Jerry Cook (born June 20, 1943) is a

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championship race car driver. He began racing at the age of 13 and won the track championship at Utica-Rome Speedway in 1969.

Racing career

He eventually went to become a six-time champion in the

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series (1971–72, 1974–77). His rivalry with fellow Rome, New York driver

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is legendary. He retired after the 1982 season with 342 wins.NASCAR Modified All-Time Top 10 list at nascar.com
/ref> He stayed with the sport, and helped shape the series. In 1973, he attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500 in a No. 07 Chevrolet. In his Daytona 500 Qualifying Race, he spun on lap 44 and finished 25th, failing to make the 500.

NASCAR administration

Cook served as the Whelen Modified Series' director when it began in 1985, and is currently NASCAR's Competition Administrator.

Awards

*Inducted in the

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in 2009 *In 1989, he was inducted into the

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*Inducted into the

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in 1993 *As part of NASCAR's 50th Anniversary celebration in 1998, he was named one of

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. *NASCAR named him #3 on its

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list. *Inducted into the

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in 2016 *Inducted in the

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inducted in 2011. *Named one of

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(2023)

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

=Daytona 500

References

External links

* 1943 births Living people NASCAR drivers People from Lockport, New York Racing drivers from New York (state) Sportspeople from Rome, New York {{NASCAR-bio-stub NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees