Markey James

Markey James
Born	November 4, 1941 Medford, Oregon, U.S.
Died	June 29, 2018(2018-06-29) (aged 76)
Awards	1974 NASCAR Winston West Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
5 races run over 4 years
Best finish	88th (1972)
First race	1971 Winston Golden State 400 (Riverside)
Last race	1974 Tuborg 400 (Riverside)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
64 races run over 5 years
Best finish	6th (1974)
First race	1971 Ascot 200 (Gardena)
Last race	1975 Manzanita 100 (Manzanita)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 30 0
Statistics up to date as of May 29, 2026.

Markey Lee James (November 4, 1941 – June 29, 2018) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Winston West Series in the 1970s.

Racing career

James began racing in the NASCAR Winston West Series in 1971, driving for Jim Calder. In nine races, he scored five top-ten finished and led the only five laps of his career. In running these races, he also made his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut at Riverside International Raceway after failing to qualify at Ontario Motor Speedway, finishing last after retiring with engine issues after one lap. James ran fifteen of thirty West Series races in 1972, scoring four top-ten finishes. These starts included two combination races with the Winston Cup Series, as he failed to qualify at Ontario, but would finish twenty-fourth and fortieth in the Riverside races. James ran only twelve West races in 1973, but saw improvement in results, finishing top-ten in nine of these races, including seven top-fives. In his lone Cup start of the year, he finished twentieth at Riverside. James ran twenty-six of twenty-eight West races in 1974, scoring twelve top-ten finishes. He finished sixth in the points standings and was awarded rookie of the year. He made his final Winston Cup start at Riverside, scoring a career-best eighteenth-place finish. James made his final two Winston West starts in 1975, finishing twelfth at Laguna Seca Raceway and fourteenth at Manzanita Speedway. His final recorded start in racing is a NASCAR Grand American Stock Car National Championship race at Medford Speedway in 1980, where he finished seventh.

Death

James died on June 29, 2018.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	NWCSC	Pts	Ref
1971	James Racing	31	Chevy	RSD	DAY	DAY	DAY	ONT DNQ	RCH	CAR	HCY	BRI	ATL	CLB	GPS	SMR	NWS	MAR	DAR	SBO	TAL	ASH	KPT	CLT	DOV	MCH																										NA	NA
	Jim Calder	10																									RSD 40	HOU	GPS	DAY	BRI	AST	ISP	TRN	NSV	ATL	BGS	ONA	MCH	TAL	CLB	HCY	DAR	MAR	CLT	DOV	CAR	MGR	RCH	NWS	TWS
1972	James Racing	31		RSD DNQ	DAY	RCH																																														88th	301
		34W					ONT 24	CAR	ATL	BRI	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	CLT	DOV	MCH
		31W																RSD 40	TWS	DAY	BRI	TRN	ATL	TAL	MCH	NSV	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS	CLT	CAR	TWS
1973		31		RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	NWS	DAR	MAR	TAL	NSV	CLT	DOV	TWS	RSD 20	MCH	DAY	BRI	ATL	TAL	NSV	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	CAR																					102nd	NA
1974		64W	Ford	RSD	DAY	RCH	CAR	BRI	ATL	DAR	NWS	MAR	TAL	NSV	DOV	CLT	RSD 18	MCH	DAY	BRI	NSV	ATL	POC	TAL	MCH	DAR	RCH	DOV	NWS	MAR	CLT	CAR	ONT																			119th	0.845

Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	NWWSC	Pts	Ref
1971	James Racing	31	Chevy	RSD	ONT DNQ	OSS	SJS	CRS	S99																									21st	424
	Jim Calder	107								ASP 12										CRS 5	OSS 5	SGS 12	BKS 7	CSP	EVG 23	IFS	YAK 4	SGB 9	TWS
		10									RSD 40	SAL	SPS	SKA	USP	POR	LSP	MED	DCS
1972	James Racing	31		RSD DNQ		SJS 9	S99 24	SMN 18	TCR	YAK	EVG											CRS 15	OSS 13	SGS 7	CSP	BKS 12	EVG 21	USP 19	YAK 14	POR 17	ASP 5	WCR 15	SMN	14th	1165
		34W			ONT 24
		31W										RSD 40	MED	POR	IFS	MER	SPS	LSP	WSP	SKA	RAS
1973		31		AMP 3	MAD 2	S99 18	AUR	KFS	CBS	USP	POR	SPS	WER	SGS 3	CAJ 13	OSS	CSP	BKS 4	LAG 6	EVG 4	WSP 5	YAK 9	POR 18	AMP 3										14th	895.25
1974		64		RSD	AMP 12	S99 8	MSP 11	COR 10	SBP 17	ASP 24		WER 9	WSP 9	SPS 8	STA 22	USP 15	POR 24	MED 13	EUG 13	CBS 3	CAJ 7	CRS 12	ASP 8	AMP 4	CSP 5	EVG 24	YAK 12	POR 7	SGB 7					6th	1617.25
		64W	Ford								RSD 18
		41	Chevy																											ASP 14	ONT
1975		64		RSD	LAG 12	MSP 14	ASP	RSD	ASP	USP	POR	EVG	SMS	CRS	CSP	ASP	EVG	YAK	POR	MSP	ONT													NA	133.5

External links

• Markey James driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Markey James driver statistics at The Third Turn