Jimmy Hensley

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Jimmy Hensley
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Hensley in 1996
BornJames Edward Hensley
(1945-10-11) October 11, 1945 (age 78)
Horsepasture, Virginia, U.S. [1]
Awards1985, 1987 Busch Series Most Popular Driver
1992 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
1996 Craftsman Truck Series Most Popular Driver
NASCAR Cup Series career
98 races run over 18 years
Best finish28th (1992)
First race 1972 Virginia 500 (Martinsville)
Last race 1995 UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
WinsTop tens Poles
0151
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
255 races run over 14 years
Best finish2nd (1985, 1987, 1990)
First race 1982 Dogwood 500 (Martinsville)
Last race 1995 Detroit Gasket 200 (Michigan)
First win 1985 Mountain Dew 400 (Hickory)
Last win 1991 Texas Pete 300 (Rougemont)
WinsTop tens Poles
912915
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
146 races run over 7 years
Best finish6th (1998)
First race 1995 Pizza Plus 150 (Bristol)
Last race 2001 Auto Club 200 (Fontana)
First win 1998 Federated Auto Parts 250 (Nashville)
Last win 1999 NAPA 250 (Martinsville)
WinsTop tens Poles
2644
Statistics current as of March 6, 2012.

James Edward Hensley (born October 11, 1945) is a former NASCAR driver. With a career spanning 27 seasons in all three of NASCAR's elite divisions, Hensley may be best remembered for his Rookie of the Year award won in 1992, his 15th season in the series, and for his nine career Busch Series wins. He spent most of his career working as an oil truck driver in addition to racing. [2] He was best known as being a substitute driver for many teams.

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Early career

Hensley's NASCAR career began in 1972, driving for famous owner Junie Donlavey in the No. 90 Ford. Both of his starts that season came at Martinsville Speedway, the track being just ten miles from Hensley's hometown of Ridgeway, VA. Though an engine failure in his first start relegated Hensley to a 33rd-place finish, he completed all but seven laps of the fall event, the Old Dominion 500, to finish fifth. This would end up being Hensley's best finish in his 98 career Winston Cup Series races.

Hensley competed again for Donlavey in the 1973 and 1974 Virginia 500 events, coming home in seventh and sixth places, respectively. For the 1974 Old Dominion 500, Hensley drove the No. 02 Chevrolet owned by Russell Large, finishing 19th. Beginning in 1975, Hensley drove the No. 63 Chevrolet for part-time owner Billy Moyer, competing in both Martinsville races each year until 1977 and registering a top ten each season. It would be last Cup race for several years.

Return to the series

In 1981, Hensley returned to the Winston Cup Series, driving in the fall Martinsville event for Cecil Gordon in the No. 24 Buick and bringing home a seventh-place result. Hensley raced in three events the next year—both Martinsville races, along with the September event at Richmond, in D. K. Ulrich's No. 40 Buick. That same year, Hensley also competed in the inaugural Busch Series season, competing in 11 events and recording four top five finishes. Hensley spent the 1983 season out of Cup and in the Busch Series, where in 29 starts, he registered 16 top ten finishes.

Busch Series

For the next eight seasons, Hensley competed on-and-off in the Winston Cup Series and raced full-time in the Busch ranks. Behind the wheel of the No. 00 Oldsmobile in 1985, Hensley came home second in points, just 29 points behind champion Jack Ingram, after a season with three wins at Hickory, South Boston, and IRP. Hensley again finished second in points in 1987 driving the No. 5 Advance Auto Parts Buick for Sam Ard, starting and finishing first in the season finale at Martinsville for his only win of the season. Just four races later, Hensley won again at Martinsville in the 1988 Miller Classic.

In 1989, Hensley drove 18 races in six different cars, recording a pole at Hickory in the No. 70 Dirt Devil Pontiac but finishing no better than sixth. In addition, he won his only career Winston Cup pole at Martinsville Speedway, filling in for Dale Earnhardt, who was unable to make it to the track at that time due to the effects of Hurricane Hugo. Earnhardt would drive the car at the race. [3] The pole gave Hensley a berth in the 1990 Busch Clash, in which he started on the front row but fell back with mechanical issues. [4] Hensley returned to victory lane the next season driving the No. 25 Crown Petroleum/Fast Fare Oldsmobile for Don Beverly, winning at Nazareth Speedway; he followed that up in 1991 with a career-high three victories, winning at Martinsville, Hickory, and Rougemont.

Return to the Cup Series

Hensley started the 1992 with the No. 25 Beverly Racing team, but they were unable to locate permanent sponsorship. They parted ways and Hensley moved to the Cup Series, driving the No. 66 TropArtic Ford Thunderbird for Cale Yarborough. Hensley ran in 22 races with four top-ten finishes with the group, and won Rookie of the Year honors at the age of 47, due to the other competitors that season running part-time schedules.

He began 1993 in the No. 52 NAPA/Hurley Limo Ford for Jimmy Means, running the first three races of the year. He then spent most of the season driving the No. 7 car in place of the deceased Alan Kulwicki per Kulwicki's will. After the team was bought by Geoff Bodine, he drove one race for Richard Petty before closing the season in the No. 4 Eastman Kodak/Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet.

Craftsman Truck Series participation

Beginning in 1995, Hensley began to compete in the newly formed Craftsman Truck Series, driving in his first two seasons for owner Grier Lackey. His first full season was in the No. 30 Mopar Performance Dodge Ram in 1996, where he had five top-fives and a pole position. In 1997, however, Hensley joined Petty Enterprises, piloting the No. 43 Cummins Dodge in the next three seasons. At age 52 in 1998, Hensley found victory lane at Nashville and finished sixth in the final points standings. The next year, he finished first at Martinsville, recording what would be the last win of his career. That year, he made his final run in the Busch Series, filling in for Wayne Grubb.

He was replaced at Petty, and signed with the No. 16 Team Rensi Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado group. With sponsorship coming from Lance Snacks, Mobile Max2, and eLink, he had eight top-ten finishes and finished thirteenth in points. He began 2001 without a ride, but ran a majority of the year filling in for Randy MacDonald in the No. 72 truck. Hensley retired after that season, and now works installing fire-service systems. [5]

Motorsports 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

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031NWCCPtsRef
1972 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford RSD DAY RCH ONT CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR
33		 TAL CLT DOV MCH RSD TWS DAY BRI TRN ATL TAL MCH NSV DAR RCH DOV MAR
5		 NWS CLT CAR TWS 99th215.25 [6]
1973 Mercury RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR
7		 TAL NSV CLT DOV TWS RSD MCH DAY BRI ATL TAL NSV DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR 103rd- [7]
1974 Ford RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL DAR NWS MAR
6		 TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY BRI NSV ATL POC TAL MCH DAR RCH DOV NWS 83rd4.01 [8]
Russell Large Racing 02 Chevy MAR
19		 CLT CAR ONT
1975 Moyer Racing 63 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR
7		 TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR DOV NWS MAR
27		 CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT 97th82 [9]
1976 RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR
25		 TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR
7		 NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT 68th234 [10]
1977 RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL NWS DAR BRI MAR
22		 TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV 61st247 [11]
Hensley Racing MAR
6		 NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT
1981 Gordon Racing 24 Buick RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR
7		 NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD NA0 [12]
1982 Ulrich Racing 40 Buick DAY RCH BRI ATL CAR DAR NWS MAR
9		 TAL NSV DOV CLT POC RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH
29		 DOV NWS CLT MAR
23		 CAR ATL RSD NA0 [13]
1984 Langley Racing 64 Ford DAY RCH
22		 CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR
20		 TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH
22		 DOV MAR
22		 CLT NWS CAR ATL RSD NA0 [14]
1986 Langley Racing 64 Ford DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR
23		 TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH
16		 DOV MAR
18		 NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD 54th318 [15]
1988 Arrington Racing 67 Ford DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR
24		 TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL NA0 [16]
1989 Richard Childress Racing 3 Chevy DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR
QL†		 CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL NA- [17]
1990 Moroso Racing 20 Olds DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
33		 CAR
31		 PHO ATL 88th70 [18]
1991 Team III Racing 24 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR
10		 NWS
11		 CLT
20		 CAR
14		 PHO ATL 41st488 [19]
1992 Cale Yarborough Motorsports 66 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR
15		 TAL
25		 CLT
11		 DOV
8		 SON
30		 POC
9		 MCH
29		 DAY
15		 POC
14		 TAL
31		 GLN
26		 MCH
29		 BRI
7		 DAR
15		 RCH
17		 DOV
13		 MAR
17		 NWS
25		 CLT
18		 CAR
18		 PHO
21		 ATL
8		28th2410 [20]
1993 Jimmy Means Racing 52 Ford DAY
40		 CAR
25		 RCH
34		 ATL DAR BRI 32nd2001 [21]
AK Racing 7 Ford NWS
12		 MAR
13		 TAL
9		 SON CLT
15		 DOV
22		 POC
17		 MCH
23		 DAY
34		 NHA
11		 POC
39		 TAL
28		 GLN MCH
15		 BRI
6		 DAR
23		 RCH
21		 DOV
Petty Enterprises 44 Pontiac MAR
34		 NWS CLT CAR
Morgan-McClure Motorsports 4 Chevy PHO
32		 ATL
25
1994 RaDiUs Motorsports 55 Ford DAY
15		 CAR
22		 RCH
36		 ATL
29		 DAR
13		 BRI
DNQ		 NWS
DNQ		 MAR
23		 TAL
30		 SON
DNQ		 CLT
DNQ		 DOV
17		 POC
29		 MCH
42		 DAY
32		 NHA
29		 POC
DNQ		 TAL
30		 IND
32		 GLN
33		 MCH
DNQ		 BRI
DNQ		 DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS 41st1394 [22]
Moroso Racing 20 Ford CLT
40		 CAR PHO
Charles Hardy Racing 44 Ford ATL
12
1995 Active Motorsports 32 Chevy DAY CAR
40		 RCH
DNQ		 ATL
38		 DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON BRI
DNQ		 DAR RCH DOV 44th558 [23]
Hagan Racing 14 Ford CLT
DNQ		 DOV POC MCH
Bill Davis Racing 22 Pontiac DAY
30		 NHA
41		 POC
32		 TAL
DNQ		 IND
32		 GLN MCH
22
A.G. Dillard Motorsports 31 Chevy MAR
DNQ		 NWS
29		 CLT
39		 CAR PHO ATL
1996 Active Motorsports 32 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR
DNQ		 BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA- [24]
† - Qualified for Dale Earnhardt
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1993 Jimmy Means Racing Ford 3840
1994 RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 2515

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
1982 HVP Motorsports 63 Pontiac DAY RCH BRI MAR
7		 DAR HCY SBO
3		 CRW
2		 RCH
17		 LGY DOV HCY CLT ASH HCY SBO
13		 CAR CRW
4		 SBO
7		 HCY LGY IRP
4		 BRI HCY RCH MAR
18		 CLT HCY
10		 MAR
23		14th1520 [25]
1983 DAY RCH
25		 CAR HCY MAR
22		 NWS SBO
6		 GPS
17		 LGY
16		 DOV BRI
8		 CLT SBO
15		 HCY
8		 HCY
9		 IRP
9		 GPS
4		 BRI
15		 HCY
12		 RCH
6		 SBO
19		 MAR
6		 ROU
5		 HCY
20		 MAR
5		8th3716 [26]
55 Pontiac ROU
9		 SBO
24		 ROU
6		 CRW
3		 ROU
7		 SBO
23		 LGY
8
Chubby Arrington29 Dodge DAR
22
Whitaker Racing 7 Olds NWS
3
39 Pontiac CLT
33
1984 Cox Racing 50 Mercury DAY
33		 RCH CAR HCY MAR 34th646 [27]
Gibson Racing 90 Pontiac DAR
35		 ROU NSV LGY MLW DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU
Whitaker Racing 7 Olds SBO
4		 ROU HCY IRP
7		 LGY SBO
19		 BRI DAR RCH NWS
48 Pontiac CLT
17		 HCY CAR
88 Pontiac MAR
9
1985 Thomas Brothers Racing 00 Olds DAY
6		 CAR
8		 HCY
1		 BRI
11		 MAR
20		 DAR
5		 SBO
1		 LGY
9		 DOV
19		 CLT
5		 SBO
2		 HCY
4		 ROU
4		 IRP
1		 SBO
2		 LGY
10		 HCY
5		 MLW
3		 BRI
5		 DAR
4		 RCH
8		 NWS
3		 ROU
12		 CLT
10		 HCY
7		 CAR
6		 MAR
3		2nd4077 [28]
1986 HVP Motorsports 63 Olds DAY
18		 CAR
12		 DAR
19		 DOV
14		 CLT
17		 RAL
12		 DAR
12		 DOV
8		 CLT
19		 CAR
6		8th3914 [29]
Pontiac HCY
17		 BRI
13		 ROU
11		 IRP
11		 SBO
5		 OXF
13		 SBO
7		 HCY
9		 LGY
13		 BRI
21
Chevy MAR
18		 SBO
5		 LGY
25		 JFC
15		 SBO
11		 HCY
18		 ROU
11		 RCH
7		 MAR
6		 ROU
18		 MAR
4*
1987 Sam Ard Racing 5 Buick DAY
20		 HCY
7		 MAR
8		 DAR
17		 BRI
7		 LGY
16		 SBO
4		 CLT
14		 DOV
7		 IRP
21		 ROU
20		 JFC
7		 OXF
22		 SBO
25		 HCY
21		 RAL
4		 LGY
24		 ROU
3		 BRI
2		 JFC
3		 DAR
12		 RCH
8		 DOV
4		 MAR
2		 CLT
14		 CAR
23		 MAR
1*		2nd3565 [30]
1988 DAY
17		 HCY
7		 CAR
10		 MAR
1		 DAR
12		 BRI
11		 LNG
22		 NZH
5		 SBO
14		 NSV
6		 CLT
18		 DOV
24		 ROU
7		 LAN
2		 LVL
3		 MYB
15		 OXF
28		 SBO
12		 HCY
2*		 LNG
3		 IRP
12		 ROU
22		 BRI
5		 DAR
29		 RCH
6		 DOV
15		 MAR
27		 CLT
7		 CAR
19		 MAR
25		6th3837 [31]
1989 Linville Racing 62 Chevy DAY
33		 CAR 22nd1785 [32]
Ryder Racing 27 Pontiac MAR
30
89 Chevy HCY
28
Southern Maryland Motorsports 58 Olds DAR
40		 BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV
Huffman Racing 70 Buick CLT
17		 DOV
33		 ROU
24		 LVL
23		 VOL MYB
14		 SBO
7		 HCY
6		 DUB
18		 IRP
26		 ROU
14		 BRI
15		 DAR RCH
13		 DOV MAR
13		 CLT CAR
Beverley Racing 55 Olds MAR
32
1990 Moroso Racing 25 Olds DAY
4		 RCH
17		 CAR
10		 MAR
4		 HCY
11		 DAR
5		 BRI
6		 LAN
9		 SBO
4*		 NZH
1		 HCY
19		 CLT
7		 DOV
14		 ROU
14		 VOL
8		 MYB
19		 NHA
15		 SBO
14		 DUB
3		 IRP
11		 ROU
4		 BRI
10		 DAR
5		 RCH
5		 DOV
10		 MAR
7		 CLT
15		 CAR
25		 MAR
24		2nd4172 [33]
28 OXF
18
75 NHA
12
1991 Beverley Racing 25 Olds DAY
39		 RCH
8*		 CAR
10		 MAR
1*		 VOL
4		 HCY
2*		 DAR
6		 BRI
23		 LAN
16		 SBO
21		 NZH
9		 CLT
4		 DOV
7		 ROU
2		 HCY
1		 MYB
11		 GLN
21		 OXF
13		 NHA
32		 SBO
9		 DUB
7		 IRP
17		 ROU
1		 BRI
5		 DAR
31		 RCH
14		 DOV
25		 CLT
3		 CAR
38		 MAR
10		5th3916 [34]
5 NHA
37
1992 25 DAY
27		 CAR
14		 RCH
7		 ATL MAR
8		 DAR BRI
7		 HCY
8		 LAN DUB NZH
5		 CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA
7		 TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR HCY 39th1080 [35]
1993 Morgan-McClure Motorsports 4 Chevy DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT
42		69th197 [36]
Henderson Motorsports 75 Olds MAR
4		 CAR HCY ATL
1994 Moroso Racing 20 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR HCY BRI ROU NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW SBO TAL HCY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
9		 MAR 70th214 [37]
Laughlin Racing Products 35 Chevy CAR
29
1995 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL SBO IRP MCH
35		 BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM 105th58 [38]
1999 Grubb Motorsports 83 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR
DNQ		 MEM PHO
DNQ		 HOM NA- [39]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627NCTCPtsRef
1995 Grandaddy Racing 30 Dodge PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI
25		 MLW CNS HPT IRP FLM RCH MAR NWS
18		 SON MMR PHO
30		55th270 [40]
1996 HOM
26		 PHO
27		 POR
10		 EVG
7		 TUS
4		 CNS
3		 HPT
28		 BRI
25		 NZH
2*		 MLW
4		 LVL
3		 I70
8		 IRP
25		 FLM
9		 GLN
8		 NSV
8		 RCH
13		 NHA
9		 MAR
9		 NWS
16		 SON
10		 MMR
18		 PHO
30		 LVS
17		8th3029 [41]
1997 Petty Enterprises 43 Dodge WDW
6		 TUS
8		 HOM
13		 PHO
14		 POR
11		 EVG
25		 I70
2		 NHA
23		 TEX
12		 BRI
8		 NZH
25		 MLW
8		 LVL
3		 CNS
8		 HPT
7		 IRP
3*		 FLM
13		 NSV
15		 GLN
6		 RCH
13		 MAR
4		 SON
6		 MMR
9		 CAL
34		 PHO
19		 LVS
15		8th3385 [42]
1998 WDW
14		 HOM
28		 PHO
14		 POR
12		 EVG
19		 I70
24		 GLN
31		 TEX
33		 BRI
9		 MLW
2		 NZH
6		 CAL
20		 PPR
5		 IRP
14		 NHA
6		 FLM
5		 NSV
1		 HPT
3		 LVL
7		 RCH
16		 MEM
3		 GTY
6		 MAR
2		 SON
5		 MMR
21		 PHO
9		 LVS
3		6th3570 [43]
1999 HOM
29		 PHO
7		 EVG
21		 MMR
5		 MAR
1		 MEM
30		 PPR
5		 I70
5*		 BRI
12		 TEX
8		 PIR
23		 GLN
23		 MLW
12		 NSV
3		 NZH
9		 MCH
3		 NHA
9		 IRP
30		 GTY
10		 HPT
14		 RCH
15		 LVS
7		 LVL
3*		 TEX
14		 CAL
8		10th3280 [44]
2000 Team Rensi Motorsports 16 Chevy DAY
29		 HOM
12		 PHO
15		 MMR
14		 MAR
10		 PIR
6		 GTY
2		 MEM
10		 PPR
11		 EVG
12		 TEX
12		 KEN
13		 GLN
14		 MLW
12		 NHA
27		 NZH
7		 MCH
12		 IRP
9		 NSV
29		 CIC
25		 RCH
13		 DOV
32		 TEX
4		 CAL
10		13th2933 [45]
2001 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY HOM MMR MAR
25		 GTY
13		 DAR
33		 PPR
14		 DOV
26		 TEX
32		 MEM
15		 MLW
26		 KAN KEN
13		 NHA IRP NSH CIC
25		 TEX
14		20th1708 [46]
Dodge NZH
14		 RCH
16		 SBO
25		 LVS
15		 PHO
20		 CAL
30

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314ATSCPtsRef
1985 Thomas Brothers Racing 00 Olds ATL DAY ATL TAL ATL SSP IRP
1		 CSP FRS IRP OEF ISF DSF TOL 93rd- [47]

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