Jimmy Insolo

James Edward Insolo (born February 4, 1943) is an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series race driver whose career spanned from 1970 to 1983.

Career Insolo began his career at Saugus Speedway, where he became one of the top drivers at the track. In addition to his Winston Cup Series starts, Insolo would make 129 appearances in a Chevrolet vehicle in the Winston West division of NASCAR. Insolo finished an average of 21st place after starting an average of thirteenth. Drivers from that part of the United States were forced by necessity to race in the specially designated Winston West Series. The multimillion-dollar purses that make up the basis for today's NASCAR Cup Series races didn't appear until at least the 1980s. For example, the 1955 Southern 500, one of the highest paying events prior to the inaugural running of the Daytona 500 paid only $50 as its lowest prize ($ when adjusted for inflation).

Insolo would race in the days before Kevin Harvick, Ron Hornaday, and Kurt Busch made NASCAR into a household name west of the Mississippi River. Derrike Cope, Ernie Irvan, and Chad Little would become a few of his "West Coast" contemporaries. After racing the equivalent of and leading 24 laps out of 2804, Insolo would retire from his NASCAR career. He was the 1978 NASCAR Winston West Series champion.

Awards Insolo was inducted in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in its first class (2002).