Jim Delaney

James W. Delaney (December 18, 1928 – April 5, 1991) was an American stock car racing driver and crew chief. He was a pioneer of the sport, competing in the inaugural year of the Strictly Stock division, which is now the NASCAR Cup Series.

Racing career Delaney got behind the wheel for the first time in 1948, at age 19, racing on the New Jersey and Pennsylvania short tracks at Dover, Hinchcliffe Stadium and Nazareth Speedway in a stock car he built himself. He made 11 appearances in the NASCAR Grand National Series, with a best finish of fifth. He spent the majority of his career racing in the Sportsman and Modified divisions, competing at the renowned tracks of the northeast, including Flemington Speedway and Wall Stadium in New Jersey; Langhorne Speedway, Pennsylvania; and Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York.

Delaney gained recognition as a respected fabricator and mechanic and, after he retired from driving, became a mainstay in the NASCAR garage area. Delaney served stints as crew chief for Tiny Lund, Billy Wade and NASCAR Hall of Fame champion Joe Weatherly.

Delaney was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2015.

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.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results 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 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 Pts Ref 1949 - 11 Ford CLT DAB HBO LAN40 HAM MAR HEI NWS 108th - 1950 99 Plymouth DAB CLT LAN MAR CAN VER DSP MCF CLT HBO DSP HAM DAR LAN NWS VER14 MAR WIN HBO8 47th 114 1951 Bob Osiecki 26 Ford DAB CLT NMO GAR HBO ASF NWS MAR CAN16 CLS CLB DSP GAR GRS BAI HEI AWS 64th 144.5 21 Mercury MCF24 ALS MSF FMS Ford MOR5 ABS14 DAR53 CLB CCS LAN CLT DSP 18 WIL HBO Plymouth TPN10 PGS MAR OAK NWS HMS JSP ATL GAR NMO 1957 Tom Harbison 36 Plymouth WSS CON TIC DAB CON WIL HBO AWS NWS LAN CLT PIF GBF POR CCF RCH MAR POR EUR LIN LCS ASP NWP CLB CPS PIF JAC RSP CLT MAS POR HCY NOR LCS GLN KPC LIN OBS MYB DAR NYF AWS CSF SCF LAN CLB CCF CLT MAR NBR CON NWS GBF - -