| Jim Delaney | |||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | James W. Delaney | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | December 18, 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Hope, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Supply, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current Series: | Modified racing | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Year: | 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Finish: | 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Titles: | 1952,1958,1959 Langhorne National Open | ||||||||||||||||||
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James W. Delaney (December 18, 1928 – April 5, 1991) was an American stock car racing driver and crew chief. He was a pioneer of the sport, competing in the inaugural year of the Strictly Stock division, which is now the NASCAR Cup series.[1] [2]
Jim Delaney got behind the wheel for the first time in 1948, at age 19, racing on the New Jersey and Pennsylvania short tracks at Dover, Hinchcliffe Stadium and Nazareth Speedway in a stock car he built himself.[3] He made 11 appearances in the NASCAR Grand National Series, with a best finish of fifth. He spent the majority of his career racing in the Sportsman and Modified divisions, competing at the renowned tracks of the northeast, including Flemington Speedway and Wall Stadium NJ, Langhorne Speedway PA, and Orange County Fair Speedway NY.[2] [4] [5]
Delaney gained recognition as a respected fabricator and mechanic and, after he retired from driving, became a mainstay in the NASCAR garage area. Delaney served stints as crew chief for Tiny Lund, Billy Wade and NASCAR Hall of Fame champion Joe Weatherly.[6] [7] [8]
Jim Delaney was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2015.[9]
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)| NASCAR Grand National Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | Pts | Ref | |||||||
| 1949 | - | 11 | Ford | CLT | DAB | HBO | LAN 40 | MAR | HEI | NWS | 108th | - | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | 99 | Plymouth | DAB | CLT | LAN | MAR | CAN | VER | DSP | MCF | CLT | HBO | DSP | HAM | DAR | LAN | NWS | VER 14 | MAR | WIN | HBO 8 | 47th | 114 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Bob Osiecki | 26 | Ford | DAB | CLT | NMO | GAR | MAR | CAN 16 | DSP | GAR | GRS | AWS | 64th | 144.5 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Mercury | MCF 24 | ALS | MSF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford | MOR 5 | ABS 14 | DAR 53 | CLB | CCS | LAN | CLT | DSP 18 | WIL | HBO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plymouth | TPN 10 | PGS | MAR | OAK | NWS | HMS | JSP | ATL | GAR | NMO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Tom Harbison | 36 | Plymouth | WSS | CON | TIC | DAB | CON | WIL | HBO | AWS | NWS | LAN | CLT | PIF | GBF | POR | CCF | RCH | MAR | POR | EUR | LIN | LCS | ASP | NWP | CLB | CPS | PIF | JAC | RSP | CLT | MAS | POR | HCY | NOR | LCS | GLN | KPC | LIN | OBS | MYB | NYF | AWS | CSF | SCF | LAN | CLB | CCF | CLT | MAR | NBR | CON | NWS | GBF | - | - | [13] | |||||||