Jimmy Jackson (racing driver)
James " Jimmy" Jackson ( born July 25, 1910 in Indianapolis, Indiana, † November 25, 1984 in Desert Hot Springs, California ) was an American race car driver.
Career
Jimmy Jackson started in his career six times in the 500 miles of Indianapolis, where he achieved a second place in a Miller FD- Offenhauser best result in 1946. Between 1947 and 1949 it has gained results in the top 10 At its launch in 1950, he retired on a Kurtis Kraft Cummins in the 52nd round with a damage to the vibration damper. In 1952, he could not qualify, 1954, he reached with his teammates Duane Carter, Tony Bettenhausen and Marshall Teague ( driver change at that time were allowed) with a gap of four rounds on the winner Bill Vukovich 15th place. Since the race of 1950 and 1954 included with the drivers' world championship of Formula 1 are also two starts in World Cup races in his success statistics.
After his career, he worked as a representative for car accessories.