Jim Bown Explained

Jim Bown
Birth Name:	James Bown
Birth Date:	24 June 1960
Birth Place:	Portland, Oregon
Years In Cup:	10
Total Cup Races:	23
Best Cup Pos:	56th (1982)
Cup Wins:	0
Cup Top Tens:	1
Cup Poles:	0
First Cup Race:	1981 Warner W. Hodgdon 400 (Riverside)
Last Cup Race:	1990 Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta)
Years In Busch:	10
Total Busch Races:	122
Best Busch Pos:	15th (1994)
Busch Wins:	0
Busch Top Tens:	11
Busch Poles:	1
First Busch Race:	1991 Mountain Dew 400 (Hickory)
Last Busch Race:	2000 All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 (Lowe's)
Years In Truck:	1
Total Truck Races:	1
Best Truck Pos:	70th (1997)
Truck Wins:	0
Truck Top Tens:	0
Truck Poles:	0
First Truck Race:	1997 Craftsman 200 (Portland)

Jim Bown (born June 24, 1960) is an American former stock car racing driver. He has run a total of 23 Winston Cup Series races. He scored one top-ten result, a tenth-place finish at Riverside International Raceway in 1982.^[1] In the NASCAR Busch Series, he competed in 122 races, with four top-fives and one pole.^[2] He also made one Craftsman Truck Series race in 1997 at Portland Speedway and he finished sixteenth.^[3]

He is the younger brother of 1990 Busch champion Chuck Bown.^[4]

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.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31		Pts	Ref
1981		16		RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	TWS	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL		75th	122	^[5]
																																		RSD
1982				DAY	RCH	BRI	ATL	CAR	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	POC	RSD	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	CLT	MAR	CAR	ATL	RSD		56th	246	^[6]
1983	Bill Morehart	96	Buick	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	BRI	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL			74th	152	^[7]
	John Kieper	93	Buick																														RSD
1984				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	NSV	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	ATL	RSD		69th	139	^[8]
1985		98		DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL					59th	194	^[9]
			Chevy																												RSD
1986				DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	DOV	CLT	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD			112th	67	^[10]
1987	Hamby Motorsports	12	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	NWS	BRI	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC																				93rd	70	^[11]
																RSD	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	RSD	ATL
1988		1	Chevy	DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	RSD	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS	CAR	PHO	ATL			76th	77	^[12]
1989		41		DAY	CAR	ATL	RCH	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NWS						59th	-	^[13]
	AAG Racing	34																												CAR	PHO	ATL
1990	U.S. Racing	2		DAY	RCH	CAR	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	SON	POC	MCH	DAY	POC	TAL	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT						61st	207	^[14]
	Osterlund Racing	57																												CAR	PHO	ATL
1994	John Kieper	63	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	NA	-	^[15]
1996	Balough Racing	57	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC	TAL	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	PHO	ATL	NA	-	^[16]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1989		Chevy	align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"	DNQ
1996		Chevy	align=center colspan=2 style="background:#FFCFCF;"	DNQ

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32		Pts	Ref
1991	Bown Racing	16		DAY	RCH	CAR	MAR	VOL	HCY	DAR	BRI	LAN	SBO	NZH	CLT	DOV	ROU	HCY	MYB	GLN	OXF	NHA	SBO	DUB	IRP	ROU	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	NHA	CAR	MAR		41st	743	^[17]
1992		98	Chevy	DAY		RCH	ATL		DAR	BRI					CLT	DOV	ROU	MYB	GLN	VOL	NHA	TAL	IRP					DAR			CLT					20th	1793	^[18]
					CAR			MAR			HCY	LAN	DUB	NZH										ROU	MCH	NHA	BRI		RCH	DOV		MAR	CAR	HCY
1993			Chevy	DAY			DAR	BRI					CLT	DOV				TAL	IRP	MCH	NHA		DAR				CLT	MAR	CAR		ATL					26th	1564	^[19]
					CAR	RCH			HCY	ROU	MAR	NZH			MYB	GLN	MLW					BRI		RCH	DOV	ROU
	Henderson Motorsports	75																												HCY
1994	HVP Motorsports	63	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	MAR	DAR	HCY	BRI	ROU	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	SBO	TAL	HCY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	MAR	CAR					15th	2853	^[20]
1995	Bown Racing	51	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY		NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	HOM							24th	2026	^[21]
		5										NHA
1996		51		DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY		CLT	DOV	SBO	MYB	GLN	MLW	NHA	TAL	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	HOM							33rd	1346	^[22]
		5										NZH
1997		51		DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	LVS	DAR	HCY	TEX	BRI	NSV	TAL	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	GLN	MLW	MYB	GTY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAL	CAR	HOM			81st	159	^[23]
1998				DAY	CAR	LVS	NSV	DAR	BRI	TEX	HCY	TAL	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	RCH	PPR	GLN	MLW							DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	GTY	CAR	ATL	HOM		65th	286	^[24]
		78																			MYB	CAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI
1999	Bown Racing	51	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	TEX	NSV	BRI	TAL	CAL	NHA	RCH	NZH												DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	MEM	PHO	HOM	93rd	151	^[25]
	Sasser Motorsports	65	Chevy														CLT	DOV	SBO	GLN	MLW	MYB	PPR	GTY	IRP	MCH	BRI
2000	Bown Racing	51	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSV	TAL	CAL	RCH	NHA	CLT	DOV	SBO	MYB	GLN	MLW	NZH	PPR	GTY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	MEM	PHO	HOM	112th	43	^[26]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26		Pts	Ref
1997		55		WDW	TUS	HOM	PHO																							70th	259	^[27]
	Marquardt Racing	87	Chevy					POR	EVG	I70	NHA	TEX	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	CNS	HPT	IRP	FLM	NSV	GLN	RCH	MAR	SON	MMR	CAL	PHO	LVS

Notes and References

1. Web site: NASCAR Cup Series results. NASCAR. 12 February 2010.
2. Web site: NASCAR Busch Series results. NASCAR. 12 February 2010.
3. Web site: NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Series Results . . 12 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101208132043/http://www.nascar.com/drivers/dps/jbown00/truck/index.html . 8 December 2010 .
4. Web site: Viewer's Guide: Fontana. Spoor. Mark. February 24, 2006. NASCAR. 12 February 2010.
5. Web site: Jim Bown – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
6. Web site: Jim Bown – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
7. Web site: Jim Bown – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
8. Web site: Jim Bown – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
9. Web site: Jim Bown – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
10. Web site: Jim Bown – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
11. Web site: Jim Bown – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
12. Web site: Jim Bown – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
13. Web site: Jim Bown – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
14. Web site: Jim Bown – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
15. Web site: Jim Bown – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
16. Web site: Jim Bown – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
17. Web site: Jim Bown – 1991 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
18. Web site: Jim Bown – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
19. Web site: Jim Bown – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
20. Web site: Jim Bown – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
21. Web site: Jim Bown – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
22. Web site: Jim Bown – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
23. Web site: Jim Bown – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
24. Web site: Jim Bown – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
25. Web site: Jim Bown – 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
26. Web site: Jim Bown – 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.
27. Web site: Jim Bown – 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. January 13, 2015.