NASCAR pioneer dead at 92

Walter “Bud” Moore Jr., a NASCAR pioneer mechanic and car owner, died Monday at 92. The oldest surviving member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Moore, of Spartanburg, S.C., had been in declining health for months. His Ford teams once were a pillar of NASCAR, along with Petty Enterprises, Wood Brothers Racing and Junior Johnson and Associates. Historians credit those four teams with building the foundation for what became modern stock car racing. Moore won what is now the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship in 1957 as crew chief for driver

Buck Baker. In 1962 and 1963, he won team owner championships with driver

Joe Weatherly. Moore won 63 Cup races as an owner. — Mike Hembree