Jim walker was born and raised in Alabama and introduced to the love of racing at a very young age. He frequently attended races with his father, mother and older brother at historic Montgomery Speedway during that track's most successful years. His heroes were the Allison Boys and Red Farmer from stories told by his father.
His real interest in being a driver began when he was attending a "Talladega 500" race in the early 90's. He began to have a dream of starting a new "Alabama Gang" in racing. With the help of his brother, Bill, he purchased a car and engine and hit the track in Montgomery and moved quickly up through the various divisions. He has enjoyed being track champion in Birmingham and Montgomery in the Late Model Division.
His first experience running in the ARCA RE/MAX series was to drive 12 hours to South Boston, VA, just to have the race canceled because of a hurricane. His first actual ARCA RE/MAX start was made on July 12, 2003, in Lake Erie, PA where he was extremely proud to be able to make the race on his time qualifying speed, and not have to take a provisional.
With his competitive personality, Jim feels the hardest thing for him to do is to drive conservatively, but knows to survive long races you must be a smart driver, calculating each move. Consistent, solid finishes are his goal for each race.
He feels the personal instruction he received from NASCAR legend Buddy Baker will benefit him many times. He will never forget the words, "Bring it on in, Jim, you've earned your cap and gown!" Baker has also taught some of today's top NASCAR drivers such as Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman. Jim expects to use this training to reach his own goals as well as represent his sponsors in a professional manner.
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- 10-2-04 First Talladega Superspeedway start,qualified 20th finished 9th.
- July 12, 2003 - First ARCA RE/MAX race, Lake Erie, Pa. Qualified 28th out of 44 cars, finished 29th running in 16th position when involved in multi-car crash on lap 121.
- February 7, 2004 - First Super Speedway race at Daytona International Speedway. Qualified 24th out of 71 cars, finished 38th due to electrical problems.
- 2003 - Graduate of Buddy Baker SuperSpeedway School, Buddy Baker, Instructor
- 2001 - TRACK CHAMPION Montgomery Motor Speedway Late Model
- 2000 - ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Birmingham International Speedway
- 2000 - 3rd in overall points Montgomery Motor Speedway Late Model. Holds current track record at 19.97 seconds.
- 2000 - TRACK CHAMPION Birmingham International Raceway Late Model
- 1999 - Drove ARCA team car in practice sessions at Talladega Superspeedway for Mike Harmon maintaining 184.999 MPH average speed.
- 1999 - Competed in select events as team driver with Mike Harmon in NASCAR Super Late Model Series.
- 1998 Finished 3rd out of 38 drivers for overall points, South AL Speedway, Opp, AL
- July 25, 1998 - was selected to receive the "Racer of the Week" award from WMSP Sports Radio 740, Prattville Trophy & Awards & MotorSports & Stuff
- July 25, 1998 - Competed in first Southern All Star race. Qualified 25th and finished 9th out of 34 cars.
- May 1998 - Was selected by the magazine "Alabama Motorsports" as "Racer of the Month"
- 1997 - Finished 4th in points out of 27 drivers, Montgomery Speedway
- July 1996 - February 1998 - Co-Host on MotorSports & Stuff with Doug Carwile
- 1996 - Spent this year as a crew member for Mike Harmon (NASCAR AllPro)
- 1995 - Finished 7th in points out of 28 drivers, Montgomery Speedway
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