Tags: Motorsport Racer, Nascar Driver, Racing Driver.
Richard Dick Passwater (born July 25 1925) is a retired American racecar driver who raced in NASCAR and USAC. Born in Indianapolis Passwater started racing after World War II and was active in the 1950s and 1960s. He won the fifth race of the 1953 NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) season at Charlotte Speedway in his 1953 Oldsmobile. He won the race after most of the top contenders either fell out of the race or had to make a late pit stop at the 3/4 mile long dirt track.