Rod Osterlund

OccupationNASCAR Owner
AchievementsNASCAR Cup Champion Owner (1980)
Hired a Rookie Dale Earnhardt (1979-81)
AwardsWest Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2010)
DriversMarv Action (1977)
Dave Marcis (1977-78)
Dick May (1977)
Jimmy Means (1977)
Sam Sommers (1977)
Roland Wlodyka (1977-78)
Neil Bonnett (1978)
Dale Earnhardt (1978-81)
Jimmy Insolo (1978)
David Pearson (1979)
Dan Gurney (1980)
Janet Guthrie (1980)
Hut Stricklin (1989)
Jim Bown (1990)
Jimmy Spencer (1990)
Buddy Baker (1991)

Rodney W Osterlund (November 19, 1934-) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series car owner spanning from 1977–1981, and then again from 1989–1991. He earned his money off rental property in California. Osterlund’s first race as a car owner was at the 1977 Cam 2 Motor Oil 400 while his final race as a car owner was at the 1991 Daytona 500.