Jody Ridley

Born

May 19, 1942 (age 74)
Chatsworth, Georgia, United States

Achievements

1991 Slim Jim All Pro Series champion
1992 Slim Jim All Pro Series champion
1993 Slim Jim All Pro Series champion
1987 All Pro Super Series champion
1988 All Pro Super Series champion
1990 All Pro Super Series champion

1985 Snowball Derby winner

Awards

1980 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
1991, 1992, 1993 Slim Jim All Pro Series Most Popular Driver

Georgia Racing Hall of Fame (2007)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career

140 races run over 11 years

Best finish

5th (1981)

First race

1973 Dixie 500 (Atlanta)

Last race

1989 Daytona 500 (Daytona)

First win

1981 Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover)

Last win

1981 Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
1	56	0

NASCAR Xfinity Series career

3 races run over 2 years

Best finish

75th (1982)

First race

1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona)

Last race

1985 Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	2	0

Statistics current as of March 25, 2013.

1980 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
1991, 1992, 1993 Slim Jim All Pro Series Most Popular Driver

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).

In the 1989 Daytona 500, Ridley took over for an injured Bill Elliott, but he would have a hard crash later in the race.

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

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

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