| Walson Gardener | |
| Birth Date: | 1932 8, mf=yes |
| Best Cup Pos: | 40th - 1968 Grand National Season |
| Cup Wins: | 0 |
| Cup Top Tens: | 2 |
| Cup Poles: | 0 |
| First Cup Race: | 1965 untitled race (Smoky Mountain Raceway) |
| Last Cup Race: | 1969 Volunteer 500 (Bristol International Speedway) |
| Years In Cup: | 4 |
| Total Cup Races: | 24 |
Walson Gardener (born August 21, 1932, in Laurinburg, North Carolina) is a retired NASCAR Grand National driver and a competitor at the 1968 Fireball 300.[1] Gardener has had two finishes in the top-ten, 4953 laps of racing experience - the equivalent of 2915.1miles, a total career earnings of $6740, an average start of 25th, an average finish of 20th, and four years (24 races) of track experience.[1] His best race was the 1968 Western North Carolina 500 where he finished in 8th place and accumulated ($ when adjusted for inflation) in prize winnings after finishing 438 laps out of the 500 laps of that particular race.[2]