Jimmy Massey

For the 1896 FA Cup football player, see Jimmy Massey (footballer).

Jimmy Massey
Born	(1929-12-01)December 1, 1929 Mebane, North Carolina
Died
NASCAR Cup Series career
51 races run over 7 years
Best finish	13th - 1955 Grand National series
First race	1955 untitled race (Raleigh Speedway)
Last race	1964 Textile 250 (Concord Speedway)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 28 1

Jimmy Massey (December 1, 1929 – August 21, 2015) was a NASCAR Grand National driver who competed in 51 races (along with the 1955 Southern 500).

Career summary

Out of these 51 races, there has been twelve finishes in the top-five and twenty-eight finishes in the top ten. Massey's total career earnings was considered to be $14,974 ($114,249.05 when adjusted for inflation). A grand total of 6,638.7 miles (10,684.0 km) and 9891 laps were achieved in his seven-year on-and-off NASCAR Grand National career. By the end of the 1964 season, Jimmy ends up leading 33 laps and finishing one position better on average than he started. The majority of his races were down in Plymouth automobiles.

Massey's best accomplishments were on restrictor plate tracks where he finished an average of 10th place while his poorest races were held on tri-oval intermediate tracks; where 27th place would become his average.