Person in history
Jabe Thomas
Jabe Thomas, American race car driver (born 1930)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2015 · June 4
- Known as
- engineer, racing driver. Citizenship: United States
Their story
Who they were
Cerry Ezra "Jabe" Thomas was an American NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series driver who competed from the mid-1960s through the late 1970s. His son Ronnie was also a NASCAR Cup Series driver; competing from 1977 to 1989 and winning NASCAR's Rookie of the Year award in 1978.
Path and career
Career Thomas drove 75,243 laps of racing and earned $295,497 in total career money ($1,458,639.53 when adjusted for inflation). [ 1 ] All of the laps that Thomas raced were the equivalent of 65,631.9 miles (105,624.3 km) or circumnavigating the world at least once. [ 1 ] Three finishes in the top-five, 77 finishes in the top-ten, and an average finish of 18th (his average start was 22nd) in his career were a part of his total statistics in the motorsport. [ 1 ]
Why this date
Jabe Thomas appears on our June 4 calendar for 2015 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Jabe Thomas
When did Jabe Thomas die?
June 4 2015.
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