Career
Thomas drove 75,243 laps of racing and earned $295,497 in total career money ($1,072,08121 when adjusted for inflation). All of the laps that Thomas raced were the equivalent of 65,631.9 miles (105,6243 km) or circumnavigating the world at least once. Three finishes in the top five, 77 finishes in the top ten, and an average finish of 18th (his average start was 22nd) in his career were a part of his total statistics in the motorsport.
Thomas started his Winston Cup at the age of 35 and ended it when he was 48 years old.
He was a competitor at least three major races of that era (the Fireball 300, the Tidewater 300, and the Yankee 400) along with the other important racing events of that era. Thomas is best known, however, for his performance during the 1971 and the 1974 National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Cup Series seasons.
