1. James Ernest Hurtubise was an American racing driver who competed in Championship Cars, sprint cars and stock cars.
16 Facts About Jim Hurtubise
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Jim Hurtubise finished in the top ten 38 times, with 4 victories, in 1959 at Sacramento, 1960 at Langhorne, and 1961 and 1962 at Springfield.
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Jim Hurtubise ran in ten Indianapolis 500 races between 1960 and 1974.
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Jim Hurtubise was named the 1960 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.
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Jim Hurtubise claimed the car was lighter than previous roadsters, which would allow it to be competitive with the other rear-engine cars.
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Jim Hurtubise then removed the engine cover to reveal that the car had no engine, but five chilled cases of his sponsor's product, which he shared with the other pit crews and race officials.
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Jim Hurtubise then sat in entrant Bob Harkey's car for ten minutes refusing to move.
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In 1972, Jim Hurtubise drove the Mallard in an IndyCar race at Michigan in 1972, qualifying 26th and finishing 23rd.
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Jim Hurtubise drove the same car a year earlier at the Pocono 500, qualifying 33rd and finishing 30th.
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In 1957, Jim Hurtubise started his NASCAR career running two races.
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Jim Hurtubise was from the Buffalo suburb of North Tonawanda, New York.
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Jim Hurtubise died January 6,1989, after suffering a heart attack near his home in Port Arthur, Texas.
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Jim Hurtubise is interred at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.
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Jim Hurtubise was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Jim Hurtubise was the 1998 pioneer selection for the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame.
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Jim Hurtubise participated in one World Championship race, finishing eighteenth and receiving no points.