- 1962, and 1963 NASCAR Grand National (now Winston Cup) Champion
- Because Pontiac pulled out of racing in mid-season 1963, Joe "bummed rides" from lesser known car owners to keep him in the points race.
- Had a scar on his left cheek where a bullet struck him during world war II
- Was a motorcycle racer
- Was known as the "Clown Prince of NASCAR"
- Has Riverside International Raceway on his headstone
- Has Riverside International Raceway on his headstone as a final joke from his fellow NASCAR racers.
- Killed at the Riverside International Raceway (turn 2) in Riverside, California. A shopping mall and a strip mall (right where Joe Weatherly was killed) are on the grounds of the old racetrack.
- Always played jokes with the other NASCAR stars
- Killed at the Riverside International Raceway (turn 6) in Riverside, California. A shopping mall and a strip mall (right where Joe Weatherly was killed) are on the grounds of the old racetrack.
- He was very keen to do his absolute best at every race. At the road course in Riverside Califorina in 1964, he fell out of the race with transmission problems in his Mercury. He insisted that famed car owner Bud Moore fix the problem so he could go on. Bud, and the crew fixed the problem, and Joe got back into the race two laps down. He was driving so hard, that he over used his brakes causing the self adjusting ratchet to fall off inside the brake drum, and blow out the brake cylinder, causing his brakes to go completely out. He hit the wall at better then 130 miles per hour. Since he was only wearing his lap belt, and the angle he hit it, his head hit the wall killing him instantly. Bud Moore said in 1994 if they had the window nets like they have today, Joe would have most likely survived the crash.
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