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Born | May 18, 1935 Dorchester, Massachusetts |
Organization | Thompson Brothers Racing |
Title | Engine Builder |
Predecessor | Created |
Successor | Eddie Thompson |
Children | Eddie Thompson |
George Thompson (born 18 May 1935) is a retired former World Stock Car Championship crew chief, engine builder, and a co-founder of Thompson Brothers Racing. Thompson is considered the innovator of the modern pit stop, his pit crew being the first to record sub-25, sub-20, and sub-16 second stops in stock car racing history. He won the Indianapolis 500 seven times as a crew chief between 1963 and 1978.