| Ken Marriott (November 11, 1919 - October 15, 1998) was a NASCAR driver from Baltimore, MD. In five Nextel Cup Series starts in his career, Marriott earned one top-ten.
Marriott's debut came in 1949, when he competed at Langhorne. Starting 9th in the field of forty-five, Marriott completed 169 of the 200 laps in route to a respectable 20th place finish.
Marriott, though, struggled when he returned to Langhorne for his lone 1950 race. Starting positions in the field of forty-eight are unknown, but Marriott DNFed to a 44th.
Marriott's next race would also be at Langhorne, though that would not be until the 1953 season. Starting 15th, Marriott again struggled, finishing 37th out of thirty-eight cars.
Marriott again waited a number of years to compete again, returning to Langhorne in 1957. Starting 27th in the field of forty-eight, Marriott had the best race of his career this go round. He managed to complete all but nineteen laps in route to an 8th place finish.
Marriott's last race would come in 1959, when he moved down to Daytona to compete in the inaugural Daytona 500. It, though, was not a very glorious race for the driver, as he started 56th and finished last (59th) after first lap engine issues.
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