Jimmy Davies Biography, Wiki, Height, Weight, Racing Career

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Jimmy Davies Biography

Jimmy Davies Biography: James Richard Davies was an American racecar driver in Champ cars and midgets.

Jimmy Davies Biography

Jimmy Davies Biography: Jimmy Davies was born on 8 August 1929 in Glendale, California, US, and died in Burr Ridge, Illinois, U.S. on 11 June 1966.

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Jimmy Davies Biography

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NameJimmy Davies
Date Of Birth8 August 1929
Birth PlaceGlendale, California, US
HeightN/A
WeightN/A
Zodiac SignLeo
ProfessionRacing Driver
Net WorthN/A
Car CollectionN/A

Jimmy Davies Career

In 1960, he won both the USAC Pacific Coast Midget Championship and the National Midget Championship. He won the National Midget Championship again in 1961 and 1962. During his career, he won 46 main events in midgets. Jimmy Davies won the Night Before the 500 midget race 3rd times, first at Kokomo Speedway in 1960 and again the following year at the Indianapolis Speedrome. Davies’ midget car was stolen, but it was found a year later when a driver in it was killed in Sacramento. Davies recognized the car he saw in the damage photos in the newspaper.

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