Jimmy Massey
| Jimmy Massey | |||||||
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| Born |
December 1, 1929 Mebane, North Carolina | ||||||
| Died | August 21, 2015 (aged 85) | ||||||
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 51 races run over 7 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 13th - 1955 Grand National series | ||||||
| First race | 1955 untitled race (Raleigh Speedway) | ||||||
| Last race | 1964 Textile 250 (Concord Speedway) | ||||||
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Jimmy Massey (December 1, 1929 – August 21, 2015) was a NASCAR Grand National driver who competed in 51 races (along with the 1955 Southern 500).[1][2]
Career summary
Out of these 51 races, there has been twelve finishes in the top-five and twenty-eight finishes in the top ten.[1] Massey's total career earnings was considered to be $14,974 ($114,441.85 when adjusted for inflation).[1] A grand total of 6,638.7 miles (10,684.0 km) and 9891 laps were achieved in his seven-year on-and-off NASCAR Grand National career.[1] By the end of the 1964 season, Jimmy ends up leading 33 laps and finishing one position better on average than he started.[1] The majority of his races were done in Chevrolet automobiles.[3]
Massey's best accomplishments were on restrictor plate tracks where he finished an average of 10th place while his poorest races were held on tri-oval intermediate tracks; where 27th place would become his average.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Jimmy Massey's NASCAR career information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ↑ http://www.nascar.com/content/nascar/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/8/24/james-jimmy-massey-driver-passes-away-sprint-cup.html
- ↑ "Jimmy Massey's NASCAR career information (second reference)". Database Racing. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ↑ "NASCAR Statistics of Jimmy Massey". Driver Averages. Retrieved 2012-11-11.