James Roy Paschal, Jr. (December 5, 1926 – July 5, 2004) was a NASCAR Grand National Series and Winston Cup Series driver.
Career summary
Paschal won twenty-five races and twelve poles over his career.[1] Elected to the "Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame" in 1977, he won the World 600 in 1964 and 1967 at Charlotte Speedway. He competed in the first 18 Southern 500s (1950–1967) and won 16 of 73 Grand American races (1969–1972). Paschal's 1967 win in the World 600 established a race record of 335 laps led, which would not be broken until 2016 when Martin Truex Jr. led 392 laps.[2]
His strongest racing was found on short tracks where he would finish an average of 11th place. Paschal would find his weakness on road courses, where the sharp corners and the right turns would cause him to finish in an agonizing 27th place on average.[3]
He has the most wins in the Cup series among drivers who are not in the NASCAR Hall of Fame and are eligible.
Retirement
After retiring from racing in 1972, Paschal owned and operated a trucking company and farmed both cattle and poultry.
Death
Paschal died on July 5, 2004, in Atlanta, Georgia following a battle with cancer.
He was buried near Jackson Creek, North Carolina.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
Grand National Series
Winston Cup Series
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref | |||||
1972 | Howard & Egerton Racing | 27 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | RCH | ONT | CAR | ATL | BRI | DAR | NWS | MAR | TAL | CLT 16 |
DOV | MCH | RSD | TWS | DAY | BRI | TRN | ATL | TAL | MCH | NSV | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | TWS | – | – | [26] |
Daytona 500
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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1961 | John Masoni | Pontiac | 3 | 49 |
1962 | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 28 | 14 |
1963 | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 34 | 36 |
1964 | Owens Racing | Dodge | 10 | 5 |
1966 | Friedkin Enterprises | Plymouth | 16 | 11 |
1967 | 13 | 32 |
Convertible Division
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NCC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957 | Jim Paschal | 17 | Mercury | JAC | DAB | FAY | GBF | ODS | HBO | RCH | GPS | WIL | HCY | BGS | NOR | LAN | DAR | CLT | MCC | PIF | NYF | OBS | AWS | PCH | MCF | BGS | CON | PHI | CHI | CLB | RSP 16 |
NOR 6 |
MAR 29 |
FAY | CLT | – | – | [27] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holman-Moody | 26 | Ford | NWS 18 |
NOR | WIL | CLB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1958 | Julian Petty | 49A | Chevy | DAB | NWS | RCH | BGS | AWS | HCY | CLB | WIL | DAR | CLT | ATL | MAR | BIR | CLB | GPS 9 |
MBS | CLT | WIL | SAS | 30th | 780 | [28] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1959 | Bob Welborn | 48 | Chevy | DAY | FAY | RCH | HCY | MRL | CLT | HBO | DAR | CLB | AWS | BGS | MAR | CLB 9 |
GPS | CLT 2 |
47th | 496 | [29] |
Grand National East Series
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | NGNEC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1972 | H. C. Stewart | 14 | Pontiac | JSP | HCY 10 |
GPS 18 |
CLB | NSV | SMR | ONA 2 |
MBS 29 |
AST | ISP | 12th | 672.75 | [30] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | CLB 10 |
HCY 21 |
BGS 2 |
LPS 19 |
CLB 16 |
Pacific Coast Late Model Division
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | NPCC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956 | Frank Hayworth | 75 | Mercury | LAS | ASF | LAS | LAS | SMS | LAS | BMT | POR | LAS | EUR | MER | BST | HBS | POR | LAS | BST | CSF | BMT | COS | BKS | LAS | SAN | POR | BST | LAS | HUG | POR | LAS | SCF | LAS | WSS 4 |
LAS | – | – | [31] |
References
- ^ "Career statistics for Jim Paschal". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ^ "Truex Jr. rewrites history, breaks records with Coca-Cola 600 win". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "NASCAR statistics for Jim Paschal". Driver Averages. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1950 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1951 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1952 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1953 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1954 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1962 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1957 NASCAR Convertible Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1958 NASCAR Convertible Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1959 NASCAR Convertible Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1972 Grand National East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Paschal – 1956 Pacific Coast Late Model Division Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
External links
- Jim Paschal driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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