Clyde Minter

{{short description|American racing driver (1921–1971)}}

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| name = Clyde Minter

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| birth_name = Clyde Dillard Minter

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|10|15}}

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1971|12|21|1921|10|15}}

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| Total_Cup_Races = 42

| Years_In_Cup = 7

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| Best_Cup_Pos = 14th (1949)

| First_Cup_Race = 1949 Race 6 (Martinsville)

| Last_Cup_Race = 1955 Race 1 (High Point)

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| Cup_Wins = 0

| Cup_Top_Tens = 19

| Cup_Poles = 0

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Clyde Dillard Minter (October 15, 1921{{spaced ndash}}December 21, 1971) was an American stock car racing driver. Minter competed in 42 NASCAR Grand National Series races between 1949 and 1955,{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=mintecl01&trk=t0&series=W|title=Driver Clyde Minter's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races - Racing-Reference.info|website=www.racing-reference.info|access-date=2019-08-05}} where he reached the top ten a total of 19 times.{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/rquery?id=mintecl01&trk=t10&series=W|title=Driver Clyde Minter's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series top 10s - Racing-Reference.info|website=www.racing-reference.info|access-date=2019-08-05}} Minter died on December 21, 1971, and is buried at Roselawn Burial Park in Martinsville, Virginia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119719577/clyde-dillard-minter|title=Clyde Dillard Minter|last=|first=|date=|website=Find A Grave|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819140706/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119719577/clyde-dillard-minter|archive-date=2019-08-19|url-status=dead|access-date=2019-08-05}}