Jimmy Means Racing
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| Owner(s) | Jimmy Means |
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| Base | Forest City, North Carolina |
| Series | Xfinity Series |
| Car numbers | 25, 50, 52, 53, 55, 79 |
| Race drivers | 52. Joey Gase 79. Josh Williams |
| Sponsors | 52. Racing 2 Cure 79. |
| Manufacturer | Chevrolet |
| Opened | 1978 |
| Career | |
| Debut |
Sprint Cup Series: 1978 Daytona 500 (Daytona) |
| Latest race | 2016 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead) |
| Races competed | 603 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
Jimmy Means Racing is an American professional team that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. It is owned by former driver Jimmy Means, who was the team's primary driver upon the team's founding in 1978 as a Winston Cup team known as Means Racing. The team currently fields the No. 52 Chevrolet Camaro full-time for Joey Gase.
After 44 starts driving for Bill Gray (and one for Rod Osterlund), Means made his debut as an owner in 1978 when he fielded the No. 52 Chevrolet. He had two top-tens and finished sixteenth in points. He expanded to a multi-car team briefly, fielding the No. 25 for Charlie Chamblee in the No. 25 at Nashville, the No. 53 for Cecil Gordon at North Wilkesboro Speedway, and the No. 50 for Baxter Price at Texas World Speedway. His best years driving his own car were from 1980–1983, when he finished no worse than 18th in the standings and had an average finish of 20th of better in all 4 seasons.
While remaining the primary driver of his own car, in 1983 he stepped aside for Lennie Pond at Michigan International Speedway, who finished 22nd. In 1984, Means was injured and was replaced by Dale Jarrett, Sterling Marlin, Morgan Shepherd, Roy Smith and Bobby Wawak, and Means drove the No. 52 solely for the next six years. In 1991 Means gave up the No. 52 on two different occasions; Bobby Hillin, Jr. drove at Dover and Sears Point (finishing 19th and 21st), and Mike Wallace (finishing 31st and 39th) at Phoenix and Atlanta. In the early 90s he more frequently handed the wheel over to other drivers, including a rideless Bobby Hillin Jr, road racing ace Tom Kendall, future IRL champion Scott Sharp, and future Craftsman Truck Series champ Mike Skinner. He also fielded occasional second entries for other drivers, including John McFadden, Mike Potter, & Brad Teague.
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