Jim Paschal Explained

James Roy "Jim" Paschal, Jr.
Birth Date:	5 December 1926
Birth Place:	High Point, North Carolina, United States
Death Place:	Atlanta, Georgia
Death Cause:	Cancer
Achievements:	1964, 1967 World 600 Winner
Total Cup Races:	421
Years In Cup:	23
Best Cup Pos:	5th (1956)
First Cup Race:	1949 Race No. 1 (Charlotte)
Last Cup Race:	1972 World 600 (Charlotte)
First Cup Win:	1953 Race #36 (Martinsville)
Last Cup Win:	1967 Race #27 (Montgomery)
Cup Wins:	25
Cup Top Tens:	230
Cup Poles:	12
Total Gneast Races:	9
Years In Gneast:	1
Best Gneast Pos:	12th (1972)
First Gneast Race:	1972 Hickory 276 (Hickory)
Last Gneast Race:	1972 Gamecock 200 (Columbia)
Gneast Wins:	0
Gneast Top Tens:	4
Gneast Poles:	1
Updated:	April 20, 2013

James Roy Paschal, Jr. (December 5, 1926 - July 5, 2004) was a NASCAR Grand National Series and Winston Cup Series driver.

Career summary

Paschal won twenty-five races and twelve poles over his career.^[1] Elected to the "Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame" in 1977, he won the World 600 in 1964 and 1967 at Charlotte Speedway. He competed in the first 18 Southern 500s (1950 - 1967) and won 16 of 73 Grand American races (1969 - 1972). Paschal's 1967 win in the World 600 established a race record of 335 laps led, which would not be broken until 2016 when Martin Truex Jr. led 392 laps.^[2]

His strongest racing was found on short tracks where he would finish an average of 11th place. Paschal would find his weakness on road courses, where the sharp corners and the right turns would cause him to finish in an agonizing 27th place on average.^[3]

He has the most wins in the Cup series among drivers who are not in the NASCAR Hall of Fame and are eligible.

Retirement

After retiring from racing in 1972, Paschal owned and operated a trucking company and farmed both cattle and poultry.

Death

Paschal died on July 5, 2004, in Atlanta, Georgia following a battle with cancer.

He was buried near Jackson Creek, North Carolina.

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. ** – All laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National 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	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62		Pts	Ref
1949	Jim Paschal	60	Ford	CLT 23	DAB	HBO	LAN	HAM	MAR	HEI	NWS																																																							81st	–	^[4]
1950	Al Wheatley	79	Ford	DAB	CLT 23	LAN	MAR 2	CAN	VER	DSP	MCF	CLT 20	HBO	DSP	HAM																																																			24th	220.5	^[5]
	Julian Buesink	79	Ford													DAR 53	LAN	NWS	VER
	Ralph Chaney	30	Kaiser																	MAR 9	WIN
	Hubert Westmoreland	2	Olds																			HBO 28
1951	Julian Buesink	80	Olds	DAB	CLT 31	NMO	GAR																																																											15th	858.5	^[6]
	Sam Rice	71	Olds					HBO 8	ASF	NWS
	Julian Buesink	60	Ford								MAR 31	CAN	CLS 4	CLB 6	DSP	GAR	GRS	BAI	HEI	AWS 15	MCF	ALS	MSF 16	FMS	MOR	ABS			CCS 3	LAN	CLT 9	DSP	WIL 4	HBO 4	TPN	PGS	MAR 19	OAK	NWS 14	HMS	JSP 18
	Al Wheatley	60	Ford																								DAR 39	CLB
	Al Wheatley	55	Cadillac																																							ATL 27	GAR	NMO
1952	Julian Buesink	60	Ford	PBS	DAB	JSP 23	NWS 8	MAR 10	CLB 8	ATL 17	CCS 6																																																							18th	1694	^[7]
	George Hutchens	12	Ford									LAN 11
	John Eanes	41	Hudson										DAR 9	DSP 7	CAN	HAY	FMS	HBO	CLT	MSF	NIF	OSW	MON	MOR	PPS	MCF	AWS
	George Hutchens	12	Olds																									DAR 66
	George Hutchens	6	Ford																										CCS 20	LAN	DSP
	Buckshot Morris	12	Olds																													WIL 4	HBO 17	MAR 13	NWS 18	ATL	PBS
1953	George Hutchens		Olds	PBS	DAB 41	HAR	NWS		RCH 21																																																									7th	4211	^[8]
	George Hutchens		Plymouth					CLT 21		CCS 21
	Dave Quate	43	Olds								LAN 29	CLB
			Ford										HCY 25
			Dodge												MAR 34	PMS	RSP 11	LOU
	George Hutchens	80	Dodge															FIF 17	LAN 3	TCS 6	WIL	MCF	PIF 15	MOR 4	ATL 13	RVS	LCF	DAV	HBO 6	AWS 13	PAS 5	HCY	DAR 6	CCS	LAN 5	BLF 16	WIL	NWS 23	MAR 1	ATL 4
1954	George Hutchens	80	Dodge	PBS 4	DAB 27	JSP 24	ATL 19	OSP 7	OAK	NWS 9																																																								7th	3903	^[9]
	Griffin Motors Racing	87	Olds								HBO 24	CCS 3	LAN	WIL 5	MAR 1*		RSP 28	CLT	GAR	CLB	LND
	Ernest Woods	13	Olds													SHA 20									PIF 6	AWS 10		GRS 18	MOR 28	OAK	CLT 20	SAN
	George Hutchens	90	Dodge																			HCY 21	MCF	WGS
	Buckshot Morris	12	Olds																								SFS 11
	Ernest Woods	88	Olds																														COR 19	DAR 5	CCS 7	CLT 23	LAN 11	MAS 47	MAR 6	NWS 12
1955	George Hutchens	80	Plymouth	TCS 21	PBS	JSP																																																												8th	4572	^[10]
	Ernest Woods	78	Olds				DAB 26	OSP 8	CLB 8	HBO 1*	NWS 16	MGY 9	LAN 24	CLT 19	HCY 3	ASF	TUS	MAR 9	RCH 4	NCF 6	FOR 2	LIN 27	MCF 15	FON	AIR	CLT 7	PIF 20	CLB 1	AWS 3	MOR 6	ALS 2	NYF 5	SAN	CLT 1*	FOR 2	MAS 4	RSP 26	DAR 34	MGY 22	LAN 36	RSP 29	GPS 22	MAS
	Julian Petty	44	Chevy																																									CLB 11	MAR 3	LVP	NWS 10
	Bill Blair	22	Olds																																													HBO 19
1956	Julian Petty	44	Chevy	HCY 5	CLT 23	WSS	PBS	ASF																																																										5th	7878	^[11]
	Frank Hayworth	75	Mercury						DAB 33	PBS 28	WIL 4	ATL 8	NWS 3	LAN 9	RCH 17	CLB 13			HCY 18	HBO 28	MAR 25	LIN 2	CLT 4	POR	EUR	NYF 2	MER	MAS 2	CLT 12	MCF 2	POR	AWS 2	RSP 12	PIF	CSF	CHI 2	CCF 13	MGY	OKL 1	ROA 7	OBS 5	SAN	NOR 2	PIF 2	MYB 3	POR		CSH 7	CLT 9			CLB 9	HBO 19	NWP 19	CLT 4	CCF 10	MAR 31	HCY	WIL 18
	Bob Welborn	49	Chevy														CON 9	GPS 10
	Bill Stroppe	26	Mercury																																												DAR 6			LAN 4	POR
1957	Frank Hayworth	75	Mercury	WSS 4	CON 6	TIC 7																														NOR 3																														10th	5136	^[12]
	Bill Stroppe	17	Mercury				DAB 45	CON 15	WIL 18	HBO 12	AWS 3	NWS 20	LAN 6	CLT 5	PIF 20	GBF 12	POR	CCF 4	RCH 5	MAR 10	POR	EUR	LIN 7	LCS 7	ASP
	Jim Paschal	17	Mercury																							NWP 5	CLB 4	CPS	PIF 8	JAC 2	RSP 48	CLT 7			HCY 25		LCS 16	GLN	KPC	LIN 30	OBS	MYB
	Sam Rice	80	Pontiac																														MAS 23	POR
	Frank Hayworth	75	Ford																																								DAR 35	NYF	AWS 13	CSF	SCF
		6	Ford																																													LAN 44
	Jim Paschal	17	Ford																																														CLB 14	CCF 21	CLT
	Sam Rice	26	Ford																																																	MAR 18	NBR	CON	NWS	GBF
1958	Jim Paschal	15	Ford	FAY	DAB	CON 12	FAY	WIL	HBO	FAY	CLB	PIF	ATL	CLT	MAR	ODS	OBS	GPS	GBF	STR	NWS	BGS	TRN	RSD	CLB	NBS	REF																																							42nd	928	^[13]
	Don Angel	37	Ford																									LIN 7	HCY
	Julian Petty	4	Chevy																											AWS 4	RSP 10
	Julian Petty	49	Chevy																													MCC 1**	SLS	TOR	BUF	MCF	BEL	BRR	CLB	NSV	AWS	BGS	MBS
	Jim Paschal	15	Chevy																																									DAR 21	CLT	BIR	CSF	GAF	RCH	HBO	SAS	MAR	NWS	ATL
1959	Sam Rice	78	Ford	FAY	DAY	DAY	HBO	CON	ATL	WIL	BGS	CLB	NWS	REF	HCY	MAR 26	TRN	CLT	NSV	ASP	PIF	GPS	ATL	CLB	WIL	RCH	BGS	AWS	DAY	HEI	CLT																																			25th	1792	^[14]
	Julian Petty	48	Chevy																													MBS 2	CLT 2	NSV	AWS	BGS 21	GPS 5	CLB
	Lynton Tyson	88	Chevy																																				DAR 6	HCY	RCH	CSF	HBO	MAR	AWS	NWS	CON
1960	Bob Welborn	49	Chevy	CLT 19	CLB	DAY	DAY	DAY	CLT	NWS	PHO	CLB	MAR	HCY	WIL	BGS	GPS	AWS	DAR	PIF	HBO	RCH	HMS	CLT	BGS	DAY 13	HEI	MAB	MBS																																					9th	8968	^[15]
1960	Petty Enterprises	44	Plymouth																											ATL 6	BIR	NSV 7	AWS 22	PIF	CLB	SBO	BGS	DAR 3	HCY	CSF	GSP	HBO	MAR 4	NWS 10	CLT 8	RCH	ATL 3																			9th	8968	^[15]
1961	John Masoni	3	Pontiac	CLT	JSP	DAY 2	DAY	DAY 49	PIF																																																									9th	13922	^[16]
	Petty Enterprises	42	Plymouth							AWS 13	HMS	ATL	GPS	HBO	BGS	MAR	NWS	CLB	HCY	RCH	MAR	DAR	CLT	CLT	RSD	ASP
	Julian Petty	14	Pontiac																								CLT 5	PIF 1	BIR 2	GPS 5	BGS 11	NOR 6	HAS	STR 3	DAY	ATL DNQ		MBS 2
		14	Chevy																																		CLB 2*
		44	Pontiac																																				BRI 8	NSV 1	BGS	AWS 6	RCH	SBO	DAR 4	HCY	RCH 5	CSF	ATL 13	MAR 19	NWS 21	CLT	BRI 4	GPS 10	HBO 20
1962		44	Pontiac	CON	AWS 8																																																													6th	18128	^[17]
	Cliff Stewart Racing	2	Pontiac			DAY 15	DAY	DAY 14	CON 6	AWS 2	SVH 11	HBO 3	RCH 16	CLB 4	NWS 26	GPS 2	MBS 18	MAR	BGS 8	BRI 32	RCH 5	HCY 4	CON 16	DAR 22	PIF 2	CLT 32	ATL 10	BGS 15	AUG 4	RCH 1	SBO 20	DAY	CLB 16	ASH	GPS	AUG	SVH 5	MBS 13		CHT 3		HUN 3
	Petty Enterprises	42	Plymouth																																				BRI 1		NSV 1*		AWS 1*	STR	BGS	PIF	VAL	DAR 6	HCY						CLT 6	ATL 17
		41																																																RCH 2	DTS	AUG	MAR 9	NWS 5
1963		41		BIR 1*	GGS 2	THS 1	RSD 36	DAY	DAY 23				HBO 2	ATL 14	HCY 4	BRI 21	AUG			SBO 2		MAR 8	NWS 4	CLB		DAR 6																						DAR 22	HCY	RCH	MAR	DTS	NWS													19th	13456	^[18]
		42								DAY 36	PIF 3	AWS 19																	CLT 42	BIR	ATL 30									BRI 3	GPS	NSV 1	CLB	AWS 3	PIF	BGS	ONA 3
		43																RCH 19	GPS 8		BGS 1**				THS 1		ODS 3	RCH 14
	Fox Racing	31	Chevy																													DAY 23	MBS	SVH	DTS	BGS	ASH	OBS	BRR
	Cliff Stewart Racing	2	Pontiac																																																			THS 16
	Fox Racing	03	Chevy																																																				CLT 22	SBO	HBO	RSD
1964	Owens Racing	5	Dodge	CON	AUG	JSP	SVH	RSD	DAY	DAY 5	DAY 5	RCH 14	BRI 7	GPS 10	BGS 4	ATL 8	AWS	HBO	PIF	CLB	NWS 10	MAR 21	SVH																																											7th	25450	^[19]
	Petty Enterprises	41	Plymouth																					DAR 12	LGY	HCY	SBO	CLT 1*	GPS	ASH	ATL 6	CON	NSV	CHT	BIR	VAL	PIF	DAY 5	ODS	OBS	BRR	ISP	GLN	LIN	BRI 3	NSV 2	MBS	AWS 30	DTS	ONA 4	CLB	BGS	STR	DAR 2	HCY				MAR 25	SVH	NWS 21	CLT 2	HAR	AUG	JAC
	Petty Enterprises	43	Plymouth																																																					RCH 22	ODS	HBO
1965	Toy Bolton	41	Chevy	RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	PIF	AWS	RCH	HBO	ATL	GPS	NWS	MAR	CLB	BRI	DAR 16	LGY	BGS	HCY	CLT 23	CCF	ASH	HAR	NSV	BIR																																							35th	6046	^[20]
	Friedkin Enterprises	41																										ATL 31	GPS	MBS	VAL	DAY	ODS	OBS	ISP	GLN	BRI 4	NSV	CCF	AWS	SMR	PIF	AUG	CLB	DTS	BLV	BGS	DAR 22	HCY	LIN	ODS	RCH 20	MAR	NWS
	Toy Bolton	4																																																					CLT 33
	Petty Enterprises	43	Plymouth																																																					HBO 3
	Petty Enterprises	42	Plymouth																																																						CAR 5	DTS 4
1966	Gary Weaver	10	Ford	AUG 4	RSD	DAY																																																												14th	16404	^[21]
	Friedkin Enterprises	14	Plymouth				DAY 8	DAY 11	CAR 20		ATL 5	HCY	CLB	GPS	BGS	NWS 1*	MAR 1*	DAR 6	LGY	MGR	MON	RCH	CLT 21	DTS	ASH	PIF	SMR	AWS	BLV	GPS	DAY 3	ODS	BRR	OXF	FON	ISP	BRI 26	SMR	NSV	ATL 26	CLB	AWS	BLV	BGS	DAR 6	HCY	RCH	HBO	MAR 34	NWS 4	CLT 24	CAR 8
	Petty Enterprises	43	Plymouth							BRI 20
1967	Friedkin Enterprises	14	Plymouth	AUG 15	RSD 19	DAY 6	DAY	DAY 32	AWS 22	BRI 17	GPS 2	BGS 13	ATL 15	CLB 2	HCY 4	NWS 4	MAR 34	SVH 3	RCH 9	DAR 14	BLV 1	LGY 11	CLT 1*	ASH 1	MGR 13	SMR 2	BIR 2*	CAR 10	GPS 20	MGY 1*	DAY 9	TRN 3	OXF 3	FDA 17	ISP 5	BRI 4	SMR 22	NSV 25	ATL 28	BGS 2	CLB 20	SVH	DAR 9	HCY 3*	RCH	BLV 3	HBO	MAR 5	NWS 5	CLT 25	CAR 35															6th	27624	^[22]
1967		40																																																		AWS 28														6th	27624	^[22]
1968		14		MGR 20	MGY	RSD	DAY	BRI	RCH	ATL	HCY	GPS	CLB	NWS	MAR	AUG	AWS	DAR	BLV	LGY	CLT	ASH	MGR	SMR	BIR	CAR	GPS	DAY	ISP	OXF	FDA	TRN	BRI	SMR	NSV	ATL	CLB	BGS	AWS	SBO	LGY	DAR	HCY	RCH	BLV	HBO	MAR	NWS	AUG	CLT	CAR	JFC														104th	–	^[23]
1970	Petty Enterprises	43	Plymouth	RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	RCH	CAR	SVH	ATL	BRI	TAL	NWS	CLB	DAR	BLV	LGY	CLT 20	SMR	MAR	MCH	RSD	HCY	KPT	GPS	DAY	AST	TPN	TRN	BRI	SMR	NSV	ATL	CLB	ONA	MCH	TAL	BGS	SBO	DAR	HCY	RCH	DOV	NCF	NWS	CLT	MAR	MGR	CAR	LGY															–	–	^[24]
1971	Bill Ellis	14	Chevy	RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	ONT	RCH	CAR	HCY	BRI	ATL	CLB	GPS	SMR	NWS	MAR	DAR	SBO	TAL	ASH	KPT	CLT 12	DOV	MCH	RSD	HOU	GPS	DAY	BRI	AST	ISP	TRN	NSV	ATL																														–	–	^[25]
1971	Cliff Stewart Racing	14	AMC																																		BGS 3	ONA 6	MCH	TAL	CLB 3	HCY 15	DAR	MAR	CLT	DOV	CAR	MGR 24	RCH	NWS	TWS															–	–	^[25]

Winston Cup Series

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1961	John Masoni	Pontiac	3	49
1962	Cliff Stewart Racing	Pontiac	28	14
1963	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	34	36
1964	Owens Racing	Dodge	10	5
1966	Friedkin Enterprises	Plymouth	16	11
1967	Friedkin Enterprises	Plymouth	13	32

Convertible Division

NASCAR Convertible Division 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	33	34	35	36		Pts	Ref
1957	Jim Paschal	17	Mercury	JAC	DAB	FAY	GBF	ODS	HBO	RCH	GPS	WIL	HCY	BGS	NOR	LAN	DAR	CLT	MCC	PIF	NYF	OBS	AWS	PCH	MCF	BGS	CON	PHI	CHI	CLB	RSP 16	NOR 6	MAR 29	FAY	CLT					–	–	^[27]
1957	Holman-Moody	26	Ford																																	NWS 18	NOR	WIL	CLB	–	–	^[27]
1958	Julian Petty	49A	Chevy	DAB	NWS	RCH	BGS	AWS	HCY	CLB	WIL	DAR	CLT	ATL	MAR	BIR	CLB	GPS 9	MBS	CLT	WIL	SAS																		30th	780	^[28]
1959	Bob Welborn	48	Chevy	DAY	FAY	RCH	HCY	MRL	CLT	HBO	DAR	CLB	AWS	BGS	MAR	CLB 9	GPS	CLT 2																						47th	496	^[29]

Grand National East Series

NASCAR Grand National East Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15		Pts	Ref
1972	H. C. Stewart	14	Pontiac	JSP	HCY 10	GPS 18	CLB	NSV	SMR	ONA 2	MBS 29	AST	ISP						12th	672.75	^[30]
1972	H. C. Stewart	14	Chevy											CLB 10	HCY 21	BGS 2	LPS 19	CLB 16	12th	672.75	^[30]

Pacific Coast Late Model Division

Notes and References

Web site: Career statistics for Jim Paschal . Racing Reference . 2012-04-24.
Web site: Truex Jr. rewrites history, breaks records with Coca-Cola 600 win. NASCAR.com. 31 May 2016.
Web site: NASCAR statistics for Jim Paschal . Driver Averages . 2012-12-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104002025/http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/driver.php?drv_id=800 . 2012-11-04 .
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1950 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1951 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1952 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1953 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1954 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1962 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1963 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1970 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1957 NASCAR Convertible Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1958 NASCAR Convertible Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1959 NASCAR Convertible Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1972 Grand National East Series Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.
Web site: Jim Paschal – 1956 Pacific Coast Late Model Division Results. Racing-Reference. June 26, 2022.