Jim Bown is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity for Mark III Racing. Bown has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 122 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,602 ranks Bown 5453th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2000-10-07 | Charlotte | P40 | −47 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +177 | Orange County 1992 | NASCAR Xfinity | P3 |
| +151 | Hickory 1992 | NASCAR Xfinity | P4 |
| +143 | Atlanta 1995 | NASCAR Xfinity | P3 |
| +143 | Bristol 1994 | NASCAR Xfinity | P5 |
| +139 | Charlotte 1994 | NASCAR Xfinity | P6 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | −47 | 3,602 | |
| 1999 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | +45 | 3,649 | |
| 1998 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Mark III Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P44 | −190 | 3,604 |
| 1997 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Bown Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | −158 | 3,794 |
| 1996 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Bown Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | −91 | 3,952 |
| 1995 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Bown Racing | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −325 | 4,043 |
| 1994 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Hensley Motorsports | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +485 | 4,369 |
| 1993 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −330 | 3,884 | |
| 1992 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P28 | +336 | 4,213 | |
| 1991 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | +2,528 | 3,878 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Tracy Leslie | 4,171 | 106 | 35 | 71 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Bobby Dotter | 4,182 | 104 | 40 | 64 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 David Green | 3,966 | 98 | 23 | 75 | 23% |
| 🇺🇸 Hermie Sadler | 3,795 | 97 | 32 | 65 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Tim Fedewa | 4,219 | 95 | 30 | 65 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Tommy Houston | 3,993 | 91 | 40 | 51 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Jason Keller | 4,358 | 90 | 37 | 53 | 41% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike WallaceFIA Bronze | 4,111 | 89 | 36 | 53 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike McLaughlin | 4,539 | 79 | 25 | 54 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Robert Pressley | 4,528 | 79 | 25 | 54 | 32% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony StewartHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,497 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Elliott SadlerHigher-rated | 5,904 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 28% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeff GordonFIA Gold | 5,270 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 22% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,443 | 🇩🇪 Matthias Luethen | Le Mans Cup | 3,603 |
| 5,444 | 🇺🇸 Nick Mancuso | 24H Series | 3,603 |
| 5,445 | 🇪🇸 Pedro Barral | Formula 3 Macau | 3,603 |
| 5,446 | 🇨🇦 Randy MacDonald | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,603 |
| 5,447 | 🇫🇷 Wilfried Merafina | 24H Series | 3,603 |
| 5,448 | 🇬🇧 Zak Taylor | GB3 | 3,603 |
| 5,449 | 🏳️ Ben Waddell | Zenith Racing Series | 3,602 |
| 5,450 | 🇨🇦 Gary Kwok | TCR World Tour | 3,602 |
| 5,451 | 🇬🇧 Jack Manchester | European Le Mans Series | 3,602 |
| 5,452 | 🇺🇸 Jade Buford | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,602 |
| 5,453 | 🇺🇸 Jim Bown | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,602 |
| 5,454 | 🇸🇲 Nicola Zonzini | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,602 |
| 5,455 | 🇩🇪 Otto Klohs | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,602 |
| 5,456 | 🇩🇪 Toni Wolf | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,602 |
| 5,457 | 🇯🇵 Atsushi Tanaka | Super GT | 3,601 |
| 5,458 | 🇺🇸 Carson Ware | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,601 |
| 5,459 | 🇮🇱 Ido Cohen | Formula 3 | 3,601 |
| 5,460 | 🇨🇦 J.F. Dumoulin | NASCAR Canada Series | 3,601 |
| 5,461 | 🇲🇾 Nazim Azman | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 3,601 |
| 5,462 | 🏳️ Clay Magouyrk | Zenith Racing Series | 3,600 |
| 5,463 | 🇳🇱 Loek Hartog | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,600 |
Jim Bown is an entry-level professional who raced stock cars in NASCAR Xfinity, the national single-class American championship, from 1991 to 2000. He competed for Mark III Racing and his own operation, Bown Racing, over a decade-long career that encompassed 122 starts primarily on oval tracks.[1]
Bown took two podiums across his full Xfinity tenure and finished 43rd in the final season standings in 2000. His record places him among regular competitors in a field mixing amateurs with established professionals; he raced frequently against drivers with significantly more success, including Elliott Sadler and Tony Stewart, both of whom competed at substantially higher levels and whom Bown occasionally finished ahead of in individual races. Against his most frequent rivals, Bown was closely matched with Bobby Dotter but typically finished behind Tracy Leslie, a pattern that defines his standing as a consistent Xfinity entrant rather than a frontrunner.[2]