of Auto Racing. Honors and awards Fox was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2003. He is a member of the Jacksonville (Florida) Raceway Hall of Fame, National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame, the Oceanside Rotary Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Western Auto Mechanics Hall of Fame. Personal life Fox's son Ray Fox, Jr. was a long-time employee of Robert Yates Racing until his death. Son Ray Fox III is currently at Team Penske as the car chief on the #12 Ford of Ryan Blaney. Fox was married to Mrs. Patti Fox; she helped him through his NASCAR career. Patti died in 2004. Ray often said "I miss her so much, she was the best thing that happened to me". He died on June 15, 2014, of pneumonia at Daytona Beach, Florida, aged 98. BiographyRay Fox...Sly in the Stock Car Forest'' (2006); ; Carbon Press References 1916 births 2014 deaths NASCAR people NASCAR team owners United States Army soldiers People from Pelham, New Hampshire United States Army personnel of World War II Deaths from pneumonia in Florida