Darrell Bryant is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver whose claim to fame was his two "top ten" finishes in addition to racing 2389 laps - for a distance of 2,489.9 miles (4,007.1 km).^[1] Bryant has driver for Chevrolet, Dodge, Oldsmobile, and Mercury during his driving career.^[2]

His average start was 24th place while his average finish is 25th.^[1] Earning only $14,075 in total race winnings ($75,362.98 when inflation is taken into effect), Bryant would not become one of the multimillionaires that are present in today's NASCAR.^[1] Wade Younts, Curtis Crider, and Buddy Arrington were a few of the people who employed Darrell during his NASCAR Grand National Series career.^[3] Bryant's ultimate retirement from motorsports as a driver came on September 6, 1976 when he finished an agonizing 40th place the 1976 Southern 500 in Darlington, South Carolina driving for former NASCAR team owner Cliff Stewart.^[3]

He would later become a crew chief and lead drivers like Terry Labonte and Lake Speed to race victories during the 1980s.^[4][5] Bryant's most recent NASCAR-related job was being the crew chief of the late Tony Roper during the 2000 NASCAR Busch Series season. After Roper died from a severe neck injury sustained from a racing crash in his No. 50 Chevrolet Monte Carlo machine, Bryant has never worked in NASCAR ever again.