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Jim Stricklin's Career

15 April 2010

By James Stricklin

Name: James William Stricklin

Born in Nashville, TN July 6th 1942

Served in the NAVY 1959 to 1963

Cars Raced: Early 60's Bathtub porsche, 1967 Chevy Corvette, 1966 Shelby Ford, 1978 Chevy Corvette, 1976 Chevy Corvette, 1982 Chevy Corvette and 1968 Datsun 510

Career Stats:

Championship: Best Finish 2nd 1990 (510 Datsun GT4)

Wins: 3

1972 Winter Nationals (1967 Chevy Corvette Drag Racing Pro Stock)

1990 Sebring (1968 Datsun 510)

1990 Sebring Turkey Trot (1968 510 Datsun GT4)

2nds: 2

1990 Daytona (1968 Datsun 510)

1991 Sebring Spring Fling (1968 Datsun 510 GT4)

3rds: 2

1990 Moroso (1968 Datsun 510 GT4)

1990 Sebring (1968 Datsun 510 GT4)

Notables: Finished the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1985 (1981 Chevy Corvette) #85

1972 Winter Nationals (1967 Corvette 427 Tri Power) 1st Place

3/19/1977 12 Hours of Sebring (Shelby GT 350 car #79) start 71st - Finish 70th

7/2/1978 6 Hrs of Daytona(510 Datsun codrivr Dave Dunkin)start 73rd Finish 42nd

7/1/1979 6 Hrs of Daytona(510 Datsun #12 codriver John Eckleberry) Finish 31st

6/29/1980 Daytona 150 (510 Datsun #92 codriver John eckleberry) Finished 42nd

2/1/1981 24 Hrs. of Daytona (1976 Chevy Corvette #53) DNS CoDriver Don Nooe

2/7/1981 6 Hrs of Daytona(510 Datsun #17) Finish 59th Co Driver Tim Stringfellow

3/21/1981 12 Hrs. of Sebring(1976 Corvette #63)DNS CoDrivers Eckleberry, Nooe

3/1984 12 Hrs. Sebring (1982 Corvette #85) Co Drivers Rick Wilson, Don Nooe

3/23/1985 12 Hrs Sebring(1982 vette #85)start 70th Finished 31st (stringfellow)

11/25/1990 Sebring (510 Datsun GT4) Finished 1st place

8/1990 Daytona Twins (510 Datsun GT4 Car #12) Finished 2nd Place

3/4/1990 Sebring (510 Datsun GT4 Car #12) Finished 3rd Place

11/26/1990 Sebring (510 Datsun GT4 Car #12) Finished 1st Place

5/6/1990 Moroso (510 Datsun GT4 Car #12) Finished 3rd Place

2/24/1991 Sebring (510 Datsun GT4 Car #12 Finished 2nd Place