Ed Whitaker

{{short description|American stock car racing team owner}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ed Whitaker

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = June 1938

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|08|22|1938|6}}

| death_place = Bristol, Virginia, U.S.

| nationality = American

| other_names =

| known_for =

| occupation = NASCAR team owner

}}

Charles Edward (Ed) Whitaker (June 27, 1939 – August 22, 2014) was an American stock car team owner. A native of Bristol, Virginia,{{cite web|url=http://www.tricities.com/news/article_65bc24a6-2a26-11e4-ab38-0017a43b2370.html|title=Former NASCAR car owner and Bristol native Ed Whitaker dies|last=Castle|first=Kevin|date=August 22, 2014|work=Bristol Herald Courier|accessdate=2014-08-23|location=Bristol, VA}} he fielded a team in the NASCAR Busch Series for 20 seasons, with drivers including Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, Alan Kulwicki, and Davey Allison. Whitaker's team scored 28 wins in the series, with 20 of them by Harry Gant.{{cite web|url=http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/22/longtime-busch-series-owner-ed-whitaker-passes-away/|title=Longtime Busch Series owner Ed Whitaker passes away|last=Bonkowski|first=Jerry|date=August 22, 2014|work=MotorSports Talk|publisher=NBC Sports|accessdate=2014-08-23}} Whitaker also fielded a car for six races in the Winston Cup Series between 1978 and 1980 with driver John Utsman.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/former-nascar-team-owner-ed-whitaker-dies-082214|title=Former NASCAR team owner Ed Whitaker dies|last=Jensen|first=Tom|date=August 22, 2014|work=Fox Sports|accessdate=2014-08-23}}