Jim Reed (racer)
Encyclopedia
Jim Reed is a retired NASCAR
Grand National driver.
to 1963
, Reed has raced 16299 laps (and successfully led 1428 of them) - the equivalent of 14017.3 miles (22,558.6 km). His total career earnings is $16,299 ($ in today's money). Reed's biggest win came in the 1959 Southern 500 driving a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. Reed finished the highest in championship standings in 1959 being 9th place overall and the lowest in 1963 being 139th place overall for the year. His average career start was 12th and his average career finish was 16th. A wreck while driving a Ford in late in the 1963 Grand National season caused a broken vertebrae; Reed eventually retired from NASCAR. People who suffer from broken vertebrae usually end up paralyzed, deceased, or both. At Heidelberg Raceway
, Reed won a race that took place on July 21, 1959 on ¼ mile dirt track.
In 1965, Reed left the motorsports scene to start a truck
dealership
. While it started out as a GMC dealership, the business eventually moved onto selling Mitsubishi
trucks as GMC trucks became less desirable. Sales have mostly been either the first or second best in the Peekskill, New York region.
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Grand National driver.
Summary
From 19511951 in NASCAR
The 1951 NASCAR Grand National season was the third season of professional stock car racing in the United States. Beginning at the Daytona Beach Road Course on February 5, 1951, the season included forty-one races. The season concluded with the at New Mobile Speedway on November 25...
to 1963
1963 in NASCAR
1963 in NASCAR was the fourteenth season in what is now called the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.-1963 Daytona 500:The 1963 Daytona 500 was won by Tiny Lund driving a 1963 Ford. Lund drove his number 12 to victory in three hours and 17 minutes...
, Reed has raced 16299 laps (and successfully led 1428 of them) - the equivalent of 14017.3 miles (22,558.6 km). His total career earnings is $16,299 ($ in today's money). Reed's biggest win came in the 1959 Southern 500 driving a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. Reed finished the highest in championship standings in 1959 being 9th place overall and the lowest in 1963 being 139th place overall for the year. His average career start was 12th and his average career finish was 16th. A wreck while driving a Ford in late in the 1963 Grand National season caused a broken vertebrae; Reed eventually retired from NASCAR. People who suffer from broken vertebrae usually end up paralyzed, deceased, or both. At Heidelberg Raceway
Heidelberg Raceway
Heidelberg Raceway was an American auto racing track which was built in Scott Township, Allegheny County, approximately southwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It held weekly races and numerous special events between 1948 and 1973. It held four NASCAR Strictly Stock/Grand National and one NASCAR...
, Reed won a race that took place on July 21, 1959 on ¼ mile dirt track.
In 1965, Reed left the motorsports scene to start a truck
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...
dealership
Car dealership
A car dealership or vehicle local distribution is a business that sells new or used cars at the retail level, based on a dealership contract with an automaker or its sales subsidiary. It employs automobile salespeople to do the selling...
. While it started out as a GMC dealership, the business eventually moved onto selling Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi
The Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...
trucks as GMC trucks became less desirable. Sales have mostly been either the first or second best in the Peekskill, New York region.