| Jim Vandiver | |||||||
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| Born | December 13, 1939 Huntersville, North Carolina | ||||||
| Died | June 18, 2015 (aged 75) Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 85 races run over 14 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 30th (1975) | ||||||
| First race | 1968 Hickory 250 (Hickory) | ||||||
| Last race | 1983 World 600 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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Jim Vandiver (December 13, 1939 – June 18, 2015) was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who raced from 1968 to 1983.[1][2] As an independent driver, he had limited financial resources but enjoyed a level of success that relatively few independent drivers had during the formative years of NASCAR.