Death of Jim Pace

"I am so sorry. I just learned. I have so many stories. He was testing a car that had issues. He came into the pits saying the third engine mount needed to be replaced. Or the left front tire was 1 psi too low. Who can do that? Jim could.

My first pole came because he felt bad for cutting me off in the rain. He let me follow him. I did, and got pole. Won the race too.

He took my wife for a lap around Mont Tremblant. He saw her looking at the guardrails. “Don’t look at those! They’re expensive!”

I’m very sorry. Jim was an awesome guy!"

"My family loved him very much . He will be truly missed ."

"I was deeply saddened to learn of Jim's passing. It just does not seem fair. Great man and driver. I enjoyed his videos so much, especially at Road America, where I took my 2nd SCCA drivers school, back in 1978. My condolences to all of the family and friends. A great loss for us all."

"He was my instructor in the 1990s at Skip B and I spent 3 1/2 days with him and he was the greatest instructor and person. I still tell my 16 year old son about him. My goal was to have him go to Level Up so Jim could teach him too. I'm very sad and my condolences to the family."

"I use to enjoy the races as a child. Always a great past time of mine."

"Met Jim in Sebring and was such a nice person and became a good friend. I had him join me and my Wife at Daytona for a Daytona 500 race. I met his wife in Sebring and shared lunch with both of them. Such very nice Couple. Going to miss them both. RIP"