Jabe Thomas


Cerry Ezra "Jabe" Thomas was a NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series driver who competed from the mid-1960s through the late 1970s. His son Ronnie was also a NASCAR Cup Series driver; competing from 1977 to 1989.

Career

Thomas drove 75,243 laps of racing and earned $295,497 in total career money. All of the laps that Thomas raced were the equivalent of or circumnavigating the world at least once. Three finishes in the top five, 77 finishes in the top ten, and an average finish of 18th in his career were a part of his total statistics in the motorsport. Thomas started his Winston Cup Career at the age of 35 and ended it when he was 48 years old. Thomas competed in a total of 322 NASCAR Winston Cup events.
He was a competitor at least three major races of that era along with the other important racing events of that era. Thomas is best known, however, for his performance during the 1971 and the 1974 NASCAR Cup Series seasons.