Robert David "Barefoot Bob" McCreadie (January 19, 1951 – May 15, 2024) was an American Dirt Modified racing driver.
[2] Upon his induction to the Eastern Motorsports Hall of Fame, the Press Association expressed that "Barefoot" Bob McCreadie was famous for his full beard, spectacles, heavy foot and iconic No.
9 dirt-track Modified stock cars that were always towed on an open trailer by a station wagon that was loaded with tools and supplies, and developed a faithful and popular following among those in the grandstands.
[7] Folklore has it that McCreadie got the nickname of “Barefoot” when the cockpit of his home built Plymouth Barracuda was so tight that he couldn't wedge his right foot past the transmission linkage to get it on the accelerator with his shoe on.
[8] McCreadie has said that he actually got the nickname as a teenager due to the fact that he spent a lot of his time in the summer running around bare-chested and shoeless.