Jack Nethercutt II

Jack Boison Nethercutt II (born December 22, 1936) is an American businessman and former racing driver with Ferrari and Lotus. He is the chairman of Merle Norman Cosmetics and president of the Nethercutt Collection. Nethercutt also raced in the USAC Road Racing Championship and United States Road Racing Championship. In 2004, he became the second president of the Nethercutt Collection and holds five Best of Show titles at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. Nethercutt graduated from the Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California in 1958.

Racing career Nethercutt entered professional auto racing in 1956 at the age of 19 while also studying in college, getting his funding primarily from his father. He began racing with the Lotus Eleven and notably used the number #102 throughout his career. He raced the Ferrari 500 TRC from 1958 to 1960. Competing with the Ferrari 250 TR at the 1960 USAC Road Racing Championship, he and Lovely finished second in class and third overall behind Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles. He won the 1960 3 Hours of Westwood. In 1961 he sold his Ferrari for $25,000 because it was "last years racecar" and according in a 2023 interview Jay Leno, it was now worth over $30 million. Nethercutt competed in the United States Grand Prix with the vehicle for one season in 1963.

Mirage racecar In 1965, Nethercutt would build his custom racecar called the Mirage, which was envisioned as the pinnacle Can-Am design. The Mirage was supposed to debut two years earlier, but his father J.B. was against the vehicle's construction and would not fund it, which caused Nethercutt to experience financial constraints leading to its delay. It was also one of the first racecars with a monocoque chassis and wheels, powered by a lightweight Oldsmobile V8 engine.'' Nethercutt and the Mirage were featured on the cover of the Sports Car Graphic Magazine. The Mirage was later destroyed by J.B. in a dispute. He became chairman and president of Merle Norman Cosmetics in 2004.

In 2004, he took over the Nethercutt Collection from his father and became its second president. He restored the 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Dubos in 2011. In 2020 Nethercutt bought back and restored his Lotus 19 racecar, which was completed in 2023. He also won the Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance in 2007, 2009, and 2012, Kirkland in 2007, Dana Point in 2011, and Las Vegas in 2019 and 2022.

Personal life Nethercutt had two children and later had a divorce. He married Helen Richards for his second marriage and later had three grandchildren from his step-son, Travis Richards.

Nethercutt is a fan of fishing.