Possum Jones (January 16, 1934 – December 27, 1997) was a NASCAR Grand National driver.
From 1952 to 1965, Jones managed to lead 28 out of the 8234 laps that he committed in his career.
[1] The 29th lap of the 1957 Rebel 300 would become infamous for the nine-car wreck that become a harbinger of doom in the days prior to the "modern" NASCAR Cup Series.
In 1957, Jones won two convertible races, at Syracuse and Fayetteville.
It became too expensive to cut the tops off the vehicles; causing the demise of the NASCAR Convertible Division.