Jim Paschal

James Roy Paschal Jr. (December 5, 1926 – July 5, 2004) was an American NASCAR Grand National Series and Winston Cup Series driver.

Career summary Paschal won twenty-five races and twelve poles over his career. 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.

Paschal's 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.

Paschal 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.

Paschal 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 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 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 Pts Ref 1949 Jim Paschal 60 Ford CLT 23 DAB HBO LAN HAM MAR HEI NWS 81st – 1950 Al Wheatley 79 Ford DAB CLT 23 LAN MAR 2 CAN VER DSP MCF CLT 20 HBO DSP HAM 24th 220.5 Julian Buesink DAR 53 LAN NWS VER Ralph Chaney 30 Kaiser MAR 9 WIN Hubert Westmoreland 2 Olds HBO 28 1951 Julian Buesink 80 Olds DAB CLT 31 NMO GAR 15th 858.5 Sam Rice 71 Olds HBO 8 ASF NWS Julian Buesink 60 Ford MAR 31 CAN CLS 4 CLB 6 DSP GAR GRS BAI HEI AWS 15 MCF ALS MSF 16 FMS MOR ABS CCS 3 LAN CLT 9 DSP WIL 4 HBO 4 TPN PGS MAR 19 OAK NWS 14 HMS JSP 18 Al Wheatley DAR 39 CLB 55 Cadillac ATL 27 GAR NMO 1952 Julian Buesink 60 Ford PBS DAB JSP 23 NWS 8 MAR 10 CLB 8 ATL 17 CCS 6 18th 1694 George Hutchens 12 Ford LAN 11 John Eanes 41 Hudson DAR 9 DSP 7 CAN HAY FMS HBO CLT MSF NIF OSW MON MOR PPS MCF AWS George Hutchens 12 Olds DAR 66 6 Ford CCS 20 LAN DSP Buckshot Morris 12 Olds WIL 4 HBO 17 MAR 13 NWS 18 ATL PBS 1953 George Hutchens PBS DAB 41 HAR NWS RCH 21 7th 4211 Plymouth CLT 21 CCS 21 Dave Quate 43 Olds LAN 29 CLB Ford HCY 25 Dodge MAR 34 PMS RSP 11 LOU George Hutchens 80 Dodge FIF 17 LAN 3 TCS 6 WIL MCF PIF 15 MOR 4 ATL 13 RVS LCF DAV HBO 6 AWS 13 PAS 5 HCY DAR 6 CCS LAN 5 BLF 16 WIL NWS 23 MAR 1 ATL 4 1954 PBS 4 DAB 27 JSP 24 ATL 19 OSP 7 OAK NWS 9 7th 3903 Griffin Motors Racing 87 Olds HBO 24 CCS 3 LAN WIL 5 MAR 1* RSP 28 CLT GAR CLB LND Ernest Woods 13 Olds SHA 20 PIF 6 AWS 10 GRS 18 MOR 28 OAK CLT 20 SAN George Hutchens 90 Dodge HCY 21 MCF WGS Buckshot Morris 12 Olds SFS 11 Ernest Woods 88 Olds COR 19 DAR 5 CCS 7 CLT 23 LAN 11 MAS 47 MAR 6 NWS 12 1955 George Hutchens 80 Plymouth TCS 21 PBS JSP 8th 4572 Ernest Woods 78 Olds DAB 26 OSP 8 CLB 8 HBO 1* NWS 16 MGY 9 LAN 24 CLT 19 HCY 3 ASF TUS MAR 9 RCH 4 NCF 6 FOR 2 LIN 27 MCF 15 FON AIR CLT 7 PIF 20 CLB 1 AWS 3 MOR 6 ALS 2 NYF 5 SAN CLT 1* FOR 2 MAS 4 RSP 26 DAR 34 MGY 22 LAN 36 RSP 29 GPS 22 MAS Julian Petty 44 Chevy CLB 11 MAR 3 LVP NWS 10 Bill Blair 22 Olds HBO 19 1956 Julian Petty 44 Chevy HCY 5 CLT 23 WSS PBS ASF 5th 7878 Frank Hayworth 75 Mercury DAB 33 PBS 28 WIL 4 ATL 8 NWS 3 LAN 9 RCH 17 CLB 13 HCY 18 HBO 28 MAR 25 LIN 2 CLT 4 POR EUR NYF 2 MER MAS 2 CLT 12 MCF 2 POR AWS 2 RSP 12 PIF CSF CHI 2 CCF 13 MGY OKL 1 ROA 7 OBS 5 SAN NOR 2 PIF 2 MYB 3 POR CSH 7 CLT 9 CLB 9 HBO 19 NWP 19 CLT 4 CCF 10 MAR 31 HCY WIL 18 Bob Welborn 49 Chevy CON 9 GPS 10 Bill Stroppe 26 Mercury DAR 6 LAN 4 POR 1957 Frank Hayworth 75 Mercury WSS 4 CON 6 TIC 7 NOR 3 10th 5136 Bill Stroppe 17 Mercury DAB 45 CON 15 WIL 18 HBO 12 AWS 3 NWS 20 LAN 6 CLT 5 PIF 20 GBF 12 POR CCF 4 RCH 5 MAR 10 POR EUR LIN 7 LCS 7 ASP Jim Paschal NWP 5 CLB 4 CPS PIF 8 JAC 2 RSP 48 CLT 7 HCY 25 LCS 16 GLN KPC LIN 30 OBS MYB Sam Rice 80 Pontiac MAS 23 POR Frank Hayworth 75 Ford DAR 35 NYF AWS 13 CSF SCF 6 Ford LAN 44 Jim Paschal 17 Ford CLB 14 CCF 21 CLT Sam Rice 26 Ford MAR 18 NBR CON NWS GBF 1958 Jim Paschal 15 Ford FAY DAB CON 12 FAY WIL HBO FAY CLB PIF ATL CLT MAR ODS OBS GPS GBF STR NWS BGS TRN RSD CLB NBS REF 42nd 928 Don Angel 37 Ford LIN 7 HCY Julian Petty 4 Chevy AWS 4 RSP 10 49 MCC 1** SLS TOR BUF MCF BEL BRR CLB NSV AWS BGS MBS Jim Paschal 15 Chevy DAR 21 CLT BIR CSF GAF RCH HBO SAS MAR NWS ATL 1959 Sam Rice 78 Ford FAY DAY DAY HBO CON ATL WIL BGS CLB NWS REF HCY MAR 26 TRN CLT NSV ASP PIF GPS ATL CLB WIL RCH BGS AWS DAY HEI CLT 25th 1792 Julian Petty 48 Chevy MBS 2 CLT 2 NSV AWS BGS 21 GPS 5 CLB Lynton Tyson 88 Chevy DAR 6 HCY RCH CSF HBO MAR AWS NWS CON 1960 Bob Welborn 49 Chevy CLT 19 CLB DAY DAY DAY CLT NWS PHO CLB MAR HCY WIL BGS GPS AWS DAR PIF HBO RCH HMS CLT BGS DAY 13 HEI MAB MBS 9th 8968 Petty Enterprises 44 Plymouth ATL 6 BIR NSV 7 AWS 22 PIF CLB SBO BGS DAR 3 HCY CSF GSP HBO MAR 4 NWS 10 CLT 8 RCH ATL 3 1961 John Masoni 3 Pontiac CLT JSP DAY 2 DAY DAY 49 PIF 9th 13922 Petty Enterprises 42 Plymouth AWS 13 HMS ATL GPS HBO BGS MAR NWS CLB HCY RCH MAR DAR CLT CLT RSD ASP Julian Petty 14 Pontiac CLT 5 PIF 1 BIR 2 GPS 5 BGS 11 NOR 6 HAS STR 3 DAY ATL DNQ MBS 2 Chevy CLB 2* 44 Pontiac BRI 8 NSV 1 BGS AWS 6 RCH SBO DAR 4 HCY RCH 5 CSF ATL 13 MAR 19 NWS 21 CLT BRI 4 GPS 10 HBO 20 1962 CON AWS 8 6th 18128 Cliff Stewart Racing 2 Pontiac DAY 15 DAY DAY 14 CON 6 AWS 2 SVH 11 HBO 3 RCH 16 CLB 4 NWS 26 GPS 2 MBS 18 MAR BGS 8 BRI 32 RCH 5 HCY 4 CON 16 DAR 22 PIF 2 CLT 32 ATL 10 BGS 15 AUG 4 RCH 1 SBO 20 DAY CLB 16 ASH GPS AUG SVH 5 MBS 13 CHT 3 HUN 3 Petty Enterprises 42 Plymouth BRI 1 NSV 1* AWS 1* STR BGS PIF VAL DAR 6 HCY CLT 6 ATL 17 41 RCH 2 DTS AUG MAR 9 NWS 5 1963 BIR 1* GGS 2 THS 1 RSD 36 DAY DAY 23 HBO 2 ATL 14 HCY 4 BRI 21 AUG SBO 2 MAR 8 NWS 4 CLB DAR 6 DAR 22 HCY RCH MAR DTS NWS 19th 13456 42 DAY 36 PIF 3 AWS 19 CLT 42 BIR ATL 30 BRI 3 GPS NSV 1 CLB AWS 3 PIF BGS ONA 3 43 RCH 19 GPS 8 BGS 1** THS 1 ODS 3 RCH 14 Fox Racing 31 Chevy DAY 23 MBS SVH DTS BGS ASH OBS BRR Cliff Stewart Racing 2 Pontiac THS 16 Fox Racing 03 Chevy CLT 22 SBO HBO RSD 1964 Owens Racing 5 Dodge CON AUG JSP SVH RSD DAY DAY 5 DAY 5 RCH 14 BRI 7 GPS 10 BGS 4 ATL 8 AWS HBO PIF CLB NWS 10 MAR 21 SVH 7th 25450 Petty Enterprises 41 Plymouth DAR 12 LGY HCY SBO CLT 1* GPS ASH ATL 6 CON NSV CHT BIR VAL PIF DAY 5 ODS OBS BRR ISP GLN LIN BRI 3 NSV 2 MBS AWS 30 DTS ONA 4 CLB BGS STR DAR 2 HCY MAR 25 SVH NWS 21 CLT 2 HAR AUG JAC 43 RCH 22 ODS HBO 1965 Toy Bolton 41 Chevy RSD DAY DAY DAY PIF AWS RCH HBO ATL GPS NWS MAR CLB BRI DAR 16 LGY BGS HCY CLT 23 CCF ASH HAR NSV BIR 35th 6046 Friedkin Enterprises ATL 31 GPS MBS VAL DAY ODS OBS ISP GLN BRI 4 NSV CCF AWS SMR PIF AUG CLB DTS BLV BGS DAR 22 HCY LIN ODS RCH 20 MAR NWS Toy Bolton 4 CLT 33 Petty Enterprises 43 Plymouth HBO 3 42 CAR 5 DTS 4 1966 Gary Weaver 10 Ford AUG 4 RSD DAY 14th 16404 Friedkin Enterprises 14 Plymouth DAY 8 DAY 11 CAR 20 ATL 5 HCY CLB GPS BGS NWS 1* MAR 1* DAR 6 LGY MGR MON RCH CLT 21 DTS ASH PIF SMR AWS BLV GPS DAY 3 ODS BRR OXF FON ISP BRI 26 SMR NSV ATL 26 CLB AWS BLV BGS DAR 6 HCY RCH HBO MAR 34 NWS 4 CLT 24 CAR 8 Petty Enterprises 43 Plymouth BRI 20 1967 Friedkin Enterprises 14 Plymouth AUG 15 RSD 19 DAY 6 DAY DAY 32 AWS 22 BRI 17 GPS 2 BGS 13 ATL 15 CLB 2 HCY 4 NWS 4 MAR 34 SVH 3 RCH 9 DAR 14 BLV 1 LGY 11 CLT 1* ASH 1 MGR 13 SMR 2 BIR 2* CAR 10 GPS 20 MGY 1* DAY 9 TRN 3 OXF 3 FDA 17 ISP 5 BRI 4 SMR 22 NSV 25 ATL 28 BGS 2 CLB 20 SVH DAR 9 HCY 3* RCH BLV 3 HBO MAR 5 NWS 5 CLT 25 CAR 35 6th 27624 40 AWS 28 1968 14 MGR 20 MGY RSD DAY BRI RCH ATL HCY GPS CLB NWS MAR AUG AWS DAR BLV LGY CLT ASH MGR SMR BIR CAR GPS DAY ISP OXF FDA TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB BGS AWS SBO LGY DAR HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS AUG CLT CAR JFC 104th – 1970 Petty Enterprises 43 Plymouth RSD DAY DAY DAY RCH CAR SVH ATL BRI TAL NWS CLB DAR BLV LGY CLT 20 SMR MAR MCH RSD HCY KPT GPS DAY AST TPN TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB ONA MCH TAL BGS SBO DAR HCY RCH DOV NCF NWS CLT MAR MGR CAR LGY – – 1971 Bill Ellis 14 Chevy RSD DAY DAY DAY ONT RCH CAR HCY BRI ATL CLB GPS SMR NWS MAR DAR SBO TAL ASH KPT CLT 12 DOV MCH RSD HOU GPS DAY BRI AST ISP TRN NSV ATL – – Cliff Stewart Racing AMC BGS 3 ONA 6 MCH TAL CLB 3 HCY 15 DAR MAR CLT DOV CAR MGR 24 RCH NWS TWS

Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup 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 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 – –

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 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 NASCAR Convertible Division 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 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 – – 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 1959 Bob Welborn 48 Chevy DAY FAY RCH HCY MRL CLT HBO DAR CLB AWS BGS MAR CLB 9 GPS CLT 2 47th 496

Grand National East Series NASCAR Grand National East Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 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 Chevy CLB 10 HCY 21 BGS 2 LPS 19 CLB 16

Pacific Coast Late Model Division NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division 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 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 – –