Parnelli Jones Autographs
Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones (August 12, 1933 – June 4, 2024) was an American professional racing driver and racing team owner. He is notable for his accomplishments while competing in the Indianapolis 500 and the Baja 1000 desert race, and the Trans-Am Championship series. In 1962, he became the first driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 at over 150 mph (240 km/h). 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.
Jones won races in many types of vehicles: sports cars, Indy cars, sprint cars, midget cars, off-road vehicles, and stock cars.
Born in Texarkana, Arkansas, Jones' family moved to Torrance, California, where he grew up (and lived in nearby Rolling Hills). He was nicknamed Parnelli by his boyhood friend Billy Calder, who hoped that the Jones family would not discover their son was racing cars as a 17-year-old minor. Jones participated in his first race in a jalopy race at Carrell Speedway in Gardena, California. He developed his racing skills by racing in many different classes in the 1950s, including 15 stock car racing wins in the NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series.
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Current items with a signature of Parnelli Jones
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Traded items with a signature of Parnelli Jones
The most expensive item with a signature of Parnelli Jones (Parnelli Jones Pencil Sketch D. Gray Signed Lithograph Litho Poster) was sold in February 2026 for $500.00 while the cheapest item (PARNELLI JONES HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED POST CARD *LOOK*) found a new owner for $0.01 in June 2010. The month with the most items sold (8) was April 2008 with an average selling price of $5.73 for an autographed item of Parnelli Jones. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2010 with $261.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.98 was June 2010. In average, an autographed item from Parnelli Jones is worth $15.49.
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Latest News about Parnelli Jones
Parnelli Jones Returns as Grand Marshal for the 2014 General Tire Mint 400 Prese (02/17/2014): The Martelli Brothers announced today that American Racing Legend Parnelli Jones will be the Grand Marshal of the 2014 General Tire Mint 400 presented by Polaris. (PRWeb February 17, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/02/prweb11589515.htm Parnelli Jones hit hard by Leffler's death (06/15/2013): Police stand near the wreckage of the car that was driven by Jason Leffler at Bridgeport Speedway in Bridgeport, N.J., trying to determine what caused the dirt track crash that killed Leffler on Wednesday night. Former Indy 500 winner Parnelli Jones hit hard by Jason Leffler's death (06/14/2013): An emotional Parnelli Jones fondly recalled Jason Leffler's rise from a volunteer in Jones' race shop to a championship-caliber driver. Death of racer Jason Leffler shakes his mentor Parnelli Jones (06/13/2013): Leffler, a Long Beach native, worked at Parnelli Jones' race shop in Torrance as a teenager. Leffler was killed in a crash while racing in New Jersey. "I just want to cry," Parnelli Jones said, and a moment later tears welled in the eyes of the legendary race car driver Thursday. 
Former Indy 500 winner Parnelli Jones gets his hat back 50 years later (05/19/2013): Parnelli Jones couldn't believe what he held in his hands today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway or, just as important, what he put on his head.
Older News Stories about Parnelli Jones
Indy winner Parnelli Jones' memoir recalls life growing up around The Hill (04/2013): After Parnelli Jones won the 1963 Indianapolis 500, everybody knew his name. So when a Los Angeles police officer caught a driver speeding along the Long Beach (710) Freeway, he pulled the car over, approached the window and told the driver he was going too fast. 50 years later, 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner Parnelli Jones will get his hat bac (01/2013): It's lost and found, Parnelli Jones style. Fifty years ago, Jones lost the hat he wore in victory lane after winning the 1963 Indianapolis 500. It flew off his head exiting Turn 2 during the celebration lap in the pace car.
