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| Jim Bown | |||||||
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| Born | James Bown (1960-06-24)June 24, 1960 (age 65) Portland, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
| 23 races run over 10 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 56th (1982) | ||||||
| First race | 1981Warner W. Hodgdon 400 (Riverside) | ||||||
| Last race | 1990Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 122 races run over 10 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 15th (1994)[1] | ||||||
| First race | 1991Mountain Dew 400 (Hickory) | ||||||
| Last race | 2000All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 (Lowe's) | ||||||
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| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 70th (1997) | ||||||
| First race | 1997Craftsman 200 (Portland) | ||||||
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Jim Bown (born June 24, 1960) is an American formerstock car racing driver. He has run a total of 23Winston Cup Series races. He scored one top-ten result, a tenth-place finish atRiverside International Raceway in 1982.[2] In the NASCARBusch Series, he competed in 122 races, with four top-fives and one pole.[1] He also made oneCraftsman Truck Series race in1997 atPortland Speedway and he finished sixteenth.[3]
He is the younger brother of1990 Busch championChuck Bown.[4]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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| 1989 | Bown Racing | Chevy | DNQ | |
| 1996 | Balough Racing | Chevy | DNQ | |
| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | NCTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||
| 1997 | Gloy Racing | 55 | Ford | WDW | TUS | HOM DNQ | PHO DNQ | 70th | 259 | [27] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquardt Racing | 87 | Chevy | POR 16 | EVG DNQ | I70 | NHA | TEX | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | NSV | GLN | RCH | MAR | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS | ||||||||||||||||||||