The Official Website of Neil Bonnett
Neil was one of those guys who could drive anything you put him in. Just before the Wood Brothers called him to drive the 21 car my brother Mike and I were at Indy for a practice day where Neil was preparing to race in the Indianapolis 500, but fortunately for the NASCAR world he would take over for David Pearson instead. Neil was not only a short track ace he also thrived on the intermediate and Superspeedways too. Neil raced in International Race of Champions (IROC) during three seasons (1979, 1980, and
Neil appeared in the 1983 film Stroker Ace and the 1990 film Days of Thunder. He also hosted the TV show Winners for TNN from 1991 to 1994. He was a color commentator for CBS, TBS, and TNN in the years until his death.