List of motorsports people by nickname

Individuals

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C

• "C. Wan" = Calvin Wan, US drifting driver
• "Cactus Jack" = Jack Yeley, US stock car racer
• "Camfather" = Ed Iskenderian, American hot rodder
• "The Candyman" = Elliott Sadler, US stock car racer
• "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, U.S. 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
• "Cheating Chico"= Chico Breschini, U.S. drag racer
• "El Chueco" = 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
• "Le Chronometer" = Léon Théry, France pioneering Grand Prix and rally driver
• "Chunky" = Kazuya Bai, Japan drifting driver
• "Ciccio" = 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" = 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 Racing"
• *Eddie Sachs, US Indy racing driver
• *Joe Weatherly, US stock car racer
• "Coeur de Lion" = 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" = Enzo Ferrari, Italy Grand Prix racing driver and team owner
• "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
• "Cowboy" =
• *Cletus O'Rourke, US, Indycar racer
• *Kevin Starland, US, NASCAR crew chief
• "Crawfish" = Curtis Crider, US stock car racer
• "The Crazy Swede" = Samuel Hübinette, Sweden, drifting driver.
• *"Curly"
• *Walter Boyd, US racing driver
• *Ron Dryden, Formula Three driver
• *M. L. Fredericks, 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" =
• *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 Dave" = Dave Miller, U.S. Top Fuel Dragster 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" = 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
• "DougZilla" = Doug Herbert. U.S. drag racer
• "The Doughnut King" = Alex Zanardi, Italian racing driver
• " Drag-On Lady"-- Shirley Shahan, U.S. drag racer
• "Drift King" = Keiichi Tsuchiya, Japan racing driver and drifting driver/judge and team manager
• "Drift Samurai" = Takahiro Imamura, Japan drifting driver
• "The Driver"=Ivor Bueb, UK Formula Three, Formula One, and sports car driver
• "Dryhopp" = Tetsuya Kawasaki, Japan drag racer
• "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" = Yoshinori Koguchi, Japan drifting driver

  F

• Fat Jack" =Jack Bynum, U.S. drag racer
• "Father of the Dragster" =Dick Craft, U.S. drag racer
• "Famous Amos” = Amos Saterlee, U.S. drag racing engine builder
• "The Farmer"
• *Arnold Beswick, U.S. drag racer
• *Bill Dismuke, NHRA technical specialist
• *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. Top Fuel 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" = 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
• "Flaming Frank" = Frank Pedregon, U.S. Top Fuel Dragster driver
• "Flash" = Gordon Shedden, Scottish touring car driver
• "Flash Gordon"
• * Robby Gordon, US stock car racer
• *Gordon Mineo, U.S. Funny Car 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
• *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
• "Fuzzy"= Terry Carter, U.S. Top Fuel tuner

  G

• "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" = Johan Hungaray, Mexican Freestyle Motocross rider
• "Geki" = Giacomo Russo Italy racing driver
• "The General" = Brian Deegan, US Freestyle Motocross rider
• "Genie auf Rädern" = 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" = John Surtees, UK motorcycle racer and Formula One driver
• "Le Grand Pesca" = Henri Pescarolo, France racing driver
• "Great British Underdog" = Chris James, former BTCC driver
• "The Grump" = Bill Jenkins, US drag racer
• "Grumpy" = Bill Jenkins, US drag racer
• "Guido"--Dean Antonelli, Funny Car tuner
• "Der Gusseiserne Schorsch" = 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
• "The Idaho Kid" = Jett Field, U.S. drag racer
• "India-rubber Man" = Joe Abbott, UK speedway rider
• "The Indian" = Gober Sosebee, American stock car racer
• "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
• "The Israeli Rocket" = Leroy Goldstein, U.S. drag 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" = 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 driverCircle Track, 9/84, p. 87.
• "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" = 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
• * Darren Davis, U.S. drag racer
• *Jeff Gordon, US stock car racer)
• * Darrell Gwunn, U.S. Top Fuel drag racer
• *Craig Lowndes, Australia racing driver
• * Billy Stepp, U.S. drag racer
• "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" = 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" = 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" = 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" = 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
• *Max Verstappen, Dutch Formula One 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" = Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine Formula One driver
• "Madusa" = Debrah Miceli, US monster truck driver
• "Magic" = Ayrton Senna, Formula One 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" = 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
• "Milodon" = Don Alderson, U.S. drag 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
• * Jacky Ickx, Belgian 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" = Carlos Pace, Brazil Formula One driver
• "MoJo" = Morris Johnson, U.S. Pro Stock driver
• "The Mole"=Ed Donovan, American drag racer and engine builder
• "Mongoose" = Tom McEwen, US Funny Car driver
• "Mongoo$e" = Tom McEwen, US Funny Car driver
• "Monkey Man" = Ken Nomura, Japan drifting driver
• "Monsieur Dakar" = Karel Loprais, Czech Republic rally driver
• "Monsieur Le Mans" = Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver
• "Monster" = Nobuhiro Tajima, Japan rally 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
• "The Munchkin"" = Billy Williams, U.S. drag racer

N

• "Nakajap" = Satoru Nakajima, Japan Formula One driver
• "Il Nano" = Alessandro Nannini, Italy touring car driver
• "Nasty" = Dave Benjamin, U.S. drag racer
• "El Negher" = 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
• "Nippon Ichi" = Pedro de la Rosa, Spanish Formula One and Formula Nippon driver
• "Nitro Nick" = NNick Harmon,, U.S. drag racer
• "NOB" = Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japan racing driver
• Nobby
• *Norman Hills, UK drag racer
• *"Nobī" = Noboru Ueda, Japan motorcycling Grand Prix rider
• "Nomuken" = Ken Nomura, Japan drifting driver

  O

• "OG" = Ron Ewerth, US drifting driver
• "Ohio George" = George Montgomery, US gasser drag racer
• "Okachan" = Kazuyoshi Okamura, Japan drifting driver and racing mechanic
• "Okie" = Steve Bernd, U.S. Top Fuel Funny Car driver
• "Old Pirate" = John Paul, Sr., US racing driver
• "Old Master" = Ed Pink, US engine builder
• "Old Reliable" = Dave Strickler, U.S. Pro Stock racer
• "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" = 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

• "Pachy" = Ed Donovan, American racing engine builder
• "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" = 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" = Maurice Trintignant, France Formula One driver
• "Phi Phi" = Philippe Étancelin, France Grand Prix driver
• "Il Picolo Canadese" = Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian Formula One Driver
• "Pierino La Peste" = Jacky Ickx, Belgium racing driver
• "Piedone" = Fabrizio Giovanardi, Italy touring car driver
• "Il Pirata" = 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
• “Rapid Roy” =Roy Harris, U.S. drag racer
• "The Rat" = Niki Lauda, Austria Formula One driver
• "Rato" = 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" = Rudolf Caracciola, Germany Grand Prix racer
• "Rin Rin" = Kazunari Hayashida, Japan drifting driver
• "Ringmeister"
• *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" = 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" = Raymond Sommer, France Grand Prix driver
• "São Paulo taxi driver" = Ayrton Senna, Brazil Formula One driver
• "Sargent Ghost" = Hisashi Kamimoto, Japan drifting driver
• "Schnoz"= Dale Emery, U.S. drag racer
• "Schorsch" = Georg Meier, Germany motorcycle racer
• "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
• "Scooter" = Scott Crowell, US, NASCAR 2nd gasman/backup truck driver
• "Seppi" = Jo Gartner, Austria racing driver
• "Seven-Time" = Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR 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
• "Slammin' Sammy" = Sam Miller, U.S. 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
• “Smokey Joe” = Joe Lee, U.S. Pro Comp drag racer
• "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" = 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
• "Superman" = Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR Driver
• "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
• "Tarzan" = Eiji Yamada, Japan racing driver
• "Teddy" = Edward Carroll, US board track motorcycle racer
• "Teflonso" = Fernando Alonso, Spain Formula One driver
• "Terrible Ted" = Ted Gotelli, U.S. drag racer
• "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" = 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" = 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
• "Torpedo" = Daniil Kvyat, RussiaFormula One
• "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

  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''" = 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 Wilfred” =Wilfred Boutilier, American drag racer
• "Wild Willie" = Willie Borsch, US AA/FA 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
• “Wrong Way” = Paul Radici, U.S. Top Fuel Funny Car driver

  X

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

• "Zázračné dítě" = Petr Pilat, Czech Republic Freestyle Motocross rider
• "Zippy" = Greg Zipadelli, US, NASCAR crew chief
• "Zonder Vrees" = Kees Kok, Netherlands drifting driver
• "The Zookeeper" = John Mulligan, US drag racer

  Collective

• "ABCD of France" =
• *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
• *Taylor Stricklin, US Grandson of Donnie Allison
• *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
• *Graham Rahal, US Courtney's husband
• "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
• *Mike Armstrong, Kenya rally driver
• *J.S. Bathurst, Kenya rally co-driver
• *Bill Bengry, Kenya rally driver
• *Richard Bensted-Smith, UK rally co-driver
• *Lucille Cardwell, Kenya rally driver
• *William Cardwell, Kenya rally driver
• *Paddy Cliff, Kenya rally co-driver
• *Gerry Davies, Kenya rally co-driver
• *Gordon Goby, Kenya rally co-driver
• *Ian Grant, Kenya rally co-driver
• *Peter Hughes, Kenya rally driver
• *Peter Huth, Kenya rally driver
• *Ian Jaffray, Kenya rally driver
• *David Lead, Kenya rally co-driver
• *Hugh Lionnet, Kenya rally driver
• *Kim Mandeville, Kenya rally driver
• *Nick Nowicki, Kenya rally driver
• *Derek Paveley, Kenya rally co-driver
• *Ian Philip, Kenya rally co-driver
• *Jaswant Singh, Kenya rally co-driver
• *Joginder Singh, Kenya rally driver
• *Robin Ullyate, Kenya rally driver
• *Michael Wood, Kenya rally co-driver
• *William Young, Kenya rally co-driver

  Pit team

• "Brew-Crew" = #2
• "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. 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
• "No Longer Blue Brew Crew" = #8
• "The Pit Bulls" = #16 Roush Fenway Racing
• "Rainbow Warriors" = #24 Hendrick Motorsports. This was a reference to the 1993-2000 livery on the #24 car.
• "Team Untouchable" =
• "Teeny Bopper Crew" = Miss Bardahl