Robert Frank Barron (January 13, 1928 – August 2, 1991) was a NASCAR driver from Bradenton, Florida.
[2][3] He completed in thirty-two Grand National/Nextel Cup Series events in his career, earning five top-tens.
[1] Starting 46th in the fifty-car field, Barron completed most of the race before finishing 30th with mechanical woes.
He would finish 9th twice more in the year, along with a career-best 8th place showing at Richmond and Birmingham, his only career top-tens.
Barron did the most with his limited resources, finishing 19 of his 32 career starts, but ran out of funds following the 1961 season and retired.