James A. Dick IV (born October 22, 1957) is an American professional racing driver and businessman. He is the proprietor of the El Paso, Texas-based Viva Autosport chain of car dealerships, has driven in the NASCAR SuperTruck Series, and formerly owned the NASCAR Nationwide Series team Viva Motorsports.
| Jimmy Dick | |||||||
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| Born | James A. Dick IV October 22, 1957 El Paso, Texas | ||||||
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| 1995 position | 51st | ||||||
| Best finish | 51st (1995) | ||||||
| First race | 1995 Total Petroleum 200 (Colorado) | ||||||
| Last race | 1995 Spears Manufacturing 200 (Mesa Marin) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of August 11, 2020. | |||||||
Business career
editComing from a family of businessmen, Dick bought his first car dealership in El Paso, Texas in 1985.[1] By 2007, Dick owned six new car dealerships and three used car dealerships,[1] and rebranded all of the dealerships under a new Viva Autosport name.[2] By 2016, that number had grown to 13 and the Viva chain of dealerships had expanded to New Mexico.[3]
He later owned and sponsored a NASCAR Nationwide Series team, Viva Motorsports, which ran entries for Dick's son, Jamie Dick.[4]
Racing career
editAfter participating in a 1988 charity race at El Paso Speedway Park, Dick decided to become a sprint car racer, only to decide against it some time later due to safety risks and a lack of advancement opportunities.[5] He ran a limited schedule in the NASCAR Winston West Series in 1994, hoping to use that experience as a springboard to running some NASCAR Winston Cup Series races in 1995 or 1996.[5] In 1995, Dick ran three NASCAR SuperTruck Series races, scoring a best finish of 17th at Colorado National Speedway.[6]
Personal life
editDick was previously married, but divorced his wife.[7]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
SuperTruck Series
edit| NASCAR SuperTruck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | NSTSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1995 | Jimmy Dick Racing | 79 | Chevy | PHO | TUS | SGS | MMR | POR | EVG | I70 | LVL | BRI | MLW | CNS 17 |
HPT | IRP | FLM 18 |
RCH | MAR | NWS | SON | MMR 22 |
PHO | 51st | 318 | [6] |
Winston West Series
edit| NASCAR Winston West Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NWWSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1993 | Diaz Racing | 77 | Chevy | TWS | MMR | SGS | SON | TUS | SHA | EVG | POR | CBS | SSS | CAJ 8 |
TCR | MMR 14 |
PHO | 32nd | 263 | [8] |
| 1994 | MMR 17 |
TUS 5 |
SON | SGS 16 |
YAK | MMR 17 |
POR | IND | CAJ 16 |
TCR | LVS | MMR | PHO | TUS | 25th | 609 | [9] | |||
References
edit- ^ a b Mrkvicka, Mike (December 3, 2007). "Why 'way' is out, 'Viva' is in for Jimmy Dic". El Paso Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "Get Out of the 'Way', VIVA Hits El Paso Today!". El Paso Times. December 1, 2007. Retrieved August 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Viva Auto Group". The City Magazine El Paso / Las Cruces. February 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ Bloomquist, Bret (May 24, 2015). "El Paso native, NASCAR racer Jamie Dick happy to be back after health scare". El Paso Times. Gannett. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ a b Romero, Ysela (July 23, 1994). "El Pasoan has sights set on reaching NASCAR". El Paso Times. Retrieved August 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Dick - 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ Erfort, John (July 20, 2008). "Shifting into High gear: Driver with El Paso ties has success in stock cars". El Paso Times. Retrieved August 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jimmy Dick – 1993 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
- ^ "Jimmy Dick – 1994 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.