| rdfs:comment | - Joe Jernigan (May 23, 1915 - June 23, 1951) was a NASCAR driver from Norfolk, VA. He competed in four Sprint Cup Series events in his career. Jernigan's debut came in 1950, when he competed at Daytona Beach. Starting 29th on the famed track, Jernigan completed all but seven laps and was rewarded with a solid 22nd place finish. He ran even better at Langhorne, nearly securing a top-ten finish before a late overheating issue left him 13th. That would prove to be a career-best
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| abstract | - Joe Jernigan (May 23, 1915 - June 23, 1951) was a NASCAR driver from Norfolk, VA. He competed in four Sprint Cup Series events in his career. Jernigan's debut came in 1950, when he competed at Daytona Beach. Starting 29th on the famed track, Jernigan completed all but seven laps and was rewarded with a solid 22nd place finish. He ran even better at Langhorne, nearly securing a top-ten finish before a late overheating issue left him 13th. That would prove to be a career-best Jernigan's other two races came in 1951, when he started the year off back on Daytona Beach. But this time, Jernigan struggled there, finishing 46th among the fifty-four competitors. He was able to improve at Hillsboro, but still only finished a mid-pack 21st place there.
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