User:Trekphiler/Motorsprotsmen list

C



 * "C. Wan" = Calvin Wan, US drifting driver
 * "Cactus Jack" = Jack Yeley, US stock car racer
 * "Camfather" = Ed Iskendarian, American hot rodder
 * "The Candyman" = Elliott Sadler, US stock car racer driver
 * "The Captain" = Roger Penske, US, team owner and former race car driver
 * "Captain Clutch kick" = Vaughn Gittin Jr., US drifting driver
 * "Captain Nice" = Mark Donohue, US racing driver
 * ”The Carpetbagger” = Dennis Baca, U.S. drag racer
 * "de las Casas" = George de Montbressieux, FranceArgentina Grand Prix driver
 * "The Cat in the Hat" = Jack Roush, US, team owner
 * "Cha-Cha" = Shirley Muldowney, US drag racer
 * "Chacheee" = Tyler McQuarrie, US drifting driver.
 * "Charging Charlie" = Charlie Glotzbach, US NASCAR driver
 * "The Charging Comet" = Charlie Glotzbach, US NASCAR driver
 * "Charly" = Karl Lamm, Germany racing team manager
 * "El Chueco" (Spanish for "knock-kneed" or "bandy legs") = Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Formula One driver
 * "Chocolate" = Danny Myers, US, Richard Childress Racing fueler for the team, now Museum Curator for the team
 * "Chopper"  =  R. K. Tyrrell, UK Formula Two driver and team owner (for once running a woodcutting business)
 * "Le Chronometer" = Léon Théry, France pioneering Grand Prix and rally driver
 * "Chunky" =  Kazuya Bai, Japan drifting driver
 * "Ciccio" (Italian, "butch") =  Alberto Ascari, Italy Formula One driver
 * "Christo"  =
 * Riki Christodoulou, UK racing drivers
 * Adam Christodoulou, UK racing drivers
 * "Chip" =
 * Lee E. Hanauer, US hydroplane driver
 * Floyd Ganassi, US IndyCar driver and team owner
 * "Il Cinghio" (Italian: The Wild Boar) =  Gabriele Tarquini, Italy touring car driver
 * “The Cisco Kid” = Rick Chavez, U.S. drag racer
 * "Clay" =  Gianclaudio Regazzoni, Switzerland Formula One driver
 * "Clown Prince of (Auto) Racing"
 * Eddie Sachs, US Indy racing driver
 * Joe Weatherly, US stock car racer driver
 * "Coeur de Lion" (French, "Lionheart") =   Raymond Sommer, France Grand Prix driver
 * "Colin McCrash"  =   Colin McRae, Scotland rally driver
 * "The Colonel"  =   Art Malone, US drag racer
 * "The Columbus Comet" =  Anthony W. Stewart, US NASCAR driver
 * "Il Commendatore" (Italian, The Knight Commander)  =   Enzo Ferrari, Italy Grand Prix racing driver and team owner (a nickname he disliked)
 * "Comeback Kid" =  Dean Chenoweth, US hydroplane driver
 * "Connie"  =  Conrad Kalitta, US drag racer
 * "Coo Coo"" =  Clifton Marlin, US NASCAR driver
 * "Cookie"--Doug Cook, U.S. drag racer
 * "Cootje" =  Wilco van Esch, Netherlands drifting driver
 * "Cotton"
 * Henry C. Henning, US Indianapolis racing mechanic
 * Everett Owens, US stock car racer driver
 * "Count von Crash" =  Wolfgang von Trips, Germany Formula One driver
 * "Cousin Carl" = Carl Edwards, US stock car racer driver
 * "Cowboy"  =
 * Cletus O'Rourke, US, Indycar racer
 * Kevin Starland, US, NASCAR crew chief
 * "Crawfish" = Curtis Crider, US stock car racer driver
 * "The Crazy Swede" =  Samuel Hübinette, Sweden, drifting driver.
 * "Curly"
 * Walter Boyd, US racing driver
 * Ron Dryden, Formula Three driver
 * M. L. Fredericks (also "Curley"), U.S. board track motorcycle racer
 * "Czech Pastrana" = Petr Pilat, Czech Republic Freestyle Motocross rider

D



 * "D-MAC" =  Darren McNamara, Ireland drifting driver
 * "Daddy of Offshore" = Al Copeland, US offshore powerboat racing driver
 * "Dai-chan" (大ちゃん) =
 * Daijiro Inada, Japan racing driver, journalist and motorsport entrepreneur
 * Daijiro Kato, Japan motorcycle racer
 * "Dandy Dick"  =   Dick Landy, US drag racer
 * "Dart Izumi" =  Yuuki Izumida, Japan drifting driver
 * "Davo" =  Lex Davison, Australia racing driver talent scout
 * "De Crasheris"  =   Andrea de Cesaris, Italy Formula One driver
 * "Deo" = Amadeo Chiribiri, Italy tuner and Grand Prix constructor
 * "Desert Dominator" =  Nasser Al-Attiyah, Qatar rally driver
 * "Diamond Jim"  =  Jim Annin, U.S. Funny CAr racer
 * "Dick"  =   Richard Petty, US stock car racer
 * "Dickie"  =   Richard Attwood, UK racing driver
 * "Dieu au volant" (French for "God at the wheel")  =   Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver
 * "Diddì" =  Berardo Taraschi, Italy Grand Prix driver
 * "Difficult Dan"  =   Dan Wheldon, UK racing driver
 * "Doc" = Bob Magoo, US offshore powerboat racing driver
 * "The Doctor"  =   Valentino Rossi, Italy motorcycle racer
 * "Doki-Doki Kun" =  Ryuji Miki, Japan drifting driver
 * "Dolly" =   Dario Resta, Italy Indycar and land speed racer
 * "Don" =   Reginald Whittington, UK racing driver
 * "The Doughnut King" = Alex Zanardi, Italy racing driver
 * "(The) Drag-On Lady"-- Shirley Shahan, U.S. drag racer
 * "Drift King" (Japanese:ドリキン)  =   Keiichi Tsuchiya, Japan racing driver and drifting driver/judge and team manager
 * "Drift Samurai" (Japanese:ドリフト侍) =  Takahiro Imamura, Japan drifting driver
 * "The Driver"=Ivor Bueb, UK Formula Three, Formula One, and sports car driver
 * "Dryhopp"  =   Tetsuya Kawasaki, Japan drag racer (in reference to his launch style)
 * "Duffle bag Doug" = Doug Richert, US stock car racer driver
 * "The Dutch Smoke Machine" =  Lennard Wanders, Netherlands drifting driver
 * "DW" = Darrell Waltrip, US stock car driver
 * "Dyno Don" =  Don Nicholson, US drag racer

E

 * "Ears" = Kurt Busch, US stock car racer driver
 * "Elco Twin"= Bert Letner, US dirt track racing driver
 * "Emperor" (Japanese:帝王古口) =  Yoshinori Koguchi, Japan drifting driver

F

 * "Father of the Dragster" =Dick Craft, U.S. drag racer
 * "Famous Amos” = Amos Saterlee, U.S. drag racing engine builder
 * "The Farmer"
 * Arnold Beswick, US drag racer
 * John McNew, U.S. drag racer
 * "The Farnham Flyer" = Mike Hawthorn, UK Formula One driver
 * "Fast Eddie"
 * Eddie Hill, U.S. drag racer
 * Ed Schartman, U.S. Funny Car driver
 * "Fast Kenny" = Kenneth Moen, Norway drifting driver
 * "Fast son of a Bitch" = France Alain Prost
 * "The Fastest Taxi Driver in the World" = Sabine Schmitz, Germany racing driver
 * "Fatback" = Mike McSwain, US, NASCAR crew chief
 * "Fearless Balke" = Charles Balke, US board track motorcycle racer
 * "Fearless John" = John Surtees, UK motorcycle racer and Formula One driver
 * "Fearless Frank" =  Frank Sytner, UK touring car racing driver
 * "The Fearless One" =  Charles Balke, US board track motorcycle racer
 * "Fidel"  =  Hélio Castroneves, Brazil Indy driver
 * "Figlio del Vento" (Italian, "Son of the Wind")  =   John Surtees, UK motorcycle racer and Formula One driver
 * "Fireball"  =   Edward Roberts Jr., US stock car racer
 * "Firesuit Phil" = Phil Pofahl, U.S. gasser drag racer
 * "Flash" = Gordon Shedden, Scottish touring car driver
 * "Flash Gordon" = Robby Gordon, US stock car racer driver
 * "Fletcher"  =   Jody Scheckter,  South Africa Formula One driver
 * "Flip" =  Melvin Bettenhausen, US Indy driver
 * "Florida Hurricane" =  Bill Snowden, US NASCAR racer
 * "Flying Colonel" =
 * Warner Gardner, US hydroplane driver
 * Russ Schleeh, US hydroplane driver
 * "The Flying Czech" =  Mira Slovak, Czech Republic hydroplane driver
 * "The Flying Dentist" =   Dick Thompson, US racing driver
 * "The Flying Dutchman" =
 * Dan Vanden Heuvel, US off-road racer
 * Cees Van der Velden, Netherlands F1 powerboat racing driver
 * Al Vanderwoude, U.S. Funny Car racer.
 * "The Flying Finn"
 * Rauno Aaltonen, Finnish rally driver
 * Markku Alén, Finland rally driver  (retrieved 10 June 2017)
 * Marcus Grönholm, Finland rally driver
 * Mika Häkkinen, Finnish Formula One driver
 * Jari-Matti Latvala, Finnish rally driver
 * Timo Mäkinen, Finnish rally driver
 * Tommi Mäkinen, Finnish rally driver
 * Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish Formula One driver
 * Ari Vatanen, Finnish rally driver
 * "Flyin' Hawaiian" =   Danny Ongais, US racing driver
 * "The Flying Mantuan" =   Tazio Nuvolari, Italy Grand Prix driver
 * "The Flying Norwegian" =   Ivar Erik Tollefsen, Norway rally driver
 * "The Flying Sikh" =
 * Joginder Singh, Kenyan rally driver
 * Karamjit Singh, Malaysia rally driver
 * "Fonty"  =   Truman F. Flock, US NASCAR racing driver
 * "Four Father of Drag Racing"  =  Eddie Hill, US drag racer
 * "Foxy"  =  Tanner Foust, US drifting driver
 * "Frank the Tank" = Mitch Lash, US, NASCAR jackman
 * "Freaky Fast" = J. Rose, US, NASCAR racing driver
 * "Freddie" =   Goffredo Zehender, Italy Grand Prix driver
 * "The Fresno Flash" =  Bill Vukovich, US Indy racer
 * "Front Row Joe" = Joe Nemechek, US stock car racer driver
 * "Frosty" = Craig Smokstad, US, NASCAR crew chief
 * "The Future" =  Ken Gushi, Japan drifting driver

G
driver
 * "Gabby" =  Vern Garrison, US NASCAR racer
 * "The Gas Man"  =  Tom Sneva, US Indy driver
 * "Gasman Choc" = Danny Myers, former mechanic, Richard Childress Racing and curator of the team's museum.
 * "El Gato Volador" (Spanish, "The Flying Cat") =  Johan Hungaray, Mexican Freestyle Motocross rider
 * "Geki" =  Giacomo Russo Italy racing driver
 * "The General" =  Brian Deegan, US Freestyle Motocross rider
 * "Genie auf Rädern" (German, "Genius on Wheels") = Walter Röhrl, Germany rally driver
 * "The Gentle Giant"  =  Wylie Baker Jr., US stock car racer
 * "Gentleman Hank" = '''Hank Johnson, U.S. drag racer
 * "Gentleman Jack" =  Jack Sears UK racing driver
 * "Gentleman Jimmy" = Jimmy Hensley, US stock car racer driver
 * "Gentleman Ned" = Ned Jarrett, US stock car racer driver
 * "Ginger"=Michael Devlin, UK Formula Three driver
 * "Gino"  =   Luigi Macaluso, Italy rally co-driver
 * "Glen" =  George Kidston UK racing driver
 * "The Golden Boy" = Fred Lorenzen, US stock car racer driver
 * "Golden Child"  =  Tanner Foust, US drifting driver
 * "The Golden Greek"  =Chris Karamesines, American drag racer
 * "The Gonzalez of the West Country"  =   Horace Gould, UK racing driver
 * "Il Grande John" (Italian, "John the Great") =   John Surtees, UK motorcycle racer and Formula One driver
 * "Le Grand Pesca" (French, "The Big Pesca") =  Henri Pescarolo, France racing driver
 * "Great British Underdog" = Chris James, former BTCC driver
 * "The Grump"  =   Bill Jenkins, US drag racer (rarely used)
 * "Grumpy"  =   Bill Jenkins, US drag racer
 * "Guido"--Dean Antonelli, Funny Car tuner
 * "Der Gusseiserne Schorsch" (German: Ironman George) =  Georg Meier, Germany motorcycle racer

H

 * "Hampshaa"  =  Ryan Tuerck, US drifting driver
 * "Handsome Harry" = Harry Gant, US stock car racer driver
 * "Hap"  =  Kevin Harvick, US auto racer
 * "Happy Harvick"  =  Kevin Harvick, US auto racer
 * "Hawk" = Frank Harris, U.S. drag racer
 * "Hellé Nice" =  Mariette Hélène Delangle, Franco-English racing driver
 * "Helmet Hair" = Manabu Orido, Japan racing and drifting driver
 * "Herman the German" = Kenny Wallace, US stock car racer driver
 * "High Groove Harry" = Harry Gant, US stock car racer driver
 * "The High Priest of Destruction"  =   Gilles Villeneuve, Canada Formula One driver
 * "Hizzy"  =   Steve Hislop, UK motorcycle racer
 * "Holeshot Hill"  =  Eddie Hill, US drag racer
 * "Hollywood"  =
 * Tim Richmond, US stock car racer driver
 * Petter Solberg, Norway rally driver
 * K. C. Spurlock, US drag racer
 * "The Honey Badger" = Daniel Ricciardo, Australian Formula One racer
 * "Hong Kong's King of Asian Motorsport"  =  John MacDonald, Hong Kong racing driver
 * "Hootie" = Brian Chase, US NASCAR pit crew member
 * "Howdy" = Howard Wilcox, US Indy racer
 * "The Human Computer"  =   Walter Röhrl, Germany rally driver
 * "The Humiston Comet"  =   Lee Humiston, US board track motorcycle racer
 * "Hunt the Shunt"  =   James Hunt, UK Formula One driver
 * "Hurricane"  =  Tony Angelo, US drifting driver
 * "Huschke" =   Fritz von Hanstein, Germany racing driver and team manager
 * "Hut" = Wayman Stricklin, US stock car racer driver

I



 * "Iceman"  =
 * Terry Labonte, US stock car driver
 * Scott Dixon, New Zealand IndyCar driver
 * Kimi Räikkönen, Finland Formula One driver"
 * Olaf Commijs, Netherlands drifting driver
 * "India-rubber Man" =  Joe Abbott, UK speedway rider
 * "Indiana Andy" =  Andy Hillenburg, US stock car racer
 * "Instant Ivo" = Tommy Ivo, U.S. drag racer
 * "The Intimidator" =  Dale Earnhardt, Sr., US stock car racer
 * "The Irish Car Bomb" =  Eric O'Sullivan, Ireland drifting driver
 * "Ironman" =
 * Ivan Stewart, US off-road racer
 * Ricky Rudd, US stock car racer driver
 * Ed Kretz, US motorcycle racer
 * "Ironhead" =  Dale Earnhardt, Sr., US stock car racer
 * "Ironheart" = Ralph Earnhardt, US stock car racer
 * "Irv the swerve"  =  Eddie Irvine, UK Formula One driver
 * "Isky" = Ed Iskenderian, US drag racer and land speed racer

J

 * "J.J."  =  Christopher Yeley, US stock car racer
 * "Jackie" =  John Y. Stewart, Scotland Formula One driver
 * "Jaws" = Darrell Waltrip, US stock car racer driver
 * "Jazzy Jim" =Jim Nelson, U.S. drag racer
 * "Joaninha" (Portuguese, "Ladybug") = Gilmar Flores, Brazil Freestyle Motocross rider
 * "Jean-Pierre Kova" = Heikki Kovalainen, Finland Formula One driver
 * "Jim"  =   Richard Rathmann, American Indy racer
 * "JJ Lehto"  =   Jyrki Juhani Järvilehto, Finland Formula One driver
 * "Jock" =  John A. McNeil, US board track motorcycle racer
 * "Joe" =  Betty Carstairs, UK powerboat racing driver
 * "John"  =   Hans-Johan Paul, US racing driver
 * "John Winter"  =  Louis Krages, Germany race driver
 * "Johnny"
 * Alberto Cecotto, Venezuelan motorcycle racer and racing driver
 * Giovanni Lurani, Italy racing driver
 * "John Bute" = John Crichton-Stuart, Scotland Formula One driver
 * "Johnny Carwash"  =   Giovanni Lavaggi, Italy Formula One driver
 * "Johnny Dumfries" =  John Crichton-Stuart, Scotland Formula One driver
 * "Joltin' Joe" = Joe Jacono, U.S. Funny Car driver
 * "Jos" =  Johannes Verstappen, Netherlands Formula One driver
 * "Jos the Boss" =  Johannes Verstappen, Netherlands Formula One driver
 * "JR" =  Vaughn Gittin Jr., US drifting driver
 * "JT"  =  Jairus Wharerau, NZ drifting driver
 * "Jud" =  Clarence Larson, US racing driver
 * "Jumper" =   Jean-Pierre Jarier, France Formula One driver
 * "Jumping Jack" =   Jack Johnson, US asphalt modified driver
 * "Junebug"  =  Dale Earnhardt Jr., US stock car racer
 * "Jungle"
 * Joey Oster, U.S. Funny Car drag racer
 * Clare Sanders, U.S. Funny Car drag racer
 * "Jungle Jim"  =   Jim Liberman, US drag racer
 * "Jungle Larry"-- Lawrence Faust, U.S. drag racer
 * "Junior"
 * Robert G. Johnson Jr., US stock car racer
 * John S. Zink Jr., US Indy racer
 * Dale Earnhardt Jr., US stock car racer

K



 * "Kansas John" =  John Wiebe, U.S. Top Fuel driver
 * "Karnage" =  Dean Kearney, Ireland drifting driver
 * "Karting Guru"  =  Martin Hines, UK superkart driver and entrepreneur
 * "Katagrama" (Portuguese:grass-eater)  =  Ukyo Katayama, Japan Formula One driver
 * "Keke"  =   Keijo Rosberg, Finnish Formula One driver
 * "Kermit" =  Zdeněk Kudrna, Czech Republic speedway rider
 * "The Kid"
 * Jody Beuachemin, Canada alky Altered drag racer
 * Jeff Gordon, US stock car racer )
 * Craig Lowndes, Australia racing driver
 * "Kiki"  =  Casper Canul, Mexico drifting driver
 * "The King"
 * Richard Petty, US stock car racer
 * Jerry Ruth, U.S. Funny Car drag racer
 * "King of Freestyle Moto X" = Rémi Bizouard, France Freestyle Motocross rider
 * "King Gar" =  Gar Wood, US hydroplane driver
 * "King Hiro" = Hiro Matsushita, Japan IndyCar driver
 * "King Kenny"
 * Kenneth Roberts, US motorcycle racer
 * "King Rat"  =   Niki Lauda, Austria Formula One driver
 * "King Richard"  =  Richard Petty, US stock car racer
 * "King of Brands"  =   Derek Minter, UK motorcycle racer
 * "King of Formula Junior"  =   Peter Arundell, UK Formula One driver
 * "King of Monaco"  =   Graham Hill, UK Formula One driver
 * "King of the Mountain"  =   Peter Brock, Australia touring car driver
 * "King of Supercross"  =   Jeremy McGrath, US Supercross rider
 * "King of Speedboat Racers/Racing" =
 * Lou Fageol, US hydroplane driver
 * Gar Wood, US hydroplane driver
 * "King of the Used Cars"  =   Darel Dieringer, US stock car racer
 * "KRJR"  =   Kenny Roberts Jr., US motorcycle racer
 * "Kuma" (Japanese:クマ, bear) =  Nobushige Kumakubo, Japan drifting driver

L

 * "The Lamp"  =   Dougie Lampkin, UK motorcycle trials rider
 * "The Legend" =  Walker Evans, US off-road racer
 * "Lella" =   Maria Lombardi, Italy, Formula One racing driver
 * "Leon Duray"  =   George Stewart, US race driver
 * "Leksa" =  Leo Kinnunen, Finland racing driver
 * "Il Leone" (Italian for "The Lion")  =   Nigel Mansell, UK Formula One driver
 * "Pierre Levegh"  =  Pierre Bouillin, France racing driver
 * "Li'l Al"  =   Al Unser Jr., US race driver
 * "Lightning Larry" =  Larry Ragland, US off-road racer
 * "Lil Martin" = Martin Truex Jr., US stock car racer driver
 * "Lill Lövis" (Italian, "The Little Leaf")  =   Stefan Johansson, Sweden Formula One driver
 * "Little Bob" = Bob Perry, US board track motorcycle racer
 * "Little 'E'" = Dale Earnhardt Jr., US stock car racer
 * "Little Joe" = Joe Weatherly, US stock car racer
 * "El Lole" (Spanish, "The Bull") =   Carlos Reutemann, Argentina Formula One driver
 * "Lucky" = Orlando Fregona, South African Formula Three driver

M

 * "Mad Dog"  =
 * John Paul Jr., US racing driver
 * "The Mad Man from Miami" =  George Morales, Colombia offshore powerboat racing driver
 * "Mad Max" =
 * Max Papis, Italian racing driver
 * "Mad Ronald"  =   Ronnie Peterson, Sweden Formula One driver
 * "The Mad Russian" =  Bill Vukovich, US auto racer
 * "Mad Skills"  =  Rhys Millen, NZ drifting and rally driver
 * "Mae-ken" =  Ken Maeda, Japan drifting driver
 * "El Maestro" (Spanish for "The Master") =  Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Formula One driver
 * "Madusa"  =   Debrah Miceli, US monster truck driver
 * "Magic Shoes"  =   Mike McLaughlin, US NASCAR and modifieds driver
 * "Magoo"  =  Dick Megugorac, U.S. land speed racer and customizer
 * "Major Clutch kick" =  Vaughn Gittin Jr., US drifting driver
 * "The Man" =
 * Mickey Thompson, US racing driver and entrepreneur
 * Joey Gratton, U.S. world-class offshore powerboat racer.
 * "The Man in Black"  =   Dale Earnhardt, Sr., US NASCAR racer
 * "Mango" =  Tony Brakohiapa, US drifting driver
 * "Il Mantovano Volante" (Italian, "The Flying Mantuan") =   Tazio G. Nuvolari, Italy Grand Prix driver
 * "Mario Umberto"  =   Baconin Borzacchini, Italy Grand Prix racer
 * "Master of the Restart" = Ron Hornaday, US stock car racer driver
 * "Maverick"  =   Bill Golden, American wheelstander drag racer
 * Massimiliano Biaggi, Italy motorcycle racer
 * "The Menace" =  Kyle Mohan, US drifting driver
 * "Mi Tsu Ru" = Mitsuru Haruguchi, Japan drifting driver
 * "Mickey" =  Marion Thompson, US off-road racing driver
 * "Mighty Mike" =  Mike Van Sant, U.S. Funny Car driver
 * "Million Dollar Bill" =  Bill Elliott, US stock car racer
 * "Mile-a-Minute" =  Walter Collins, US board track motorcycle racer
 * "Mister Rallycross"  =   Martin Schanche, Norway rallycross driver
 * "Mr. AHRA" = Dick Harrell, U.S. Funny Car drag racer
 * "Mr. Clutch" = Jimmie Johnson, US NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver
 * "Mr. Chevrolet" = Dick Harrell, U.S. Funny Car drag racer
 * "Mr. Corvette"   = John Greenwood, US tuner and racing driver
 * "Mr. Daytona"  =   Scott Russell, US motorcycle racer and later sports car driver.
 * "Mr. Excitement" = Jimmy Spencer, US stock car racer driver
 * "Mr. Flathead"  =   John Bradley, U.S. nostalgia drag racer
 * "Mr. ISDT/ISDE"  =   Jeff Fredette, US Enduro rider
 * "Mr. Karting"  =
 * Martin Hines, UK superkart driver and entrepreneur
 * ""Mr. Le Mans" =  Tom Kristensen, Denmark sportscar racer
 * "Mr. Monaco" =  Graham Hill, UK Formula One driver
 * "Mr. Motor Racing"  =
 * Raymond Mays, UK Grand Prix racer
 * Stirling Moss, UK Formula One driver
 * "Mr. Motorcross"  =
 * Craig Dack, Australia motorcross rider and team owner
 * Torsten Hallman, Sweden motorcross rider
 * Mort Andrews, NZ mechanic
 * "Mr. Six" = Dennis Priddle, British drag racer
 * "Mr. September" = Harry Gant, U.S. stock car racer driver
 * "Mr. Speed" =  Mickey Thompson, US racing driver and entrepreneur
 * "Mr. White" =  Carl Rydquist, Sweden drifting and racing driver
 * "Moco" (Portuguese, "Hard of Hearing Man") =   Carlos Pace,  Brazil Formula One driver
 * "Mongoose"  =   Tom McEwen, US Funny Car driver
 * "Mongoo$e" = Tom McEwen, US Funny Car driver
 * "Monkey Man" =  Ken Nomura, Japan drifting driver
 * "Monsieur Dakar" (French, "Mister Dakar") =  Karel Loprais, Czech Republic rally driver
 * "Monsieur Le Mans" (French, "Mister Le Mans") =  Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver
 * "The Monza Gorilla" =   Vittorio Brambilla,  Italy Formula One driver
 * "Mouse"  =   Mike McCoy, US off-road motorcyclist
 * "Mousie"  =   Al Marcellus, US Fuel Altered drag racer
 * "Muddly Talker" =  Murray Walker, UK Formula One commentator
 * "Muddy" =  Peter McGrath, NZ offshore powerboat racing throttleman

N

 * "Nakajap"  =   Satoru Nakajima, Japan Formula One driver
 * "Il Nano" (Italian: The Dwarf) =  Alessandro Nannini, Italy touring car driver
 * "Nasty" =   Dave Benjamin, U.S. drag racer
 * "Il Negher" (Italian, "Blackie")  =   Giuseppe Campari, Italy Grand Prix driver
 * "Nello"  =   Cirillo Pagani, Italy Grand Prix driver
 * "Nick"  =  Zbigniew Nowicki, Kenya rally driver
 * "Niki"  =   Andreas Lauda, Austria Formula One driver
 * "Nino"  =   Emilio Farina, Italy Grand Prix driver
 * "NOB" (abbreviation: No One Better) =  Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japan racing driver
 * Nobby
 * Norman Hills, UK drag racer
 * ノビー =  Noboru Ueda, Japan motorcycling Grand Prix rider
 * "Nomuken" (Japanese:のむけん) =  Ken Nomura, Japan drifting driver

O

 * "OG" =  Ron Ewerth, US drifting driver
 * "Ohio George"  =   George Montgomery, US gasser drag racer
 * "Okachan" (Japanese:岡ちゃん) =  Kazuyoshi Okamura, Japan drifting driver and racing mechanic
 * "Old Pirate"  =   John Paul, Sr., US racing driver
 * "Old Master"  =   Ed Pink, US engine builder
 * "Ollie" = George Morris, U.S. drag racer
 * "On-The-Gas" =   Danny Ongais, US  racing driver
 * "One-Armed Bandit"  =   Chuck Amati, US sprint car racer
 * "One Leg" =  Paul Vlasblom, Netherlands drifting driver
 * "One Tough Customer" = Dale Earnhardt, US stock car racer driver
 * "Orange Baron" = Gary Burgin, U.S. Funny Car drag racer
 * "L'ordinateur" (French, "The Computer") =   Niki Lauda,  Austria Formula One driver
 * "Our Nige"  =   Nigel Mansell, UK Formula One driver
 * "Otto" =  Harry Walker, US board track motorcycle racer
 * "The Outlaw" =  Ed Jones, US wheelstand drag racer

P

 * "Pancho" =  Duane Carter, American midget and sprint racer
 * "Pappy" = C. J. Hart, U.S. drag racing track owner and operator
 * "Parnelli" =  Rufus P. Jones, US Indy racer
 * "Pat" =  Ueal E. Patrick, US Champ Car and IRL racing team owner
 * "Pechvogel" (German, "Unlucky bird") = Manfred von Brauchitsch, Germany Grand Prix racer
 * "PeeWee" =  Greg Siddle, Australia motorsport talent scout
 * "Peter Pan of racing" =  Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver
 * "Pete"  =   Lew Robinson, US drag racer
 * "Le Petoulet" (French, "the rat-droppings") =   Maurice Trintignant, France Formula One driver
 * "Phi Phi"  =  Philippe Étancelin, France Grand Prix driver
 * "Pierino La Peste" =  Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver
 * "Piedone" =  Fabrizio Giovanardi, Italy touring car driver
 * "Il Pirata" (Italian: the Pirate) =  Felice Bonetto, Italy Grand Prix driver
 * "Pitbull" =  Jeremy Lusk, US Freestyle Motocross rider
 * "Pocket Rocket" =  Leon Haslam, UK  motorcycle racer
 * "Pop" = Jack Cooper, US hydroplane driver
 * "Pops"  =
 * Tony Eury, US, NASCAR crew chief
 * Curtis Turner, US stock car driver
 * "The Prince of Drift"  =   Tengku Djan Ley, Malaysia racing and drifting driver and team manager
 * "Princess Sparkle Pony"  =  Danica Patrick, US Indy driver
 * "The Professor"  =  Alain Prost, France Formula One driver
 * "Puffer" = Walt Knoch, U.S. drag racer

Q

 * "Queen of the Nürburgring" = Sabine Schmitz, Germany racing driver
 * "Quick Nick" = Nick Heidfeld, Germany racing driver
 * "Quick Vic" = Victor Elford, UK race and rally driver

R

 * "Racing’s Champion Without a Crown" = Stirling Moss, UK racing driver
 * "The Racing Dentist"
 * Tony Brooks, UK Formula One driver
 * Jack Miller, US Indycar driver
 * "Ragin Cagin" =  Sami Seliö, Finland F1 powerboat racer
 * "The Rainbow Warriors" = Hendrick Motorsports' #24 DuPont Chevrolet pit crew, 1992-2000.
 * "Rainmaster"
 * Rudolf Caracciola
 * Christian Fittipaldi, Brazil racing driver
 * Sete Gibernau, Spain Grand Prix rider
 * Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver
 * Tom Pryce, UK Formula One driver
 * Jim Richards, NZ touring car racing driver
 * Michael Schumacher, Germany Formula One driver
 * Ayrton Senna, Brazil Formula One driver
 * Hans-Joachim Stuck, Germany racing driver
 * Peter Walker, British racing driver
 * "Raph"  = George, Comte de Montbressieux, FranceArgentina Grand Prix driver
 * "Rapid"=Bob Dwyer, U.S. drag racer.
 * "The Rat"  =   Niki Lauda, Austria Formula One driver
 * "Rato" (Portuguese, "Rat") =   Emerson Fittipaldi,  Brazil Formula One driver
 * "Rebel" = Mark Visser, Netherlands drifting driver
 * "Red"
 * Richard Amick, U.S. Indy racer
 * Robert Byron, U.S. stock car racer
 * Charles Farmer, U.S. stock car racer
 * Earl Armstrong, US board track motorcycle racer
 * Leslie Parkhurst, US board track motorcycle racer
 * Willard Bryan, US motorcycle racer hillclimber
 * "Red Baron"  =  Michael Schumacher, Germany Formula One driver
 * "The Red Devil"= Camille Jenatzy, France Grand Prix and land speed racer
 * "Der Regenmeister" (German, "Rainmaster")  =   Rudolf Caracciola, Germany Grand Prix racer
 * "Rin Rin" =  Kazunari Hayashida, Japan drifting driver
 * "Ringmeister" (German, "Ringmaster", for excellence at the Nürburgring, "the Ring")
 * Alberto Ascari, Italian Grand Prix driver
 * Rudolf Caracciola, German Grand Prix driver
 * Jim Clark, UK Formula One driver
 * Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Formula One driver
 * Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver
 * Stirling Moss, UK Formula One driver
 * Tazio Nuvolari, Italian Grand Prix driver
 * Bernd Rosemeyer, German Grand Prix driver
 * John Y. Stewart, UK Formula One driver
 * John Surtees, UK Formula One driver
 * "Rocket Man" =  Masatoshi Asamoto, Japan drifting driver
 * "Rocketman" = Ryan Newman, US stock car racer driver
 * "Rocket Rick" = Rick Mears, US Indy racing driver
 * "Rodeo Clown" =  Yasuyuki Kazama, Japan drifting driver
 * "Rodeo Drift" (Japanese:ロデオ乗り) =  Yasuyuki Kazama, Japan drifting driver
 * "RodeoMan" =  Marc van Ocken, Netherlands drifting driver
 * "The Ronda Road Runner" = Robert G. Johnson Jr., US stock car racer driver
 * "Ronnie"  =   Ronnie Smith, UK motorcycle racer
 * "Rooster" = Ricky Rudd, US stock car racer driver
 * "Rossifumi"  =   Valentino Rossi, Italy motorcycle racer
 * "Rossta" =  Ross Petty, JapanUS drifting driver
 * “Rosy” Bill Hroscikoski, American Altered drag racer
 * "Roto" =  Raymond Roche, France race organizer and starter
 * "Rowdy" = Kyle Busch, US stock car racer driver driver
 * "Rubinho"  =   Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian Formula One driver
 * "The Rushville Rocket" =  Anthony W. Stewart, US NASCAR driver
 * "Rusty" = Russell W. Wallace, U.S. stock car racer

S

 * "Sachio" =  Yukio Fukuzawa, Japan racing driver
 * "Saki" = Scott Zipadelli, US, NASCAR crew chief
 * "Sammy"  =  Sydney Davis, UK racing driver
 * "Le sanglier des Ardennes" (French, "The Wild Boar of the Ardennes") =   Raymond Sommer,  France Grand Prix driver
 * "São Paulo taxi driver" =   Ayrton Senna,  Brazil Formula One driver
 * "Sargent Ghost" (Japanese:鬼軍曹) =  Hisashi Kamimoto, Japan drifting driver
 * "Schorsch" (German: "Georgie")  =  Georg Meier, Germany  motorcycle racer
 * "Scooter" = Scott Crowell, US, NASCAR 2nd gasman/backup truck driver
 * "Schumi" =  Michael Schumacher, German Formula One driver
 * "Schumi II" = Ralf Schumacher, German Formula One/DTM driver
 * "Schumi III" =
 * Sebastian Stahl, Germany racing driver )
 * Mick Schumacher, Germany racing driver
 * "Seppi" =  Jo Gartner, Austria racing driver
 * "Shaggy" = Brian Larson, US, NASCAR catch can man
 * "Shakey" =  Shane Byrne, UK  motorcycle racer
 * "Shin-1" =  Shinichi Itoh, Japan  motorcycle racer
 * "Shrimp" =  Albert Burns, US board track motorcycle racer
 * "Shrub" = Kyle Busch, US stock car racer driver
 * "SidewaysBuff" = Mark Luney, former professional drift driver
 * "The Silent Serb"  =   Bill Vukovich, US Indy racer
 * "The Silver Fox"  =  David Pearson, US auto racer
 * "Silverstone Syd"=Syd Herbert, UK Formula Three driver
 * "Sito" =  Alfonso Pons Ezquerra, Spain motorcycle racer
 * "Sjarrel"  =   Charles Zwolsman, Netherlands racing driver
 * "Skip"  =   John Barber III, US racing driver, instructor and school owner
 * "Skippy"  =  Shawn Zezula, Canada drag racer
 * "Sliced Bread" = Joey Logano, US stock car racer driver
 * "Slick" = Anthony Bass, UK motorcycle racing mechanic
 * "Slivers"  =   Glenn Boyd, US board track motorcycle racer
 * "Slugger" = Richard Labbe, US, NASCAR crew chief
 * "Smoke" =  Anthony W. Stewart, US NASCAR driver
 * "Smokey" =
 * Kazuhiko Nagata, Japan racing mechanic
 * Paul Smith, English drift driver
 * Henry Yunick, US racing mechanic
 * "Smoking Bandit" =  Lennard Wander, Netherlands drifting driver
 * "Smoking Jos" =  Jos de Bruin, Netherlands drifting driver
 * “The Snail” = Dale Emery, U.S. drag racer
 * "The Snake"  =  Don Prudhomme, US drag racer
 * "Sneaky Pete"  =   Lew Robinson, US drag racer
 * "Spark" (Japanese:スパーク末永) =  Masao Suenaga, Japan drifting driver
 * "Spatzi"   = Jo Gartner, Austria racing driver
 * "The Speed King" =  Mickey Thompson, US racing driver and entrepreneur
 * "Speedboat King"  =   Don Aronow, US go-fast boat builder and racer
 * "Spike" = Alvin Rhiando, UK Formula 3 driver
 * "Spirit Of Drifting" =  Joon Maeng, South KoreaUS drifting driver
 * "Spunk"  =   Emory Collins, Canadian auto racer
 * "Steady Freddy" =  Frederic Girard, Canada drifting driver
 * "Stiffy" = Tony Eury Jr., US, NASCAR crew chief
 * "Stingbrace"  =   Stefano Sebastiani, Italy racing driver
 * "The Stone-Age Man"  =   George Hutcheson, U.S. Funny Car driver
 * "Suitcase Jake" = Jake Elder, US, NASCAR crew chief
 * "Super Sub"  =
 * Roberto Moreno, Brazil racing driver
 * Troy Bayliss, Australia motorcycle racer
 * "Super Swede"  =   Ronnie Peterson, Sweden Formula One driver
 * "Super Rat"  =   Niki Lauda, Austria Formula One driver
 * "Super Tex"  =   A. J. Foyt, US Champ Car racer
 * "Swede"  =  David E. Savage Jr., US racing driver

T

 * "Taffy"  =   Wolfgang von Trips, Germany Formula One driver
 * "Tandem Assassin"  =   Tengku Djan Ley, Malaysia racing and drifting driver and team manager (given for his maneuvering style during a 2-car tsuiou rounds)
 * "Tarzan" (Japanese:ターザン山田) =  Eiji Yamada, Japan racing driver
 * "Teddy"  =   Edward Carroll, US board track motorcycle racer
 * "Teflonso"  =  Fernando Alonso, Spain Formula One driver
 * "Texas Cyclone" =  Eddie Hasha, US board track motorcycle racer
 * "Texas Terry" = Terry Labonte, US stock car racer driver
 * "The Thrill"  =  Eddie Hill, US drag racer
 * "The Thunder from Down Under"  =   Mick Doohan, Australia motorcycle racer
 * "Tiff"  =   Timothy Needell, UK racing driver
 * "Tigrão" (Portuguese, "Big Tiger") =   Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior,  Brazil Formula One driver
 * "The Timmonsville Flash" = Cale Yarborough, US stock car racer driver
 * "Tim"  =  Henry Birkin, UK driver
 * "Tinley Park Express" =  Melvin Bettenhausen, US Indy driver
 * "Tino" =   Ernesto Brambilla,  Italy Formula One driver
 * "Tiny"  =  DeWayne L. Lund, US NASCAR racer
 * "Topics II"  =  Chris Forsberg, US drifting driver
 * "Toshi King" (Japanese:トシキん) =  Toshiki Yoshioka, Japan drifting driver
 * "Tono" =  Katsuhiro Ueo, Japan drifting driver
 * "Tony" =  Melvin Bettenhausen, US Indy driver
 * "Too famous Ron"  =   Ronnie Smith, UK motorcycle racer
 * "Tucker" =  Tommy Fults, US hydroplane and drag racing and dragboat driver
 * "Tugboat" = Paul Candies, American drag racing team owner
 * "Twitch" =  Jeremy Stenberg, US Freestyle Motocross rider
 * "TV Tommy"  =   Tommy Ivo, US drag racer (for appearances on "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis", and "The Donna Reed Show")

U

 * "Under-A-Cheever"  =  Eddie Cheever, US Formula One and Indy driver

V

 * "VeeKay" = 'Rinus van Kalmthout'', Netherlands Road to Indy driver.
 * "Vesuvio" =   Ulrich Bigalke, Germany Grand Prix driver
 * "Vlugge" =  Bas Plugge, Netherlands drifting driver
 * "La Volpe Argentata" (Italian, "The Silver Fox") = Piero Taruffi, Italy auto and moto racer and manager
 * "Vuky" =  Bill Vukovich, US Indy racer

W

 * "W Williams"  =   William Grover-Williams, British-French Grand Prix racer
 * "Wattie"  =   John Watson, UK Formula One driver
 * "Whizzo"  =   Barry Williams, UK racing driver
 * "Wiggerl"  =   Ludwig Kraus, Germany motorcycle racer
 * "Wild Bill" =
 * William Cantrell, US hydroplane driver and race driver
 * Bill Shrewsberry, US drag racer
 * Bill Snowden, US NASCAR racer
 * "Wild Bob"  =   Robert Burman, US Indy racer
 * "The Wild Indian from Atlanta"  =   Gober Sosebee, US NASCAR racer
 * "Wild Willie"  =   Willie Borsch, US AA/FA drag racer
 * "Wild Wilfred” =Wilfred Boutilier, American drag racer
 * "Wingco" = Frank Aikens, Formula Three driver
 * "The Whiz"  =   Wayne Gardner, Australia motorcycle racer
 * "The Wolf" =  Matt Waldin, US drifting driver
 * "The Wollongong Whiz"  =   Wayne Gardner, Australia motorcycle racer
 * "Wonder Boy"  =  Jeff Gordon, US stock car racer driver
 * "Wonderkid" = Travis Pastrana, US Freestyle Motocross rider
 * "Woodchopper" = Glen Wood, US, NASCAR team owner
 * "Woodsie" = Raoul Castonguay, US motorcycle racer hillclimber and flat-track racer
 * "The World's Fastest Milkman" =  Bill Brow, US hydroplane driver

Y

 * "Yamaken" = Kenji Yamanaka, Japan drifting driver
 * "Yancy" = Darel Dieringer, US stock car racer
 * "Yount Too"  =   Randy Yount, US I.M.C.A. Modified racing driver

Z

 * "Zazrache dite" (Czech, "Wonderkid") = Petr Pilat, Czech Republic Freestyle Motocross rider
 * "Zippy" = Greg Zipadelli, US, NASCAR crew chief
 * "Zonder Vrees" =  Kees Kok, Netherlands drifting driver
 * "Zookeeper"  =   John Mulligan, US drag racing driver

Collective

 * "ABCD of France (フランスのABCD)" =
 * Jean Alesi, France
 * Éric Bernard, France
 * Érik Comas, France
 * Yannick Dalmas, France
 * Alabama Gang =
 * Bobby Allison, US
 * Donnie Allison, US
 * Red Farmer, US
 * Jimmy Means, US
 * Davey Allison, US
 * Neil Bonnett, US
 * David Bonnett, US
 * Hut Stricklin, US
 * Clifford Allison, US
 * "Bentley Boys"  =
 * Woolf Barnato UK
 * Dudley Benjafield UK
 * Tim Birkin UK
 * Dale Bourne
 * Leslie Callingham
 * Jean Chassagne France
 * Frank Clement UK
 * Humphrey Cook
 * S. C. H. Davis UK
 * John Duff Canada
 * George Duller
 * Clive Dunfee UK
 * Jack Dunfee
 * Gerard d’Erlanger Belgium
 * Clive Gallop
 * Stan Ivernee
 * Glen Kidston UK
 * Bertie Kensington Moir
 * Bernard Rubin Australia
 * Dick Watney
 * "Double Bud Thunder" =
 * Darrell Waltrip, US
 * Neil Bonnett, US
 * "Ferrari Dream Team" =
 * Michael Schumacher, Germany, driver
 * Ross Brawn, UK, technical director
 * Rory Byrne, South Africa, chief designer
 * Jean Todt, France, team principal
 * Nigel Stepney, UK, Race and Test Technical Manager
 * "First Family of Funny Car"
 * John Force, US
 * Ashley Force, US
 * Courtney Force, US
 * Brittany Force, US
 * Robert Hight, US
 * "The Little Mexicans"
 * Pedro Rodríguez, Mexico
 * Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexico
 * "Magnificent Seven" =
 * See the entries of "The Unsinkable Seven"
 * "The Two Ollies" =
 * Oliver Gavin, UK, sports car/GT racer
 * Olivier Beretta, Monaco, sports car/GT racer
 * "Tyrrell Twins"
 * John Love, Rhodesia Formula One driver
 * Tony Maggs, South Africa Formula One driver
 * Jackie Stewart, UK Formula One driver
 * François Cevert, France Formula One driver
 * Didier Pironi, France Formula One driver
 * Patrick Depailler, France Formula One driver
 * Jos Verstappen, Netherlands Formula One driver
 * Mika Salo, Finland Formula One driver
 * "Ulster's Big Two"
 * Ryan Farquhar, Northern Ireland motorcycle racer
 * Adrian Archibald, Northern Ireland motorcycle racer
 * "Unsinkable Seven"
 * Stuart Allison, Kenya rally co-driver (1968)
 * Mike Armstrong, Kenya rally driver (1968)
 * J.S. Bathurst, Kenya rally co-driver (1963)
 * Bill Bengry, Kenya rally driver (1963)
 * Richard Bensted-Smith, UK rally co-driver (1968)
 * Lucille Cardwell, Kenya rally driver (1968)
 * William Cardwell, Kenya rally driver (1963)
 * Paddy Cliff, Kenya rally co-driver (1963, 1968)
 * Gerry Davies, Kenya rally co-driver (1968)
 * Gordon Goby, Kenya rally co-driver (1963)
 * Ian Grant, Kenya rally co-driver (1968)
 * Peter Hughes, Kenya rally driver (1963)
 * Peter Huth, Kenya rally driver (1968)
 * Ian Jaffray, Kenya rally driver (1963)
 * David Lead, Kenya rally co-driver (1963)
 * Hugh Lionnet, Kenya rally driver (1963)
 * Kim Mandeville, Kenya rally driver (1968)
 * Nick Nowicki, Kenya rally driver (1963, 1968)
 * Derek Paveley, Kenya rally co-driver (1968)
 * Ian Philip, Kenya rally co-driver (1963)
 * Jaswant Singh, Kenya rally co-driver (1963)
 * Joginder Singh, Kenya rally driver (1963, 1968)
 * Robin Ullyate, Kenya rally driver (1968)
 * Michael Wood, Kenya rally co-driver (1968)
 * William Young, Kenya rally co-driver (1963)

Pit team
Brackets indicates represented drivers


 * "Brew-Crew" = #2  (Rusty Wallace)
 * "The Bumblebees" = 
 * "The Chocolate Force" = 
 * "Flying Aces" = #3 Richard Childress Racing .  Team nickname earned during the 1980s Wrangler and later GM Goodwrench-sponsored teams of Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
 * "The Killer Bees" = #17 Roush Fenway Racing (Matt Kenseth).  This nickname came during the days of Black and Decker DeWalt sponsorship with the yellow car.
 * "M&M's Chocolate Thunder" = #38 Robert Yates Racing
 * "NAPA Crew" = #15 DEI (Michael Waltrip)
 * "No Longer Blue Brew Crew" = #8 
 * "The Pit Bulls" = #16 Roush Fenway Racing
 * "Rainbow Warriors" = #24 Hendrick Motorsports (Jeff Gordon).  This was a reference to the 1993-2000 livery on the #24 car.
 * "Team Untouchable" = 
 * "Teeny Bopper Crew" = Miss Bardahl