R.I.P. James Jones - Wilson County Speedway Promoter & Carolinas Dirt Track Racer
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Thanks for the photo and memories, Robbie.
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R.I.P. James Jones - Wilson County Speedway Promoter & Carolinas Dirt Track Racer
Stock Car Racing History
That's James in 12th place at the Wilmington, NC Legion Stadium points for 1954 - one spot ahead of " The Woodchopper " - as originally posted on this site by Jack Walker.
R.I.P. James Jones - Wilson County Speedway Promoter & Carolinas Dirt Track Racer
Stock Car Racing History
Just read that James C. Jones of Goldsboro, NC passed on April 15 in Wayne County, NC Memorial Hospital at age 83.
His name can be found in various old race listings posted on this site from Coastal, Wake County, Raleigh Fairgrounds, Wilson, Wilmington, Occoneechee and other places.. Also raced as Jimmy Jones and Jim Jones. One of Jack Walker's listings on his Carolina Race Place site shows James racing at Coastal Speedway/Myrtle Beach from 1955-1957.
James was a dirt track racer in both Carolinas and the promoter of Wilson County Speedway in Wilson, NC from 1963-1978 , some real glory years for that wonderful old ghost track - "The Gem of the East."
James started 11 NASCAR Convertible Division races - 10 in 1957 and one in 1958 as well as his two Cup starts in 1956 and 1958.
From Stock Car Racing Wiki:
James Jones is a former NASCAR driver from Goldsboro, NC. He competed in two Nextel Cup Series events in his career.
Jones debuted in 1956, racing at Wilson. Starting 21st in the twenty-four car field, Jones completed all but thirty-one laps in route to a career-best 15th place effort.
His other race came in 1958, when James raced at Raleigh. Starting 51st in the massive fifty-five car field, Jones completed all but thirty-eight laps in route to a mid-pack 29th place effort.
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
Them Hanbury Boyz
Trivia
I certainly remember watching Mac Hanbury in a modified at Richmond's Southside Speedway on Friday nights circa 1965.
Larry Jendras, Jr. seems to be quite a historian of Maryland and Pennsylvania stock car racing and seems to have a large collection of Bob Williams' Beltsville photos.
Here is an e-mail address for Larry posted a year ago on the Maryland Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame web site:
lwjendras@comcast.net
Junior Flagman
General
I remember a young man at Dover in the 80s at every race standing behind the flag stand with his own flags and displaying the correct ones. Very neat to see.
Inaugural Vintage Championship Series Report Historic Cleveland County Fairgrounds Speedway
Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks
What a wonderful day for wonderful folks. Congrats to all!
Royall Speedway Video - Richmond - 1952
Historic Speedways and Ghost Tracks
Thanks for the great identifications, Dennis. Two of the best in Virginia history... Rapid Ray and Little Joe.