87-year-old NASCAR legend Red Farmer nearly died of COVID-19, but still plans to race

NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Red Farmer is recovering at home after being hospitalized due to COVID-19, according to WBRC and WVTM of Alabama. Farmer, 87, was selected as a member of the 2021 NASCAR Hall of Fame class earlier this year alongside former drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mike Stefanik.Farmer, who was part of the original “Alabama Gang” and is still an active driver, is recovering at home in Hueytown, Ala., after spending five days at a Birmingham hospital, according to WVTM. A family friend of Farmer’s, Elisa Allison Sproule, told WBRC that Farmer “had kidney issues before COVID, s…

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