The world of sprint car racing has drawn a flood of attention from around the world since the tragedy this weekend in which nascar ace tony stewart fatally struck driver kevin ward. Bob provided greg his first sprint ride in 19921998, in a family owned car. Msn outlook, office, skype, bing, breaking news, and latest. Aug, 2014 the world of sprint car racing has drawn a flood of attention from around the world since the tragedy this weekend in which nascar ace tony stewart fatally struck driver kevin ward. May 17, 2015 knoxville, ia, may 16, 2015 mckenna haase made history in the 305 class as she became the first female sprint car driver winner in a sprint car at the historic knoxville raceway.
If you have any photos you would like featured here, send. Moving average line charts help show how a drivers statistics develop over the course of many races, full season or specific tracks. Jim fleming rick martin wins the lloyd beard classic at san jose speedway. Wayne johnson scored his 11th career win in the 360 class. Drive to many wins by van may, jan opperman and many others from 19721980. Box 107 calrow, lytton, model race car, minneapolis, september 4, 1941. Bob is a regular at the track and remains active with his sons racing career, serving as the teams transport driver. Because it is restricted to australian drivers only, the race has a lot prestige for local drivers to become their countrys national champion. Jul 17, 20 19yearold female driver injured in tony stewart sprint car wreck new, 15 comments tony stewart was the catalyst for a crash in a sprint car race that left a 19yearold female driver injured.
Join facebook to connect with tyler walker and others you may know. He won the australian v8 supercar series championship in 2003 and 2004 in 2006, ambrose relocated to the united states to pursue racing in nascar, starting with the camping world truck series. Bob coulter, who fielded usac sprint cars driven to victories by bob east at ascot park gardena, ca in 1976 and chuck gurney at toledo speedway ohio in 1977, passed away monday in california at age 82. Kevin huntley racing career profile driver database. Clauson was 27 and regarded as one of the nations best sprint car drivers. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors. Goodyear nascar 500 at the calder park thunderdome in melbourne, australia at the time the newly opened. Ryan gifford born march 10, 1989 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Lawrence neil bonnett july 30, 1946 february 11, 1994 was an american nascar driver. This page is dedicated to sprint car racing in australia and new zealand. Gary is one of the veterans of the sprint wars as an owner, promoter and chief wrench.
Max dumesney wins the winfield series championship in australia. Gary owned and was the crew chief for doug and many of the top sprint car drivers to strap in a sprint car. David steele, 42, died when his vehicle smashed into a wall during the southern car sprint. Up and coming 19 year old callum walker used to race go karts and is a 2nd generation speedway driver from brisbane queensland. The top winged sprint car drivers across the country compete in ascs competition, with the best of the best gunning for that precious and.
Nebraska 360s with msts 360 midwest sprint touring series. A former development driver for richard childress racing and a former. Jan 01, 2016 the official website for sprint car driver terry mccarl. Historical driver database of nascar cup series drivers 1949. Nascar and indycar racer advocated for colonoscopy screening. Pages in category australian sprint car drivers the following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. Will gasoline or electric cars rule when the pandemic is all over. Dan simpson racing prodigy 14yr sprint car driver michael buddy kofoid duration. For most people, graphic footage of the collision was probably their first exposure to this semiobscure form of motorsports. 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. This allows us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. World series sprintcars wss is australia s only national sprint car series. Vern schuppan, 03191943, booleroo, south australia. He was honored at seasons end by the north american sprint car poll part of the national sprint car hall of fame, as the 360sprint car rookie of the year.
Mckenna haase female sprint car driver win at knoxville. This is a nondiffusing parent category of category. 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. Obituaries death notices newspaper obituaries online. The australian sprintcar championship is a dirt track racing championship held each year to determine the australian national champion for winged sprint car racing. When frankie kerr saw the remains of jason lefflers winged sprint car on the. He moved up to the nationwide series in 2007, and later the sprint cup series in 2008. A man has been killed during a sprint car race in sydneys west, police say. Photo by trent gower photography inside line promotions swedesboro, n.
We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and interactive features such as polls and a message board. The official website for sprint car driver terry mccarl. I want to see you in action, i have to convince dad to let ne join your crew student fan from springhead school daniel brettig. Stevie smith racing career profile driver database. The official website for australian sprint car driver, sam. After one season with urc, the east coast racer moved up to a 410sprint car with the unoh all star circuit of champions. Marcos ambrose born 1 september 1976 is an australian former racing driver. Mar 27, 2017 a champion sprint car racer was killed after a horrifying crash caught on camera at a race in florida. Stacey galliford female sprintcar driver australia youtube. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Greg drives a 410 sprint car for the hamilton motorsports and is one of the most decorated members of the pa posse.
The coolest sports car from the year you were born. Australia v8 dirt modifieds, 410 sprint cars, midgets. All iowa points sprint cars pos driver hometown 1972 1 sonny smyser lancaster mo 368 2 gene gennetten glenwood mo 350 3 ray lee goodwin kansas city mo 273. Driver who have competed in sprint car events in australia. Schedule the official website for sprint car driver terry. The usac sprint car race car did not have a roll cage or a fire extinguisher system. The australian sprintcar title is only open to australian drivers and is run and sanctioned by the scca. Mar 05, 20 nsca promoted sprint car races and later late model races throughout the midwest from 1978 thru 1984. Driver who have competed in sprint car events in australia pages in category australian sprint car drivers the following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. Blasting off in december each year, the best drivers from australia and the usa contest this hugely competitive series consisting of around 12 rounds, concluding in february. Dec 11, 2015 stacey galliford female sprintcar driver australia stacey galliford. In 1985 the nsca sprint car series became the regional arm of the world of outlaws. Hockett was getting ready for a weekend of racing, which would include the usac event at terre haute, ind.
Australian female racing drivers the contents of that subcategory can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it. Gary mussatto from osage city, ks congratulates doug wolgang of souix falls, sd on the a main victory at the jayhawk nationals. But in comparison to todays safety devices, a usacs sprint car driver in the 1960s presented himself to many dangers, which resulted in multiple serious injuries and fatalities. Anderson, george, president, drivers union local 958, minneapolis, october 27, 1959. Australias james mcfadden won a battle with brian brown that saw five lead changes to. Ap sprint car driver scott semmelmann was killed in a wreck during practice for a race saturday night at beaver dam raceway. Oct 18, 2008 a man has been killed during a sprint car race in sydneys west, police say. He also won the grand annual sprintcar classic at premier speedway in australia the marquee event down under. If you have a sprint car home page and would like a link here, please send me your email.
These boards were made up of four drivers and four car owners. Jesse hockett killed in tragic accident speed sport. Ascs lucas oil national sprint cars american sprint car. What you should know about the car tony stewart was driving. Click on the below images to view driver introduction videos. Stacey galliford female sprintcar driver australia stacey galliford. The man was driving in a race at parramatta city raceway when he veered off the track and hit a concrete wall just. Varc vintage car photos steve hardins world of sprint cars. Check out his web site to learn more about greg, the team, and to purchase merchandise. The sprint car girls concept was established to help a group of ladies promote themselves and their racing to a broader range of audience, as well as attract potential. The american sprint car series is the largest sprint car sanctioning body in the world. Three times the action archerfield speedway media release by chris metcalf this saturday night march 14, ausdeck archerfield speedway plays host to an openwheel extravaganza with a huge triplebill program featuring round of the east coast logistics sprintcar track championship, round eight of the american tire and racing services midget series and the queensland wingless sprint. This is the online home of greg hodnett motorsports.
Gifford wood, 02081924, 08262001, collinsville, va. Merced speedway added to 2020 tour in place of spring calistoga eventocean speedway event moved to saturday, april 11, and fall calistoga event still planned story by. Private enterprise numbers internet assigned numbers authority. He has experienced the challenges and the rewards of a car owner in both the stock and sprint car divisions. Race car driver dave steele was killed in a sprint car race at floridas desoto speedway. Eddie leavitt racing career profile driver database. Champion sprint car racer killed in horrifying crash captured. All iowa points sprint cars pos driver hometown 1972. He constantly qualifies and finishes in the top 10 at archerfield which has 3040 cars at most meetings.
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