[1][2] He was the NASCAR National Late Model Sportsman champion (later Xfinity Series) for three consecutive years from 1969 to 1971.
He entered so few Cup races because he was content to run primarily in the Late Model Sportsman Series.
In the mid-60's, however, Farmer raced a white, gold, and red Ford Fairlane, number F-97.
He competed in two Busch Grand National races in 1992, and the season opening ARCA event at Daytona in 1993.
In June 2005, at age 72, Farmer turned heads in winning a heat over current NASCAR Sprint Cup stars, and finished 8th in the feature during the Sprint Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway, owned by Tony Stewart.
[7] On July 12, 1993, Farmer was a passenger in a helicopter crash at Talladega Superspeedway that took the life of NASCAR Winston Cup driver Davey Allison, which occurred as Allison was attempting to land the aircraft in a nearby parking lot.
Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time.