Hershel Eldridge McGriff Sr. (born December 14, 1927) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

He had his four wins that year in the Grand National series, the first coming at Bay Meadows Speedway.

[4] McGriff's average finishing position was higher than points champion Lee Petty.

He was offered a ride in NASCAR to race for millionaire Carl Kiekhaefer's newly formed team.

McGriff decided to return home to the West Coast to be closer to his family and to tend to his growing timber and mill business.

His 14 wins at the defunct Riverside International Raceway is the most at NASCAR-sanctioned events[2] and he was chosen as the grand marshal for the final race at the track in 1988.

[5] In November 1996, McGriff made the trip with several NASCAR champions, current Winston Cup, Busch Grand National, and Craftsman Truck Series drivers to Japan's Suzuka Raceway for an exhibition race.

[8] McGriff was inducted in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in its first class in 2002.