The driver, scott semmelmann, was pronounced dead from injuries suffered in. Cecil wray wins the dayton speedway stock car race on the quarter mile. A race driver died saturday night at the beaver dam raceway after an accident during a practice session. Gary mussatto from osage city, ks congratulates doug wolgang of souix falls, sd on the a main victory at the jayhawk nationals. Anderson speedway the worlds fastest highbanked quarter. Pennsylvania race track listing, directory of oval tracks.
Veteran nascar driver jason leffler died on wednesday after crashing during a 410 sprint car race at the bridgeport speedway, authorities said. Larry miller, sprint car driver of the 60s 70s public. City, state, track name, track type, or track surface and click on search. Also, from 1968, the 25th street speedway in columbus ran its season opener with hometown driver gene petro taking the. Twin 100s booked at lawrenceburg midwest racing archives. 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. 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. The suspension has been redone and is fun to drive. He finished 22nd in the 1951 indianapolis 500 green was killed while attempting to qualify for an aaa sprint car race at. Apr 21, 2020 the american sprint car series is the largest sprint car sanctioning body in the world. Sep 21, 2014 sprint car driver scott semmelmann was killed in a wreck during practice for a race saturday night at beaver dam raceway. Bloomington speedway sprint car racing news, schedules.
Com lawrenceburg speedway sprint cars traditional sprint car fansite. Due to the inherently dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers, crew. Local driver picks up first win of season the republic. 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.
Cecil county dragway, race, crossed the center line, slid down the guard wall and hit a telephone pole. The american sprint car series is the largest sprint car sanctioning body in the world. Completely reworked 292 cid ford v8 with 3 2bbl carbs mated to a 3 speed gear box. Enter joe spiker, who will split racing dates with paragon in 2020. Figure 8 racing was introduced to the area at the speedway in 1964 and was popular with fans and drivers.
Sprint car driver tony elliott, 54, along with charles smith, 71, his son scott smith, 44, and scott bibler, 51, were on their way from warsaw, indiana, to the notre dame vs. Cecil walker is the skagit speedway sprint car champ. The driver, scott semmelmann, was pronounced dead from injuries suffered in the crash 5. Legendary sprint car driver steve kinser isnt retiring after all. 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. Here is a list of pennsylvania race tracks dont see a track listed here. 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. The top winged sprint car drivers across the country compete in ascs competition, with the best of the best gunning for that precious and. 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. Browse a variety of news articles or submit your own. Shuman won the turkey night grand prix, a major event in the midget cars series.
Kelly kahnes first involvemnet in sprint car racing was as a sponsor for cecil. Belleville midget nationalscopper world winner and he is in the national sprint car hof and has a son racing sprint cars. A former cra sprint car driver and now is a wellknown chassisbuilder. He would double his career win total, at the time six and now seven, and take home his first ever track championship. Joe beaver john beaver max beaverbroock cecil beavers gale beavers glenn beavers sammy beavers tommy beavers russell beazell randy. Paragon speedway sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Retired racer still giving back to sport the republic. World of outlaws legend steve kinser isnt retiring after all. Local sprint car driver kramer williamson has died. 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. Ocean speedway, formerly known as watsonville speedway, is a dirt oval located in. The racing legend, from palmyra, lebanon county, passed away sunday evening at york hospital.
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. August, 1961 jim hurtubise, auto racings hercules from lennox, calif. 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. Sprint car driver david steele killed in florida speedway. Their rivals included skilled competitors like cecil beavers, dick gaines, bobby black, roy robinson, hershell jenkins, calvin gilstrap and wayne wolf. Bob kinser was born to zelbert and mary watson kinser on august 21, 1931, in heltonville ind. Dobson in the late 50s and he installed a chevrolet v8 engine in the car. 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. Thanks for stopping by the most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the planet.
King was the first driver killed at the nationals since 1967, when 27yearold dan krueger, of kansas city, mo. Billy cassella racing career profile driver database. Larry miller, sprint car driver of the 60s 70s public group. Brian brown racing official website of sprint car driver. 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. 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. Vigo county fairgrounds race to feature sprint rookie of 64. Built by jim mcgee whith is famous for building indianapolis cars and a long history of team racing. In 1960 bob turned from dragsters to super modifieds and built his first car for the 1962 knoxville season. Bob was born march 20, 1933 and lived in des moines his entire life. Gary owned and was the crew chief for doug and many of the top sprint car drivers to strap in a sprint car. The kinser racing family patriarch won 29 track and association championships and more than 400 feature races in his career. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older. Official home of the zemco 1z 2019 is our 31st year of racing sprint cars.
Paragon speedway sprint car racing news, schedules. These were legendary car driver combos back in the day. Beaver dam raceway 2018 world of outlaws craftsman sprint car series, race, lost control while racing for lead. Sprint car champion tony elliott killed in plane crash. He was an avid race car driver and was listed as a legend in the kansas auto racing museum in chapman. Four people were killed in a plane crash near lake hartwell on friday. He was quite a classy sprint car driver back in the day. Jerry poland charlie masters doc dawson larry moore the other 4 drivers are more well known names 5.
Sprint car driver david steele killed in florida speedway crash jim ayello, jim. Incident appears to be a tragic accident beaver dam, wis. Nov 08, 2015 larry miller, sprint car driver of the 60s 70s has 8 members. Nobody covers columbus, indiana and the surrounding areas like the republic. Topping the sprint car division will be such tap speedsters as bob kinser of bloomington, ind. Gary is one of the veterans of the sprint wars as an owner, promoter and chief wrench. Up next friday at knoxville raceway in knoxville, iowa, with the world of outlaws nos energy drink. We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and interactive features such as polls and a message board. Sprintcar driver killed in pennsylvania racing accident. He also helped found the powhattan fire department.
Abbottstown attica beaver dam big sky black hills bridgeport. 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. 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. Sprint car driver scott semmelmann was killed in a wreck during practice for. Brad doty is the world of outlaws rookie of the year. Sanctioning bodies, tracks, car owners, drivers, chassis builders all get a. The following race tracks in pennsylvania were found. Larry miller, sprint car driver of the 60s 70s has 8 members. 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. Ron shuman born september 15, 1952 is an american sprint car race driver from tempe, arizona. May 17, 2011 topping the sprint car division will be such tap speedsters as bob kinser of bloomington, ind. Remembering bob trostle knoxville raceway sprint car. The most recent death was june 16, when courtney roger schuur of fridley, minn. The daily bannar, greencastle, indiana thursday, april 15, 1965.
The johnson crash, which occurred at beaver dam raceway in. A cartindy driver and has a son racing in the woo 6. Gary was a great racer and was one of only a few ownerdrivers to win a world of outlaws feature event. This is an offset vintage sprint car with a long history. His best finish was 3rd in points twice and had 14 series wins. From news and results, to online fantasy racing has it all.
Bob kinser was second followed by dick gaines, cecil beavers and bobby black. Jerry blundy was the driver in the early 50s and won the mississippi valley sprint championship in 1951. After a few seconds it let up, and about that time 1st sgt. Dick gaines and cecil beavers, both of mitchell, ind. Driver had been hit in the head, and that he was dying. Morgan shepherd born october 12, 1941 is an american semiretired professional stock car racing driver and current team owner.
Gary was a great racer and was one of only a few owner. 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. Sprint car champion tony elliott killed in plane crash fox. 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. Green placed fourth in his first indianapolis 500 in 1950. Jun 24, 2018 sprint car driver jason johnson was killed in a horrific crash saturday night at the beaver dam raceway. Get the latest stats, news, and much more exclusive content from the sprint car community. Sprint car driver jason johnson was killed in a horrific crash saturday night at the beaver dam raceway. 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. Sprint car council works to make tracks, cars safer. Sprint car driver killed at beaver dam speed sport. May 18, 1968 a spectacular auto racing show is on tap saturday night, may 25th at lawrenceburg speedway. Aug 11, 2006 the most recent death was june 16, when courtney roger schuur of fridley, minn.
Ron was a regular on the world of outlaws sprint car series for a number of years 19791987. He won the 1949 oklahoma city and southwest aaa titles. Sprint car driver scott semmelmann was killed in a wreck during practice for a race saturday night at beaver dam raceway. Bucky the boss beaver saw the top 2 drivers from each heat race in front of the. Sep 20, 2014 a race driver died saturday night at the beaver dam raceway after an accident during a practice session. His boss, tony stewart, said the 60yearold bloomington driver will compete in about 40 world of outlaws races for tony stewart. Gary was killed in a tragic sprint car accident at the famed knoxville raceway on may 2, 1982. The field was then set for a 24 car 25 lap main event to close the lid on the 2018. Oh sure, there was cecil beavers, calvin gilstrap, dick gaines and local boys like bobby. The most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the web.
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