P.J. Jones announced Tuesday afternoon that his father, Parnelli Jones, has died at the age of 90.
Jones ran 34 NASCAR races between 1956 and 1970, compiling four wins and eleven top tens.
He won the Indianapolis 500 in 1963.
AND: Auto racing has lost one of its biggest heroes and greatest drivers as 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner Parnelli Jones passed away of natural causes on Tuesday. He was 90 years old.
The news of his passing was confirmed by his son, P.J. Jones, at 5 p.m. ET. Jones passed away at Torrance Memorial Medical Center with family members at his side.
“I miss him greatly,” P.J. Jones posted on his Facebook page.
The Torrance, California resident had battled Parkinson’s for the past several years.
Jones was known as a driver who could race anything and drive it to victory. He was as proficient in NASCAR stock cars as he was United States Auto Club (USAC) midgets and sprint cars.
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