James Harrison Bickford (born March 16, 1998) is an American stock car racing driver.

In the late 1970s and early ‘80s, Tom Bickford was making Quarter Midget parts for Ron Stanley race cars, and shortly after, began making parts for nephew Jeff Gordon, as Jeff and his father, John, traveled across the country to compete in Quarter Midget races.

[4] Toward the end of this time, Bickford wanted to move up from Quarter Midgets to Bandolero cars, but needed to raise money to purchase the necessary equipment.

In order to raise sufficient funds, he held a fundraiser called the "KGA" (Kids Golf Association) at age eleven.

Tom had bought James’ Bandolero car from Tony Stewart’s General Manager, Joe Custer.

At the end of a conversation between the two men in 2010, Joe had invited James to visit his home in Charlotte, North Carolina and try out his son, Cole Custer’s, Legends car.

[9] James also secured Rookie of the Year for Legends of the Pacific with a commanding 41-point lead with only three races left in the season.

[5] In the 2013 season, James moved to full-size race cars as a rookie in NASCAR Whelen All-American Late Models Series.

6 Sunrise Ford/ Interstate Plastics Ford Fusion after signing a two-year contract with car owner, Bob Bruncati.

[10] In the 2014 season, Bickford replaced Derek Thorn, the 2013 K&N Pro Series West champion also signed by Bruncati.

His third-place finish gave Bickford a 32-point lead over Rich DeLong III, who had been the only remaining competitor for Rookie of the Year.

Bickford joined teammates Dylan Lupton (2013), Austin Dyne (2012), Luis Martinez Jr. (2010) and Jason Bowles (2007) as drivers who have won title for Rookie under Bruncati.

[14] Bickford kicked off his 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West season on March 28, 2015, at Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, California.

[17] On April 11 at Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, CA, a series of events led to an unprecedented 17th-place finish during the second race of James Bickford's 2015 season, with Bickford stating that a series of bad luck was responsible for the finish, including stolen and slashed tires, a lack of radio signal during practice, and problems with the vehicle's suspension during the race.

[7] The “KGA Tournament”—as in the Kids Golf Association—was to have four-member teams playing 18 holes in a best-ball format, with a $50 entry fee for each player.

[7] Along with Jeff Gordon Motorsports, Bickford Precision and Vintner’s Golf Club, the hole sponsors were The Wright Team: Coldwell Banker Brokers of the Valley, Buffalo’s Shipping, Rising World T.V., Napa Golf Course, Wine Valley Insurance Services, Inc., and KMR Builders, Inc.[7] Bickford’s team, led by Ariel Caro, won the tournament by one-stroke with a four-over-par 72.

Tom added, “I told him he can’t win his own golf tournament so he donated back whatever he got.” In response to the feat of throwing the fundraiser, Tom recalled how his son used a never-say-die determination to win almost unwinnable races at the American Quarter Midget Club Nationals the previous year in Rancho Cordova, California.