Template:Infobox NASCAR driver/doc

Richard Petty
Richard Petty
	Petty in 2006
Born	Richard Lee Petty; July 2, 1937 (age 87); Level Cross, North Carolina, U.S.
Achievements	1979 Winston Cup Champion; 1975 Winston Cup Champion; 1974 Winston Cup Champion; 1972 Winston Cup Champion; 1971 Grand National Champion; 1967 Grand National Champion; 1964 Grand National Champion; 1959 Rookie of the Year;
Awards	Is tied with Dale Earnhardt with 7 cup championship.; Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998); Inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1997); Inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1989 - inaugural inductee);
NASCAR Cup Series career
	1,184 races run over 35 years
Best finish	1st - 1964, 1967, 1971 (Grand National), 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979 (Winston Cup)
First race	1958 Jim Mideon 500 (Canadian Exposition Stadium)
Last race	1992 Hooters 500 (Atlanta)
First win	1960 untitled race (Southern States Fairgrounds)
Last win	1984 Firecracker 400 (Daytona)

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Infobox NASCAR driver.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template adds an automatically generated short description. If the automatic short description is not optimal, replace it by adding {{Short description}} at the top of the article.

This template uses Lua:

Usage

Blank template

{{Infobox NASCAR driver
| name               =
| image              =
| caption            =
| birth_name         = <!-- Only if different from name -->
| birth_date         = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| birth_place        =
| death_date         = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place        =
| death_cause        =
| height             =  <!-- "X ft Y in" or "X cm" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) -->
| weight             =  <!-- "X lb", "X kg" or "X st Y lb" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) -->
| achievements       =
| awards             =
| Total_Cup_Races    = <!-- Strictly Stock Series, Grand National Series, Winston Cup Series, Nextel Cup Series, Sprint Cup Series, Monster Energy Cup Series -->
| Years_In_Cup       =
| Cup_Car_Team       =
| Prev_Cup_Pos       =
| Prev_Cup_Year      =
| Best_Cup_Pos       =
| First_Cup_Race     =
| Last_Cup_Race      =
| First_Cup_Win      =
| Last_Cup_Win       =
| Cup_Wins           = 
| Cup_Top_Tens       = 
| Cup_Poles          = 
| Total_Busch_Races  = <!-- Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, Busch Series Grand National Division, Busch Series, Nationwide Series, Xfinity Series -->
| Years_In_Busch     =
| Busch_Car_Team     =
| Prev_Busch_Pos     =
| Prev_Busch_Year    =
| Best_Busch_Pos     =
| First_Busch_Race   =
| Last_Busch_Race    =
| First_Busch_Win    =
| Last_Busch_Win     =
| Busch_Wins         = 
| Busch_Top_Tens     = 
| Busch_Poles        = 
| Total_Truck_Races  = <!-- SuperTruck Series, Camping World Truck Series, Gander Outdoors Truck Series, Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, Craftsman Truck Series -->
| Years_In_Truck     =
| Truck_Car_Team     =
| Prev_Truck_Pos     =
| Prev_Truck_Year    =
| Best_Truck_Pos     =
| First_Truck_Race   =
| Last_Truck_Race    =
| First_Truck_Win    =
| Last_Truck_Win     =
| Truck_Wins         = 
| Truck_Top_Tens     = 
| Truck_Poles        = 
| Total_Corona_Races = <!-- Desafío Corona, NASCAR Mexico Corona Series, NASCAR Corona Series, NASCAR Toyota Series, NASCAR Mexico Series -->
| Years_In_Corona    =
| Corona_Car_Team    =
| Prev_Corona_Pos    =
| Prev_Corona_Year   =
| Best_Corona_Pos    =
| First_Corona_Race  =
| Last_Corona_Race   =
| First_Corona_Win   =
| Last_Corona_Win    =
| Corona_Wins        = 
| Corona_Top_Tens    = 
| Corona_Poles       = 
| Total_Canada_Races = <!-- CASCAR Super Series, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, NASCAR Pinty's Series -->
| Years_In_Canada    =
| Canada_Car_Team    =
| Prev_Canada_Pos    =
| Prev_Canada_Year   = 
| Best_Canada_Pos    =
| First_Canada_Race  =
| Last_Canada_Race   =
| First_Canada_Win   =
| Last_Canada_Win    =
| Canada_Wins        = 
| Canada_Top_Tens    = 
| Canada_Poles       = 
| Total_GNEast_Races = <!-- NASCAR Grand National East Series (1972–1973) -->
| Years_In_GNEast    =
| Best_GNEast_Pos    =
| First_GNEast_Race  =
| Last_GNEast_Race   =
| First_GNEast_Win   =
| Last_GNEast_Win    =
| GNEast_Wins        =
| GNEast_Top_Tens    =
| GNEast_Poles       =
| Total_Conv_Races   = 
| Years_In_Conv      = 
| Best_Conv_Pos      = 
| First_Conv_Race    = 
| Last_Conv_Race     = 
| First_Conv_Win     = 
| Last_Conv_Win      = 
| Conv_Wins          = 
| Conv_Top_Tens      = 
| Conv_Poles         = 
| Total_ARCA_Races = <!-- ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Re/Max Series, ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series, ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series, ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series -->
| Years_In_ARCA    =
| ARCA_Car_Team    =
| Prev_ARCA_Pos    =
| Prev_ARCA_Year   = 
| Best_ARCA_Pos    =
| First_ARCA_Race  =
| Last_ARCA_Race   =
| First_ARCA_Win   =
| Last_ARCA_Win    =
| ARCA_Wins        = 
| ARCA_Top_Tens    = 
| ARCA_Poles       = 
| Total_ARCA_East_Races = <!-- Busch East Series, Busch North Series, Camping World East Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East -->
| Years_In_ARCA_East    =
| ARCA_East_Car_Team    =
| Prev_ARCA_East_Pos    =
| Prev_ARCA_East_Year   = 
| Best_ARCA_East_Pos    =
| First_ARCA_East_Race  =
| Last_ARCA_East_Race   =
| First_ARCA_East_Win   =
| Last_ARCA_East_Win    =
| ARCA_East_Wins        = 
| ARCA_East_Top_Tens    = 
| ARCA_East_Poles       = 
| Total_ARCA_West_Races = <!-- NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR AutoZone West Series, NASCAR Winston West Series, NASCAR Camping World West Series -->
| Years_In_ARCA_West    =
| ARCA_West_Car_Team    =
| Prev_ARCA_West_Pos    =
| Prev_ARCA_West_Year   = 
| Best_ARCA_West_Pos    =
| First_ARCA_West_Race  =
| Last_ARCA_West_Race   =
| First_ARCA_West_Win   =
| Last_ARCA_West_Win    =
| ARCA_West_Wins        = 
| ARCA_West_Top_Tens    = 
| ARCA_West_Poles       = 
| updated            = 
}}

Example

Example: Richard Petty (former driver)

{{Infobox NASCAR driver
| name            = Richard Petty
| image           = Petty, Richard (Whitehouse) crop.jpg
| caption         = Petty in 2006
| birth_name      = Richard Lee Petty
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1937|7|2}}
| birth_place     = [[Level Cross, Randolph County, North Carolina|Level Cross]], [[North Carolina]], U.S.
| achievements    = {{unbulleted list
  | 1979 [[NASCAR Championship|Winston Cup Champion]]
  | 1975 [[NASCAR Championship|Winston Cup Champion]]
  | 1974 [[NASCAR Championship|Winston Cup Champion]]
  | 1972 [[NASCAR Championship|Winston Cup Champion]]
  | 1971 [[NASCAR Championship|Grand National Champion]]
  | 1967 [[NASCAR Championship|Grand National Champion]]
  | 1964 [[NASCAR Championship|Grand National Champion]]
  | 1959 [[NASCAR Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]]
  }}
| awards          = {{unbulleted list
  | Is tied with [[Dale Earnhardt]] with 7 cup championship.
  | Named one of [[NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers]] (1998)
  | Inducted in the [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]] (1997)
  | Inducted in the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] (1989 - inaugural inductee)
  }}
| Total_Cup_Races = 1,184
| Years_In_Cup    = 35
| Best_Cup_Pos    = 1st - 1964, 1967, 1971 (Grand National), 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979 (Winston Cup)
| First_Cup_Race  = 1958 Jim Mideon 500 ([[Canadian Exposition Stadium]])
| Last_Cup_Race   = 1992 [[Hooters 500]] ([[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta]])
| First_Cup_Win   = 1960 untitled race ([[Southern States Fairgrounds]])
| Last_Cup_Win    = 1984 [[Firecracker 400]] ([[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]])
| Cup_Wins        = 200
| Cup_Top_Tens    = 712
| Cup_Poles       = 126
}}

Parameters

This template has two types of variables to be called, those having to do with statistics, and those not having to do with statistics. All attributes are optional.

Use the following only if retired
Name^[1]
Born^[2]
Hometown^[3]
Died^[4]
Cause of Death^[5]
Achievements^[6]
Awards^[7]
Image^[8]
First_Cup_Race	First_Busch_Race	First_Truck_Race	First_Corona_Race	First Canada Race	First_GNEast_Race^[9]^[10]
Cup_Car_Team	Busch_Car_Team	Truck_Truck_Team	Corona_Car_Team	Canada_Car_Team^[11]
Previous_Year^[12]
Prev_Cup_Pos	Prev_Busch_Pos	Prev_Truck_Pos	Prev_Corona_Pos	Prev_Canada_Pos^[13]
Best_Cup_Pos	Best_Busch_Pos	Best_Truck_Pos	Best_Corona_Pos	Best_Canada_Pos	Best_GNEast_Pos^[14]
First_Cup_Win	First_Busch_Win	First_Truck_Win	First_Corona_Win	First_Canada_Win	First_GNEast_Win^[15]
Last_Cup_Win	Last_Busch_Win	Last_Truck_Win	Last_Corona_Win	Last_Canada_Win	Last_GNEast_Win^[15]
updated^[16]
Cup_Wins	Busch_Wins	Truck_Wins	Corona_Wins	Canada_Wins	GNEast_Wins^[17]
Cup_Top_Tens	Busch_Top_Tens	Truck_Top_Tens	Corona_Top_Tens	Canada_Top_Tens	GNEast_Top_Tens^[17]
Cup_Poles	Busch_Poles	Truck_Poles	Corona_Poles	Canada_Poles	GNEast_Poles^[17]
Last_Cup_Race	Last_Busch_Race	Last_Truck_Race	Last_Corona_Race	Last_Canada_Race	Last_GNEast_Race^[15]
Total_Cup_Races	Total_Busch_Races	Total_Truck_Races	Total_Corona_Races	Total_Canada_Races	Total_GNEast_Races^[18]
Years_In_Cup	Years_In_Busch	Years_In_Truck	Years_In_Corona	Years_In_Canada	Years_In_GNEast^[19]

Notes

^ Should be full name (when known) and NOT wikilinked.
^ a.k.a. Date of birth. Use {{Birth date}} or {{Birth date and age}}
^ a.k.a. Place of birth, should be wikilinked.
^ a.k.a. Date of death. Use {{Death date}} or {{Death date and age}}
^ If undefined, displays as "Unknown".
^ Any notable achievements. e.g. Daytona 500 win, All-Star win, Championship, etc..
^ Any notable awards. The definition of notable in this context is not clear, however, for now, if you think it might be notable, include it.
^ Still under discussion, might not be included in template
^ Required for any series that the driver has started one or more race. If not present NONE of the other stats will show.
^ Formatting: Year Race (Track) Year linked to year in NASCAR page, name of race linked to page of that race. Wikilinked name of race. Track is wikilink to track, piped text should be nickname/short name.
^ Required for any current driver. Formatting Car #, wikilinked team.
^ Required for any driver that raced last year in any series.
^ Required for any driver that raced last year for each series. If not present, the entire Previous Year line will not show for that series section.
^ For any driver that was active in that series. Do NOT count this year. (if this year is the only year that the driver has participated, e.g., rookie, do not use this field
^ ^a ^b ^c Same formatting as First Race. If undefined, will not show.
^ Required for any current driver. This field MUST be updated each time the stats are (use {{subst:Date}} or {{subst:Date|2=mdy}}). Once driver retires, and this field is irrelevant, remove field
^ ^a ^b ^c If undefined, shows as "0"
^ Another term for this could be total starts. If the driver took the green flag, it counts.
^ One race in a year counts for that year. e.g. 10 races in 10 years is possible, especially for road ringers

Use as a child template

The child, embed, and subbox parameters are used when embedding this infobox into another.

This infobox may be used to create a genre-specific section within {{Infobox person}} (or similar biographical infobox templates) for cases where a person may be notable in more than one field; a generic example is shown below. For guidance on usage, see Wikipedia:Infobox modules. Also see the Template:Infobox documentation which explains embedding and subboxes.

{{Infobox person
 | name = 
 | image = 
 | caption = 
 | birth_date = 
 | birth_place = 
 | <nowiki><!--</nowiki> ''[[et cetera|etc.]]'' <nowiki>--></nowiki>
 | module = 
   <nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{{1|{{{template|<includeonly>{{BASEPAGENAME}}</includeonly><noinclude>EMBEDDED TEMPLATE NAME</noinclude>}}}}}} | {{#if:{{{parameter|}}} | {{{parameter}}}=yes | child=yes <nowiki><!--</nowiki> ''or'' embed=yes ''or'' subbox=yes <nowiki>--></nowiki>}}
   | {{{2|{{{example_parameter1|parameter-1}}}}}} = 
   | {{{3|{{{example_parameter2|parameter-2}}}}}} = 
   | {{{4|{{{example_parameter3|parameter-3}}}}}} = 
   | {{{5|{{{example_parameter4|parameter-4}}}}}} = 
   | <nowiki><!--</nowiki> ''etc.'' <nowiki>--></nowiki>
   }}
 }}

Embedding other templates

The module, module2, module3, module4, and module5 parameters are used for embedding other templates into this infobox (see Wikipedia:Infobox modules and Category:Biographical templates usable as a module).

{{Infobox NASCAR driver
| name = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{Infobox ABC
  | embed = yes <!-- or child=yes / subbox=yes-->
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

adr
agent
bday
birthplace
category
country-name
deathdate
deathplace
extended-address
family-name
fn (required)
given-name
honorific-prefix
honorific-suffix
label
locality
n
nickname
note
org
role
url
vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

[1] Should be full name (when known) and NOT wikilinked.

[2] .k.a. Date of birth. Use {{Birth date}} or {{Birth date and age}}

[3] .k.a. Place of birth, should be wikilinked.

[4] .k.a. Date of death. Use {{Death date}} or {{Death date and age}}

[5] If undefined, displays as "Unknown".

[6] Any notable achievements. e.g. Daytona 500 win, All-Star win, Championship, etc..

[7] Any notable awards. The definition of notable in this context is not clear, however, for now, if you think it might be notable, include it.

[8] Still under discussion, might not be included in template

[9] Required for any series that the driver has started one or more race. If not present NONE of the other stats will show.

[10] Formatting: Year Race (Track) Year linked to year in NASCAR page, name of race linked to page of that race. Wikilinked name of race. Track is wikilink to track, piped text should be nickname/short name.

[11] Required for any current driver. Formatting Car #, wikilinked team.

[12] Required for any driver that raced last year in any series.

[13] Required for any driver that raced last year for each series. If not present, the entire Previous Year line will not show for that series section.

[14] For any driver that was active in that series. Do NOT count this year. (if this year is the only year that the driver has participated, e.g., rookie, do not use this field

[same_as_the_first-15] Same formatting as First Race. If undefined, will not show.

[16] Required for any current driver. This field MUST be updated each time the stats are (use {{subst:Date}} or {{subst:Date|2=mdy}}). Once driver retires, and this field is irrelevant, remove field

[zero_value-17] If undefined, shows as "0"

[18] Another term for this could be total starts. If the driver took the green flag, it counts.

[19] One race in a year counts for that year. e.g. 10 races in 10 years is possible, especially for road ringers

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