Harry Jefferson is a retired NASCAR

NASCAR

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 Winston Cup Series whose career spanned from 1973 to 1977.

In addition to his Cup Series career, he also raced in the Winston West Series in a 1973 Mercury Cougar

Mercury Cougar

The Mercury Cougar is an automobile which was sold under the Mercury brand of the Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Division from 1967 to 2002. The name was first used in 1967 and was carried by a diverse series of cars over the next three decades. As is common with Mercury vehicles, the Cougar...

 vehicle. That vehicle would eventually be refurbished into a 1979 Ford Granada

Ford Granada

Ford Motor Company used the Ford Granada for unrelated vehicles sold in different markets:* The European Ford Granada was built and marketed in Europe from 1972 to 1994.* The American Ford Granada was built and marketed in North America from 1975 to 1982...

 and driven by NASCAR legends such as Derrike Cope

Derrike Cope

Derrike Cope is a NASCAR driver. He is best known for his win in the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #28 Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing in the Nationwide Series and the #75 Chevrolet/Dodge for his own team in the Sprint Cup Series.-Early years:Cope was born in San Diego, California...

, David Pearson, and Bobby Allison

Bobby Allison

Robert Arthur Allison is a former NASCAR Winston Cup driver and was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. His two sons, Clifford Allison and Davey Allison followed him into racing, and both died within a year of each other....

. Jefferson has competed in 1739 laps - the equivalent of 3189.2 miles (5,132.5 km). This driver has also earned a grand total of $20,268 in total prize winnings ($ in today's money) after starting an average of 18th place and finishing an average of 24th place. His only DNQs were at the 1972 Miller High Life 500

1972 Miller High Life 500

The 1972 Miller High Life 500 is a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on March 5, 1972 at Ontario Motor Speedway in the American community of Ontario, California.-Summary:...

 and at the 1988 Checker 500.