Jody Ridley
Race car driver, Athlete
1942 –
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Who is Jody Ridley?
Jody Ridley is a former NASCAR driver. He won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award and one race at Dover International Speedway the next year, the only Cup victory for Donlavey Racing.
His career statistics include 140 career starts, 1 win, 7 top fives, 56 top tens, and 2 top ten points finishes.
In the 1989 Daytona 500, Ridley took over for an injured Bill Elliott, but he would have a hard crash later in the race.
He now resides in Chatsworth, Georgia. He was inducted in the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in 2007.
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- Born
- May 19, 1942
Chatsworth - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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