cup_poles birth_place cup_wins first_cup_win awards total_cup_races last_cup_win last_cup_race best_cup_pos first_cup_race birth_date years_in_cup cup_top_tens article_title name
3 texarkana , arkansas 4 1957 kitsap county airport -lrb- bremerton -rrb- 1990 in the national sprint car hall of fame 1992 inducted international in the motorsports hall of fame of america 1961 indianapolis motorsports 500 co-rookie of the year 1963 indianapolis 500 winner 1964 hall usac stock car champion 1960 , 1961 , 1962 usac of sprint car series champion 1976 inductee in the off-road motorsports fame hall of fame 2001 inducted into the west coast stock inductee car hall of fame inducted in the national midget auto 1991 racing hall of fame inducted 34 1967 motor trend 500 -lrb- riverside -rrb- 1970 motor trend 500 -lrb- riverside -rrb- 33rd - 1958 -lrb- grand national -rrb- 1956 merced fairgrounds 12 august 1933 12 11 parnelli jones
 rufus `` parnelli '' jones
parnelli jones

rufus parnell `` parnelli '' jones -lrb- born august 12 , 1933 in texarkana , arkansas -rrb- , is a retired american racing driver and race car owner .
he is most remembered for his accomplishments at the indianapolis 500 .
in 1962 , he became the first driver to qualify over 150 mph .
he won the race in 1963 , then famously broke down while leading the 1967 race with three laps to go in a turbine car .
during his career as an owner , he won the indy 500 in 1970-1971 with driver al unser , sr. .
jones won races in many types of vehicles : sports cars , indycars , sprint cars , midget cars , off-road vehicles , and stock cars .
he is also remembered for bringing the stock block engine to usac sprint car racing as one of the `` chevy twins '' with jim hurtubise .
he is associated with the famous boss 302 mustang with his wins using the engine in the 1970s .
jones ' son p. j. jones was also a diverse driver , with indycar and nascar starts and a championship in imsa prototype sports cars .
his other son page jones was an up-and-coming driver before suffering career ending -lrb- and life-threatening -rrb- injuries in a sprint car at the 4-crown nationals , and has been in rehabilitation , working with his father-in-law .
following the death of 1960 indianapolis 500 winner jim rathmann , jones is now the oldest living `` 500 '' winner .
