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| John Graham | |||||||
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 Graham atRoad America in 2017 | |||||||
| Born | (1955-10-22)22 October 1955 Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||
| Died | 12 October 2025(2025-10-12) (aged 69) Newmarket, Ontario, Canada | ||||||
| NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career | |||||||
| 14 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| 2017 position | 65th | ||||||
| Best finish | 65th (2017) | ||||||
| First race | 2004Kroger 200 (IRP) | ||||||
| Last race | 2017Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of June 16, 2020. | |||||||
John Samuel Graham (22 October 1955 – 12 October 2025) was a Canadian professional racing driver. He drove in numerous road racing series such asIMSA. He also had experience inNASCAR.
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In 1981, he began his career in theCan-Am series' U2 (under 2-litre) class. In 1982 he joined Gordon Lightfoot driving the Lightfoot Racing March 811 Cosworth. In 1983, he joinedAston Martin driving the "Nimrod" at the24 hours of Daytona. Over his career he has drivenIMSA, WSC,Indy Lights, F2,ALMS,Grand-Am,[1]ARCA,[2]NASCARNationwide Series[3] as well as in theParis-Dakar Rally Raid. He had nine starts at the24 Hours of Le Mans, with an LMP675 class win in 2000 with Canadian teamMultimatic Motorsports.[4][5] His podium finishes include the24 Hours of Daytona,12 Hours of Sebring, andPetit Le Mans.
Graham was inducted into theCanadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2021.[6]
Graham died from lung cancer at a hospice inNewmarket, Ontario on 12 October 2025, at the age of 58.[7][8]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  Obermaier Racing | Jürgen Lässig George Fouché | Porsche 956 | C1 | 147 | DNF | DNF |
| 1985 | Team Labatt Gebhardt Engineering | Frank Jelinski Nick Adams | Gebhardt JC853 | C2 | 224 | NC | NC |
| 1988 | PC Automotive |  Olindo Iacobelli Alain Ianette | Argo JM19C | C2 | 130 | DNF | DNF |
| 1998 |  CJ Motorsport | John MortonHarald Grohs | Porsche 911 GT2 | LMGT2 | 164 | DNF | DNF |
| 2000 | Multimatic Motorsports | Scott Maxwell Greg Wilkins | Lola B2K/40 | LMP675 | 274 | 25th | 1st |
| 2001 | Dick Barbour Racing |  Milka Duno David Murry | Reynard 01Q | LMP675 | 4 | DNF | DNF |
| 2002 | MBD Sportscar Team |  Didier de RadiguèsMilka Duno | Panoz LMP07 | LMP900 | 259 | DNF | DNF |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Xfinity 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2004 | MacDonald Motorsports | 72 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP 31 | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH 29 | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM 28 | ATL | PHO 38 | DAR | HOM | 81st | 274 | [11] | |
| 2007 | Braun Racing | 10 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV 23 | GLN 31 | MCH | BRI | CAL | 77th | 441 | [12] | ||||||||
| Baker Curb Racing | 37 | Ford | RCH 41 | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM 27 | TEX | PHO 26 | HOM 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Rick Ware Racing | 74 | Chevy | DAY | ATL | LVS | PHO | CAL | TEX | BRI | RCH | TAL | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | IOW | DAY | KEN | NHA | IND | IOW | GLN | MOH | BRI | ROA 30 | DAR | 65th | 15 | [13] | |||||||||||
| B. J. McLeod Motorsports | 78 | Chevy | RCH 37 | CHI | KEN | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | PHO 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Harmon Racing | 74 | Dodge | HOM 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Re/Max 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 | ARSC | Pts | Ref | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Hover Motorsports | 72 | Ford | DAY | USA | NSH DNQ | SLM | 57th | 475 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Belmont Racing | 62 | Ford | KAN 37 | WIN 16 | KEN 27 | TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN DNQ | POC | NSH DNQ | ISF | MIL 24 | GTW | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL DNQ | TOL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 14 | DAY | SLM | IOW | KAN | CAR | KEN | TOL | POC 23 | MCH 41 | CAY | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | DSF | CHI | SLM | NJE | TAL | TOL | 115th | 145 | [15] | |||||||||||||||||||
