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Jim Malloy was born on 23 May, 1932 in Columbus, Nebraska, United States, is an American racing driver. Discover Jim Malloy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 39 years old?

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Age 39 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 23 May 1932
Birthday 23 May
Birthplace Columbus, Nebraska, United States
Date of death 18 May, 1972
Died Place Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Nationality United States

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1932

James H. Malloy Jr. (May 23, 1932 – May 18, 1972) was an American racecar driver.

Born in Columbus, Nebraska, Malloy's family moved to Englewood, Colorado, where he attended grade school and high school.

Malloy lettered in football and baseball in high school.

He attended Colorado State University for two years.

1940

Malloy died only five days before what would have been his 40th birthday.

1955

In 1955 Malloy started driving Semi-Modifieds at Lakeside Speedway in Denver, Colorado.

1958

Malloy also drove a 1958 Edsel Pacer at Colorado National Speedway in 1968.

1962

He continued racing at Lakeside through 1962.

This is where he branched out and ran with the fledgling Canadian American Modified Racing Association (CAMRA), an organization that raced mainly in the Northwest United States and in British Columbia.

The CAMRA series became a series where a driver could develop their skills and move up to Indy Car racing and running the Indianapolis 500.

Billy Foster, Art Pollard, Dick Simon and later Indy 500 winner Tom Sneva, his brother Jerry Sneva, Eldon Rasmussen and Cliff Hucul raced in the Indy 500 after graduating from the CAMRA series.

Malloy was no exception.

1964

He drove a modified built and prepared by his brother Jerry Malloy and in 1964 and 1965 he won the CAMRA championship.

1966

Malloy attempted to race in the 1966 Daytona 500 but only managed a 21st-place finish in his qualifying race and failed to make the field.

1967

In 1967 he started driving USAC sprint cars.

This is when Malloy got a huge break in his racing career.

He was hired by the Jim Robbins Race Team to drive USAC Indy Cars.

He ran eight races for the Robbins team that year with his best finish being a 6th at Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

Malloy drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1967–1972 seasons, with 61 career starts, including the 1968–1971 Indianapolis 500 races.

1968

The Robbins team brought Malloy to Indianapolis in 1968 where he was the fastest rookie qualifier.

1969

In 1969 Malloy started 13th and despite an early 22 minute pit stop he managed an 11th-place finish.

In his Champ Car career, he finished in the top ten 23 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1969 at the Milwaukee Mile, driving for Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing in a substitute role for the injured Al Unser.

1970

In 1970 he qualified 9th, his best starting position to date.

His car broke a rear constant velocity joint and hit the 4th turn wall at the end of the pace lap, putting himself out of the race even before the start.

1971

In 1971 was originally entered in a car for the M.V.S. Racing Team.

But when LeeRoy Yarbrough crashed hard with one of Dan Gurney's Eagles, his injuries were severe enough that he could not compete in the Indy 500 in 1971.

Dan Gurney asked Malloy to pilot the Eagle in place of Yarbrough.

He drove a solid race finishing 4th, his personal best at Indianapolis.

1972

In 1972 Malloy signed on to drive for the Gerhardt racing team and one of the very fast 1972 Eagles.

During the month of May Malloy and the new Eagle was among the fastest cars.

During the practice session on May 14, he was attempting to break the 200 mi/h speed barrier (which other Indy drivers were trying to do at the time) when his car mysteriously cut sharply to the right and crashed head-on into the outside retaining wall confining Turn 3 at about 186 mi/h.

Malloy died in the hospital, four days after being pulled from his destroyed car.

He never regained consciousness.

His injuries included head injuries, second degree burns to his face, feet, and hands, and fractures to his right arm and both of his legs and hips.

1979

In 1979 Malloy was inducted into the Colorado Motorsports Hall of Fame.

Malloy had a wife named Mary.

Together they had two sons, Jim and Pat, and a daughter, Cheryl.

2014

He started 14th and finished 22nd, dropping out after 64 laps with mechanical failure.