Legendary sprint car driver bobby scruffy allens racing hauler is seen parked at the gocart track that he owns. In the sprint feature, fast qualifier and heat winner newman started sixth in the car field. The team set a votvf4 class record this morning of 94 mph. Part of the excitement of sprint car racing is the danger. Bobby abel in a familiar spot, winners circle at lincoln speedway.
He was inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame in 1998. Clip another car s wheels, or enter a corner too hard, and you may find yourself upside down in short order. Imca sprint car championship 1969 standings driver database. Bobby marshall, texas sprint car driver from the sprint car racing, dirt track. Bobby allen won the super sprint car race at the dorsey speedway, dorsey,md. 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. Bobby became an international karting champion at a young age and befriended indy 500. Individual driver statistics for the 1969 imca sprint car. Aug 26, 2015 dave was critically injured in a sprint car that should have been called the voodoo wagon. He currently owns shark racing, a world of outlaws sprint car team that fields two cars driven by his son jacob allen and his grandson logan schuchart. Williams grove to hold al hamilton tribute race in august. Im willing to pay for any information leading to purchase of car. News, photos, results, and more from dozens of associations. The item youve selected was not added to your cart.
He didnt back down from anyone for fear that the other drivers. The car came to life during the fall of 1962 in the warren michigan shop of driver johnny white. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Former race car driver who won 22 races in the usac sprint car series.
Bobbie adamson, who was inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame and. Bobby allen, emil andres, mario andretti, lloyd axel, rollie beale, tony bettenhausen, dave blaney, jerry blundy, jimmy. While growing up in florida, bobby watched his father compete in the early days of nascar. Bobby adamson racing career profile driver database. Sprint car news blog sprint car news, press releases, photos and other happenings. Ed zirkle was second followed by kenny weld, hal browning and red fouts. Selinsgrove bobby adamson 18 port royal bobby adamson 1 williams grove bobby adamson 7. Top racers, top skills and danger there was a time when auto racing at the allentown fairgrounds was a huge draw the allentown fair when auto racing ruled. Sprint car news, press releases, photos and other happenings. Foyt, dickson, adamson, wally baker, mario, goodwin sprint. Gene varner, benny rapp, johnny auxter, jim fowler, and gus linder completed the top ten for the final sprint car event contested at the allentown fairgrounds. Bobbie laurence adamson, age 86, passed away saturday, april 11, 2020.
A guy named bob weikert started a sprint car team in 1971. For the next 40 plus season, hamiltons car was driven by the whos who of sprint car racing. The car won between 30 or 40 races, according to lynn paxton as told to open wheel magazine writer jim donnelly. Mystery driver from a usac event at williams grove in 1975. Not as fast as there highest hopes, but the are in the books.
His birth name was norman, but he got the nickname bubby growing up. Lease 1 1968 susquehanna bobby gerhart 1 susquehanna rick schmelyun 1 lincoln rick schmelyun 3 hagerstown rick schmelyun 2 19691972 selinsgrove bobby adamson 18 port royal bobby adamson 1 williams grove bobby adamson 7 hagerstown bobby adamson 1. Jan 17, 2008 when car owner wilbur hawthorne decided to buy a trevis craft sprinter,it worked so well that he wanted to travel and race more,and bob wanted to stay home,so bobby adamson from nearby coraopolis,pa. Many famous names turned cameos in the car but larry smokey snellbaker, elmer. It was sold to texan, gordon wolley, who proceeded to dominate and win the 1963 imca sprint car championship. Dirty drivers tend to get dealt with on the track by the other racers. The 77yearold ward spent 20 years of his life barnstorming racetracks across the country chasing prize money in true outlaw style.
He was a contemporary of legendary racer dale earnhardt. Individual driver statistics for the 1969 imca sprint car championship. Courtney swept all three events at eldora in 2019, and fourstraight dating back to 2018, which marked the most consecutive usac national sprint car wins by a driver in the history of the famed halfmile. When the green flag fell again, newman and brian tyler, who started in the back, made quick moves toward the early leader mike blake. Williams grove speedway sprint car racing news, schedules.
I grew up in tampa florida where jack was the announcer at golden gate speedway along with so many other tracks, you always knew when jack was on the mic you would always know what was happening on track and who was doing what. February 2, 1970 bobby adamson, who does his best in the final days of the florida state fair races, turned the timetables around, winning the 25lap feature, the 6lap match race, and finishing second in the 12lap consolation at the opening program for the national winter sprints. Championship points standings for the imca sprint car championship 1969. These original photos are rare and generally cannot be. Legendary sprint car driver bobby ward was inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame this year, which capped his impressive driving career. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older only.
Sep 17, 2012 legendary sprint car driver bobby ward was inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame this year, which capped his impressive driving career. And he proceeded to win his first williams grove point cham pionship over bobby adamson, mitch smith, paxton, johnny grum, jim sheaffer, bobby allen, billy cassella, lee osborne and gene kohr. Clip another cars wheels, or enter a corner too hard, and you may find yourself upside down in short order. Selinsgrove speedway sprint car racing news, schedules. Top racers, top skills and danger there was a time when. Sprint car hall of fame driver bobby ward making headlines. Gene kohr was second followed by bobby adamson, ray tilley and gus linder. Oh held an exploratory meeting with sprint car drivers and team owners on october 24 they entered the meeting with some trepidation regarding what kind of response they. When discussing the top drivers in central pennsylvania sprint car racing, bobbie adamsons name is often missed. Take that kind of rough character and put them on a dirt track behind the wheel of a modified or sprint car and you have lloyd beckman. Jan 10, 2011 besides, a true dirty driver would not have made it to this level. Hall of fame inductees national sprint car hall of fame. Retired sprint car driver barry camp, a twotime track champion and 25time sprint car winner was saddened to hear the news of tilleys passing. The pacific coast nationals was once heralded as one of the major sprint car events of the year.
Pennsylvania supermodified standouts bobby adamson, gus linder, and ronnie rough led imca regulars karl busson and benny rapp to the. Hawthorne, wilbur owner for 1967 sprint car champion bobby adamson york. Sprint car hall of fame driver bobby ward, and his mee 2. As part of the triple crown, gardena, californias ascot park was the host to many classic battles. It was also at this time that hamilton began to occa sionally field two cars. Top racers, top skills and danger there was a time. Williams grove speedway to hold al hamilton tribute race in.
Al hamiltonsummary of wins al hamiltonsummary of wins 1967 track driver wins jennerstown bill bancik 1 clearfield j. Abel, bobby 2 super modified wins york county racing club hall of fame class of 1985 adamson, bobbie 1967, 1970 and 1972 track champion, 27 super sprint wins york county racing club hall of fame class of 1990, national sprint car hall of fame class of 2010. Al hamiltonsummary of wins 1967 track driver wins jennerstown bill bancik 1 clearfield j. Someone please help me find my dads car to restore page 1. Bobby adamson would win his second winter national sprints feature, the 50lap finale that saw two drivers go to the local hospital with injuries. More often than not, the driver climbs out of the wreck unaided, and returns the next week or later that same night. Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more. In 1968, kenny weld went east with this beautiful car of his own design. The famous crash when the cars hit the bridge at williams grove.
The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. On saturday, august 10, 1968, darl harrison won the 50lap imca main event over bobby adamson, ray tilley, bill roynon, and ronnie rough. A complete restart was in order when rodney weesner made contact with the wall and bobby adamson became involved. Bobby adamson wins his 2nd straight national open in 1968, kenny weld went east with this beautiful car of his own design. Notable drivers to find success in the car throughout the 70s included bobby adamson, smokey snellbaker, jan opperman, lynn paxton, kramer williamson and mitch smith. If you do not see the cars and drivers that you want please contact us and well try to put them up for you. He was a williams grove and selinsgrove track champion. He became the first driver to go undefeated in usac national sprint car competition at eldora since jerry coons, jr. Norman jones june 4, 1941 january 18, 2020, known as bubby jones, was a driver in the usac sprint car series, with 22 victories, and a member of the national sprint car hall of fame, inducted in 1998. Lawrenceburg 100 lapper for sprints sprint car and. Pits open at 3pm eastern, grandstands at 4pm, drivers meeting at 6pm and cars on track at 6. Dave was critically injured in a sprint car that should have been called the voodoo wagon.
An accomplished 358 driver with several 410 sprint car wins as well, kevin is. I had hoped to see him in usac competition, but heard later that he was a religious dude which precluded him from working driving on sunday. But, in 1969, he hired bobby adamson and held on to him for four years, racking up 27 wins throughout the region. It was sold to texan, gordon wolley, who proceeded to dominate and. Page layout issues exist with some browsers all content on this site is the property of selinsgrove speedway management or the entity that provided it. Lease 1 1968 susquehanna bobby gerhart 1 susquehanna rick schmelyun 1 lincoln rick schmelyun 3 hagerstown rick schmelyun 2 19691972 selinsgrove bobby adamson. Bobbie adamson, a champion sprint car driver who was inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame in 2010, died april 11 at the age of. The wabash clash featuring the usac amsoil sprint car national championship and dirtcar modifieds is this friday, october 11, at the terre haute action track in terre haute, ind. Williams grove speedway to hold al hamilton tribute race.
February 717, 1968 the fiveevent imca winter national sprints in february of 1968 would prove to be a twoman show as bobby adamson of coraopolis, penn. Having said that, lets have some good clean fun and check out our list of the top 10 dirtiest drivers of all time. Jan opperman won 39 sprint car races in 1972, while kenny weld won 30. Jan 17, 2008 i would like to send my condolenses out to the jack miller family. The first driver to pilot the soon tobefamous ride was mus weyant. Building a record holding bonneville race car has been a long time goal for me. Ayr, iowa, both flipping on the second lap of the main event. Johnny crawford is ready to go over the banks at susquehanna in the early 60s. On the sprint car side of things, bobbie adamson drove the wilbur hawthorne no. Nov 15, 20 sprint car hall of fame driver bobby ward, and his mee 2 sprinter. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older. In his first season as a car owner, hamilton smiled victory lane at jennerstown with bill by brian householder to todays sprint car fan, seeing al hamiltons red number 77 racer parked in victory lane by lance dewease is not an alto gether uncommon sight. Sprint car racing dirt track racing bobby race cars drag the past monster trucks pilots offroad more information. When bobby allison came on the nascar circuit, he was as tough as an anvil.
Adamson hailed from the pittsburgh area, but would soon be a. Fan page for nascar driver ryan blaney and the blaney racing family. Jack passed away yesterday after a long hard fought battle with cancer. Bobby allen born december 28, 1943 is an american racecar driver known for racing winged sprint cars. Obituary bobbie laurence adamson of defuniak springs, florida. He was a sprint driver who was inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame. Sprint car hall of fame driver bobby ward, and his mee sprinter. Bobby adamson, darl harrison, jerry richert sr, j d leas, jerry blundy, jan opperman.
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