Jody Ridley
Born (1942-05-19) May 19, 1942
Chatsworth, Georgia, United States
Achievements1991, 1992, 1993 Slim Jim All Pro Series Champion
1987, 1988, 1990 All Pro Super Series Champion
1985 Snowball Derby Winner
1993 Myrtle Beach 400 Winner
Awards1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
1991, 1992, 1993 Slim Jim All Pro Series Most Popular Driver
Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Inductee (2007)
NASCAR Cup Series career
140 races run over 11 years
Best finish5th (1981)
First race1973 Dixie 500 (Atlanta)
Last race1989 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
First win1981 Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 56 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish75th (1982)
First race1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race1985 Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Statistics current as of March 25, 2013.

Jody Ridley (born May 19, 1942) is a former NASCAR driver. He won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award and one race at Dover International Speedway the next year, the only Cup victory for Donlavey Racing.

His career statistics include 140 career starts, one win, seven top fives, 56 top tens, and two top ten points finishes (fifth in 1981, and seventh in 1980).

He now resides in Chatsworth, Georgia. He was inducted in the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in 2007.[1]

Early life

Born in Chatsworth, Georgia, and raised in Dalton, Ridley was a fan of cars from a young age. In 1967, he purchased Joe Lee Johnson's 1963 Ford Mustang at the age of 25. At that time, he had only been racing and affiliated with NASCAR for a year, joining the professional leagues in 1966.[2] 1967 would be the beginning of Ridley's career, participating in many NASCAR races throughout Georgia, such as in Lakewood, Trenton, and Byron.[3][4]

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
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 NWCC Pts Ref
1973 Donlavey Racing 90 Mercury RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV CLT DOV TWS RSD MCH DAY BRI ATL
5		 TAL
37		 NSV DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT 59th - [5]
Elliott Racing 09 Ford CAR
31
1974 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL
33		 DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY BRI NSV ATL POC TAL MCH DAR RCH DOV NWS MAR CLT CAR
30		 ONT 88th 3.17 [6]
1975 93 RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL
29		 NWS DAR MAR TAL ATL
11		 ONT NA 0 [7]
Arrington Racing 6 Dodge NSV
27		 DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR DOV NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR BRI
1977 Makar Enterprises 84 Mercury RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL
14		 NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL ONT 87th 121 [8]
1979 Donlavey Racing 77 Mercury RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL
5		 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT
26		 NWS CAR ATL
10		 ONT 47th 374 [9]
1980 90 Ford RSD
16		 RCH
18		 CAR
29		 BRI
11		 DAR
10		 NWS
7		 MAR
7		 NSV
8		 DOV
6		 TWS
26		 RSD
11		 MCH
6		 NSV
8		 POC
18		 DAR
30		 RCH
5		 DOV
9		 NWS
9		 MAR
9		 CAR
5		 ATL
6		 ONT
18		 7th 3972 [10]
Mercury DAY
10		 ATL
6		 TAL
10		 CLT
12		 DAY
7		 TAL
30		 MCH
18		 BRI
12		 CLT
8
1981 Ford RSD
7		 DAY
7		 RCH
8		 ATL
6		 BRI
6		 NWS
28		 DAR
7		 MAR
6		 TAL
31		 NSV
25		 DOV
1		 CLT
20		 TWS
6		 RSD
7		 MCH
4		 DAY
38		 NSV
10		 POC
15		 TAL
8		 MCH
12		 BRI
20		 DAR
12		 RCH
9		 DOV
11		 MAR
21		 NWS
7		 CLT
15		 CAR
10		 ATL
5		 RSD
9		 5th 4002 [11]
Miller Racing 79 Olds CAR
17
1982 Donlavey Racing 90 Ford DAY
9		 RCH
13		 BRI
20		 ATL
17		 CAR
33		 DAR
22		 NWS
17		 MAR
12		 TAL
38		 NSV
13		 DOV
17		 CLT
6		 POC
9		 RSD
7		 MCH
27		 DAY
15		 NSV
8		 POC
36		 TAL
14		 MCH
26		 BRI
8		 DAR
28		 RCH
25		 DOV
25		 NWS
9		 CLT
7		 MAR
7		 CAR
31		 ATL
28		 RSD
9		 13th 3333 [12]
1983 Robert McEntyre Racing 84 Buick DAY
10		 RCH CAR ATL
17		 DAR
27		 NWS MAR TAL
32		 NSV DOV BRI CLT
DNQ		 RSD POC MCH DAY
8		 NSV POC 32nd 1050 [13]
Chevy TAL
31		 MCH
15		 BRI DAR
33		 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
12		 CAR ATL
10		 RSD
1984 DAY
10		 RCH CAR ATL
27		 BRI NWS DAR
36		 MAR TAL
16		 NSV DOV CLT
8		 RSD POC MCH
35		 DAY
19		 NSV
28		 POC TAL
34		 MCH
14		 BRI DAR
16		 RCH DOV
29		 MAR CLT
7		 NWS CAR ATL
32		 RSD 14th 1288 [14]
1985 Helen Rae Motorsports 00 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD NA - [15]
1986 RahMoc Enterprises 57 Ford DAY
12		 RCH CAR ATL
29		 33rd 1213 [16]
75 Pontiac BRI
23		 DAR
20		 NWS
15		 MAR
10		 TAL
42		 DOV
18		 CLT
21		 RSD POC
11		 MCH
34		 DAY
13		 POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD
1989 Melling Racing 9 Ford DAY
RL†		 CAR ATL RCH DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL NA NA
† – Relieved Bill Elliott during race
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1980 Donlavey Racing Mercury 27 10
1981 Ford 27 7
1982 23 9
1983 Robert McEntyre Racing Buick 18 10
1984 Chevrolet 33 10
1985 Helen Rae Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ
1986 RahMoc Enterprises Ford 33 12
1989 Melling Racing Ford RL†

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
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 NBSC Pts Ref
1982 98 Pontiac DAY
2		 RCH BRI MAR DAR
2		 HCY SBO CRW RCH LGY DOV HCY CLT ASH HCY SBO CAR CRW SBO HCY LGY IRP BRI HCY RCH MAR CLT HCY MAR 75th 340 [17]
1985 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 8 Pontiac DAY CAR HCY BRI MAR DAR SBO LGY DOV CLT
29		 SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO LGY HCY MLW BRI DAR RCH NWS ROU CLT HCY CAR MAR 86th 76 [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Inductees". Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  2. ↑ Krueger, John; King, J.D. (26 Jun 1967). "Ridley is Victorious in Perry 200 Race". The Macon Telegraph. p. 6. Retrieved 8 Jun 2023.
  3. ↑ Zier, Pat (28 Jun 1967). "Big Curtis Heads Field at Lakewood". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. 34. Retrieved 8 Jun 2023.
  4. ↑ Krueger, John (4 Jul 1967). "Johnson, Ridley to Duel in '200'". The Macon Telegraph. p. 18. Retrieved 8 Jun 2023.
  5. ↑ "Jody Ridley – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Jody Ridley – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Jody Ridley – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Jody Ridley – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Jody Ridley – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Jody Ridley – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Jody Ridley – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Jody Ridley – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Jody Ridley – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Jody Ridley – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Jody Ridley – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Jody Ridley – 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Jody Ridley – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Jody Ridley – 1985 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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