In the 1960s, he opened Bud Moore Engineering, a team that went on to win two NASCAR Grand National Series championships and 63 races for 37 years until its shutdown in 1999.

After receiving his driver's license at the age of 14, he and friends Joe Eubanks and Cotton Owens raced their cars in the streets.

[8] When his NASCAR career ended, Moore returned to South Carolina and became a farmer, raising Santa Gertrudis cattle with Greg and Daryl.

[12] On June 2, 1943, a day after graduating high school and a week after his 18th birthday, Moore was drafted into the United States military.

In March, they were told they would be involved in an amphibious assault off the English coast, with plans of a dry run upon completing training in Knighton, Powys.

There was also discussion among Moore's division about General Dwight D. Eisenhower recalling them due to the lack of progress made at nearby Omaha Beach, though they stayed at Utah.

[18] After leaving France, Moore's group crossed the Siegfried Line and reached the Rhine before being withdrawn to Verdun, where they stayed for three weeks without supplies.

[19] On one mission during the battle, Moore and a German-speaking Jeep driver entered a German-occupied town that also served as a Wehrmacht area regimental headquarters.

Moore attacked the hut, causing it to catch fire and prompting the soldier to surrender; he was tied onto the hood of the Jeep.

[14] As he continued through Germany into Czechoslovakia, Moore was promoted to sergeant, during which he earned a second Bronze Star after his involvement in a battle located in an abandoned hospital.

In spite of his injuries, he was often sent back into battle after brief stays in the hospital; by February 1945, he and a lieutenant were the only men in the group to have fought in Normandy.

[22] Despite the victory in Europe, Moore wondered about the possibility of fighting in the Pacific War against Japan, though the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August ended speculation of such combat.

"[24] In 1994, the 50th anniversary of the Normandy landings, Moore was invited by Unocal Corporation to follow his route during the war from Utah Beach to Czechoslovakia.

[24] After racing in smaller series, the two moved into NASCAR in 1950,[8] debuting in the inaugural Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway; Eubanks drove the No.

[29] In 1956 and 1957, driver Buck Baker won the Grand National Series championships with Moore as crew chief.

[28] That year, Billy Wade managed to win five poles and four Grand National races in a row driving for Moore.

Two years later, Moore and Hernandez joined Dan Gurney in fielding Mercury Cougars in the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series.

[28][37] Moore returned to the Trans-Am in 1969, with Parnelli Jones and George Follmer driving a pair of Boss 302 Mustangs, combining to take 3 wins.

[32] During his 37 years as a car owner, Moore recorded 63 wins, 43 poles and two NASCAR Grand National championships.

BME received sponsorship requests from various groups, including a three-year contract with American Veterans, but the deals failed to materialize.

[39][40] Derrike Cope signed with the team for the final two races of the year in preparation to run the full 2000 season,[41] but the struggle to find sponsorship prompted Moore to leave his consultant role in February 2000.

[43] Moore's last race as an owner was the 2000 DieHard 500 at Talladega with Ted Musgrave; he finished 35th after being involved in a crash on lap 137.