J. C. Hendrix Explained

J. C. Hendrix
Best Cup Pos:52nd (1959)
Cup Poles:1
Cup Top Tens:2
Cup Wins:0
First Cup Race:1959 Race No. 6 (Atlanta)
Last Cup Race:1962 Gwyn Staley 400 (North Wilkesboro)
Prev Cup Pos:94th
Prev Cup Year:1962
Total Cup Races:6
Years In Cup:3
Birth Date:11 September 1926
Birth Place:Griffin, Georgia

J. C. Hendrix (September 11, 1926April 13, 1963) was an American stock car racing driver. He competed in six NASCAR Grand National Series races from 1959 to 1961, recording two top-ten finishes.

Racing career

Hendrix made his NASCAR debut at Lakewood Speedway, near his hometown of Griffin, Georgia. Driving the No. 68 Plymouth, he finished 15th after crashing. He broke into the top ten during his next race, at Columbia Speedway, where he finished ninth.[1] Hendrix returned to Lakewood later that year, where he sat on the pole but finished thirteenth, sixteen laps down to winner Richard Petty.[2] In 1960, W. J. Ridgeway signed Hendrix to run at the newly built Atlanta Motor Speedway. Hendrix fell out of the race with a connecting rod problem and finished 27th.[3] Driving for Fred Clark in car number 30 for the 1961 National 400, Hendrix started 30th but worked his way up to tenth by the end of the race.[4] Running his final race in 1961 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, Hendrix started 19th and finished 13th.[5] [6]

He died on April 13, 1963, in a crash at Cleveland Speedway in Tennessee.[7]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253Pts
195968PlymouthFAYDAYDAYHBOCONATL
15
WILBGSCLB
9
NWSREFHCYMARTRNCLTNSVASPPIFGPSATL
13
CLBWILRCHBGSAWSDAYHEICLTMBSCLTNSVAWSBGSGPSCLBDARHCYRCHCSFHBOMARAWSNWSCON52nd640
1961W. J. Ridgeway78FordCLTJSPDAYDAYDAYPIFAWSHMSATLGPSHBOBGSMARNWSCLBHCYRCHMARDARCLTCLTRSDASPCLTPIFBIRGPSBGSNORHASSTRDAYATLCLBMBSBRINSVBGSAWSRCHSBODARHCYRCHCSFATL
27
MARNWS67th-
Fred Clark30ChevyCLT
10
BRIGPSHBO
1962CONAWSDAYDAYDAYCONAWSSVHHBORCHCLBNWS
13
GPSMBSMARBGSBRIRCHHCYCONDARPIFCLTATLBGSAUGRCHSBODAYCLBASHGPSAUGSVHMBSBRICHTNSVHUNAWSSTRBGSPIFVALDARHCYRCHDTSAUGMARNWSCLTATL94th338

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Driver J.C. Hendrix 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results - Racing-Reference.info. www.racing-reference.info. 2017-02-08.
  2. Web site: 1959-20 (Cup) - Racing-Reference.info. www.racing-reference.info. 2017-02-08.
  3. Web site: Driver J.C. Hendrix 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results - Racing-Reference.info. www.racing-reference.info. 2017-02-08.
  4. Web site: NASCAR Statistics: J.C. Hendrix [DriverAverages.com]]. www.driveraverages.com. 2017-02-08. 2017-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080543/http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/driver.php?drv_id=1398. dead.
  5. Web site: Driver J.C. Hendrix 1962 NASCAR Grand National Results - Racing-Reference.info. www.racing-reference.info. 2017-02-08.
  6. News:
    1. 30 J.C. Hendrix complete NASCAR career statistics
    . NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. 2017-02-08. en. 2017-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211082940/http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/drivers/jc-hendrix/1483. dead.
  7. News: Hendrix, JC - Georgia Automobile Racing Hall of Fame Association. Georgia Automobile Racing Hall of Fame Association. 2017-04-07. en-US.