Ralph Quarterson

Ralph Quarterson (October 11, 1939 – June 6 2020) was an American dirt modified and sprint car racing driver. He won over 500 feature events including 149 features and 14 track titles at Mercer Raceway Park PA.

Racing career
Ralph Quarterson began racing in 1959 at the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds in Jefferson, Ohio, garnering his first feature win during his rookie season. He then went on to compete successfully at Expo Speedway OH, Motordrome 70 Speedway PA, Sharon Speedway OH, and Tri-City Speedway PA. In addition to his success at Mercer, Quarterson captured four track championships at Lernerville Speedway PA, and two at Butler Speedway PA.

Quarterson was the inaugural titlist of the All Star Circuit of Champions, and was a five-time winner of Western Pennsylvania Sprint Championship. He was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2010, and the Mercer County Hall of Fame in 2012.