Jimmy Means

Jimmy Means
Means at Texas Motor Speedway in 2019
Born	James Bradford Means (1950-05-29) May 29, 1950 (age 74) Texarkana, Arkansas, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
455 races run over 18 years
Best finish	11th (1982)
First race	1976 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race	1993 AC Delco 500 (Rockingham)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 17 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
3 races run over 1 year
Best finish	65th (1989)
First race	1989 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race	1989 Gatorade 200 (Darlington)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
Statistics current as of December 25, 2012.

James Means (born May 29, 1950) is a retired American racing driver and owner, who competed in the Winston Cup Series as an owner-driver. He is currently an adviser for Front Row Motorsports and a former owner of NASCAR Xfinity Series team Jimmy Means Racing.

He competed in NASCAR for eighteen years in mostly his own equipment, posting seventeen career top-tens. He made three career Busch Series starts in 1989, finishing 10th at Darlington Raceway. Following his retirement, Means worked as a crew chief in NASCAR, working for Bud Moore Engineering and Moy Racing. Means was part the Alabama Gang which included Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Neil Bonnett and Red Farmer and later Davey Allison, Hut Stricklin, Steve Grissom and Mike Alexander.

Means' nickname "Smut" originated from his admiration for mechanic Smokey Yunick. Since the nickname "Smokey" was already taken in racing circles, Means' crew nicknamed him "Smut", the residue left behind by smoke.^[1]

He is the father of Brad Means.