Ernest Virgil Derr (October 29, 1921 – January 8, 2014) was an American stock car racing driver.
He won 12 International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) Stock Car championships, made one start in the NASCAR Grand National Series, and won eleven ARCA Racing Series races.
[5] He picked up factory backing from General Motors in 1963, but switched to Chrysler support the following year and stuck with them through 1970.
[9] After retiring from racing, Derr became a property manager in Keokuk, Iowa.
[4] His son Mike was also an IMCA racer,[5] and at the time of his death, Ernie had been married to his wife Marianna for 67 years.