MARTINSVILLE, VA ? 1970s: Jerry Cook captured the NASCAR national modified division title six times. He started out with an old coupe-bodied car then converted to a Falcon and finally a Pinto from 1973 on. (Photo by ISC Archives via Getty Images)
Jerry Cook (born June 20, 1943) is a NASCAR modified championship race car driver. He began racing at the age of 13 and won the track championship at Utica-Rome Speedway in 1969.
In 1973, he attempted to qualify for the Daytona 500 in a No. 07 Chevrolet. In his Daytona 500 Qualifying Race, he spun on lap 44 and finished 25th, failing to make the 500
Jerry Cook made his name in modifieds, winning six NASCAR Modified championships, including four consecutively from 1974-1977. All the while, he was vying with another driver from his hometown of Rome, N.Y., nine-time champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer Richie Evans, for supremacy in NASCAR’s open-wheel realm. He retired after the 1982 season with 342 wins. He stayed with the sport, and helped shape the series
2016 Nascar Hall of Fame NomineesPortrait of the 2016 Nascar Hall of Fame Inductees, Bruton Smith, Jerry Cook and Terry Labonte following the induction ceremony at The NASCAR Hall of Fame, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Charlotte, NC. (Scott K Brown/Pixel Factory) MANDATORY CREDITMARTINSVILLE, VA ? 1970s: Jerry Cook captured the NASCAR national modified division title six times. He started out with an old coupe-bodied car then converted to a Falcon and finally a Pinto from 1973 on. (Photo by ISC Archives via Getty Images)
