| Possum Jones | |||||||
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| Born | January 16, 1932 Mango, Florida |
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| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 47 races run over 10 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 13th - 1960 Grand National season | ||||||
| First race | 1952 Southern 500 (Darlington Raceway) | ||||||
| Last race | 1965 Daytona 500 (Qualifier #2 at Daytona International Speedway) | ||||||
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Possum Jones (born January 16, 1932 in Mango, Florida) is a retired NASCAR Grand National driver.
From 1952 to 1965, Jones managed to lead 28 out of the 8234 laps that he committed in his career. This would add up to 6,950.5 miles (11,185.7 km) raced in total. Total earnings for Possum Jones was $13,680 ($95,224.38 in today's money). On average, Jones started in 21st place and finished in 20th place. Possum Jones was also a NASCAR owner during the 1963 and 1964 seasons.
He managed to arrange rides for himself in addition to Jim McGuirk, Joe Weatherly, and Joe Penland.