Career
Driver He was also a successful Modified driver. He made 51 starts in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Grand National (now ) Series, with a best finish of second. His best finishes were on super speedways where he would finish in 15th place on average while his worst finishes would be on road courses where he would finish in 39th place on average.
Matthews" primary vehicle for professional stock car racing was the #94 (in which he drove 26 races under that particular number).
Carolina owner/builder He served as car owner for several of the biggest names in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing in the 1960s and 1970s. Guiding the careers of legendary drivers like Fireball Roberts, A. J. Foyt, Junior Johnson, Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough.
Matthews" career as a National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing team owner began at the 1957 Southern 500 and ended at the 1974 Southeastern 500. Matthews also served as co-crew chief for Jack Ingram in 1975, with Junior Johnson.
He is best known, however, for having constructed (with the assistance of Holman Moody in his first carbuilding years) many cars in the 1970s and 1980s, including 72% of the winning cars in the top National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing division from 1974 to 1985.
