Jim Vandiver

Jim Vandiver
Born December 13, 1939 (1939-12-13) (age 72)
Huntersville, North Carolina
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
85 races run over 14 years
Best finish 30th – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
First race 1968 Hickory 250 (Hickory Speedway)
Last race 1983 World 600 (Charlotte Motor Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 24 0

Jim Vandiver (born December 13, 1939 in Huntersville, North Carolina, USA) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup driver that raced from 1968 to 1983.[1][2]

Summary

He has competed in 85 races with five finishes in the top-five, 24 top-ten finishes, 117 laps led out of 16529, and a total mileage count of 24247.8 miles.[1][2] In his entire career, Vandiver managed to earn $167,703 in total winnings earned on the track.[1][2] Known as one of the hardest-charging independents of his day, Jim was once said to be "Up front, or upside down!" Among the most notable races that Jim Vandiver competed in are the 1969 Talladega 500 which Jim and Ray Fox, Sr. still claim they won (although he was credited with second) and the 1972 Daytona 500 in which Jim finished third to winner A. J. Foyt. Jim is also the only undefeated ARCA driver at Talladega Superspeedway with victories in 1970 and 1975.[1][2]

Most of Vandiver's earlier racers were done in Dodge vehicles. In his later career, Vandiver drove Oldsmobile and Chevrolet racecars. Vandiver currently operates Choice Trucks (www.ChoiceTrucks.net) a used truck dealership in Huntersville, North Carolina.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "1976 Dixie 500 information". Driver Averages. http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/drivertotal.php?drv_id=583. Retrieved 2011-02-03. 
  2. ^ a b c d "1976 Dixie 500 information (second reference)". Racing Reference. http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=vandiji01. Retrieved 2011-02-03.