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Jerry Cook (born June 20, 1943) is a NASCAR modified championship race car driver. He began racing at the age of 13 and won the track championship at Utica-Rome Speedway in 1969.
Dec 16, 2016 · Jerry Cook. Despite a rare winter storm that forced officials to adjust the schedule of the ceremony, Cook was there – and standing – during his induction ceremony.
One of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers. Jerry Cook made his name in modifieds, winning six NASCAR Modified championships, including four consecutively from 1974-1977. All the while, he was vying with another driver from his hometown of Rome, N.Y., nine-time champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer Richie Evans, for supremacy in NASCAR’s open-wheel realm.
Mar 21, 2021 · If they ever name a ‘Rodney Dangerfield’ of NASCAR Modified racing at Stafford, it would be Jerry Cook. From 1968 through 1982 he won only two features at Stafford, but it was during this period that he garnered six NASCAR Modified titles. Cook was a full time racer who ran to finish.
May 20, 2015 · NASCAR Hall of Fame, Class of 2016 Jerry Cook made his name in modifieds, winning six NASCAR Modified championships, including four consecutively from 1974-77.
Jan 11, 2016 · Cook, who built his first modified at the age of 13, took the wheel by happenstance, when his hired driver wrecked two of the race cars he owned. That was in 1963, well before Cook won...
May 20, 2015 · For four straight years, Cook, a six-time NASCAR Modified champion, was among the top-two candidates to receive votes that wasn’t elected into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. That changed Wednesday when Cook, a NASCAR competition administrator, was announced by NASCAR CEO and Chairman Brian France as part of the 2016 Hall of Fame Class.
