J. T. Putney

==Career==

==Career==

He would lead 32 laps out of the 26,094 that he would contribute to in NASCAR history – the equivalent of {{convert|20371.2|mi|km}}.<ref name=”jtputney”/> Putney’s average start was 17th place while his average finish would end up being 15th place.<ref name=”jtputney”/> Total earnings for this driver added up to $63,963 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|63963|1967|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation).<ref name=”jtputney”/> One of his notable racing accomplishments outside of NASCAR was his seventh-place finish at the 1967 ARCA 250 Daytona Race in a 1966 Chevrolet machine.<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/> Putney mainly drove the #22 [[Chevrolet]] machine as a driver/owner in the NASCAR Cup Series.<ref>[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/drivers/jt-putney/1496 ”J.T. Putney” vehicle information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320184924/http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/drivers/jt-putney/1496 |date=2012-03-20 }} at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet</ref>

would lead 32 laps out of the 26,094 that he would contribute to in NASCAR history – the equivalent of {{convert|20371.2|mi|km}}.<ref name=”jtputney”/> Putney’s average start was 17th place while his average finish would end up being 15th place.<ref name=”jtputney”/> Total earnings for this driver added up to $63,963 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|63963|1967|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation).<ref name=”jtputney”/> One of his notable racing accomplishments outside of NASCAR was his seventh-place finish at the 1967 ARCA 250 Daytona Race in a 1966 Chevrolet machine.<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/> Putney mainly drove the #22 [[Chevrolet]] machine as a driver/owner in the NASCAR Cup Series.<ref>[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/drivers/jt-putney/1496 ”J.T. Putney” vehicle information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320184924/http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/drivers/jt-putney/1496 |date=2012-03-20 }} at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet</ref>

When he was not racing on the track, Putney had a day job at American Enka Corp. as a [[Aviator|corporate pilot]].<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/> After his NASCAR career ended, he would fly for Kingsport Press (based out of [[Kingsport, Tennessee|Kingsport]], [[Tennessee]]) in addition to other local aircraft companies.<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/> Putney would suffer from four other heart attacks before dying of his fifth in 2001.<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/> A brief stint as a businessman gave him the opportunity to briefly own a [[Budget Rent a Car|Budget Rental Car]] franchise.<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/> Putney would ultimately retire from any sort of business or flying after his first heart attack in 1979.<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/> When the [[air traffic controller]]s went on strike, he joined the [[FAA]] and took over their jobs from 1981 to 1990.<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/>

When he was not racing on the track, Putney had a day job at American Enka Corp. as a [[Aviator|corporate pilot]].<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/> After his NASCAR career ended, he would fly for Kingsport Press (based out of [[Kingsport, Tennessee|Kingsport]], [[Tennessee]]) in addition to other local aircraft companies.<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/> Putney would suffer from four other heart attacks before dying of his fifth in 2001.<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/> A brief stint as a businessman gave him the opportunity to briefly own a [[Budget Rent a Car|Budget Rental Car]] franchise.<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/> Putney would ultimately retire from any sort of business or flying after his first heart attack in 1979.<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/> When the [[air traffic controller]]s went on strike, he joined the [[FAA]] and took over their jobs from 1981 to 1990.<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/>

He would leave behind his wife Joyce, four kids (Debbie Putney Buckley, Dede Buckley Wasielewski, Taylor Putney, Lloyd Putney), three siblings (Nell Putney Casteen, W.W. Putney, Blake Putney), five biological grandchildren, and a [[Surrogacy|surrogate]] grandchild named Tucker Smith.<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/>

would leave behind his wife Joyce, four kids (Debbie Putney Buckley, Dede Buckley Wasielewski, Taylor Putney, Lloyd Putney), three siblings (Nell Putney Casteen, W.W. Putney, Blake Putney), five biological grandchildren, and a [[Surrogacy|surrogate]] grandchild named Tucker Smith.<ref name=”legendsofnascar”/>

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