Ed Flemke Jr.

Ed Flemke Jr. is an American professional stock [car racing] driver who competed in the NASCAR [Whelen Modified Tour], where he won seventeen races and earned sixteen pole positions from 1988 to 2013. He is the son of legendary driver Ed Flemke, one of the most well known modified drivers of his era. Flemke owns and operates the chassis building company Race Works, which is based in Berlin, Connecticut.
In 2021, Flemke became the first and only known LGBTQ+ winner of a NASCAR-sanctioned event when he married his long-time boyfriend, Christopher Barone-Flemke.
Flemke has also in series such as the SMART Modified Tour, the Tri-Track Open Modified Series, the IMSA GT Championship, and the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.