Jimmy Makar Autographs
Jimmy Makar (born March 24, 1956) was the Senior Vice President of Racing Operations at Joe Gibbs Racing. Born in Morristown, New Jersey, he was previously a crew chief for Rusty Wallace, Dale Jarrett and Bobby Labonte.
In 1976, at the age of 20 years, Makar began his NASCAR career after being chosen to take his father's NASCAR Winston Cup Series car to Robert Gee, where he helped with the repairs. After two weeks, he was offered a job at Gee's shop. Makar accepted the job, and moved from New Jersey to North Carolina. He continued to work at Gee's shop until he was offered a job as a mechanic from Harry Hyde in 1979. Two years later, he was hired by Ron Benfield and Buddy Parrott. Makar spent three years with Benfield and Parrott before he was hired by Junior Johnson. However, after one season, he moved to Blue Max Racing, where he continued to work to 1990. During Rusty Wallace's 1989 championship, Makar was the team's chassis specialist. In 1990, he became a crew chief for the first time. He was the crew chief for Wallace in seven races.
During the 1991 season, Makar joined Penske Racing South, where he continued being Wallace's crew chief for 17 races. The combination recorded their first win at Bristol Motor Speedway in the spring. Midway through the season, Makar left Penske to work for Joe Gibbs, who was building a new team around Dale Jarrett, Makar's brother in law. He was Jarrett's crew chief from 1992 to 1994, winning two races together, one of which was Joe Gibbs Racing's first win, the 1993 Daytona 500. After Jarrett left following the 1994 season, Makar remained at Joe Gibbs Racing to become Bobby Labonte's crew chief. With Labonte, he won 19 races, 143 top-tens and 20 pole positions, as well as the 2000 championship. In 2002, Makar was assigned to the position of the team's Senior Vice President of Racing Operations, until his retirement at the end of the 2022 racing season. He also assists the team's engineering and aerodynamic departments. Throughout Makar's crew chief career, he won 22 races with three different drivers.
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Current items with a signature of Jimmy Makar
These are the most current items with a signature of Jimmy Makar that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1997 Score Board Autographed Jimmy Makar Authentic Autograph NRMT-MT VTG | $5.00 |  |
 | Jimmy Makar 1999 Press Pass Signings NASCAR Autograph Card Auto | $4.99 | |
Traded items with a signature of Jimmy Makar
The most expensive item with a signature of Jimmy Makar (1999 Wheels Jimmy Makar Auto Autograph Signed Signature Card NASCAR /500) was sold in May 2025 for $19.99 while the cheapest item (jimmy makar autographed nacar card) found a new owner for $0.59 in September 2016. The month with the most items sold (5) was January 2018 with an average selling price of $1.99 for an autographed item of Jimmy Makar. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2026 with $14.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.59 was September 2016. In average, an autographed item from Jimmy Makar is worth $2.99.
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