Parnelli Jones, the 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner, died Tuesday at Torrance Memorial Medical Center after a battle with Parkinson’s disease, his son said. Jones was 90. At the time of his death, Jones was the oldest living winner of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

Parnelli Jones, the 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner, died Tuesday at Torrance Memorial Medical Center after a battle with Parkinson's disease, his son said. Jones was 90. At the time of his death, Jones was the oldest living winner of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

He was one of the greatest drivers of the 1960s and ’70s, winning six times at Indianapolis and four times in NASCAR events while setting speed marks.

Born in Texarkana, Arkansas, Jones got his start racing in California under the nickname "Parnelli" to hide his identity and age. He won his first major sprint car title ten years later, and within a year he was entered in the Indianapolis 500 by long-time racing promoter J.

The racing world is mourning the loss of a legendary figure following the passing of Rufus 'Parnelli' Jones. Jones, the 1963 winner of the Indianapolis 500, passed away following his battle with Parkinson's his son PJ said,

Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones, who was born in Texarkana, Arkansas, on August 12, 1933, and raised in Southern California, and who won the 1963 Indianapolis 500, died on June 4, 2024, at age 90 in his longtime home of Torrance,