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Jim Back

Vesper, WI

Historical driver profile combining museum-recorded race results, feature wins, championships, photographs and verified broader-career accomplishments.

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1965First Recorded Feature Race
197016 Feature Wins — Career High
1985LaCrosse Interstate Speedway Champion
1985Dells Motor Speedway Champion
1984Dells Motor Speedway Champion
154Recorded Feature Wins
516Recorded Results
506Recorded Top-3 Finishes
10Track Championships
2Series Championships
1965–1987Recorded Career
Career snapshot

Racing Lifetime Totals

Key museum-recorded and verified career indicators.

14Tracks Won At
2Classes Won In
Late ModelTop Winning Class
Dells Motor SpeedwayTop Winning Track
Central Wisconsin Racing AssociationTop Winning Series
Aug 12, 1987Last Feature Win
Documented career history

Career Accomplishments

Verified broader-career milestones alongside the museum's original event records.

01 · Championship record

Series Championships

  • 1983 Central Wisconsin Racing Association Champion
  • 1985 Central Wisconsin Racing Association Champion
02 · Touring & major events

Major Series Success

  • Inducted into the Madison International Speedway Hall of Fame in 2024

Museum series championships and verified broader-career records are merged and deduplicated here. Museum-recorded race results remain in their original event records.

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Recent Feature Results

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Sep 27, 1987Dells Motor SpeedwayLate ModelP7Sep 26, 1987Dells Motor SpeedwayLate ModelP7Aug 29, 1987Dells Motor SpeedwayLate ModelP2Aug 12, 1987LaCrosse Interstate SpeedwayLate ModelP1Aug 6, 1987State Park SpeedwayLate ModelP1Aug 5, 1987LaCrosse Interstate SpeedwayLate ModelP3Jul 29, 1987LaCrosse Interstate SpeedwayLate ModelP1Jun 25, 1987State Park SpeedwayLate ModelP3Jun 11, 1987State Park SpeedwayLate ModelP3May 29, 1987State Park SpeedwayLate ModelP2

Feature Wins by Track

01Dells Motor Speedway3402Golden Sands Speedway2703LaCrosse Interstate Speedway2604State Park Speedway2005Capital Super Speedway1406Wisconsin International Raceway607Tomahawk Speedway608North LaCrosse Speed Bowl509Adams Friendship Speedway410Black River Falls Speedway4

Feature Wins by Class

01Late Model151
02Limited Late Model3
Season-by-season record

Results by Year

198711 Results4 Wins9 Top 3s
198530 Results7 Wins29 Top 3s
198432 Results15 Wins29 Top 3s
198339 Results13 Wins38 Top 3s
198221 Results8 Wins19 Top 3s
198111 Results1 Wins11 Top 3s
198011 Results3 Wins11 Top 3s
19799 Results0 Wins9 Top 3s
197826 Results6 Wins26 Top 3s
197711 Results3 Wins11 Top 3s
19768 Results3 Wins8 Top 3s
197521 Results7 Wins21 Top 3s
197441 Results14 Wins41 Top 3s
197349 Results15 Wins49 Top 3s
197229 Results5 Wins29 Top 3s
197133 Results2 Wins33 Top 3s
197047 Results16 Wins47 Top 3s
196930 Results9 Wins29 Top 3s
196812 Results6 Wins12 Top 3s
196717 Results5 Wins17 Top 3s
196619 Results9 Wins19 Top 3s
19659 Results3 Wins9 Top 3s
Championship history

Track Championships

1985
LaCrosse Interstate SpeedwayLate Model
1985
Dells Motor SpeedwayLate Model
1984
Dells Motor SpeedwayLate Model
1983
Golden Sands SpeedwayLate Model
1983
Dells Motor SpeedwayLate Model
1974
Dells Motor SpeedwayLate Model
1973
Golden Sands SpeedwayLate Model
1973
LaCrosse Interstate SpeedwayLate Model
1971
Golden Sands SpeedwayLate Model
1969
Capital Super SpeedwayLate Model
Museum photo collection

Photo Archive

53 additional images connected to this driver

1981 • Dells Motor SpeedwayDon Besch

1983 • Wisconsin International RacewayAl Fortner

Year Unknown • Golden Sands SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayJohn Vass

Year Unknown • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • State Park SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year UnknownMall Ken Koppa

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayBob Wedlund

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Adams Friendship SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year UnknownJohn Alft Post

Year Unknown • State Park SpeedwayJohn Alft Post

Year Unknown • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayJohn Alft Post

Year Unknown • Golden Sands SpeedwayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Dells Motor SpeedwayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Illiana SpeedwayBob Elman

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

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Year Unknown • State Park SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

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Year Unknown • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayJohn Alft Post

Year Unknown • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayFather Grubba

Year Unknown • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayLarry Thompson Post

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayBob Schafer

Year Unknown • Mall ShowKen Koppa

Year Unknown • Mall ShowKen Koppa

Year Unknown • State Park SpeedwayJohn Alft

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayLacrosse Area Racing History Post

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year UnknownUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year UnknownKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayBob Schafer

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