Click on the race name to see the results of that race. The vintage chet wilson engine special in actual competition at the jerry weld memorial race in 1977 at the old lakeside speedway. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport. Belleville midget nationals posted in vintage midget racing. Page 1 of 4 a look back at some past races posted in vintage midget racing. Usac silver crown sprint car racing news, schedules. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for jon lemke on. Billy vukovich took fourth after starting on the front row and leading the opening lap. Sir john young jackie stewart, obe born 11 june 1939 is a british former formula one racing driver from scotland. Some of his drivers included jay woodside, russell hibbard, roy hibbard, jon backlund and jack belk. Mcvay would race at both lakeside on the dirt, and i70 on pavement in first a chevy impala with a 400 inch cubic engine, and for 1972 a chevelle with a 350. Four months ago greg anderson watched with extreme pride as the original nhra recordholding, 1979 plymouth arrow driven by his mentor john hagen was unveiled on the starting line at brainerd international raceway. The belleville telescope from belleville, kansas page 6. January 18, 2020 im sorry nascar, im sorry daytona, but this is the biggest effing race ive ever won.
The first race for this new class of limited sprints was may 24, 1981, at midwest speedway and lonnie jensen was the main event victor. April 14, 1968 a chilly april evening didnt cool the spirits of the racing fans as the 1968 race season opened at the midamerica fairgrounds under the. From news and results, to online fantasy racing has it all. John miles 14 june 1943 8 april 2018 was a british former racing driver, engineer, journalist and music executive. This classic mopar evoked memories and more than an abundance of what if questions. Belleville midget nationals winners that have went on to sign with major players in the racing world and raced in the indy cars and nascar. Get the latest stats, news, and much more exclusive content from the sprint car community. In the 1970s, besides racing midgets, mcvay was very competitive in stock cars and sprint cars. I saw a post on facebook from jon backlund that said he and sparky won a bfeature at the knoxville nationals and that he and sparky won a winged sprint car race at kansas citys olympic stadium, maybe the only winged race held there. April 14, 1968 a chilly april evening didnt cool the spirits of the racing fans as the 1968 race season opened at the midamerica fairgrounds under the promotion of jerry weld.
Jon denning finishes 3rd at orange county speedway, nc. Exindycar driver battling huntingtons while raising. What if john hagen wouldnt have lost his life in a violent crash 18 years. Other drivers that drove this historic sprinter included, roy bryant, dale reed, cotton musick, al chamberlain, and jon backlund among others. Bacharach eric bachelart andy bachetti roy bachlor bill bachman kyle bachman red backey jon backlund scott backman brady bacon chas bacon jim bacon thurman bacon carl badami lou badaracco harry badger luca badoer larry baer sam baer. This is the class that would come to be known as 360 sprints. Driving the rimcomiller vw, tripp edged ron shuman and lonnie caruthers to post his 31st usac career win.
Jon backlund in pius selenkes pebuilt sprint car in 1974. Wayne dakeracing nascar memorabilia, deshler, ne global. Adamson received treatment at allentown hospital after warmups on the final day of racing when he was struck above the left eye by a flying rock, but he. He drove over 200 race cars across the country, won championships in 4 different classes and has been inducted into many hall of fames. John mills is a long time scca race car driver and traumatic brain injury tbi advocate and survivor. March 30, 2020 in light of the covid19 epidemic and the uncertainty of employment for many around the world, the deadline to renew seats for the 35th annual lucas oil chili bowl nationals presented. Thunder road a photographic journey of open wheel racing, carnivals, and the. His career really took off in 1980, when he became part of jlp racing s driver lineup. The most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the web. Knoxville, ia lincoln, nebraska driver lonnie jensen won the 20lap main event in the season opening sprint car races at the knoxville, iowa track saturday night, may.
In stock cars, jim would race for charlie lineback for two seasons in 1971 and 1972. John miles racing driver simple english wikipedia, the. He appeared at 1978 24 hours of le mans for the dick barbour racing team, taking a class win in imsa gtx class partnered by fellow american, dick barbour and english driver, brian redman, in his first attempt at the french classic. The hiram hilegas built midget formerly owned by art jacobsen of omaha, was on display.
Speed shop to bench race and view the cars on hand. Click on the driver name to see the career statistics for that driver tweet. Ken schrader, jack ziegler, cliff cockrum, jon backlund, gene genneten, bob kaemmerer, jerry russell, randy bateman, todd bishop, ron milton, dean shirley, bobby layne, rick pennell, ricky hood, ron standridge, cliff blundy, etc. He participated in 15 formula one world championship. Nicknamed the flying scot, he competed in formula one between 1965 and 1973, winning three world drivers championships, and twice finishing as runnerup over those nine seasons. A look back at some past races vintage midget racing.
A great time was had by all and the air conditioning felt good on this day where the temp reached 105 deg. Thanks for stopping by the most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the planet. He drove over 200 race cars across the country, won. Bacharach eric bachelart andy bachetti roy bachlor bill bachman kyle bachman red backey jon backlund scott backman brady bacon chas bacon jim bacon thurman bacon carl badami lou badaracco harry badger luca badoer larry. Sprint car races at hutchinson, kansas on september 16, 1967. Hes a championship gt3 racer that has held lap records at the midohio sportscar course and grattan raceway.
Clark was a versatile driver who competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the indianapolis 500, which he won in 1965. July 1, 1978 new york state fairgrounds syracuse, new york salt city 100. Codriving alongside his father in a porsche 935, they won the second heat, and subsequently the race overall. The belleville telescope from belleville, kansas on august. Luther first became interested in racing when he was 19 year old truck driver delivering milk to the kansas city area. Wood was given his first go kart as a child by dale jarrett, the wood brothers driver at the time.
Lonnie jensen speedway motors museum of american speed. John lee paul born hansjohan paul, march 12, 1939 in the netherlands was an american racecar driver, convicted felon and fugitive. Jon qualified on the outside pole for the 150 lap race at orange county speedway. Jensen, a former track champion, led from start to finish in winning the main event. French, sutcliffe and backlund recalled such days gone by as they stood with sweat filled racing shoes ready to run the next race. See more ideas about dirt track racing, racing, dirt track. Jim braden actually drove the car in the jerry weld memorial races. Harrison, and jon backlund and parlayed his two victories and a sixth place in the first feature on august 12 th to claim the overall title. Sanctioned by international motor contest association i. Haubstadt main to sleepy tripptwo time midget champion, ron sleepy tripp led from flag to flag to snare the 40lap feature at the tristate speedway. See more ideas about racing, indy cars and race cars. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Fox competed in the indianapolis 500 eight times between 1987 and.
After racing gokarts, he moved up to stock cars, racing in the usar hooters pro cup series and the nascar winston west series. Join facebook to connect with jon backlund and others you may know. Ray lee goodwin, dick sutcliffe, jon backlund and grady wade, eddie leavitt, jack belk, thad dosher, wes farrand and harlan johnson. Jon backlund racing career profile driver database. Kc racing legend jim mcvay passes racinboys racinboys. This car was built in 1948, and won the last midget race in. Gary bettenhausen matched his finest dirt car performance ever by taking second from billy cassella on the final lap of the race. Al unser made his 1977 dirt car debut at du quoin, running well until lap 85 when the pizza hut car dropped out with an oil leak. Usac national midgets sprint car racing news, schedules. Gary irvin, who started last in the 28car field, tangled with jerry weeks in turn four at the halfway point of the race, but was unhurt after flipping his car. Other notable drivers to own and race the car were jon backlund, and.
Driver birthdays and races run on july 24th racing. Being a seasoned fabricator allows him to design and build his own race cars and specialize in building custom roll cages for others. 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. On sunday nights after working during the day, brewer would go to olympic stadium to watch the.
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