Harry Jefferson | |
Birth Date: | 2 November 1946 |
Birth Place: | Naches, Washington, United States |
Best Cup Pos: | 45th – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season |
Cup Wins: | 0 |
Cup Top Tens: | 3 |
Cup Poles: | 0 |
First Cup Race: | 1973 Winston Western 500 (Riverside International Raceway) |
Last Cup Race: | 1977 Los Angeles Times 500 (Ontario Motor Speedway) |
Years In Cup: | 5 |
Total Cup Races: | 12 |
Harry Jefferson (born November 2, 1946) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver whose career spanned from 1973 to 1977.[1]
In addition to his Cup Series career, Jefferson also raced in the Winston West Series in a 1973 Mercury Cougar vehicle.[2] That vehicle would eventually be refurbished into a 1979 Ford Granada and driven by NASCAR legends such as Derrike Cope, David Pearson, and Bobby Allison.[2] Jefferson has completed 1739 laps - the equivalent of 3189.2miles.[1] He earned a grand total of $20,268 in total prize winnings ($ when adjusted for inflation) after starting an average of 18th place and finishing an average of 24th place.[1] His only DNQs were at the 1972 Miller High Life 500 and at the 1988 Checker 500.
Harry also enjoyed a very successful career in the late model Sportsman series in the Pacific Northwest.