George Jones' "The Race Is On" (Don Rollins - George Jones) was recorded in 1963 and released in 1964 on the album "I Get Lonely In a Hurry". "Thumper" aka "The Possum" aka :"No Show" peaked at number three on Billboard's Country chart and dented the pop chart in the low nineties.

The next year Grammy winner and son of acror Allen Jones, Jack Jones who is not related to George took "The Race Is On" well into the world of pop reaching number fifteen and topping the Adult Contemporary chart.