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 Car
owner
Jim
Gardner
has
spent
his
life
in
competitive
sports.
As
a
youth,
Jim
helped
his
father
who
worked
with
various
teams
preparing
Indy
cars
in
the
30's,
40's
and
50's.
He
grew
up
in
the
shadow
of
Gasoline
Alley
and
was
a
member
of
the
Novi
car
pit
crew
at
Indy
in
1958.Jim played football for fourteen years, in high school, college and professional sports. At Duke University, he played offensive tackle and was All-Conference and All-American. He played offensive guard for the Cleveland Browns during the 1961-63 throwing blocks for Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown. After professional football, Jim rejoined the Indy racing circuit in 1963 as team member with racer Jim Clark. In 1965 he was with the pit crew for Dan Gurney's All American Racers and their successful line of Eagle racing cars. In 1965, Jim became a crew member of Elmo Langley's race team and worked with that team until Elmo's retirement in the late eighties. In 1992, Jim, together with his wife, Judie formed Jim & Judie Motorsports. They hired Florida driver Dan Pardus and together they have participated in seven years of racing, three in the Goody's Dash Series, and four seasons in the ARCA/Bondo Mar-Hyde series. Jim, together with Steve Medlin of D&M Motorsports, has formed Gardner/Medlin Racing and plan to enter select Winston Cup events this season with Dan Pardus at the helm. Jim's tall stature and formative appearance belies his mild manner, kindness, and sense of humor. He has been a fifty year ambassador for motorsports.
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