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Brad Jones (racing driver)

Brad Jones, Australian race car driver

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Born
April 2, 1960
Age in 2026
66
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1960

About Brad Jones (racing driver)

Bradley Jones is an Australian former racing driver. Jones now acts as team co-principal with his brother Kim in the V8 Supercar racing team, Brad Jones Racing. After dominating the AUSCAR's, Jones then turned his hands to the Australian NASCAR series and won the 94/95 championship driving a Chevrolet Lumina. He is the only person to have won both the Australian AUSCAR and NASCAR championships. Jones' first start in the Bathurst 1000 lasted only just past the first turn on the first lap. He also won the 1994 Australian Super Production Car Series in a Lotus Esprit.

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Brad Jones (racing driver) timeline

  1. Jones' first start in the Bathurst 1000 lasted only just past the first turn on the first lap.
  2. He also won the 1994 Australian Super Production Car Series in a Lotus Esprit.

The world when Brad Jones (racing driver) was born

Brad Jones (racing driver) was born in 1960. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1960

  • #1 song"The Twist" – Chubby Checker
  • Top movieThe Apartment
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookTo Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins Olympic gold in boxing
  • Top headlineJFK elected as youngest US president
  • Technology milestoneFirst working laser demonstrated
  • Defining fadThe Twist dance craze
  • Notable inventionLaser
  • World population3.03 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population180.7M

1960 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Brad Jones (racing driver)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19602026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,700$435,000
Average income$7,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population180.7M341 million

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