P.J. Jones announced Tuesday afternoon that his father, Parnelli Jones, has died at the age of 90.

Jones ran 34 NASCAR races between 1956 and 1970, compiling four wins and eleven top tens.

He won the Indianapolis 500 in 1963.

 

Jones was known as a driver who could race anything and drive it to victory. He was as proficient in NASCAR stock cars as he was United States Auto Club (USAC) midgets and sprint cars.

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