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  • 9 years later...
Link doesn't work. Is Jim Cook Racing still around or anybody who sells the Super Charger?

Jim Cook died many years ago. I read posts on various boards that his widow, Sandy, was doing some business. Don't expect to find his old kit anywhere.

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Is this the same Jim cook

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Joe Smith (right) and Team Mate Jim Cook Making Ready For The Finals At The NHRA Indy Nationals As Two Of Joe's Machines Earned Their Way To The NHRA Winners Circle. A First In The History Of NHRA Drag Racing.

http://granddaddy-joe-smith-nostalgia.blogspot.com/

"Jim Cook's career ending crash

Quote Originally Posted by indyguy2

Anybody have any info on this crackup? Looks pretty nasty!

This was in the NASCAR Motor Trend 500 at Riverside International Raceway on January 18, 1970, the same race you have a photo of earlier in the thread. Pretty nasty, yes...Jim Cook, who was a long time West Coast stock car standout, suffered severe injuries - including multiple fractures to his arms, legs, face and chest, head injuries and internal injuries. After weeks of being in "extremely critical" to "critical" condition, he rallied - only to suffer an infection and wind up back on the critical list a month later. His injuries were life threatening for months. He was unconscious for a week, then semi-conscious - through May. I have no idea when he finally was released from the hospital. There were benefit races to help with his medical costs. I recall he was in a wheelchair from then on.

I was at that race, seated in the main grandstand. Fortunately, I did not see the accident. The aftermath was bad enough. It actually looked like two cars from the stands, and then there was the realization that it was only one car - damaged horribly.

Reportedly, Cook and another car brushed at the end of the backstraight. Cook's car crashed into the end of the turn 9 wall.

Since Jim Cook was one of my favorite drivers to watch on Southern California short tracks, this was all pretty tough on a kid. Jim Cook was an extremely smooth driver, a short track ace with many Southern California wins, some wins in NASCAR's Western series (including a memorable one in an Oldsmobile) and one race win in NASCAR's top series. And while he primarily raced on the West Coast, he did race at Charlotte, Daytona and Richmond. "

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http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?126855-Old-Racing-Scrapbooks

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