This is an offset vintage sprint car with a long history. Gary was killed in a tragic sprint car accident at the famed knoxville raceway on may 2, 1982. He would double his career win total, at the time six and now seven, and take home his first ever track championship. Incident appears to be a tragic accident beaver dam, wis. Sprint car council works to make tracks, cars safer. Driver had been hit in the head, and that he was dying. Sep 21, 2014 sprint car driver scott semmelmann was killed in a wreck during practice for a race saturday night at beaver dam raceway. Oh sure, there was cecil beavers, calvin gilstrap, dick gaines and local boys like bobby. Bob kinser, a legendary sprint car racer who started his career in the bloomington area before dominating locally and at tracks around the united states, died saturday. Jun 24, 2018 sprint car driver jason johnson was killed in a horrific crash saturday night at the beaver dam raceway. Larry miller, sprint car driver of the 60s 70s public. Sprint car driver david steele killed in florida speedway. Get the latest stats, news, and much more exclusive content from the sprint car community. With championship winning driver shane stewart behind the wheel and larsons former sprint car crew chief, steve suchy, calling the shots, the team looks to build strength during a partial, 50race 2014 season before vying for the world of outlaws stp championship in 2015.
Nobody covers columbus, indiana and the surrounding areas like the republic. Thanks for stopping by the most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the planet. Enter joe spiker, who will split racing dates with paragon in 2020. Sprint car driver scott semmelmann was killed in a wreck during practice for. The daily bannar, greencastle, indiana thursday, april 15, 1965. Sprint car driver jason johnson was killed in a horrific crash saturday night at the beaver dam raceway. May 4, 2020 brian brown is heading to his favorite race track this weekend as several dozen of sprint car racings top drivers have been selected to take part in a world of outlaws nos energy drink sprint car series invitational. Green won 34 midget races between 1948 and 1950 in oklahoma and missouri, and several more in texas. The top winged sprint car drivers across the country compete in ascs competition, with the best of the best gunning for that precious and. Their rivals included skilled competitors like cecil beavers, dick gaines, bobby black, roy robinson, hershell jenkins, calvin gilstrap and wayne wolf. Due to the inherently dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers, crew. Gary owned and was the crew chief for doug and many of the top sprint car drivers to strap in a sprint car. Sprint car champion tony elliott killed in plane crash.
Four people were killed in a plane crash near lake hartwell on friday. In 1960 bob turned from dragsters to super modifieds and built his first car for the 1962 knoxville season. Morgan shepherd born october 12, 1941 is an american semiretired professional stock car racing driver and current team owner. Gary is one of the veterans of the sprint wars as an owner, promoter and chief wrench.
Bob kinser was born to zelbert and mary watson kinser on august 21, 1931, in heltonville ind. August, 1961 jim hurtubise, auto racings hercules from lennox, calif. A driver was fatally injured during a practice session saturday for the bumper to bumper ira outlaw sprint car series, a midwest region touring series, at beaver dam raceway. World of outlaws legend steve kinser isnt retiring after all. He won the 1949 oklahoma city and southwest aaa titles. Green placed fourth in his first indianapolis 500 in 1950. Completely reworked 292 cid ford v8 with 3 2bbl carbs mated to a 3 speed gear box. Bob kinser was second followed by dick gaines, cecil beavers and bobby black. Jerry poland charlie masters doc dawson larry moore the other 4 drivers are more well known names 5. With the lucas oil national series backed by numerous regional series, one can catch all the excitement of an ascs sprint car race at racetracks across the united states. The american sprint car series is the largest sprint car sanctioning body in the world.
Here is a list of pennsylvania race tracks dont see a track listed here. The field was then set for a 24 car 25 lap main event to close the lid on the 2018. Gary mussatto from osage city, ks congratulates doug wolgang of souix falls, sd on the a main victory at the jayhawk nationals. The suspension has been redone and is fun to drive. Sprint car champion tony elliott killed in plane crash fox. Bloomington speedway sprint car racing news, schedules. A race driver died saturday night at the beaver dam raceway after an accident during a practice session. The johnson crash, which occurred at beaver dam raceway in. By far his best season was 1982 where he won the 410 skagit speedway sprint track championship and finished 2nd to the hall of famer jimmy boyd at dirt cup. Joe beaver john beaver max beaverbroock cecil beavers gale beavers glenn beavers sammy beavers tommy beavers russell beazell randy.
Billed as the lawrenceburg twin 100, the program will consist of separate 100lap championship races for both sprint cars and latemodel stocks, plus fast car dashes in. Sep 20, 2014 a race driver died saturday night at the beaver dam raceway after an accident during a practice session. Ocean speedway, formerly known as watsonville speedway, is a dirt oval located in. Built by jim mcgee whith is famous for building indianapolis cars and a long history of team racing. His best finish was 3rd in points twice and had 14 series wins. May 18, 1968 a spectacular auto racing show is on tap saturday night, may 25th at lawrenceburg speedway. Local driver picks up first win of season the republic. Ron was a regular on the world of outlaws sprint car series for a number of years 19791987.
Pennsylvania race track listing, directory of oval tracks. Billy cassella racing career profile driver database. Remembering bob trostle knoxville raceway sprint car. We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and interactive features such as polls and a message board. He was an avid race car driver and was listed as a legend in the kansas auto racing museum in chapman. The racing legend, from palmyra, lebanon county, passed away sunday evening at york hospital.
Paragon speedway sprint car racing news, schedules, results. The most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the web. Also, from 1968, the 25th street speedway in columbus ran its season opener with hometown driver gene petro taking the. Dick gaines and cecil beavers, both of mitchell, ind. Bucky the boss beaver saw the top 2 drivers from each heat race in front of the. Aug 11, 2006 the most recent death was june 16, when courtney roger schuur of fridley, minn. Ron shuman born september 15, 1952 is an american sprint car race driver from tempe, arizona shuman won the turkey night grand prix, a major event in the midget. Nascar and sprint car veteran dave blaney believes a failure on jason lefflers car caused it to veer into the wall in a fatal impact wednesday night.
Reuters a sprintcar driver was killed in a racing accident during warmup laps for a weekend event, prompting a pennsylvania speedway to cancel racing activities on saturday. These were legendary car driver combos back in the day. Shuman won the turkey night grand prix, a major event in the midget cars series. Dobson in the late 50s and he installed a chevrolet v8 engine in the car. After a few seconds it let up, and about that time 1st sgt.
Up next friday at knoxville raceway in knoxville, iowa, with the world of outlaws nos energy drink. Sprintcar driver killed in pennsylvania racing accident. Beaver dam raceway 2018 world of outlaws craftsman sprint car series, race, lost control while racing for lead. Retired racer still giving back to sport the republic. The kinser racing family patriarch won 29 track and association championships and more than 400 feature races in his career. His boss, tony stewart, said the 60yearold bloomington driver will compete in about 40 world of outlaws races for tony stewart.
Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older. Dave blaney thinks part failure caused jason leffler crash. Larry miller, sprint car driver of the 60s 70s public group. Sanctioning bodies, tracks, car owners, drivers, chassis builders all get a. Founded in 2005, the chad and jenn clemens owned organization has worked to establish a standard of excellence in short track racing through fielding competitive entries and providing exceptional exposure for marketing partners. Sprint car driver scott semmelmann was killed in a wreck during practice for a race saturday night at beaver dam raceway. King was the first driver killed at the nationals since 1967, when 27yearold dan krueger, of kansas city, mo. Apr 21, 2020 the american sprint car series is the largest sprint car sanctioning body in the world.
The following race tracks in pennsylvania were found. Stevie smith dan demarco photo smith, who was born in pennsylvania, and is the son of popular racing driver steve smith, first made a name for himself on the central pennsylvania scene before racing many seasons with the world of outlaws. A former cra sprint car driver and now is a wellknown chassisbuilder. Vigo county fairgrounds race to feature sprint rookie of 64. Figure 8 racing was introduced to the area at the speedway in 1964 and was popular with fans and drivers. May 17, 2011 topping the sprint car division will be such tap speedsters as bob kinser of bloomington, ind. The driver, scott semmelmann, was pronounced dead from injuries suffered in. Browse a variety of news articles or submit your own. Nov 08, 2015 larry miller, sprint car driver of the 60s 70s has 8 members. Twin 100s booked at lawrenceburg midwest racing archives. Belleville midget nationalscopper world winner and he is in the national sprint car hof and has a son racing sprint cars.
He also helped found the powhattan fire department. Sprint car driver killed at beaver dam speed sport. City, state, track name, track type, or track surface and click on search. He was quite a classy sprint car driver back in the day.
Green was killed while attempting to qualify for an aaa sprint car race at funks speedway in winchester, indiana on july 29, 1951, a day which became known as black sunday. Page 8 the daily banner 15 april 1965 hoosier state. Legendary sprint car driver steve kinser isnt retiring after all. The most recent death was june 16, when courtney roger schuur of fridley, minn. He finished 22nd in the 1951 indianapolis 500 green was killed while attempting to qualify for an aaa sprint car race at. The 1937 sprint car champion and winner of two consecutive events at allentown was fatally injured, as was fellow driver roy lake, during the running of the 1938 allentown event on september 24 th. Veteran nascar driver jason leffler died on wednesday after crashing during a 410 sprint car race at the bridgeport speedway, authorities said. Bob was born march 20, 1933 and lived in des moines his entire life. Larry miller, sprint car driver of the 60s 70s has 8 members. Anderson speedway the worlds fastest highbanked quarter.
Trostle was a larger than life figure around these grounds and arguably the greatest ambassador of our track and the sport of sprint car racing. Sprint car hall of fame in 1999 in honor of his outstanding achievements as a driver, including his having won 29 track and association championships and over 400 career features. The driver, scott semmelmann, was pronounced dead from injuries suffered in the crash 5. A cartindy driver and has a son racing in the woo 6. Official home of the zemco 1z 2019 is our 31st year of racing sprint cars. Cecil wray wins the dayton speedway stock car race on the quarter mile. Cecil county dragway, race, crossed the center line, slid down the guard wall and hit a telephone pole. Abbottstown attica beaver dam big sky black hills bridgeport. Nov 21, 2015 trostle was a larger than life figure around these grounds and arguably the greatest ambassador of our track and the sport of sprint car racing. Brad doty is the world of outlaws rookie of the year.
Ron shuman born september 15, 1952 is an american sprint car race driver from tempe, arizona. Another famous driver in the car was dick padden, who drove with only one leg. Topping the sprint car division will be such tap speedsters as bob kinser of bloomington, ind. From news and results, to online fantasy racing has it all. Local sprint car driver kramer williamson has died. Brian brown racing official website of sprint car driver. Aug 15, 2015 reuters a sprint car driver was killed in a racing accident during warmup laps for a weekend event, prompting a pennsylvania speedway to cancel racing activities on saturday.
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