Jimmy Horton is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity. Horton has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 7 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,917 ranks Horton 3942th 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.
| 1989-09-02 | Darlington | P16 | +82 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +82 | Darlington 1989 | NASCAR Xfinity | P16 |
| +78 | Daytona International Speedway 1986 | NASCAR Xfinity | P15 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P44 | +82 | 3,917 | |
| 1987 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P41 | −128 | 3,836 | |
| 1986 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +5 | 3,963 | |
| 1985 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | +2,608 | 3,958 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 L.D. Ottinger | 4,514 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Dale Arnold Jarrett | 4,439 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Rick Mast | 4,413 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 Dale Earnhardt Sr. | 4,354 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Ed Berrier | 4,224 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 Tommy Houston | 3,993 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack Ingram | 3,905 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Morgan Shepherd | 2,314 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Hensley | 4,538 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Robert Ingram | 4,386 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Elton SawyerHigher-rated | 4,808 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Brett BodineHigher-rated | 4,606 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike AlexanderHigher-rated | 4,532 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,932 | 🇺🇸 Garrett Smithley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,920 |
| 3,933 | 🇺🇸 Mike Messer | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,920 |
| 3,934 | 🏳️ Erick Schotten | Stock Light | 3,919 |
| 3,935 | 🇺🇸 John Schauerman | Le Mans Cup | 3,919 |
| 3,936 | 🇺🇸 Tom Hessert III | ARCA Menards Series | 3,919 |
| 3,937 | 🇺🇸 Wayne Grubb | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,919 |
| 3,938 | 🇺🇸 Clark Toppe | IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites | 3,918 |
| 3,939 | 🇪🇸 Lucas Fluxá | GB3 | 3,918 |
| 3,940 | 🇩🇪 Valentin Kluss | Italian F4 | 3,918 |
| 3,941 | 🇺🇸 Benny Kerley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,917 |
| 3,942 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Horton | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,917 |
| 3,943 | 🏳️ Simon Orange | GT Winter Series | 3,917 |
| 3,944 | 🇺🇸 Travis Kittleson | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,917 |
| 3,945 | 🇮🇹 Andrea Piccini | WEC | 3,916 |
| 3,946 | 🏳️ Josh Rowledge | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,916 |
| 3,947 | 🇺🇸 Matt McCall | NASCAR Truck | 3,916 |
| 3,948 | 🇺🇸 Zach Veach | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,916 |
| 3,949 | 🇫🇷 Alban Varutti | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,915 |
| 3,950 | 🇺🇸 Evan Slater | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,915 |
| 3,951 | 🇩🇪 Michael Heimrich | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,915 |
| 3,952 | 🇺🇸 Mike Borkowski | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,915 |
Jimmy Horton was an entry-level professional racing in NASCAR Xfinity, a national single-class stock car series that fields a mix of amateur and professional competitors on oval tracks. He started seven races across four seasons from 1985 to 1989.[1]
Horton finished 44th in the 1989 championship standings, his final season in the series. Against the regulars he raced most often, he typically finished behind L.D. Ottinger, a professional with over 200 starts in the series, and ran closely matched with Dale Arnold Jarrett across multiple meetings. He recorded single wins against Elton Sawyer and Brett Bodine, both established professionals with substantially more extensive careers in the category.[2]