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Jim Cook from United States in Motorsport. Full information

Jim Cook is a racing driver from United States. Born 2nd October 1921, dead 29th November 1983 at age 62. Participant of NASCAR. Participant of Daytona 500. The recorded standings include 7815 points.

First race: 1954 Oakland NASCAR
First win: 1960 Sacramento NASCAR
Last win: 1960 Sacramento NASCAR
Last race: 1970 Riverside NASCAR

Career snapshot

In Autosport World data, Jim Cook's career covers the period from 1954 to 1970. The page brings together season results, race starts, teams, cars and circuits from those years. Key result totals: 1 race wins and 1 pole positions. The profile spans 2 championships or event groups. Jim Cook is recorded as a winner across more than one championship or event group, so the profile is useful for following both the main career path and cross-series results.

Years	1954 - 1970	Series	2
Races	39	Tracks	16
Wins	1	Podiums	1
Poles	1	Best finish	1st
Teams	13	Cars	19

Career context

Main championship	NASCAR (39 starts)
Most frequent team	Floyd Johnson (18 starts)
Most visited track	Riverside (11 starts)

Career by championship

The table below separates Jim Cook statistics by championship, making it easier to follow where the main part of the career is recorded.

Championship	Seasons	Races	Wins	Poles	Titles or event wins
NASCAR	16	39	1	1	0
Daytona 500	1	1	0	0	0

All the years that Jim Cook took part in Motorsport

Season rows show how Jim Cook moved through the recorded championships year by year. Points and final positions are shown when season standings are available.

NASCAR

Year	Points	Position	Wins	Poles
1954	256	82	0	0
1955	0	225	0	0
1956	0	87	0	0
1957	0	-	0	0
1958	0	72	0	0
1959	144	90	0	0
1960	2178	45	1	1
1961	1016	74	0	0
1963	928	75	0	0
1964	2058	55	0	0
1965	100	121	0	0
1966	0	-	0	0
1967	1060	77	0	0
1968	0	75	0	0
1969	0	-	0	0
1970	75	86	0	0

List of tracks where Jim Cook raced

Jim Cook is linked with 16 circuits in the database. The most frequent one is Riverside.

Track	Best Race Position	Best position in qualification	Total Races
Riverside	4	4	11
Oakland	10	20	2
Sacramento	1	1	6
Bay Meadows	27	22	3
Santa Clara Speedway	16	8	1
Arizona State Fairgrounds	28	15	1
Daytona	23	20	2
Hanford	7	14	2
Charlotte	15	51	1
Richmond	15	24	1
Carrell Speedway	26	11	1
Willow Springs	19	21	2
Eureka	5	10	1
Merced	16	16	1
Los Angeles	16	3	3
Capitol Speedway	31	10	1

Jim Cook: List of all wins

The wins list starts with 1960 Sacramento NASCAR and currently ends with 1960 Sacramento NASCAR, giving a quick path into the race pages behind the totals.

Year	Team	Race
1960	Floyd Johnson	Sacramento NASCAR

Related drivers

These links add context around Jim Cook: close competitors, drivers from the same country, shared race entries and the debut race field.

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Drivers who shared races with Jim Cook

Parnelli Jones (20 shared races)
Eddie Pagan (20 shared races)
Eddie Gray (19 shared races)
Jim Blomgren (19 shared races)
Bob Ross (15 shared races)
Dick Getty (14 shared races)
Marvin Panch (14 shared races)
Clyde Palmer (14 shared races)

Other drivers in Jim Cook's debut race

List of teams Jim Cook was a part of

Jim Cook is connected with 13 teams. The most frequent team in the results is Floyd Johnson.

Team	Best Race Position	Best position in qualification	Total Races
Cos Cancilla	11	20	2
Floyd Johnson	1	1	18
Arley Scranton	10	20	1
Leroy Weyher	14	11	4
Lorrin Bates	15	8	2
Art Krebs	27	15	2
H.B. Bassett	16	8	2
Bob Bristol	26	32	1
John Potter	4	9	2
Charlie Chapman	15	51	1
Ray Osborne	15	24	1
Jack Anderson	23	20	2
Dan Dostinich	42	39	1