John Samuel Graham (22 October 1955 – 12 October 2025) was a Canadian professional racing driver. He drove in numerous road racing series such as IMSA. He also had experience in NASCAR.
Racing career
In 1981, Graham began his career in the Can-Am series' U2 (under 2-litre) class. In 1982, he joined Gordon Lightfoot driving the Lightfoot Racing March 811 Cosworth. In 1983, he joined Aston Martin driving the "Nimrod" at the 24 hours of Daytona. Over his career, he has driven IMSA, WSC, Indy Lights, F2, ALMS, Grand-Am, ARCA, NASCAR Nationwide Series as well as in the Paris-Dakar Rally Raid. He had nine starts at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with an LMP675 class win in 2000 with Canadian team Multimatic Motorsports. His podium finishes include the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, and Petit Le Mans.
Later life and death Graham was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2021.
Graham died from lung cancer at a hospice in Newmarket, Ontario on 12 October 2025, at the age of 69.
Motorsports career results 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Obermaier Racing Jürgen Lässig George Fouché Porsche 956 C1 147 DNF DNF Team Labatt Gebhardt Engineering Frank Jelinski Nick Adams Gebhardt JC853 C2 224 NC NC PC Automotive Olindo Iacobelli Alain Ianette Argo JM19C C2 130 DNF DNF CJ Motorsport John Morton Harald Grohs Porsche 911 GT2 LMGT2 164 DNF DNF Multimatic Motorsports Scott Maxwell Greg Wilkins Lola B2K/40 LMP675 274 25th 1st Dick Barbour Racing Milka Duno David Murry Reynard 01Q LMP675 4 DNF DNF MBD Sportscar Team Didier de Radiguès Milka Duno Panoz LMP07 LMP900 259 DNF DNF
NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series NASCAR Xfinity Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 2004 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM 81st 274 2007 Braun Racing 10 Toyota DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DARCLT DOV NSHKEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL 77th 441 Baker Curb Racing 37 Ford RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 2017 Rick Ware Racing 74 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR 65th 15 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 78 Chevy RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO Mike Harmon Racing 74 Dodge HOM
ARCA Re/Max Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Re/Max Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pts Ref 2007 Hover Motorsports 72 Ford DAY USA NSH SLM 57th 475 Andy Belmont Racing 62 Ford KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL 2008 14 DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 115th 145
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