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01/11/2011 1:40 am
Vintage NASCAR (pix)
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JIMMY PARDUE
When the subject of NASCAR greats is discussed, the name Jimmy Pardue rarely enters the conversation. After all, Jimmy only won two events. Like many drivers of that era though, Jimmy was limited to a standard of track performance based on the quality of his equipment, and unfortunately he rarely had cars capable of winning.
On 22 September 1964, Jimmy Pardue was conducting tire tests at Charlotte in his Burton-Robinson Plymouth when a tire burst going into the third turn. The Plymouth hit the guardrail and burst through it, literally sailing down the embankment, through a chain-link fence, and finally coming to rest near the entrance of the tunnel leading to the infield. Remarkably, he was still alive, but died almost three hours later of head injuries apparently caused by one of the support posts coming through the window and striking him.
James Mansfield "Jimmy" Pardue
Born: October 26, 1930 Died: September 22, 1964
Home: North Wilkesboro, NC
01/11/2011 2:37 am
Hey, Frank, who made the model?
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01/11/2011 2:51 am
Eagles Race/Universal Hobbies...
I'm really not a NASCAR guy but I AM an "old school" guy.
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01/11/2011 2:52 pm
Thank you for the history and pictures...
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01/11/2011 3:45 pm
My pleasure Karl