Jim Hickman (driver)
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Jim Hickman (May 9, 1943 - August 1, 1982), was an American racecar driver.
Born in Panama, Oklahoma, Hickman died in a qualifying accident at the second Milwaukee Mile race of the 1982 season. Published reports indicated that CART observers and technical personnel determined that a stuck throttle was the cause of the accident. Driving a 1982 March-Cosworth for Hoffman racing and sponsored by Stroh's Beer, he was a driver in the 1982 CART Championship Car series and raced in 3 CART contests that year as well as the Indianapolis 500, which, that year, was not a CART event. He finished 3 of his 4 races in the top ten and was named Indy 500 Rookie of the Year.
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