Billy Carden (April 1, 1924 – October 25, 2004) was an American stock car racing driver from Mableton, Georgia.

[2] Carden's ultimate retirement from any form of professional motorsports came on June 14, 1959 at a NASCAR Grand National Convertible race at Lakewood Speedway.

[3] Competitors in that race included Lee Petty, his son Richard, and Buck Baker.

[1] Carden also competed at several Georgia racetracks on a part-time basis, winning a 200 lap AAA Stock Car National Championship race at Lakewood Speedway over eventual 1950 AAA champion Jay Frank - whose tire blew while leading late, and 1949 NASCAR champion Red Byron.

[1] He won a 1948 race at Columbus Speedway that was marred by a Byron crash that resulted in the death of a seven-year-old spectator.