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American racing driver
NASCAR driver
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
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Career summary
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Out of these 51 races, there has been twelve finishes in the top-five and twenty-eight finishes in the top ten.
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Massey's total career earnings was considered to be $14,974 ($147,105.09 when adjusted for inflation).
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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.
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By the end of the 1964 season, Jimmy ends up leading 33 laps and finishing one position better on average than he started.
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The majority of his races were done in Chevrolet automobiles.
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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.
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