty, drifting driver[27]
- "Boss" = Seigo Yamamoto, drifting driver
- "Bosse" = Marcus Grönholm, rally driver
- "Bounty Hunter" = Connie Kalitta, drag racer[28]
- "Bounty Huntress" = Shirley Muldowney, drag racer (used briefly)[29]
- "Buckshot" = Roy Jones, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Bradman of Bathurst" = Peter Brock, touring car driver[30]
- "Brilliant Bob" = Robert Wollek, sportscar racing driver
- "Brissou" = Brice Izzo, Freestyle Motocross rider[2]
- "Bubba" =
- "Bubi" (German: The Kid) = August Momberger, Grand Prix driver[31]
- "Buck" = Elzie W. Baker Sr., stock car racer[5]
- "Buddy" =
- Wylie Baker Jr., stock car racer[5]
- George Byers, hydroplane driver[32]
- "Buff" = Mark Luney, drifting driver
- "Bugs" = Leslie Allen, dirt track racing driver
- "Bugsy" = Dick Mann, motorcycle racer[33]
- "The Bulldog" = Mike Gascoyne, Formula One technical director
- "Bunkie" = James R. Blackburn, stock car racer
- "Bushido" = Robbie Nishida, drifting driver[34]
- "'Bushmaster" = George Shreiber, drag racer[35]
- "Buster" = Robert Auton, stock car racer[36]
- "Busty" = Sebastian Wolter, Freestyle Motocross rider[2][3]
- "Butch" = Robert Leitzinger, racing driver
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[edit]- "C. Wan" = Calvin Wan, drifting driver[37]
- "Cacá Bueno" = Carlos Bueno Filho, racing driver
- "The Camfather" = Ed Iskenderian, drag racer and land speed racer
- "Cannonball" = Erwin Baker, racing driver
- "Caped Crusader of Auto Racing" = Eddie Sachs, Indy racing driver
- "The Captain" = Roger Penske, , team owner and former race car driver[5]
- "Captain Clutch kick" = Vaughn Gittin Jr., drifting driver[38]
- "Captain Nice" = Mark Donohue, racing driver[39]
- "Captain Sideways" = Declan Hicks, drifting driver
- ""Cactus Jack"" = Jack Yeley, stock car racer[40]
- "de las Casas" = Comte George Raphaël Béthenod de Montbressieux, Grand Prix driver[note 7][41]
- "The Cat in the Hat" = Jack Roush, , team owner[5]
- "Cha-Cha" = Shirley Muldowney, drag racer[note 8]
- "Chacheee" = Tyler McQuarrie, drifting driver.[42]
- "Charging Charlie" = Charlie Glotzbach, NASCAR driver[43]
- "The Charging Comet" = Charlie Glotzbach, NASCAR driver[44]
- "Charly" = Karl Lamm, racing team manager[45]
- "Chick" = Takeo Hirashima, racing mechanic
- "El Chueco" (Spanish for "knock-kneed" or "bandy legs") = Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Formula One driver[46]
- "Chocolate" = Danny Myers, , former NASCAR pit crew gasman[5][47]
- "Chunky" = Kazuya Bai, drifting driver[48]
- "Ciccio" (Italian, "butch") = Alberto Ascari, Formula One driver[49]
- "Christo" =
- Riki Christodoulou, racing drivers[note 9]
- Adam Christodoulou, racing drivers[50]
- "The Candyman" = Elliott Sadler, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Caped Crusader of Auto Racing" = Gianclaudio Regazzoni, Swiss Formula One driver
- "Chip" =
- Lee E. Hanauer, hydroplane driver[51]
- Floyd Ganassi, IndyCar driver and team owner[52]
- "Chromas" = Colin Teo, drifting driver
- "Il Cinghio" (Italian: The Wild Boar) = Gabriele Tarquini, touring car driver[53]
- "Clay" = Gianclaudio Regazzoni, Swiss Formula One driver
- "Clown Prince of (Auto) Racing" =
- Eddie Sachs, Indy racing driver
- Joe Weatherly, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Coeur de Lion" (French, "Lionheart") = Raymond Sommer, Grand Prix driver[54]
- "Colin McCrash" = Colin McRae, rally driver[note 10]
- "The Columbus Comet" = Anthony W. Stewart, NASCAR driver[55]
- "Il Commendatore" (Italian, The Knight Commander) = Enzo Ferrari, Grand Prix racing driver and team owner
- "Coo Coo"" = Clifton Marlin, NASCAR driver[56]
- "Cootje" = Wilco van Esch, drifting driver[57]
- "Comeback Kid" = Dean Chenoweth, hydroplane driver[58]
- "Connie" = Conrad Kalitta, drag racer[28]
- "Cotton" =
- Henry C. Henning, Indianapolis racing mechanic[44]
- Everett Owens, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Count von Crash" = Wolfgang von Trips, Formula One driver[59]
- "Cousin Carl" = Carl Edwards, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Cowboy" =
- Kenny Bartram, Freestyle Motocross rider
- Kevin Starland, , NASCAR crew chief[5]
- "Crawfish" = Curtis Crider, stock car racer driver[5]
- "The Crazy Swede" = Samuel Hübinette, drifting driver.[60]
- "Curre" = Curt Lincoln, racing driver
- "Czech Pastrana" = Petr Pilat, Freestyle Motocross rider[2]
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[edit]- "D-Dubya" = Darrell Waltrip, stock car racer driver
- "D-MAC" = Darren McNamara, drifting driver[61]
- "Daddy of Offshore" = Al Copeland, offshore powerboat racing driver[62]
- "Dai-chan" (大ちゃん) =
- Daijiro Inada, racing driver, journalist and motorsport entrepreneur[63]
- Daijiro Kato, motorcycle racer[64]
- Daijiro Yoshihara, drifting driver
- "Dandy Dick" = Dick Landy, drag racer[28]
- "Dart Izumi" = Yuuki Izumida, drifting driver[65]
- "Davo" = Lex Davison, racing driver talent scout[66]
- "De Crasheris" = Andrea de Cesaris, Formula One driver
- "Dead by June Doohan" = Mick Doohan, motorcycle racer
- "Desert Dominator" = Nasser Al-Attiyah, rally driver[67] l
- "Dick" = Richard Petty, stock car diver[note 11][68]
- "Dickie" = Richard Attwood, racing driver[note 12][69]
- "Dieu au volant" (French for "God on Wheels") = Jacky Ickx, racing driver[11]
- "Diddì" = Berardo Taraschi, Grand Prix driver[70]
- "Difficult Dan" = Dan Wheldon, racing driver[note 13][71][72]
- "Dindo" = Rinaldo Capello, racing driver
- "Doc" = Bob Magoo, offshore powerboat racing driver[73]
- "The Doctor" = Valentino Rossi, motorcycle racer[13]
- "Dodjie" = Arsenio Laurel, racing driver
- "Doki-Doki Kun" = Ryuji Miki, drifting driver[74][75]
- "Don" = Reginald Whittington, racing driver[76]
- "Drake" = Enzo Ferrari, Grand Prix racing driver and team owner
- "Drift King" (Japanese:ドリキン, "Dorikin") = Keiichi Tsuchiya, racing driver and drifting driver/judge and team manager[77][48][note 14]
- "Drift Samurai" (Japanese:ドリフト侍, Dorifuto Zamurai) = Takahiro Imamura, drifting driver[note 15]
- "Dryhopp" = Tetsuya Kawasaki, drag racer[78][note 16]
- "Duffle bag Doug" = Doug Richert, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Duke" =
- "Dukie" = Charles Ermolenko, speedway rider
- "The Dutch Smoke Machine" = Lennard Wanders, drifting driver[79]
- "DW" = Darrell Waltrip, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Dvanz" = Doug Van Den Brink, drifting driver
- "Dyno Don" = Don Nicholson, drag racer[28]
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[edit]- "Ears" = Kurt Busch, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Elco Twin"= Bert Letner, dirt track racing driver[80]
- "Emmo = Emerson Fittipaldi, Formula One driver
- "Emperor" (Japanese:帝王古口, Teiō Koguchi) = Yoshinori Koguchi, drifting driver[81][48]
- "Emperor of Drift" (Japanese:ドリフトの帝王, dorifuto no Teiō) = Yoshinori Koguchi, drifting driver
- "The Enforcer" = Russell Ingall, racing driver
- "Erik pa taket" (Swedish, "Erik on the roof") = Erik Carlsson, rally racing driver
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[edit]- "Fabulous Fred" = Fred Frame, motorcycle racer and auto racing driver
- "Fanga Dan" = Daniel Woolhouse, drifting driver
- "The Farmer" = Arnold Beswick, drag racer[28]
- "The Farnham Flyer" = Mike Hawthorn, Formula One driver[82]
- "Fast Eddie" =
- "Fast Freddie" = Freddie Spencer, motorcycle racer
- "Fast Kenny" = Kenneth Moen, drifting driver[84]
- "The Fastest Man in Japan" (Japanese:日本一速い男, Nippon ichi hayai otoko) = Kazuyoshi Hoshino, racing driver
- "The Fastest Taxi Driver in the World" = Sabine Schmitz, racing driver[note 17]
- "Fatback" = Mike McSwain, , NASCAR crew chief[5]
- "Fearless Balke" = Charles Balke, board track motorcycle racer[85]
- "Fearless John" = John Surtees, motorcycle racer and Formula One driver[86][20][note 18]
- "Fearless Frank" = Frank Sytner, touring car racing driver[87]
- "The Fearless One" = Charles Balke, board track motorcycle racer[85]
- "Fidel" = Hélio Castroneves, Indy driver[note 19][88]
- "Figlio del Vento" (Italian, "Son of the Wind") = John Surtees, motorcycle racer and Formula One driver[20][89][note 20]
- "Fireball" = Edward Roberts Jr., stock car racer[5]
- "Flash Gordon" = Robby Gordon, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Flat Eric" = Eric O' Sullivan, drifting driver
- "The Flemish Lion" = Joël Smets, motorcross rider
- "Fletcher" = Jody Scheckter, Formula One driver[90][note 21]
- "Flookie" = James Buford, NASCAR racer
- "Florida Hurricane" = Bill Snowden, NASCAR racer[91]
- "Flying Colonel" =
- Warner Gardner, hydroplane driver[92]
- Russ Schleeh, hydroplane driver[92]
- "The Flying Czech" = Mira Slovak, hydroplane driver[93]
- "The Flying Dutchman" =
- "The Flying Finn" =
- Rauno Aaltonen, rally driver
- Markku Alén, rally driver
- Marcus Grönholm, rally driver
- Mika Häkkinen, Formula One driver
- Toni Haikonen, snowmobile racer
- Mikko Hirvonen, rally driver
- Mika Kallio, motorcycle racer
- Juha Kankkunen, rally driver
- Leo Kinnunen, racing driver
- Toni Haikonen, snowmobile racer
- Mikko Hirvonen, rally driver
- Joonas Kylmakorpi, speedway rider
- Jari-Matti Latvala, rally driver
- Patu Leppälä, F1 powerboat racing driver
- Timo Mäkinen, rally driver
- Tommi Mäkinen, rally driver
- Heikki Mikkola, motocross rider
- Kimi Räikkönen, Formula One driver
- Keijo Rosberg, Formula One driver
- Jarno Saarinen, motorcycle racer
- Juha Salminen, enduro rider
- Timo Salonen, rally driver
- Sami Seliö, F1 powerboat racing driver
- Marko Tarkkala, enduro rider
- Kari Tiainen, enduro rider
- Henri Toivonen, rally driver
- Ari Vatanen, rally driver
- "Flyin'-Hawaiian" = Danny Ongais, racing driver
- "The Flying Mantuan" = Tazio Nuvolari, Grand Prix driver[46]
- "The Flying Norwegian" = Ivar Erik Tollefsen, rally driver[96]
- "The Flying Scot" = John Y. Stewart, Formula One driver and team owner
- "The Flying Sikh" =
- Joginder Singh rally driver[97]
- Karamjit Singh rally driver[98]
- "Foggy" = Carl Fogarty, motorcycle racer and team owner
- "Fonty" = Truman F. Flock, NASCAR racing driver[99]
- "Formiga" = António Félix da Costa, Formula Renault racer
- "Four Father of Drag Racing" = Eddie Hill, drag racer[100]
- "Foxy" = Tanner Foust, drifting driver[101]
- "Frank the Tank" = Mitch Lash, , NASCAR jackman[5]
- "Frankie" = Pierfrancesco Chili, motorcycle racer
- "Freddie" = Goffredo Zehender, Grand Prix driver[102]
- "The Fresno Flash" = Bill Vukovich, Indy racer[103]
- "Front Row Joe" = Joe Nemechek, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Frosty" = Craig Smokstad, , NASCAR crew chief[5]
- "The Future" = Ken Gushi, drifting driver[104]
- "The Fury" = Dayna Jury, drifting driver
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[edit]- "Gan-san" (ガンさん) = Motoharu Kurosawa, racecar driver
- "Gar" = Garfield Wood, hydroplane driver
- "The Gas Man" = Tom Sneva, Indy driver[105]
- "Gasman Choc" = Danny Myers[47]
- "El Gato Volador" (Spanish, "The Flying Cat") = Johan Hungaray, Mexican Freestyle Motocross rider[note 22][2]
- "Geki" = Giacomo Russo racing driver[106]
- "The General" = Brian Deegan, Freestyle Motocross rider[107]
- "Genie auf Rädern" (German, "Genius on Wheels") = Walter Röhrl, rally driver[108]
- "The Gentle Giant" = Wylie Baker Jr., stock car racer[5]
- "Gentleman Jack" = Jack Sears racing driver[109]
- "Gentleman Jimmy" = Jimmy Hensley, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Gentleman Ned" = Ned Jarrett, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Gigi" = Gianluigi Galli, former World Rally Championship driver
- "Gino" = Luigi Macaluso, rally co-driver[110][111]
- "Glen" = George Kidston racing driver[note 23]
- "G.O.A.T." = Ricky Carmichael, Supercross rider
- "Go-Go" = Daijiro Inada, racing driver, journalist and motorsport entrepreneur
- "The Go-Show" = Anthony Gobert, motorcycle racer
- "The Godfather of Freestyle Motocross" = Mike Metzger, Freestyle Motocross rider
- "The Golden Boy" = Fred Lorenzen, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Golden Child" = Tanner Foust, drifting driver[101]
- "The Gonzalez of the West Country" = Horace Gould, racing driver[112]
- "The Governor" = Francis C. Clement, racing driver
- "Le Grand Pesca" (French, "The Big Pesca") = Henri Pescarolo, racing driver[113]
- "The Grump" = Bill Jenkins, drag racer (rarely used)[28]
- "Grumpy" = Bill Jenkins, drag racer[28]
- "Gustl" = August Hobl, motorcycle racer
- "Der Gusseiserne Schorsch" (German: Ironman Georg) = Georg Meier, motorcycle racer[114][note 24][115]
- "Gustl" = August Hobl, motorcycle racer
- "Haga-san" (Japanese:芳賀さん, Mr. Haga) = Noriyuki Haga, motorcycling Grand Prix rider
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[edit]- "Hampshaa" = Ryan Tuerck, drifting driver[116]
- "Handsome Harry" = Harry Gant, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Hap" or "Happy" = Kevin Harvick, auto racer[5]
- "Hellé Nice" = Mariette Hélène Delangle, racing driver[114]
- "Hiro" = Hiroyuki Matsushita, IndyCar driver
- "Helmet Hair" = Manabu Orido, racing and drifting driver[63]
- "Henry Arundel" = Henry Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel, racing driver[note 25]
- "Herman the German" = Kenny Wallace, stock car racer driver[5]
- "High Groove Harry" = Harry Gant, stock car racer driver[note 26]
- "The High Priest of Destruction" = Gilles Villeneuve, Formula One driver[117]
- "Hizzy" = Steve Hislop, motorcycle racer[13]
- "Holeshot Hill" = Eddie Hill, drag racer[118]
- "Hollywood" =
- "Hong Kong's King of Asian Motorsport" = John MacDonald, racing driver[120]
- "Hootie" = Brian Chase, , NASCAR pit crew member[5]
- "Hoppo" = John Hopkins, motorcycle racer
- "The Human Computer" = Walter Röhrl, rally driver
- "The Humiston Comet" = Lee Humiston, board track motorcycle racer[121][note 27]
- "Hungry" = Maynard Clark, motorcycle stunt rider
- "Hunt the Shunt" = James Hunt, Formula One driver[note 28]
- "Hurricane" = Tony Angelo, drifting driver[122]
- "Huschke" = Fritz von Hanstein, racing driver and team manager[note 29]
- "Hut" = Wayman Stricklin, stock car racer driver[5]
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[edit]- "Iceman" =
- Terry Labonte, stock car driver[5]
- Kimi Räikkönen, Formula One driver
- Olaf Commijs, drifting driver[21]
- "India-rubber Man" = Joe Abbott, speedway rider[123]
- "Indiana Andy" = Andy Hillenburg, stock car racer[124]
- "The Intimidator" = Dale Earnhardt Sr., stock car racer[5]
- "The Irish Car Bomb" = Eric O'Sullivan, drifting driver[125]
- "Ironman" =
- "Ironhead" = Dale Earnhardt Sr., stock car racer[5]
- "Ironheart" = Ralph Earnhardt, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Irv the swerve" = Eddie Irvine, Formula One driver[note 30]
- "Isky" = Ed Iskenderian, drag racer and land speed racer[127]
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[edit]- "J.J." = Christopher Yeley, stock car racer[note 31][40]
- "Ja" = Justin Rood, drifting driver
- "Jackie" = John Y. Stewart, Formula One driver
- "Jaws" = Darrell Waltrip, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Joaninha" (Spanish, "Ladybug") = Gilmar Flores, Freestyle Motocross rider[2]
- "Jeannot" = Jean Ragnotti, rally driver
- "Jenks" = Denis Jenkinson, sidecar racing passenger and racing navigator
- "Jim" = Richard P. Rathmann, Indy racer
- "Jimmy" = Serafino Cazzani, offshore powerboat racing driver
- "Jimmy Savile" = Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1 driver[note 32][128]
- "JJ Lehto" = Jyrki Juhani Järvilehto, Formula One driver[note 33]
- "Jock" = John A. McNeil, board track motorcycle racer[129]
- "Joe" = Betty Carstairs, powerboat racing driver[130]
- "Joey" = William Dunlop, motorcycle racer
- "John" = Hans-Johan Paul, racing driver[note 34][131]
- ""Il Grande John" (Italian, "John the Great") = John Surtees, motorcycle racer and Formula One driver[20][note 35]
- "John Winter" = Louis Krages, race driver[132][note 36]
- "Johnny" =
- "Johnny Carwash" = Giovanni Lavaggi, Formula One driver[note 37]
- "Johnny Dumfries" = John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute or John Bute, Formula One driver[note 38]
- "Jos" = Johannes Verstappen, Formula One driver
- "Jos the Boss" = Johannes Verstappen, Formula One driver
- "JR" = Vaughn Gittin Jr., drifting driver[38]
- "JT" = Jairus Wharerau, drifting driver[134]
- "JTP" = Justin Pawlak, drifting driver
- "Jud" = Clarence Larson, racing driver[135]
- "Jumper" = Jean-Pierre Jarier, Formula One driver[136][note 39]
- "Junebug" = Dale Earnhardt Jr., stock car racer[note 40][137][5]
- "Jungle Boy" = Antônio R. Pizzonia, Júnior, Formula One and Champ Car driver
- "Jungle Jim" = Jim Lieberman, drag racer
- "Junior" =
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[edit]- "Kamikaze" = Ukyo Katayama, Formula One driver
- "Karnage" = Dean Kearney, drifting driver[139]
- "Karting Guru" = Martin Hines, superkart driver and entrepreneur[140]
- "Katagrama" (more explicitly Cata-Grama, Portuguese language:grass-eater) = Ukyo Katayama, Formula One driver[note 41]
- "Keke" = Keijo Rosberg, Formula One driver
- "Kelly" = Cavino Petillo, racing driver
- "The Kentucky Kid" = Nicky Hayden, motorcycle racer
- "Kermit" = Zdeněk Kudrna, speedway rider[141]
- "The Kid" =
- "Kiki" = Casper Canul, drifting driver[143]
- "The Kilt" = Kieran Cameron, drifting driver
- "The King"
- "King Carl" = Carl Fogarty, motorcycle racer
- "King of Freestyle Moto X" = Rémi Bizouard, Freestyle Motocross rider[144]
- "King Gar" = Gar Wood, hydroplane driver[145]
- "King Hiro" = Hiro Matsushita, IndyCar driver[note 44][146]
- "King Kenny" = Kenneth Roberts, motorcycle racer[147]
- "King Rat" = Niki Lauda, Formula One driver[148][note 45]
- "King Richard" = Richard Petty, stock car racer[5]
- "King of Brands" = Derek Minter, motorcycle racer[149]
- "King of Formula Junior" = Peter Arundell, Formula One driver[150]
- "King of Monaco" = Graham Hill, Formula One driver[151]
- "King of the Ice" = Jo Bonnier, Formula One and GT driver
- "King of the Mille Miglia" = Clemente Biondetti, racing driver
- "King of the Mountain" = Peter Brock, touring car driver[152]
- "King of the Road" = Joey Dunlop, motorcycle racer
- "King of Supercross" = Jeremy McGrath, Supercross rider[153]
- "King of Speedboat Racers/Racing" =
- Lou Fageol, hydroplane driver[58]
- Gar Wood, hydroplane driver[154]
- "King of Thunderboat Row" = Don Aronow, go-fast boat builder and racer
- "King of the Used Cars" = Darel Dieringer, stock car racer[note 46][44]
- "KiPad" = Julian Smith, drifting driver
- "König Ludwig" (German, "King Ludwig") = Klaus Ludwig, racing driver
- "KRJR" = Kenny Roberts Jr., motorcycle racer[155]
- "Kuma" (Japanese:クマ, bear) = Nobushige Kumakubo, drifting driver[156][157]
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[edit]- "The Lamp" = Dougie Lampkin, motorcycle trials rider[158]
- "The Last American Hero" = Junior Johnson, stock car racer
- "Larrikin Larry" = Larry Perkins, racing driver
- "Leadfoot" = Wylie Baker Jr., stock car driver
- "The Legend" = Walker Evans, off-road racer[159][160]
- "Leon Duray" = George Stewart, race driver[note 47]
- "Leksa" = Leo Kinnunen, racing driver[161]
- "Il Leone" (Italian for "The Lion") = Nigel Mansell, Formula One driver[note 48]
- "Pierre Levegh" = Pierre Bouillin, racing driver[note 49]
- "Li'l Al" = Al Unser Jr., race driver[162]
- "Lightning Larry" = Larry Ragland, off-road racer[163]
- "Lil Martin" = Martin Truex Jr., stock car racer driver[5]
- "Lill Lövis" (Italian, "The Little Leaf") = Stefan Johansson, Formula One driver[164]
- "Little Art" = Arturo Merzario, racing driver
- "Little Bob" = Bob Perry, board track motorcycle racer[165]
- "Little 'E'" = Dale Earnhardt Jr., stock car racer driver[5]
- "Little Joe" = Joe Weatherly, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Lofty" = Frank England, racing team manager
- "El Lole" (Spanish, "The Bull") = Carlos Reutemann, Formula One driver[166]
- "Lucky" = Lloyd Casner, GT race driver
- "Il lupo d'Abruzzo" (Italian: The Wolf of Abruzzo) = Berardo Taraschi, Grand Prix driver
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[edit]- "Mad Dog" = John Paul Jr., racing driver[131]
- "The Mad Man from Miami" = George Morales, offshore powerboat racing driver[167]
- "Mad Max" = Max Biaggi, motorcycle racer
- "Mad Mick" = Mick Doohan, motorcycle racer
- "Mad Mike " =
- Michael Jones, Freestyle Motocross rider
- Mike Whiddett, drifting driver
- "The Mad Russian" = Bill Vukovich, auto racer
- "Mad Ronald" = Ronnie Peterson, Formula One driver[168][169][note 50]
- "Mad Skills" = Rhys Millen, drifting and rally driver[170]
- "Mad Skills Sr." = Rod Millen, drifting, hillclimb and rally driver[171]
- "El Maestro" (Spanish for "The Master") = Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Formula One driver
- "Madusa" = Debra Miceli, monster truck driver[note 51]
- "Magic" = Ayrton Senna, Formula One driver
- "Magic Shoes" = Michael McLaughlin, NASCAR race driver[5]
- "Magoo" = Dick Megugorac, land speed racer
- "Major Clutch kick" = Vaughn Gittin Jr., drifting driver[38]
- "The Man" = Mickey Thompson, racing driver and entrepreneur[172]
- "The Man in Black" = Dale Earnhardt Sr., NASCAR racer[5][note 52]
- "Mana-P (マナP) = Manabu Suzuki, racing driver and motorsport announcer
- "Mango" = Tony Brakohiapa, drifting driver[173]
- "Mario Umberto" = Baconin Borzacchini, Grand Prix racer[9][note 53]
- "Master of the Restart" = Ron Hornaday, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Maverick" = Bill Golden, wheelstander drag racer[174]
- "Max" =
- Manabu Orido ("Max Orido" (MAX☆織戸)), racing and drifting driver
- Massimiliano Biaggi, motorcycle racer
- "Mae-ken" = Ken Maeda, drifting driver[48]
- "MC" = Jeremy McGrath, Supercross rider
- "The Menace" = Kyle Mohan, drifting driver[175]
- "Mi Tsu Ru" = Mitsuru Haruguchi, drifting driver[176]
- "Mickey" = Marion Thompson, off-road racing driver
- "Million Dollar Bill" = Bill Elliott, stock car racer[5][note 54]
- "Miki" = Massimo Biasion, rally driver
- "Mile-a-Minute" = Walter Collins, board track motorcycle racer[129]
- "Mr. 875cc"[note 55] =
- Eric Geboers, motorcross rider
- Stefan Everts, motorcross rider
- "Mr. Daytona" = Scott Russell, motorcycle racer[177]
- "Mr. Excitement" =
- Gary Porter, monster truck driver
- Jimmy Spencer, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Mr. Flathead" = John Bradley, nostalgia drag racer
- "Mr. Innovator" = John Barnard, Formula One car designer and technical director
- "Mr. ISDT/ISDE" = Jeff Fredette, Enduro rider[178]
- "Mr. Karting" =
- Art Ingels, racing mechanic and karting pioneer
- Martin Hines, superkart driver and entrepreneur[140]
- "Mr. Monaco" = Graham Hill, Formula One driver[179]
- "Mr. Motor Racing" =
- "Mr. Motorcross" =
- Craig Dack, motorcross rider and team owner[182]
- Torsten Hallman, motorcross rider[183]
- Mort Andrews, mechanic[184]
- "Mr. Nice Guy" = Gary Porter, monster truck driver
- "Mr Pimms" = Declan Hicks, drifting driver
- "Mr. Rallycross = Martin Schanche, rallycross driver
- "Mr. September" = Harry Gant, stock car racer driver[note 56][5]
- "Mr. Speed" = Mickey Thompson, racing driver and entrepreneur[172][172]
- "Mr. White" = Carl Rydquist, drifting and racing driver[185]
- "Mitto" = Mat Steele, drifting driver
- "Moco" (Spanish, "Hard of Hearing Man") = Carlos Pace, Formula One driver[186]
- "Mongoose" = Tom McEwen, drag racer[28]
- "Monkey Man" = Ken Nomura, drifting driver[48]
- "Monsieur Dakar" (French , "Mister Dakar") = Karel Loprais, rally driver
- "Monsieur Le Mans" (French , "Mister Le Mans") = Jacky Ickx, racing driver[11][note 57]
- "Monkichi" (Japanese, monkey) = Manabu Orido, racing and drifting driver
- "Monster" (Japanese:モンスター田嶋, "Monsuta Tajima") = Nobuhiro Tajima, rally and hillclimb driver and team owner.
- "The Monza Gorilla" = Vittorio Brambilla, Formula One driver[187][188][note 58]
- "Mouse" = Mike McCoy, off-road motorcyclist[189]
- "Muddly Talker" = Murray Walker, Formula One commentator[190][note 59]
- "Muddy" = Peter McGrath, offshore powerboat racing throttleman[191][192]
- "Mulisha Mike" = Mike Turley, drifting driver
N
[edit]- "Nakajap" = Satoru Nakajima, Formula One driver[193]
- "Nanni" = Giovanni G. G. Galli, GT and Formula One driver
- "El Nano" = Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula One driver
- "Il Nano" (Italian: The Dwarf) = Alessandro Nannini, touring car driver[194]
- "Negher" (Italian, "Blackie") = Giuseppe Campari, Grand Prix driver
- "Nick" = Zbigniew Nowicki, rally driver[195]
- "Niki" = Andreas Lauda, Formula One driver[196]
- "Nino" = Emilio Farina, Grand Prix driver[197][1]
- "Nitro Nori" = Noriyuki Haga, motorcycling Grand Prix rider
- "NOB" (abbreviation: No One Better) = Nobuteru Taniguchi, racing driver[156][48]
- "Nobby" (Japanese:ノビー, "Nobee") = Noboru Ueda, motorcycling Grand Prix rider[198]
- "Nomuken" (Japanese:のむけん) = Ken Nomura, drifting driver[note 60][199][200][48]
- "Norick" (Japanese:ノリック・アベ, "Norick Abe") = Norifumi Abe, motorcycling Grand Prix rider
- "Nori-Chan" = Noriyuki Haga, motorcycling Grand Prix rider
O
[edit]- "OG" = Ron Ewerth, drifting driver[201]
- "Ohio George" = George Montgomery, drag racing driver[202]
- "Okachan" (Japanese:岡ちゃん) = Kazuyoshi Okamura, drifting driver and racing mechanic[156]
- "The Old Man" = Enzo Ferrari, motor racing team owner
- "Old Pirate" = John Paul Sr., racing driver[131]
- "One-Armed Bandit" = Chuck Amati, sprint car racing driverdriver[203]
- "One Leg" = Paul Vlasblom, drifting driver[57]
- "One Run Anderson" = Dennis Anderson, monster truck driver and team owner
- "One Tough Customer" = Dale Earnhardt, stock car racer driver[5]
- "On-gas" = Danny Ongais, racing driver
- "Onions" = Victor Chapman, drifting driver
- "L'ordinateur" (French, "The Computer") = Niki Lauda, Formula One driver[204][note 61]
- "Our Nige" = Nigel Mansell, Formula One driver[205]
- "Otto" = Harry Walker, board track motorcycle racer[206]
P
[edit]- "Pan Dakar" (Czech, "Mr. Dakar") = Karel Loprais, rally driver
- "The Pampas Bull" = José Froilán González, Argentine racing driver
- "Pappy" = Carmel Fernandez, NASCAR driver
- "Parnelli" = Rufus P. Jones, Indy racer[207]
- "Paso" = Renzo Pasolini, motorcycle racer
- "Pat" = Ueal E. Patrick, Champ Car and IRL racing team owner
- "Pechvogel" (German, "Unlucky bird") = Manfred von Brauchitsch, Grand Prix racer[208]
- "PeeWee" = Greg Siddle, motorsport talent scout[66]
- "Pesca" = Henri Pescarolo, racing driver
- "Peter Pan of racing" = Jacky Ickx, racing driver[11]
- "Pete" = Lew Robinson, drag racer[209]
- "Peter Perfect"
- Peter Gregg, sportscar racing driver
- Peter Brock, touring car racing driver
- "Le Petoulet" (French , "the rat-droppings") = Maurice Trintignant, Formula One driver[210]
- "Phi Phi" = Philippe Étancelin, Grand Prix driver[211]
- "Pierino La Peste" = Jacky Ickx, racing driver[11][note 62]
- "Piedone" (Italian: Big Foot) = Fabrizio Giovanardi, touring car driver[212]
- "Il Pirata" (Italian: the Pirate) = Felice Bonetto, Grand Prix driver[9]
- "Pitbull" = Jeremy Lusk, Freestyle Motocross rider[2]
- "Pi" = Per-Inge Walfridsson, rally driver
- "Pocket Rocket" = Leon Haslam, motorcycle racer[213]
- "Pop" =
- Maurice F. Eargle, NASCAR, Sportsman, and Modifieds driver
- Jack Cooper, hydroplane driver[58]
- "Pops" =
- Curtis Turner, stock car driver[5]
- Tony Eury, , NASCAR crew chief[5]
- Hideo Yoshimura, mechanic and motorcycle race team owner
- "Possum" = Peter Bourne, rally driver
- "The Prince of Drift" = Tengku Djan Ley, racing and drifting driver and team manager[214]
- "Prince of White Smoke" (Japanese:白煙王子, byaku kemuri ōji) = Ken Nomura, drifting driver
- "Princess" = Danica Patrick, Indy driver[215]
- "The Professor" =
- Alain Prost, Formula One driver
- Warren Johnson, drag racer
Q
[edit]- "Queen of the Nürburgring" = Sabine Schmitz, racing driver
- "Quick Nick" = Nick Heidfeld, racing driver[216]
R
[edit]- "Rebel" = Mark Visser, drifting driver[21]
- "Racing’s Champion Without a Crown" = Stirling Moss, racing driver[217]
- "Ragin Cagin" = Sami Selio, F1 powerboat racer[218]
- "The Rainbow Warrior" = Jeff Gordon, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Rainmaster"
- Thierry Boutsen, racing driver[219]
- Rudolf Caracciola, Grand Prix driver[220]
- Christian Fittipaldi, racing driver [221]
- Sete Gibernau, Spanish Grand Prix rider[222]
- Jacky Ickx, racing driver[11]
- Tom Pryce, Formula One driver [223]
- Jim Richards, Touring car racing driver[224]
- Michael Schumacher, Formula One driver[225]
- Ayrton Senna, Formula One driver[226]
- Hans-Joachim Stuck, racing driver[227]
- "Rahzel" = Reece McBreen, drifting driver
- "Raph" = Comte George Raphaël Béthenod de Montbressieux, Grand Prix driver[note 63][41]
- "The Rat" = Niki Lauda, Formula One driver[148][note 64]
- "Rato" (Spanish, "Rat") = Emerson Fittipaldi, Formula One driver[228]
- "Red"
- Richard Amick, Indy racer
- Robert Byron, stock car racer
- Sherman Crise, promoter
- Charles Farmer, stock car racer[5]
- William Riegel, racing driver
- Earl Armstrong, board track motorcycle racer[206]
- Leslie Parkhurst, board track motorcycle racer[206]
- Red Bryan, motorcycle racer hillclimber
- "Red Baron" = Michael Schumacher, Formula One driver[note 65]
- "Regenmeister" (German, "Rainmaster") = Rudolf Caracciola, Grand Prix
- "The Red Devil"= Camille Jenatzy, Grand Prix and land speed racer[note 66][229]
- "Rick" = Eddie Rickenbacker, Indy racer
- "Rin Rin" = Kazunari Hayashida, drifting driver[230]
- "Ringmeister" (German, "Ringmaster", for excellence at the Nürburgring)
- "Rocket Man" = Masatoshi Asamoto, drifting driver[48]
- "Rocket Rick" = Rick Mears, Indy racing driver[231]
- "Rocket Ron" = Ron Haslam, Grand Prix motorcycle racer
- "Rocketman" = Ryan Newman, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Rodger the Dodger" = Rodger Ward, Indy racer
- error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help) = Yasuyuki Kazama, drifting driver[note 67]
- "Rodeo Drift" (Japanese:ロデオ乗り, Rodeo Dori) = Yasuyuki Kazama, drifting driver[note 68]
- "RodeoMan" = Marc van Ocken, drifting driver[21]
- "Roj" = Rodger Freeth, rally co-driver
- "Roman Emperor" = Max Biaggi, motorcycle racer
- "The Ronda Road Runner" = Junior Johnson, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Ronnie" = Simon Smith, motorcycle racer[232]
- "Rooster" = Ricky Rudd, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Rossifumi" = Valentino Rossi, motorcycle racer[note 69]
- "Rossta" = Ross Petty, drifting driver[27]
- "Rowdy" = Kyle Busch, stock car racer driver[5] driver[5]
- "Rubinho" = Rubens Barrichello, Formula One driver
- "Runkie" = James Blackburn, stock car racer driver[5]
- "The Rushville Rocket" = Anthony W. Stewart, NASCAR driver[233]
- "Rusty" = Russell W. Wallace, stock car racer
S
[edit]- "Sachio" = Yukio Fukuzawa, racing driver[234]
- "Saki" = Scott Zipadelli, , NASCAR crew chief[5]
- "Salt" = David Walther, racing driver
- "Sammy" = Sydney Davis, racing driver
- "Le sanglier des Ardennes" (French, "The Wild Boar of the Ardennes") = Raymond Sommer, Grand Prix driver[235]
- "São Paulo taxi driver" = Ayrton Senna, Formula One driver[236][note 70]
- "Sargent Ghost" (Japanese:鬼軍曹, "oni gunsō") = Hisashi Kamimoto, drifting driver[77]
- "Sexy" = Yasuyuki Shiwachi, drifting driver
- "Schorsch" = Georg Meier, motorcycle racer[114]
- "Schmiermaxe" = Bernhard Huser, motorcycle sidecar passenger
- "Scooter" = Scott Crowell, , NASCAR 2nd gasman/backup truck driver[5]
- "Schumi" = Michael Schumacher, Formula One driver
- "Schumi III" =
- Sebastian Stahl, racing driver[237][note 71])
- Mick Schumacher, racing driver[238][note 72]
- "Senior" = Dale Earnhardt, stock car racing
- "Seppi" =
- Jo Siffert, Swiss Formula One driver
- Jo Gartner, racing driver[239]
- "Shaggy" = Brian Larson, , NASCAR catch can man[5]
- "Shakey" = Shane Byrne, motorcycle racer[240]
- "Shekhar" = Chandrashekhar Mehta rally driver
- "Shin-1" = Shinichi Itoh, motorcycle racer[note 73]
- "Shorty" = William Cantlon, midget racer
- "Showtime" = Jeremy McGrath, Supercross rider
- "Shrimp" = Albert Burns, board track motorcycle racer[241][242]
- "Shrub" = Kyle Busch, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Sideways Buff" = Mark Luney, drifting driver
- "The Silent Serb" = Bill Vukovich, Indy racer
- "The Silver Fox" =
- David Pearson, auto racer[5]
- Piero Taruffi, auto and moto racer and manager
- "Sito" = Alfonso Pons Ezquerra, motorcycle racer[243]
- "Sjarrel" = Charles Zwolsman, racing driver[244]
- "Skewers" = Karl Skewes, drifting driver
- "Skip" = John Barber III, racing driver, instructor and school owner
- "Skipp" = George Walther, hydroplane driver
- "Skippy" =
- "Sliced Bread" = Joey Logano, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Slick" = Anthony Bass, motorcycle racing mechanic[246]
- "Slivers" = Glenn Boyd, board track motorcycle racer[247]
- "Slugger" = Richard Labbe, , NASCAR crew chief[5]
- "Smilin' Jack" = John J. McGrath, Indy racer and mechanic
- "Smoke" = Anthony W. Stewart, NASCAR driver[5]
- "Smokey" =
- "Smoking Bandit" = Lennard Wander, drifting driver[21]
- "Smokin' Jo" = Joachim Winkelhock, racing driver
- "Smoking Jos" = Jos de Bruin, drifting driver[21]
- "The Snake" = Don Prudhomme, drag racer[28]
- "Sneaky Pete" = Lew Robinson, drag racer[250]
- "Soapy" = Neil Castles, NASCAR stock car racer
- "Spark" (Japanese:スパーク末永, Supaaku Suenaga) = Masao Suenaga, drifting driver[251]
- "Spatzi" = Jo Gartner, racing driver[239]
- "The Speed King" = Mickey Thompson, racing driver and entrepreneur[172]
- "Speedboat King" = Don Aronow, go-fast boat builder and racer[252]
- "Speedy" =
- Alfred Thompson, auto racer
- D. William Smith (Speedy Bill Smith), Founder of Speedway Motors, co-founder of Museum of American Speed
- "Spiderman" = Hélio Castroneves, auto racer
- "Spirit Of Drifting" = Joon Maeng, drifting driver[253]
- "Spunk" = Emory Collins, Canadian auto racer[254]
- "Steady Eddie" =
- Eddie Lawson, moto racer racer
- Eddie Irvine, Formula One driver
- "Steady Freddy" = Frederic Girard, drifting driver[255]
- "Stiffy" = Tony Eury Jr., , NASCAR crew chief[5]
- "The Stig" = Stephen Evans, drifting driver
- "Stingbrace" = Stefano Sebastiani, racing driver[note 74][256]
- "Strietzel" = Hans-Joachim Stuck, racing driver
- "Sudden Sam" = Guy Ermolenko, speedway rider
- "Suitcase Jake" = Jake Elder, , NASCAR crew chief[5]
- "Super Aguri" = Aguri Suzuki, Formula One driver and team owner
- "Super Mario" = Mario Andretti, racing driver
- "Super Sub" =
- "Super Swede" = Ronnie Peterson, Formula One driver[259]
- "Super Rat" = Niki Lauda, Formula One driverCite error: A
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- "Super Wop" = Mario Andretti, racing driver
- "Swede" = David E. Savage Jr., racing driver[260]
- "Sweeps" = Mark Buckle, drifting driver
T
[edit]- "Taffy" = Wolfgang von Trips, Formula One driver[261]
- "Tandem Assassin" = Tengku Djan Ley, racing and drifting driver and team manager[262] (given for his maneuvering style during a 2-car tsuiou rounds)
- "Tarzan" (Japanese:ターザン山田) = Eiji Yamada, racing driver[48]
- "The Tasmanian Devil" = Marcos Ambrose, race truck driver
- "Teaspoon" = Nick Teeboon, drifting driver
- "Ted" = Tudor Jones, hydroplane builder and designer
- "Teddy" = Edward Carroll, board track motorcycle racer[263]
- "Terrible Ted" = Teddy Tetzlaff, racing driver
- "Texas Cyclone" = Eddie Hasha, board track motorcycle racer[264]
- "Texas Jim" = James McElreath, NASCAR and IMCA racer
- "Texas Terry" = Terry LaBonte, stock car racer driver[5]
- "The Texas Tornado" = Colin Edwards, motorcycle racer
- "Thommo" = James Thompson, touring car driver
- "The Thrill" = Eddie Hill, drag racer[265]
- "The Thrill from West Hill" = Paul Tracy, racing driver
- "The Thunder from Down Under" = Mick Doohan, motorcycle racer[13]
- "Tiff" = Timothy Needell, racing driver
- "Tiger" = Romano Perdomi racing driver
- "Tigrão" (Spanish, "Big Tiger") = Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Formula One driver[266][267][106]
- "The Timmonsville Flash" = Cale Yarborough, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Tim" = Henry Birkin, driver[9]
- "Tinley Park Express" = Melvin Bettenhausen, Indy driver[44]
- "Tino" = Ernesto Brambilla, Formula One driver[188]
- "Tiny" = DeWayne L. Lund, NASCAR racer[5]
- "Der Todesengel" (German, "The Death Angel") = Ray Amm, motorcycle racer
- "Tom Thumb" = Charles J. P. Dodson, moto racer
- "Tony" = Melvin Bettenhausen, Indy driver
- "Tony the Tiger" = Anthony W. Stewart, NASCAR driver
- "Topics II" = Chris Forsberg, drifting driver[171]
- "Toshi King" (Japanese:トシキん, Toshikin) = Toshiki Yoshioka, drifting driver[156]
- "Tono" = Katsuhiro Ueo, drifting driver[268]
- "Too famous Ron" = Ronnie Smith, motorcycle racer[232]
- "Toxic Drift" = Samuel Hübinette, drifting driver (given in reference to his bleached blond haircut)
- "Track Brat" = Ayrton Senna, Formula One driver
- "Trouble" = Tim Marshall, drifting driver
- "Tucker" = Tommy Fults, hydroplane and drag racing and dragboat driver[269]
- "Turbo Tommi" = Tommi Mäkinen, rally driver
- "Twitch" = Jeremy Stenberg, Freestyle Motocross rider[2]
- "TV Tommy" = Tommy Ivo, drag racer[note 75][28]
U
[edit]- "Under-A-Cheever" = Eddie Cheever, Formula One and Indy driver[270]
V
[edit]- "Vermin" = Chris Vermeulen, motorcycle racer[citation needed]
- "Vesuvio" = Ulrich Bigalke, Grand Prix driver[271]
- "Vlugge" = Bas Plugge, drifting driver[21]
- "Mantovano Volante" (Italian, "The Flying Mantuan") = Tazio G. Nuvolari, Grand Prix driver[46]
- "La Volpe Argentata" (Italian, "The Silver Fox") = Piero Taruffi, auto and moto racer and manager[272]
- "Vuky" = Bill Vukovich, Indy racer[273]
W
[edit]- "Waku Waku Kun" (Japanese:ワクワクさん) = Yasuyuki Kazama, drifting driver
- "Wally" = Walter Hassan, racecar engineer[274]
- "Wattie" = John Watson, Formula One driver[275]
- "Whizzo" = Barry Williams, racing driver[276]
- "Wiggerl" = Ludwig Kraus, motorcycle racer[277]
- "Wild Bill" =
- William Cantrell, hydroplane driver and race driver[278]
- Bill Snowden, NASCAR racer[91]
- "Wild Bob" = Robert Burman, Indy racer[279]
- "The Wild Indian from Atlanta" = Gober Sosebee, NASCAR racer[citation needed]
- "Wild Willie" = Willie Borsch, AA/FA drag racer[280]
- "W Williams" = William Grover-Williams, Grand Prix racer[note 76][281]
- "The Whiz" = Wayne Gardner, motorcycle racer[13]
- "The Wolf" = Matt Waldin, drifting driver[185]
- "The Wollongong Whiz" = Wayne Gardner, motorcycle racer[13]
- "Wonder Boy" = Jeff Gordon, stock car racer driver[5]
- "Wonderkid" = Travis Pastrana, Freestyle Motocross rider[2]
- "Woodchopper" = Glen Wood, , NASCAR team owner[5]
- "Woodsie" = Raoul Castonguay, motorcycle racer hillclimber and flat-track racer[282]
- "The World's Fastest Milkman" = Bill Brow, hydroplane driver[283]
X
[edit]Y
[edit]- "Yamaken" = Kenji Yamanaka, drifting driver[284]
- "Yancy" = Darel Dieringer, stock car racer[44]
- "Yount Too" = Randy Yount, I.M.C.A. Modified racing driver[285]
Z
[edit]- "Zazrache dite" (Czech, "Wonderkid") = Petr Pilat, Freestyle Motocross rider[2]
- "Zippy" = Greg Zipadelli, , NASCAR crew chief[5]
- "Zonder Vrees" = Kees Kok, drifting driver[21]
- "Zookeeper" = John Mulligan, drag racing driver[286]
Collective
[edit]- "ABCD of France (フランスのABCD)"[note 77] =
- Alabama Gang =
- "Bentley Boys" =
- Woolf Barnato [287][288][289]
- Dudley Benjafield [288][289]
- Henry Birkin [287][288]
- Dale Bourne
- Leslie Callingham[288]
- Jean Chassagne [288][289]
- Frank Clement [287]
- Humphrey Cook[288]
- S. C. H. Davis [288][289]
- John Duff
- George Duller[288]
- Clive Dunfee [289]
- Jack Dunfee[287]
- Gerard d’Erlanger [288][289]
- Clive Gallop
- Stan Ivernee[287]
- Glen Kidston [289]
- Bertie Kensington Moir
- Bernard Rubin [288][289]
- Dick Watney[288]
- "Double Bud Thunder" =
- "Ferrari Dream Team"[290] =
- Michael Schumacher, , driver
- Ross Brawn, , technical director
- Rory Byrne, , chief designer
- Nigel Stepney, , Race and Test Technical Manager
- "First Family of Funny Car"[291]
- "The Little Mexicans"
- "Magnificent Seven" = [293]
- See the entries of "The Unsinkable Seven"
- "The Two Ollies" = [294][note 78]
- "Tyrrell Twins"[note 79]
- John Love, Formula One driver[295]
- Tony Maggs, Formula One driver[295]
- Jackie Stewart, Formula One driver[296]
- François Cevert, Formula One driver[296]
- Didier Pironi, Formula One driver[297]
- Patrick Depailler, Formula One driverCite error: A
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(see the help page). - Mika Salo, Formula One driver[298]
- "Unsinkable Seven"[note 80][299]
- Stuart Allison, rally co-driver (1968)[300]
- Mike Armstrong, rally driver (1968)[300]
- J.S. Bathurst, rally co-driver (1963)[301]
- Bill Bengry, rally driver (1963)[301]
- Richard Bensted-Smith, rally co-driver (1968)[302]
- Lucille Cardwell, rally driver (1968)[300]
- William Cardwell, rally driver (1963)[301]
- Paddy Cliff, rally co-driver (1963, 1968)[302]
- Gerry Davies, rally co-driver (1968)[300]
- Gordon Goby, rally co-driver (1963)[301]
- Ian Grant, rally co-driver (1968)[300]
- Peter Hughes, rally driver (1963)[301]
- Peter Huth, rally driver (1968)[300]
- Ian Jaffray, rally driver (1963)[301]
- David Lead, rally co-driver (1963)[301]
- Hugh Lionnet, rally driver (1963)[301]
- Kim Mandeville, rally driver (1968)[300]
- Nick Nowicki, rally driver (1963, 1968)[302]
- Derek Paveley, rally co-driver (1968)[300]
- Ian Philip, rally co-driver (1963)[301]
- Jaswant Singh, rally co-driver (1963)[301]
- Joginder Singh, rally driver (1963, 1968)[303][302][304]
- Robin Ullyate, rally driver (1968)[300]
- Michael Wood, rally co-driver (1968)[300]
- William Young, rally co-driver (1963)[301]
Pit team
[edit]Brackets indicates represented drivers
- "Brew-Crew" = #8 [[]] (Rusty Wallace)[5]
- "The Bumblebees" = [[]][5]
- "The Chocolate Force" = [[]][5]
- "Flying Aces" = #3 Richard Childress Racing (Dale Earnhardt and Kevin Harvick)[47][5]
- "The Killer Bees" = #17 Roush Fenway Racing (Matt Kenseth)[5]
- "M&M's Chocolate Thunder" = #38 Robert Yates Racing[5]
- "Napa Crew" = #15 DEI (Michael Waltrip)[5][305]
- "No Longer Blue Brew Crew" = #8 [[]][5]
- "Rainbow Warriors" = #24 Hendrick Motorsports (Jeff Gordon)[306][5]
- "Team Untouchable" = [[]][5]
- "Teeny Bopper Crew" = Miss Bardahl[307][308]
Notes
[edit]- ^ given by Darrell Waltrip as he holds many Busch Series records
- ^ portmanteau of name
- ^ Named after his longtime sponsor Skoal Bandit
- ^ middle name
- ^ Nicknamed for his innumerous hill climb successes
- ^ After being stated that in 2003 to have founded 28 different racing series
- ^ pseudonym, in fact his mother's name
- ^ used briefly, despised by Shirley
- ^ widely used as their surname by the motorsport media
- ^ given in reference to his tendency to crash, even during title deciding rounds
- ^ despised by Petty's mom, who reportedly remarked, "If we'd wanted him called Dick, we'd have named him Dick."
- ^ lightly despised by Attwood
- ^ Nicknamed in the IRL pitlane for his sometimes choleric temperment
- ^ given to him by CarBoy magazine for his superior skills in drifting
- ^ pseudonym
- ^ Given in reference to his launch style
- ^ in reference to her profession as one of the "Ring Taxi" drivers
- ^ Given for his victory in the 1964 German Grand Prix
- ^ Given by Eddie Cheever during a commentary
- ^ Given during his time in motorcycle racing
- ^ Named after a character of the Jonathan Livingston Seagull novel
- ^ taken from the song of the same name which is used as his entrance track
- ^ middle name
- ^ Given for the amount of sucesses in enduro events
- ^ informal driver name
- ^ after the high line he often took through the corner
- ^ given as he became the first motorcyclist to be timed at 100 mph
- ^ Given for his tendency to crash in his early career
- ^ According to a document of Stuttgart's police dated 24 October 1956, he officially adopted "Fritz-Huschke" as first name
- ^ insult, due to his reckless driving; became out of use in later career
- ^ short for Jimmy Jack after uncle Jimmy and father "Cactus" Jack
- ^ Given to him by friends at the age of 17, due to his fondness of bling, rarely used
- ^ given by manager Keke Rosberg to make it appear media friendly
- ^ legally changed name
- ^ Given during his time in motorcycle racing
- ^ pseudonym, used in a bid to keep his racing activities secret from his families
- ^ a literal translation of "John Washing", popularized by David Letterman
- ^ informal driver name
- ^ Given for starting style
- ^ Childhood nickname
- ^ because of his constant retirements (62 in his 97 races, meaning he retired from two out of three races). It was just a local pun that reinforced his given nickname of "Kamikaze".
- ^ 1990s nickname, now out of use
- ^ 1990s nickname, now out of use
- ^ unintentionally given by Emerson Fittipaldi when intending to say "Fucking Hiro!" during a radio call to pit crew
- ^ See "The Rat" entry for origin of nickname
- ^ used in reference to a former NASCAR division, informally called "Used Cars Division"
- ^ pseudonym
- ^ given by tifosis during his time at Ferrari
- ^ pseudonym
- ^ Nicknamed by Mike Hailwood
- ^ portmanteau of Made in the USA, adopted from her wrestling ringname during her previous career
- ^ in reference to his GM Goodwrench sponsored car, which always was painted black
- ^ Legally changed name following disapproval of his baptized name by the fascist government
- ^ for winning the Winston Million>
- ^ honorary nickname for winning all world titles in three different engine categories
- ^ earned in 1991 when he won four consecutive races in September
- ^ in reference to his then record 6 victories at the 24 hour race
- ^ Given for his victory in the 1964 German Grand Prix
- ^ For having to mis-speaking entertainingly in the heat of the moment (known as Murrayisms) during commentaries
- ^ Portmanteau of name
- ^ Given by the French press
- ^ given at his time for Ferrari as well as his strong personality
- ^ pseudonym
- ^ Given for his prominent buck teeth, later superceeded by his "Super Rat" nickname as sucesses grew
- ^ given because of a combination of his nationality and national racing colour of his car
- ^ named for his beard
- ^ for his ability to perform doughnuts, whilst straddling on the driver's door in a style of a rodeo ride
- ^ Same reason as "Rodeo Clown"
- ^ given in honour of Norifumi Abe, now out of use
- ^ Given as an insult by Nelson Piquet
- ^ stepbrother to Michael and Ralf Schumacher
- ^ son of Michael
- ^ ichi translates as one in Japanese, as written on back of his suit
- ^ pseudonym
- ^ for appearances on "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"
- ^ pseudonym
- ^ Officially known as "ABC of France" without Dalmas, due to his lackluster career due to his illness later in his career.
- ^ Corvette Racing Le Mans and ALMS factory team.
- ^ Given as teamate pairs.
- ^ honoured on two occasions of the seven cars for reaching the finish at Nairobi (of the Safari Rally) when all others were stranded on the Mau Escarpment along the western rim of the Great Rift Valley.
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See also
[edit]- List of motorsport terminology
- List of sportspeople by nickname
- List of nicknames in motorsport
- List of persons considered father or mother of a field