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{{Short description|American businessman and race car driver}}
{{Short description|American businessman and race car driver}}
{{Infobox racing driver
{{Infobox person
| name = Jack Nethercutt II
| name = Jack Nethercutt II
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| image = Jack Nethercutt II 2021.jpg
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| caption =Nethercutt at the [[1960 12 Hours of Sebring]]
| caption = Nethercutt in July 2021
| nationality = {{Flagicon|USA}} American
| birth_name = Jack Boison Nethercutt II
| full_name = <!-- Only if different from name -->
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|12|22}}
| birth_name = Jack Boison Nethercutt II
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|12|22}}
| education = [[University of Southern California]]
| birth_place =[[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| occupation =
| death_date =
| spouse = [[Helen Nethercutt|Helen Richards]]
| death_place =
| father = [[J.B. Nethercutt]]
| retired =
| family = [[Nethercutt-Richards family|Nethercutt-Richards]]
}}
| related to = [[Nethercutt-Richards family]]
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'''Jack Boison Nethercutt II''' (born December 22, 1936) is an American businessman, restaurateur, and former [[racecar driver|racing driver]] with [[Ferrari]] and [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]]. He is the chairman of [[Merle Norman Cosmetics]] and president of the [[Nethercutt Collection]].<ref name=":4" />
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| last series = [[World Sportscar Championship]] career
| years active = [[1960 12 Hours of Sebring|1960]]-[[1961 12 Hours of Sebring|1961]]
| teams =
| starts = 2
| wins =
| poles =
| fastest laps = <!-- if known -->
| best finish = 3rd
| year = [[1960 12 Hours of Sebring|1960]]
| prev series = [[USAC Road Racing Championship]]<br>
[[United States Road Racing Championship|U.S. Road Racing Championship]]<br>[[SCCA]]
| prev series years =[[1959 USAC Road Racing Championship|1959]]-[[1962 USAC Road Racing Championship|1962]]<br>[[1963 United States Road Racing Championship|1963]]<br>
1958-1964
| title years =
| awards =2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016 [[Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance|Amelia Island]]
| award years =
|podiums=1}}


Nethercutt raced from 1957-1965 and notably used number #102. He competed in the [[World Sportscar Championship]] with [[Ferrari]] from 1960-1961, winning the [[1960 12 Hours of Sebring|1960]] [[12 Hours of Sebring]] in class (3rd overall) in a [[Ferrari 250 TR]], and was a part of Ferrari's winning [[1960 World Sportscar Championship|1960 championship season]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=All.Ferraris - Ferraris in Sebring 1960 |url=http://www.barchetta.cc/english/all.ferraris/victories/Ferraris.Sebring.60.htm |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=www.barchetta.cc}}</ref> Nethercutt also raced in the [[USAC Road Racing Championship]] and [[United States Road Racing Championship]].
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'''Jack Boison Nethercutt II''' (born December 22, 1936) is an American businessman and former professional [[racecar driver|racing driver]]. He notably used #102 and competed in the [[World Sportscar Championship]] and [[USAC Road Racing Championship]].<ref name=":4" />


He is the second chairman of [[Nethercutt Collection|The Nethercutt Collection]] and holds five victories at the [[Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Founders|url=https://www.nethercuttcollection.org/Founders.aspx|access-date=2020-05-04|website=www.nethercuttcollection.org}}</ref>
He became the 2nd president of the [[Nethercutt Collection]] in 2004 and holds five Best of Show titles at the [[Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance]].<ref name=":2" />


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Nethercutt was born on December 22, 1936, the son to entrepreneur [[J.B. Nethercutt]] and Dorothy Sykes in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. He attended the [[Harvard-Westlake School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Famous Strangers |url=https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/famous-strangers |access-date=2020-05-04 |website=www.hemmings.com}}</ref> Nethercutt graduated from the [[University of Southern California]] in 1958.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=USC Alum's Company Changes Course During Crisis|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2020/4/6/trojan-athletic-fund-merle-norman-changes-course-during-crisis.aspx|last=Kragen|first=Aubrey|website=USC Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref>
Nethercutt was born on December 22, 1936, the son to entrepreneur [[J.B. Nethercutt]] and Dorothy Sykes in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. He attended the [[Harvard-Westlake School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Famous Strangers |url=https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/famous-strangers |access-date=2020-05-04 |website=www.hemmings.com}}</ref> Nethercutt graduated from the [[Marshall School of Business]] at [[University of Southern California]] in 1958.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=USC Alum's Company Changes Course During Crisis|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2020/4/6/trojan-athletic-fund-merle-norman-changes-course-during-crisis.aspx|last=Kragen|first=Aubrey|website=USC Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Relations |first=Keck School Media |date=2020-04-24 |title=USC alumni join push to protect doctors, nurses and other health care heroes from COVID-19 |url=https://keck.usc.edu/news/usc-alumni-join-push-to-protect-doctors-nurses-and-other-health-care-heroes-from-covid-19/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Newsroom |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Racing career ==
== Racing career ==
Nethercutt entered professional auto racing in 1957 beginning with the [[Lotus Eleven]] and notably used the number #102 throughout his career. With the Lotus he was featured on the cover of [[Road & Track|Road & Track Magazine]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Egan |first=Peter |date=2019-09-26 |title=The Legend of the Lotus Eleven |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a28512925/the-legend-of-the-lotus-eleven/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Road & Track |language=en-US}}</ref> He raced the [[Ferrari Monza#500 TRC|Ferrari 500 TRC]] from 1958 to 1960.<ref name=":5" />
Nethercutt entered professional auto racing in 1956 at the age of 19 while also studying in college, getting his funding primarily from his father.<ref name=":1">{{Citation |title=Jay Leno Interviews Jack Nethercutt |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCktDbcmjQQ |access-date=2023-09-19 |language=en}}</ref> He began racing with the [[Lotus Eleven]] and notably used the number #102 throughout his career.<ref name=":1" /> With the Lotus he was featured on the cover of [[Road & Track|Road & Track Magazine]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Egan |first=Peter |date=2019-09-26 |title=The Legend of the Lotus Eleven |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a28512925/the-legend-of-the-lotus-eleven/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Road & Track |language=en-US}}</ref> He raced the [[Ferrari Monza#500 TRC|Ferrari 500 TRC]] from 1958 to 1960.<ref name=":5" />
[[File:1960 Sebring Awards.jpg|alt=|thumb|Nethercutt at the [[1960 12 Hours of Sebring]] podium]]
In 1960 he acquired the [[Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa]] and entered the [[World Sportscar Championship]] for the [[1960 World Sportscar Championship|1960 season]]. At the [[1960 12 Hours of Sebring]], Nethercutt finished in the podium 3rd overall and won the S3.0 class after 186 laps with American co-driver [[Pete Lovely]], scoring 4 manufacturer's championship points for the eventual 1960 season winners [[Ferrari]]. During the following [[1961 World Sportscar Championship|1961 season]] at the [[1961 12 Hours of Sebring]] his Ferrari's oil pump broke on the first lap and the team was disqualified.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=All Results of Jack Nethercutt |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Jack-Nethercutt-USA.html |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=Racing Sport Cars}}</ref> Competing with the Ferrari 250 TR at the [[1960 USAC Road Racing Championship]], he and Lovely finished 2nd in class and 3rd overall behind [[Carroll Shelby]] and [[Ken Miles]]. He won the 1960 3 Hours of Westwood.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=1960 USAC Road Racing Championship Results|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Riverside-1960-04-03.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> In 1961 he sold his Ferrari for $25,000 because it was "last years racecar" and according in a 2023 interview [[Jay Leno]], it was now worth over $30 million.<ref name=":1" />


In 1960 he acquired the [[Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa]] and entered the [[World Sportscar Championship]] for the [[1960 World Sportscar Championship|1960 season]]. Nethercutt finished 1st in class and 3rd overall at the [[1960 12 Hours of Sebring]] with American [[Pete Lovely]]. During the following [[1961 World Sportscar Championship|1961 season]] at the [[1961 12 Hours of Sebring]] his Ferrari's oil pump broke on the first lap and was disqualified.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=All Results of Jack Nethercutt |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Jack-Nethercutt-USA.html |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=Racing Sport Cars}}</ref> Competing with the Ferrari 250 TR at the [[1960 USAC Road Racing Championship]], he and Lovely finished 2nd in class and 3rd overall behind [[Carroll Shelby]] and [[Ken Miles]]. He won the 1960 3 Hours of Westwood.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=1960 USAC Road Racing Championship Results|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Riverside-1960-04-03.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
From 1961 to 1963 he switched to a [[Lotus 19]], competing in the [[Sports Car Club of America]] and achieved several podiums, including a victory at the 1962 SCCA Divisional.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Sports Racing Prototypes - US National Races 1962|url=http://www.wsrp.cz/natus1962.html|website=www.wsrp.cz|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref> Nethercutt competed in the [[United States Grand Prix]] with the vehicle for one season in [[1963 United States Road Racing Championship|1963]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jack Nethercutt's cars|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/photo/Jack-Nethercutt-USA.html|last=|first=|date=|website=Racing Sports Cars|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

From 1961 to 1963 he switched to a [[Lotus 19]], competing in the [[Sports Car Club of America]] and achieved several podiums, including a victory at the 1962 SCCA Divisional.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Sports Racing Prototypes - US National Races 1962|url=http://www.wsrp.cz/natus1962.html|website=www.wsrp.cz|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref> Nethercutt competed in the [[United States Grand Prix]] with the vehicle for one season in [[1963 United States Road Racing Championship|1963]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jack Nethercutt's cars|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/photo/Jack-Nethercutt-USA.html|last=|first=|date=|website=Racing Sports Cars|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>


=== Mirage racecar ===
=== Mirage racecar ===
In 1965, Nethercutt would build his custom racecar called the Mirage''.'' The car was known for its strikingly beautiful but late design, with racing experts claiming that if the Mirage was built a couple of years earlier, it would have been internationally competitive.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shelby American|url=https://bre2.net/the-designs/shelby-american/|website=Brock Racing Enterprises|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Brinker|first=Harold Pace Mark R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oZempfWXoe4C&q=jack+nethercutt+mirage&pg=PA40-IA140|title=Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969|publisher=MotorBooks International|isbn=978-1-61059-240-6|language=en}}</ref> The Mirage was test driven by [[Ken Miles]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=StokesPhotos1|url=http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net/StokesPhotos1.html|website=www.tamsoldracecarsite.net|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref> Nethercutt and the Mirage were featured on the cover of the Sports Car Graphic Magazine.<ref>{{Citation |last=Spooky21 |title=Sports Car Graphic ~ February 1966 |date=2009-01-02 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/8021817@N07/3158764566/ |access-date=2022-10-27}}</ref>
In 1965, Nethercutt would build his custom racecar called the Mirage, which was envisioned as the pinnacle [[Can-Am]] design''.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Jack Nethercutt's Mirage - Kustomrama |url=https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Jack_Nethercutt's_Mirage |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=kustomrama.com}}</ref>'' The Mirage was supposed to debut two years earlier, but his father J.B. was against the vehicle's construction and would not fund it, which caused Nethercutt to experience financial constraints leading to its delay.<ref name=":7" /> Racing experts claim that if the Mirage was completed on time a couple of years earlier, it would have been internationally competitive because of its revolutionary design from its low drag aerodynamics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shelby American|url=https://bre2.net/the-designs/shelby-american/|website=Brock Racing Enterprises|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Brinker|first=Harold Pace Mark R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oZempfWXoe4C&q=jack+nethercutt+mirage&pg=PA40-IA140|title=Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969|publisher=MotorBooks International|isbn=978-1-61059-240-6|language=en}}</ref> It was also one of the first racecars with a [[monocoque]] chassis and wheels, powered by a lightweight [[Oldsmobile]] V8 engine.''<ref name=":7" />'' The Mirage was test driven by [[Ken Miles]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=StokesPhotos1|url=http://www.tamsoldracecarsite.net/StokesPhotos1.html|website=www.tamsoldracecarsite.net|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref> Nethercutt and the Mirage were featured on the cover of the Sports Car Graphic Magazine.<ref>{{Citation |last=Spooky21 |title=Sports Car Graphic ~ February 1966 |date=2009-01-02 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/8021817@N07/3158764566/ |access-date=2022-10-27}}</ref> The Mirage was later destroyed by J.B. in a dispute.<ref name=":1" />


== Racing results ==
== Racing results ==

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=== World Sportscar Championship ===
[[File:Sebring 1960.jpg|thumb|Jack and [[J.B. Nethercutt]] |alt=]]
[[File:Sebring 1960.jpg|thumb|Jack and [[J.B. Nethercutt]] |alt=]]


=== 12 Hours of Sebring ===
==== 12 Hours of Sebring results ====
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| colspan="2" |DNF
Oil Pump
Oil Pump
|[[1961 World Sportscar Championship#Manufacturers Championship|0]]
|}
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== Nethercutt Collection ==
== Nethercutt Collection ==
In 2004 he took over [[Nethercutt Collection|The Nethercutt Collection]] from his father. He restored the [[Bugatti Type 51 Dubos|1931 Bugatti Type 51 Dubos]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1931 Bugatti Type 51 Dubos Coupé - Images, Specifications and Information |url=https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4302/Bugatti-Type-51-Dubos-Coupe.html |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Ultimatecarpage.com}}</ref>
In 2004 he took over [[Nethercutt Collection|The Nethercutt Collection]] from his father. He restored the [[Bugatti Type 51 Dubos|1931 Bugatti Type 51 Dubos]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1931 Bugatti Type 51 Dubos Coupé - Images, Specifications and Information |url=https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4302/Bugatti-Type-51-Dubos-Coupe.html |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Ultimatecarpage.com}}</ref> In 2020 Nethercutt bought back and restored his [[Lotus 19]] racecar, which was completed in 2023.<ref name=":1" />


He competed in several [[Concours d'Elegance]] competitions throughout the United States, notably achieving five Best of Show victories at the [[Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance]] in 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, and 2016.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Previous Winners - Amelia Concours d'Elegance|url=https://www.ameliaconcours.org/previous-winners.aspx|website=www.ameliaconcours.org|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref>
He competed in several [[Concours d'Elegance]] competitions throughout the United States, notably achieving five Best of Show victories at the [[Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance]] in 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, and 2016.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Previous Winners - Amelia Concours d'Elegance|url=https://www.ameliaconcours.org/previous-winners.aspx|website=www.ameliaconcours.org|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref> He also won the [[Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance]] in 2007, 2009, and 2012, [[Kirkland Concours d'Elegance|Kirkland]] in 2007, Dana Point in 2011, and [[Las Vegas Concours d'Elegance|Las Vegas]] in 2019 and 2022.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Nethercutt had two children and later had a divorce.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2004-12-11 |title=J. B. Nethercutt, 91, Co-Founder of Merle Norman Cosmetics, Dies |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/11/business/j-b-nethercutt-91-cofounder-of-merle-norman-cosmetics-dies.html |access-date=2020-05-04 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He married [[Helen Nethercutt|Helen Richards]] for his second marriage and later had three step-grandchildren.<ref name=":6" />
Nethercutt had two children and later had a divorce.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2004-12-11 |title=J. B. Nethercutt, 91, Co-Founder of Merle Norman Cosmetics, Dies |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/11/business/j-b-nethercutt-91-cofounder-of-merle-norman-cosmetics-dies.html |access-date=2020-05-04 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He married [[Helen Nethercutt|Helen Richards]] for his second marriage and later had three grandchildren from his step-son, Travis Richards.<ref name=":6" /> In the later 1980s to 90s, the couple owned a luxury restaurant named Boison's near the [[Las Vegas Strip]] which won a ''Best of Las Vegas'' award from the [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=correspondentdyohnka@daily-journal.com815-937-3384 |first=Dennis YohnkaThe Daily Journal |title=Former Buckingham resident, autistic son relish life out West |url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/former-buckingham-resident-autistic-son-relish-life-out-west/article_9d5d6371-8d79-58a9-a873-f3eb846e84b4.html |access-date=2020-09-02 |website=The Daily Journal |date=4 July 2009 |language=en}}</ref> He became chairman and president of [[Merle Norman Cosmetics]] in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most Influential Family Owned Businesses 2019: MERLE NORMAN COSMETICS {{!}} Los Angeles Business Journal |url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2019/oct/28/most-influential-family-owned-businesses-2019-merl/ |access-date=2020-09-02 |website=labusinessjournal.com|date=28 October 2019 }}</ref>


In the later 1980s to 90s, they owned a luxury restaurant named Boison's near the [[Las Vegas Strip]] which won a ''Best of Las Vegas'' award from the [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=correspondentdyohnka@daily-journal.com815-937-3384 |first=By Dennis YohnkaThe Daily Journal |title=Former Buckingham resident, autistic son relish life out West |url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/former-buckingham-resident-autistic-son-relish-life-out-west/article_9d5d6371-8d79-58a9-a873-f3eb846e84b4.html |access-date=2020-09-02 |website=The Daily Journal |language=en}}</ref> He took over [[Merle Norman Cosmetics]] in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most Influential Family Owned Businesses 2019: MERLE NORMAN COSMETICS {{!}} Los Angeles Business Journal |url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2019/oct/28/most-influential-family-owned-businesses-2019-merl/ |access-date=2020-09-02 |website=labusinessjournal.com}}</ref>
He has donated millions to his alma mater, the [[University of Southern California]], including for [[Merle Norman Stadium]], [[USC Trojans women's beach volleyball|USC beach volleyball]], [[USC Trojans football]], [[USC Trojans men's basketball]], and the [[USC Trojan Marching Band]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kragen |first=Aubrey |title=USC Alum's Company Changes Course During Crisis |url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2020/4/6/trojan-athletic-fund-merle-norman-changes-course-during-crisis.aspx |access-date=2020-09-02 |website=USC Athletics |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-24 |title=USC alumni join push to protect doctors, nurses and other health care heroes from COVID-19 {{!}} Keck School of Medicine of USC |url=https://keck.usc.edu/usc-alumni-join-push-to-protect-doctors-nurses-and-other-health-care-heroes-from-covid-19/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 06:26, 5 September 2024

Jack Nethercutt II
Nethercutt in July 2021
Born
Jack Boison Nethercutt II

(1936-12-22) December 22, 1936 (age 87)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Southern California
SpouseHelen Richards
FatherJ.B. Nethercutt
FamilyNethercutt-Richards

Jack Boison Nethercutt II (born December 22, 1936) is an American businessman, restaurateur, and former racing driver with Ferrari and Lotus. He is the chairman of Merle Norman Cosmetics and president of the Nethercutt Collection.[1]

Nethercutt raced from 1957-1965 and notably used number #102. He competed in the World Sportscar Championship with Ferrari from 1960-1961, winning the 1960 12 Hours of Sebring in class (3rd overall) in a Ferrari 250 TR, and was a part of Ferrari's winning 1960 championship season.[2] Nethercutt also raced in the USAC Road Racing Championship and United States Road Racing Championship.

He became the 2nd president of the Nethercutt Collection in 2004 and holds five Best of Show titles at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.[3]

Early life

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Nethercutt was born on December 22, 1936, the son to entrepreneur J.B. Nethercutt and Dorothy Sykes in Los Angeles, California. He attended the Harvard-Westlake School.[4] Nethercutt graduated from the Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California in 1958.[1][5]

Racing career

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Nethercutt entered professional auto racing in 1956 at the age of 19 while also studying in college, getting his funding primarily from his father.[6] He began racing with the Lotus Eleven and notably used the number #102 throughout his career.[6] With the Lotus he was featured on the cover of Road & Track Magazine.[7] He raced the Ferrari 500 TRC from 1958 to 1960.[7]

Nethercutt at the 1960 12 Hours of Sebring podium

In 1960 he acquired the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa and entered the World Sportscar Championship for the 1960 season. At the 1960 12 Hours of Sebring, Nethercutt finished in the podium 3rd overall and won the S3.0 class after 186 laps with American co-driver Pete Lovely, scoring 4 manufacturer's championship points for the eventual 1960 season winners Ferrari. During the following 1961 season at the 1961 12 Hours of Sebring his Ferrari's oil pump broke on the first lap and the team was disqualified.[8] Competing with the Ferrari 250 TR at the 1960 USAC Road Racing Championship, he and Lovely finished 2nd in class and 3rd overall behind Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles. He won the 1960 3 Hours of Westwood.[9] In 1961 he sold his Ferrari for $25,000 because it was "last years racecar" and according in a 2023 interview Jay Leno, it was now worth over $30 million.[6]

From 1961 to 1963 he switched to a Lotus 19, competing in the Sports Car Club of America and achieved several podiums, including a victory at the 1962 SCCA Divisional.[10] Nethercutt competed in the United States Grand Prix with the vehicle for one season in 1963.[11]

Mirage racecar

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In 1965, Nethercutt would build his custom racecar called the Mirage, which was envisioned as the pinnacle Can-Am design.[12] The Mirage was supposed to debut two years earlier, but his father J.B. was against the vehicle's construction and would not fund it, which caused Nethercutt to experience financial constraints leading to its delay.[12] Racing experts claim that if the Mirage was completed on time a couple of years earlier, it would have been internationally competitive because of its revolutionary design from its low drag aerodynamics.[13][14] It was also one of the first racecars with a monocoque chassis and wheels, powered by a lightweight Oldsmobile V8 engine.[12] The Mirage was test driven by Ken Miles.[15] Nethercutt and the Mirage were featured on the cover of the Sports Car Graphic Magazine.[16] The Mirage was later destroyed by J.B. in a dispute.[6]

Racing results

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World Sportscar Championship

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Jack and J.B. Nethercutt

12 Hours of Sebring results

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Year No Car Drivers Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos. 		Points
1960 8 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59

Ferrari V12 2996

United States Jack Nethercutt

United States Pete Lovely

S3.0 186 3rd 1st 4
1961 9 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59

Ferrari V12 2996

United States Jack Nethercutt

United States Pete Lovely

S3.0 1 DNF

Oil Pump

0

Career results

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United States Jack Nethercutt[8]
Vehicle Years Active Win(s) Podiums
Lotus Eleven 1957-1958 0 1
Ferrari 500 1958-1960 0 1
Ferrari 250 TR 1960-1961 3 6
Lotus 19 1961-1964 1 8
Mirage 1965 0 0
Total 1957-1965 4 16

Nethercutt Collection

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In 2004 he took over The Nethercutt Collection from his father. He restored the 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Dubos in 2011.[17] In 2020 Nethercutt bought back and restored his Lotus 19 racecar, which was completed in 2023.[6]

He competed in several Concours d'Elegance competitions throughout the United States, notably achieving five Best of Show victories at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, and 2016.[3] He also won the Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance in 2007, 2009, and 2012, Kirkland in 2007, Dana Point in 2011, and Las Vegas in 2019 and 2022.

Personal life

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Nethercutt had two children and later had a divorce.[18] He married Helen Richards for his second marriage and later had three grandchildren from his step-son, Travis Richards.[19] In the later 1980s to 90s, the couple owned a luxury restaurant named Boison's near the Las Vegas Strip which won a Best of Las Vegas award from the Las Vegas Review-Journal.[19] He became chairman and president of Merle Norman Cosmetics in 2004.[20]

He has donated millions to his alma mater, the University of Southern California, including for Merle Norman Stadium, USC beach volleyball, USC Trojans football, USC Trojans men's basketball, and the USC Trojan Marching Band.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kragen, Aubrey. "USC Alum's Company Changes Course During Crisis". USC Athletics. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  2. ^ "All.Ferraris - Ferraris in Sebring 1960". www.barchetta.cc. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  3. ^ a b "Previous Winners - Amelia Concours d'Elegance". www.ameliaconcours.org. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  4. ^ "Famous Strangers". www.hemmings.com. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  5. ^ Relations, Keck School Media (2020-04-24). "USC alumni join push to protect doctors, nurses and other health care heroes from COVID-19". Newsroom. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  6. ^ a b c d e Jay Leno Interviews Jack Nethercutt, retrieved 2023-09-19
  7. ^ a b Egan, Peter (2019-09-26). "The Legend of the Lotus Eleven". Road & Track. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  8. ^ a b "All Results of Jack Nethercutt". Racing Sport Cars.
  9. ^ "1960 USAC Road Racing Championship Results".
  10. ^ "World Sports Racing Prototypes - US National Races 1962". www.wsrp.cz. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  11. ^ "Jack Nethercutt's cars". Racing Sports Cars.
  12. ^ a b c "Jack Nethercutt's Mirage - Kustomrama". kustomrama.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  13. ^ "Shelby American". Brock Racing Enterprises. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  14. ^ Brinker, Harold Pace Mark R. Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969. MotorBooks International. ISBN 978-1-61059-240-6.
  15. ^ "StokesPhotos1". www.tamsoldracecarsite.net. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  16. ^ Spooky21 (2009-01-02), Sports Car Graphic ~ February 1966, retrieved 2022-10-27{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "1931 Bugatti Type 51 Dubos Coupé - Images, Specifications and Information". Ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  18. ^ "J. B. Nethercutt, 91, Co-Founder of Merle Norman Cosmetics, Dies". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2004-12-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  19. ^ a b correspondentdyohnka@daily-journal.com815-937-3384, Dennis YohnkaThe Daily Journal (4 July 2009). "Former Buckingham resident, autistic son relish life out West". The Daily Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-02. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "Most Influential Family Owned Businesses 2019: MERLE NORMAN COSMETICS | Los Angeles Business Journal". labusinessjournal.com. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  21. ^ Kragen, Aubrey. "USC Alum's Company Changes Course During Crisis". USC Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  22. ^ "USC alumni join push to protect doctors, nurses and other health care heroes from COVID-19 | Keck School of Medicine of USC". 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
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