, ▁although ▁they ▁decl ined ▁to ▁protest ▁as ▁Jones ' ▁car ▁( nick named ▁" Cal h oun ") ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁fast est ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁Many ▁exper ts ▁believe ▁that ▁US AC ▁officials ▁were ▁bi ased ▁against ▁Clark ▁and ▁the ▁rear ▁engine ▁Lot us , ▁and ▁that ▁had ▁it ▁been ▁an ▁American ▁driving ▁a ▁road ster ▁in ▁second ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁Jones ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁black ▁flag ged . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁in ▁Gard ena , ▁California . ▁ ▁Family ▁& ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁died , ▁J . C . ▁left ▁behind ▁his ▁wife , ▁Haz el ▁F aye ▁Ag aj an ian , ▁their ▁four ▁children , ▁Joan ▁Ag aj an ian ▁Qu inn ( John ▁J ), ▁J C ▁Ag aj an ian ▁Jr .( Fran ci ), ▁C ary ▁Ag aj an ian ▁( J ud y ), ▁Christopher ▁James ▁Ag aj an ian ▁( La ura ), ▁ 1 1 ▁grand children , ▁his ▁you gest ▁sister ▁Jac qu eline ▁Ag aj an ian ▁Card el ucci , ▁and ▁his ▁NFL ▁star ▁brother ▁Ben ▁Ag aj an ian . ▁▁ ▁C ary ▁Ag aj an an ▁is ▁an ▁att orney ▁and ▁partner ▁at ▁Ag aj an ian , ▁Mc F all , ▁We iss , ▁T et re ault , ▁& ▁Crist ▁L LP ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁area ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁co - owner ▁of ▁the ▁mot ors port ▁operations ▁of