- Jody Ridley
Infobox NASCAR driver
Name = Jody Ridley
Birthdate = birth date and age|1942|5|19
Birthplace = flagicon|USA Chatsworth, Georgia
Best_Cup_Pos = 5th - 1981 (Winston Cup)
Cup_Wins = 1
Cup_Top_Tens = 56
First_Cup_Race = 1973Dixie 500 (Atlanta)
First_Cup_Win = 1981Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover)
Last_Cup_Win = 1981Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover)
Last_Cup_Race = 1986Firecracker 400 (Daytona)
Awards = 1980Winston Cup Rookie of the YearInducted in the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame
Years_In_Cup = 11
Total_Cup_Races = 140Jody Ridley (born
May 19 ,1942 , inChatsworth, Georgia ) is a formerNASCAR driver. He won the1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award and one race atDover International Speedway the next year, the only Cup victory forDonlavey Racing .His career statistics include 140 career starts, 1 win, 7 top fives, 56 top tens, and 2 top ten points finishes (5th in 1981, and 7th in 1980).
He now resides in Chatsworth, Georgia. He was inducted in the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in 2007. [cite web|url=http://www.thunderroadusa.com/Inductees.html|title=Inductees|date=2008|publisher=Georgia Racing Hall of Fame|accessdate=2008-07-30]
References
External links
* [http://www.thunderroadusa.com/Website_2007_Info/Inductee%20Info/Jody%20Ridley.pdf Biography at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame] (PDF)
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