The Resume

(May 11, 1924-March 31, 1998)
Born in Fort Payne, Alabama
Birth name was Julius Timothy Flock
Won 39 NASCAR races
Two-time NASCAR series champion (1952,1955)
Inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1991) and NASCAR Hall of Fame (2014)

Why he might be annoying:

He ran moonshine for his bootlegging uncle.
He boasted he was 'the most disqualified driver in history.'
He raced with a pet monkey named Jocko as his 'co-driver.'
The monkey cost him a win at the Raleigh 300 when he had to make an unplanned pit stop after Jocko was struck in the face by a pebble and started racing around the cockpit, clawing at Tim (May 30, 1953).

Why he might not be annoying:

He was married to Frances Flack for 53 years.
He won 21% of the races he entered, a NASCAR record.
His colorful personality made him a fan favorite.
He was banned from NASCAR for trying to form the drivers into a union (1961).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 5)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 68]
• I Died in 1998 (Ranked: 73)
• I Got a Monkey
• IDs Ending in 00 (Ranked: 42600)
• International Motorsports Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1991)
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look at Me, I'm Thirsty
• NASCAR's Winston/Nextel Cup Winners (Ranked: 1952)
• NASCAR's Winston/Nextel Cup Winners (Ranked: 1955)
• Profiles 42501-42750 (Ranked: 42600)
• Sweet Home Alabama
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19980331)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying