Jocko Maggiacomo
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Born: | January 9, 1959 | |
Birthplace: | Poughkeepsie, New York | |
Achievements: | — | |
Awards: | 1976 SCCA Trans Am Category 1 Champion | |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics | ||
23 races run over 10 years. | ||
Best Cup Position: | 60th - 1977 (Winston Cup) | |
First Race: | 1977 Coca-Cola 500 (Pocono) | |
Last Race: | 1988 The Budweiser At The Glen (Watkins Glen) | |
Wins | Top Tens | Poles |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Jocko Maggiacomo, Jr. (born November 30, 1947) was a NASCAR Winston Cup series driver from Poughkeepsie, New York. Maggiacomo started in 23 NASCAR races in 10 seasons, primarily in the Northeastern United States. He is best remembered as the driver that T-boned Bobby Allison when Allison spun at the 1988 Miller High Life 500 at Pocono. A veteran road course racer, Maggiacomo also won the 1976 SCCA Trans Am Series Category 1 champion.
His father Chauncey Maggiacomo (also nicknamed Jocko) was a famous racer in the Northeast who was inducted in the New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame.