| Jim Paschal, a chicken farmer from High Point, NC, | | | | campaign the #42 Plymouth and be Richard's |
| was one of NASCAR's early drivers in the "50"s and | | | | teammate and at one point Jim drove as a |
| "60's. When he joined the American Motors racing | | | | replacement for Richard after he was injured in a |
| team, he came with a reputation for many things. He | | | | wreck in the Rebel 400. It didn't take long before |
| was one of the south's original "good old boys" and | | | | Paschal made quite a mark on the "baby grand" |
| knew every groove and turn in every racetrack | | | | circuit. |
| from north to south. He was a winner. He was | | | | He comfortably held third place in his red, white, and |
| famous for being able to get the last bit of speed | | | | blue 1969 AMC Javelin. "It took us a while to get |
| out of his engine without blowing it up in the process. | | | | things sorted out, but once we did, the Javelin has |
| One thing was known for sure. Jim Paschal could | | | | been running just great." he said. He was the Grand |
| finish races. In 1949, Jim drove in the first event in | | | | National winner in 1967 and won five Grand American |
| what was to become the Cup Series. His first cup | | | | races in his Javelin in 1969. |
| win came in 1953 at Martinsville. Paschal was a short | | | | Although he ran a lot of Modified races in his early |
| track genius. All but two of his 25 wins (the | | | | days, Paschal was best known as a Grand National |
| Coca-Cola World 600s of '64 and '67) were on short | | | | driver. He's tied with former champion Joe Weatherly |
| tracks. In 1956 he finished 5th in the final points | | | | for 22nd on the all-time winner's list and in 1977 was |
| standings in his #75 car. | | | | inducted into the National Motorsports Press |
| In 1963, Petty Engineering took Paschal on to | | | | Association Hall of Fame. |