| Jimmy Massey | |
| Birth Date: | 1929 12, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mebane, North Carolina |
| Best Cup Pos: | 13th (1955) |
| Cup Wins: | 0 |
| Cup Top Tens: | 28 |
| Cup Poles: | 1 |
| First Cup Race: | 1955 untitled race (Raleigh) |
| Last Cup Race: | 1964 Textile 250 (Concord) |
| Years In Cup: | 7 |
| Total Cup Races: | 51 |
Jimmy Massey (December 1, 1929 – August 21, 2015) was a NASCAR Grand National driver who competed in 51 races (along with the 1955 Southern 500).[1] [2]
Out of these 51 races, there has been twelve finishes in the top-five and twenty-eight finishes in the top ten.[1] Massey's total career earnings was considered to be $14,974 ($ when adjusted for inflation).[1] A grand total of 6638.7miles and 9891 laps were achieved in his seven-year on-and-off NASCAR Grand National career.[1] By the end of the 1964 season, Jimmy ends up leading 33 laps and finishing one position better on average than he started.[1] The majority of his races were done in Chevrolet automobiles.[3]
Massey's best accomplishments were on restrictor plate tracks where he finished an average of 10th place while his poorest races were held on tri-oval intermediate tracks; where 27th place would become his average.[4]