Betty Moore, wife of legendary NASCAR car owner Bud Moore [#15 Ford], passed away Friday morning, Sept. 18. She was 83. Bud Moore won back-to-back NASCAR championships in what is now the Cup series with driver Joe Weatherly in 1962-63. From 1961 through 2000, Moore’s Spartanburg, S.C.-based operation made 959 starts, winning 63 times. Visitation will be held Saturday, Sept. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Floyd’s Greenlawn Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Sept. 20 at Floyd’s Greenlawn Chapel. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to: Interim Hospice, 775 Spartan Boulevard, Ste. 101, Spartanburg, S.C. 29301; Sertoma, 1912 East Meyer Boulevard, Kansas City, Mo. 64132; Fernwood Baptist Church, 200 Fernwood Drive, Spartanburg, S.C. 29307. More info and guest book at floydmortuary.com(9-19-2009)
