Kenny weld finished second followed by gus linder, ed zirkle and steve ungar. Race driver frank galvin lost control of his racer, smashed through the guard rail and slammed into the press stand, injuring several of its occupants and crushing to death hughie hughes, who had crashed out of the race himself and was standing by the press box. Ascot park, salute to the indy 500, race, slid and crashed into a wall. Ninetime indianapolis 500 starter sarah fisher will field a car for dave darland, the winningest usac amsoil national sprint car driver of all time. Zimmer, a rice lake native, spent thirty two years as a photographer at the rice lake speedway, along with shooting photos of special events at other tracks in northern wisconsin and minnesota. Jerry carman, robert smith and larry brazil with rocky fisher gene marderness photo. See more ideas about race cars, sprint cars and dirt track racing.
A driver can score a maximum driver rating of 150 points per race. Don hewitt won the sprint car race at the eldora speedway, rossburg,oh. The race was marred by a huge crash in which memo gidley, driving the. Usac record 109 midgets entered for bc39 racestar publications. Jerry carman, robert smith and larry brazil with rocky fisher gene marderness photo date.
Brickyard vintage racing invitational the pedigree of the brickyard vintage racing invitational june 2021 at the indianapolis motor speedway is elite, for both machines and drivers. Take note of the signs up on the hill in the top right hand of the photo promoting rajo ford speed equipment. Nascar race result for the 244 miles at ascot stadium at ascot stadium on may 30, 1959. Midget race entry list at the indianapolis motor speedway. Nascar standings after race number 17 of the nascar grand national series. Wins, finishes, top15 finishes, average running position while on lead lap, average speed under green, fastest lap, led most laps and leadlap finish. It was released as the first single from their 1991 album sailing the seas of cheese and reached number 23 on the u. Aug 27, 2018 ninetime indianapolis 500 starter sarah fisher will field a car for dave darland, the winningest usac amsoil national sprint car driver of alltime. During 1957 they made gardena stadium a mile track and racing went back there in 1958, which was the last year for racing at gardena stadium. New inside the gates at auto club speedway staging area inside lot 1 from 4. Due to the inherently dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators, have been killed in crashes related to the sport, in races, in qualifying, in practice or in private testing sessions.
I became the first man in the history of the indianapolis speedway to fail his test twice. Ascot hosted many types of auto racing competition through the years in. Due to the inherently dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers, crew. In 1975, ray lee goodwin was hired to pilot the machine and won several features throughout the midwest before crashing at knoxville, ia, midway through. But deaths arent as rare or isolated as the racing world be lieves. Pra ran saugus speedway with 1957 chevrolets and took over super stock car racing in so cal as car dropped super stocks. Tamale wagon speedway motors museum of american speed. The design of golden sands speedway was so unique at it virtually had no other competition. Whitey alger wasina snyder walt ross 02 wally baker 5 bob philips track action track action track action. His photos have regularly appeared during the racing season in the chronotye and racing publications.
Official facebook of jc agajanians ascot, the fastest half mile dirt track in the united states from 19571990. It only raced one time during that season and was wrecked in its first race by bob moore. With two weeks remaining until the event begins, there are 109 drivers on the entry. Bc39 entry list equals usac record of 109 midgets speed sport. Reigning usac amsoil national sprint car owner champion baldwin brothers racing will field greenfield, indianas c. Far from bitter, he attended virtually every race of 2019 at williams grove, lincoln. Terry took this 1978 gary stantonbuilt sprint car to granite city and.
Previous photos of the day coastal 181 weekday photos. Small track at ascot park played a big role in auto racing. He was a fixture on the craftsman truck series for years, but has competed on all levels of nascar. The story behind the jerry medina smith and jerry jerome jj smith is they both were originally from appleton wisconsina and both ran usac stock cars. Its first auto race was held in 1908, and its final one in 1919. The win brought the 43 car back to victory lane at a. Scot also served as a mechanic for the 1990 usac turkey night feature at ascot speedway, the usac midget feature race during the 1990 copper world classic in phoenix and the 2009 usac national midget championship, with driver brad kuhn. Usac record 109 midgets entered for bc39 usac racing.
Open wheel leader 1970s ascot park raceway gardena. Bc39 entry list equals usac record of 109 midgets speed. Raw footage from telecast of a 500 lap usac midget race at the indianapolis speedrome in september of 1981. Bobby allen won the pa state championship super sprint car race at the lincoln speedway, hanover,pa. More than 300 of the worlds most exceptional vintage race cars will compete in 12 different sportscar vintage racing association svra classes on the 14turn, 2. Aug 27, 2018 the usac national midget race at the indianapolis motor speedway infield dirt track is already breaking records.
This track soon became the cras home with weekly events for the club. Leary, a recent indiana sprint week winner at bloomington speedway, in. Ninetime indianapolis 500 starter sarah fisher will field a car for dave darland, the winningest usac amsoil national sprint car driver of alltime. Our love for racing never died so we started going to flemington, middletown ny, reading, islip ny, east windsor, new egypt, wall. Reigning usac amsoil national sprint car owner champion baldwin brothers racing will field its familiar orange no. The cra developed many drivers who went on to great things in the world of auto. Ascot, nascar, 1983, dirt track stock cars youtube. After ascot, the cra drivers will make an arizona swing. Richard petty motorsports is searching for sponsorship to add a second car, which.
In 1958 a name change was in order and ascot park was chosen as the new moniker. Deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing. It was fishers foresight that resulted in the building of the indianapolis motor speedway in 1909, at a time when america was hardly out of the. This is a tribute page to honor the racecar drivers that risked their lives and the racecars that paved the way in. Jerry was a race car driver was the fourth primus single, after john the fisherman, too many puppies and mr.
Aj foyt leads the pack during the 1970 hoosier hundred with jerry poland jim. Old race car photos west capital raceway alumni assn. For an account of fishers life see particularly his activity in the florida land boom of the 1920s. He was a fixture on the craftsman truck series for. That is winning driver as well as the race promoter, johnny mais, in the lightcolored cap and coat, seated on the right side of the seat in a car at kenwood park speedway at salina, kansas. A former member of the legendary canadian comstock racing team, fisher with codriver mark donohue became the first canadian to win a transam series race at marlboro speedway in upper. Jerry hill born july 25, 1961 is a former nascar driver and father of current nascar cup series driver timmy hill, and current arca racing series driver tyler hill. The win brought the 43 car back to victory lane at a track where richard petty won a record 15 times. Ascot would remain the home of cra for the next 33 years. Chuck weyant and wayne fisher at the springfield speedway, springfield,il. Jan 04, 2012 1967 shelby gt500 barn find and appraisal that buyer uses to pay widow price revealed duration. It was the first high banked, bowl shaped track that enticed a young group of drivers to glide, spin, and fly around the fastest third mile in the midwest. On the 29 th lap of that race, young was involved in a 4car accident that took his life. Golden sands speedway was started by sam bartus in the year of 1967.
Bobbitts mortuary in san bernardino for race driver dick. Bc39 entry list over 90 racinboys racinboys network. There have been some men that failed once and never came back. Dick fries won the cra sprint car race over dayne douglas, ned spath, paul jones and dick atkins at the ascot park speedway, gardena,ca.
Jan oppermans 4x sprint car speedway motors museum of. Auto club speedway driver averages motor racing network. Hello, ricky cosmillo here, i would like to express my sorrow regarding the demise of the greatest track on the east coast, flemington speedway. Jerry was a race car driver is a song by the american funk metal band primus. End of 1981 usac midgets 500 lap race at the indianapolis. Drivers include warren mockler, mac mcclellan, jerry nuckles, tom hayworth, ron eden. Fred rahmer rockin the sweet mullet fisher, sprint car racing, dirt track, champs. Johnny mais was born on june 11, 1888 on the banks of the rhine river at coblence now koblenz in the prussian state of germany and his 1 st regular employment was in the mercedes automobile factory in germany. Ron shuman pulling a wheelie in the ofixco sprinter at ascot 1985 sprint car. Jerry scratch daniels, legendary sprint car driver who got. Dale earnhardt at concord speedway nascar race cars, old race cars.
Ask a successful driver how he became interested in racing and the usual answer is that. Zimmer, a rice lake native, spent thirty two years as a photographer at the rice lake speedway, along with shooting photos of special events at other tracks in northern wisconsin and. See more ideas about flat track racing, flat track motorcycle and dirt track racing. Leary, a recent indiana sprint week winner at bloomington speedway, in their familiar orange no. Leary, a recent indiana sprint week winner at bloomington speedway, in their.
Auto club speedway driver ratings motor racing network. Reigning usac amsoil national sprint car owner champion baldwin brothers racing will field c. Leary, a recent indiana sprint week winner at bloomington speedway. They will meet again sunday night in a double points race at ascot. The usac national midget race at the indianapolis motor speedway infield dirt track is already breaking records.
After more than three decades of shooting photos of racing, doug zimmer ended his full time gig on the speedways infield following the 2012 racing season. During that year they raced there, not at gardena stadium. Also identified in this photo is william wigley, the black boy at left, waving his cap above his head. The song tells the stories of two characters, jerry, an illfated race car driver who collides with a telephone pole while driving intoxicated hence the use of. October 26, 1984 gardena, ca ascot park speedway friday night at ascot park, in the second race of the crausac national championship sprint car series, rip williams of garden grove, california, driving the bob vermeerhacienda mexican food products no.
Gallery golden gate speedway presented by hartley racing. Wisconsin international raceway, race, car skidded sideways, went into a ditch, flipped upside down, landed on the top and burst into. However advances in safety technology, and specifications designed. George fisher ceased driving to field cars that carried dale blaney to all. So usac asked jerry jerome smith to go by jj and jerry used his name but than moved to medina wisconsin and went by jerry medina smith. He emigrated from bremen, in northwest germany, to america aboard the s. Hal minyard was second followed by bob greer, rocky fisher and benny rapp. Car departed schoolers ascot track in may 1966 and raced friday nights at whiteman stadium, a thirdmile paved track in pacoima near san fernando, that opened on 53066. He drove in the usac championship car series, racing in the 19601961 seasons with. I became the first man in the history of the indianapolis speedway to fail his test. Auto club speedway driver averages for the past 10 nascar cup series races at the 2mile speedway. This car was built in 1974 by don maxwell for speedy bill smith. Jan 21, 2019 next usaccra sprint car challenge event.
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