| Eddie Pagan | |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Midland, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Harrisburg, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Awards: | West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2003) |
| Total Cup Races: | 62 |
| Years In Cup: | 9 |
| Best Cup Pos: | 9th (1958) |
| First Cup Race: | 1954 Race 16 (Gardena) |
| Last Cup Race: | 1963 Riverside 500 (Riverside) |
| First Cup Win: | 1956 Race 39 (San Mateo) |
| Last Cup Win: | 1957 Race 31 (Portland) |
| Cup Wins: | 4 |
| Cup Top Tens: | 38 |
| Cup Poles: | 6 |
Eddie Pagan (August 1, 1918August 1, 1984) was an American stock car racing driver. Pagan was born in Midland, Texas on August 1, 1918.[1] According to an entry in the 1940 U.S. Census, Pagan was living in New Mexico with his wife Marian by the year 1940.[2] Pagan also lived a significant portion of his adult life in Lynwood, California. He competed in 54 NASCAR Grand National West Series races from 1954 to 1957.[3] Pagan had 9 West Series wins,[4] 41 top tens,[5] and 11 pole positions.[6]
Pagan competed in 62 NASCAR Grand National Series races between 1954 and 1963.[7] During his time at NASCAR's highest level, he won 4 races,[8] achieved 38 top tens,[9] and 6 pole positions.[10]
During the 1958 Darlington Southern 500, he had a massive crash. The crash has since became knows as the Eddie Pagan Flip.
In 1971, he co-founded Hutcherson-Pagan Enterprises with Dick Hutcherson, a company that built race cars for drivers such as Darrell Waltrip and A. J. Foyt.
Pagan died August 1, 1984, in Harrisburg, North Carolina.