Jim Courage
American racing driver (born 1947)
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Jim Courage (born January 8, 1947) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Winston West Series and NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour.[1]
Fair Oaks, California, U.S.
| Jim Courage | |||||||
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| Born | January 8, 1947 Fair Oaks, California, U.S. | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 8 races run over 5 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 34th (1994) | ||||||
| First race | 1991 Winston 200 (Portland) | ||||||
| Last race | 1997 Fry's Electronics/Iomega Zip 100 (Sonoma) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of May 9, 2025. | |||||||
Racing career
NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Courage attempted the 1989 Banquet Frozen Foods 300, but did not qualify for the race.[2]
NASCAR Winston West Series
Courage attempted the 1989 Banquet Frozen Foods 300, a combination race with the Winston Cup Series, but did not qualify for the race.[2] He made his West Series debut in 1991, driving for John Krebs at Portland Speedway.[3] Courage competed in both races at Mesa Marin Raceway in 1992, failing to finish both due to issues.[4] He competed in two races in 1993, scoring his first top ten at Shasta Speedway despite failing to finish due to fatigue.[5] He only competed in one event in 1994, finishing 11th at Saugus.[6] He did not return to the series until 1997, making two starts and scoring a top ten at Altamont Motorsports Park.[7]
NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour
Courage competed in a NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour race in 1989, finishing 17th at All American Speedway.[8]
Personal life
Motorsport career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Winston Cup Series
Winston West Series
| NASCAR Winston West Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NWWC | Pts | Ref |
| 1989 | Unknown | 41 | Chevy | MAD | MMR | RAS | SON DNQ |
POR | TCR | EVG | MMR | SGS | SON | PHO | NA | NA | [11] | |||
| 1991 | Krebs Racing | 96 | Pontiac | EVG | MMR | SON | SGS | POR 20 |
EVG | SSS | MMR | PHO | 50th | 103 | [3] | |||||
| 1992 | Diamond Ridge Racing | 2 | MMR 17 |
SGS | SON | SHA | POR | EVG | SSS | CAJ | TWS | 27th | 230 | [4] | ||||||
| Sara Vincent | 41 | Buick | MMR 15 |
PHO | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Adele Emerson | 49 | Pontiac | TWS | MMR 19 |
SGS | SON | TUS | 34th | 240 | [5] | |||||||||
| 99 | SHA 10 |
EVG | POR | CBS | SSS | CAJ | TCR | MMR | PHO | |||||||||||
| 1994 | Sellers Racing | 49 | Chevy | MMR | TUS | SON | SGS 11 |
YAK | MMR | POR | IND | CAJ | TCR | LVS | MMR | PHO | TUS | 47th | 130 | [6] |
| 1997 | Sellers Racing | 41 | Chevy | TUS | AMP | SON | TUS | MMR | LVS | CAL | EVG | POR | PPR | AMP 9 |
SON 16 |
MMR | LVS | 42nd | 253 | [7] |
