Garry Frederick Rush (born July 5, 1944) is a retired Australian professional motor racing driver. Born in the New South Wales town of Camden, he competed in Sprintcars, Speedcars, NASCAR, Formula Ford and Touring cars in a 40 year career.^[1] Rush won a record 10 Australian Sprintcar Championships^[2] and seven Grand Annual Sprintcar Classics at Premier Speedway, Warrnambool.^[1]

Rush started racing near his residence of Auburn, New South Wales in a Stock Rod at Westmead Speedway in 1964.^[3] After crashing out of several events, he accepted a drive in a midget speedcar.^[3] He moved up to a Super Modified and won the 1966 NSW championship.^[3]

In the 24 years between 1975 and 1998, Rush won ten Sprintcar national championships.^[1] He finished second once and third on four occasions, resulting in finishing on the podium over 60 percent of the time.^[1]

Rush raced in a 1988 NASCAR Cup Series race (the 1988 Goodyear NASCAR 500) at Calder Park Thunderdome in Melbourne, Victoria.^[4] Rush competed in several Bathurst 1000, with a best finish of ninth.^[1]

Rush spent some time racing Sprintcars and Super Modifieds in the United States.^[3] He helped bring some American drivers to race in Australia.^[1]

After retiring from racing, Rush became a part-owner Granville Speedway (now Sydney Speedway).^[1]

He was inducted into the Australian Speedway Hall of Fame in 2007^[3] and the Australian Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.^[1]