Junior Miller (racing driver)

Junior Miller
Miller at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 2010
Born	(1951-04-26) April 26, 1951 (age 73) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Achievements	1991, 1993, 1995, 1997–2000 SMART Modified Tour champion 2005, 2006 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour champion 2005, 2006 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Cup Series career
27 races run over 6 years
Best finish	31st (1980)
First race	1976 Gwyn Staley 400 (North Wilkesboro)
Last race	1981 Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
11 races run over 2 years
Best finish	26th (1983)
First race	1983 Coca-Cola 200 (Rockingham)
Last race	1983 Cardinal 250 (Martinsville)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0

Junior Miller (born April 26, 1951) is an American professional stock car racing driver who has previously competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, the NASCAR Busch Series, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.

Miller competed in 27 Winston Cup races between 1976 and 1981, getting a best finish of thirteenth at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 1980, and competed in one NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series season, running eleven races in 1983 with a best finish of eighth at Orange County Speedway. Miller fould a majority of his success in the modified ranks, winning the championship in the SMART Modified Tour seven times between 1991 and 2000, and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour in 2005 and 2006, thus earning the nickname "King of the Southern Modifieds".^[1]

Miller was a frequent competitor at Bowman Gray Stadium, winning 74 races in the Modified division, which as of 2024 is the third most behind Burt Myers (91) and Tim Brown (94).^[2]

Miller was inducted into Caraway Speedway's Wall of Fame in 2023.^[3]