[DeTomaso] Parnelli Jones, August 12, 1933 – June 4, 2024

[Ken Green]

And closer to our hearts, Parnelli Jones won the 1970 Trans Am in a Mustang:

https://performance.ford.com/enthusiasts/newsroom/2020/10/boss-302-trans-am-championship-50th-anniversary.html

Ken








On Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 08:10:46 AM PDT, Larry Stock <larrys at panteraparts.com> wrote: 





    Parnelli Jones, August 12, 1933 - June 4, 2024


  Parnelli Jones retired from professional driving in the id-1970s but
  was always ready to drive around Indianapolis Motor Speedway in his No.
  40 STP car - Penske Entertainment photo

  One of the greatest, toughest drivers of his era, Rufus Parnell Jones,
  known to one and all in the racing game as Parnelli Jones, lost his
  battle with Parkinson's Disease on June 4 in Torrance, CA. Jones was 90
  years old and had lived in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County for
  all but seven years of his life, having been born in Arkansas.

  Parnelli Jones was a master of going faster and performed his feats in
  many different phases of motor sport. From the start of his career,
  Jones' prowess in any type of car, from jalopies to late models to West
  Coast stockers, he showed the talents that would see him find success
  through the many different phases of his career.
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