Ray Platte is a former NASCAR driver from Norfolk, VA. He competed in one Nextel Cup Series event in his prior to his death on July 21, 1963. That race came in 1955, when Platte raced at Darlington Speedway. Starting 32nd in the sixty-nine car field, Platte completed 339 of the 336 laps in route to a respectable 25th place effort. Stats