Grady wade old race cars, race cars, vintage racing. Mid 1979 ron shuman race used midget car helmet racing. United states auto norman bubby jones beat ron in the western, fielded. He won the turkey night grand prix on eight different occasions from 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982. Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more. Dirt track racing old race cars sprint cars car and driver school vintage vintage comics primitive. It was a fourtime cra champion, winning titles in 1959, 1963, 1967 and 1968.
Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. Dirt car racing sprint car racing auto racing old race cars vintage race car car and driver car photos hot cars nascar. Billy is the brother of national sprint car hall of famer ron shuman and uncle to casey shuman. The greatest driver in the history of the prestigious turkey night grand prix, mesa, arizonas ron shuman, has been named grand marshal of the historic running of the 75th edition of the race at perris auto speedway on thanksgiving night. The one thing shuman says he doesnt miss is driving race cars. He even returned to the tracks to race again in 2008 and 2009. Harry torgerson bought the car from barrys wife, rene. Other drivers who sat in this famous car were, lloyd beckman, bubby jones, joe saldana, ron shuman and doug wolfgang. Racing champions diecast racing cars 1997 vehicle year for. All prints are made off of original negatives i shot in the 1980s. Dec 27, 20 ron shuman withstood a mid race challenge from steve kinser and went on to record his second world of outlaws win of the season at santa fe speedway in willow springs, ill. Ron shuman dirt car racing, sprint car racing, dirt track cars.
Billy was also a twotime winner in cra sprint car competition. The name shuman is synonymous with success in shorttrack racing. This site is brilliant and shows that there is life beyond racing bruce jones, autosport editor 19931996 the aims of where are they now are in no particular order. Ron and billy shuman and the wild child, buddy taylor. These are the ones you will hear a lot about in years to come.
Billy shuman won the sprint car race over lealand mcspadden, ron shuman and jerry miller at the manzanita speedway, phoenix,az harry benjamin won the urc sprint car race over wayne reutimann, garry gollub, jerry conners and bobby albert at the orange county fair speedway, middletown,ny. Eighttime turkey night grand prix winner ron shuman serves as the grand marshal for this years annual midget racing. Ron shuman withstood a mid race challenge from steve kinser and went on to record his second world of outlaws win of the season at santa fe speedway in willow springs, ill. Tom bigelow won the hoosier 100, and the duquion mile for usac dirt champ cars. Esports driver database and new ranking system to be launched by torque esports. Com 1977 pacific coast nationals traditional sprint car fansite. 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.
He also made four career silver crown starts, running all three of the onemile dirt ovals of springfield, du quoin and the indiana state fairgrounds for the mataka brothers in 1973 before returning 12 years later in 1985 for his final usac national start, at springfield, for the west refrigerated truck line team. A look back at some past races vintage midget racing. The legendary race car driver from memphis tennessee hooker hood, local dirt track racing legend, photo taken in 1967 flickr photo. Helmet worn by one of the top sprintmidget car drivers of his era, ron the flying shu shuman. The following drivers are the current leaders in the driverdb ranking in their age group. Ron shuman sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Ron shuman won the 8th annual western world at manzanita. From news and results, to online fantasy racing has it all.
Shuman won the turkey night grand prix, a major event in the midget cars series, on eight different occasions from 1979, 1980, 1981. Aug 27, 2015 prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. Bills biggest win of his career came on may 1, 1976 when opperman steered the car to win the nationally televised, tony hulman classic over a stellar field. Ron shuman was the first driver to win the famed triple crown of dirt racing in the 1970s when he captured the western world, pacific coast nationals and knoxville nationals titles. After winning eight turkey night midget grands prix, seven sprint car.
Shuman won the turkey night grand prix, a major event in. Meanwhile, the title was stewarts th in national competition, including four as a driver and nine as a car owner. The most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the web. For more have a look at the future racing stars section.
Coming into the year, the darkhaired drivers total of seven so cal titles tied him with national sprint car hall of famer ron shuman. Portland speedway was a halfmile race track for auto racing in portland, oregon, u. Leas and buddy cochran at the williams grove speedway, williams grove,pa. Ron shuman dirt car racing, sprint car racing, dirt. Born in gallup, new mexico, mcspaddens family moved to tempe, a suburb of phoenix, arizona, in 1954. We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and interactive features such as polls and a message board. Jan 03, 2019 billy was also a twotime winner in cra sprint car competition. He also raced in the usac championship car series, in the 19771978 seasons, with 2 career starts, including the 1977 indianapolis 500. This is another one of the families of the racing from the past websites. Shuman is the brother of national sprint car hall of famer ron shuman and the uncle of casey shuman, the owner of. He won the 1971 knoxville nationals, the premiere event in sprint car racing. Back in 1991, i experimented with a portable video camera on race cars. Apr 28, 2009 check out exclusive footage and coverage of the last world of outlaws sprint car race. Having many wins throughout his career shuman is best.
Within a halfanhour, he was running laps that would have put him in the top 10 at a pro spirit car race that saturday night. To try to answer what motor racing personalities are currently doing since their time in the sport. Ron lux was a resident of buffalo, new york and was employed by casey trucking. The day cool hand luke drove a sprint car at perris auto. Ron shuman 8 time turkey night grand prix champion. Great deals on racing champions diecast racing cars 1997 vehicle year. Damion gardner wins historic 8th usaccra sprint car championship. Billy shuman won the sprint car race over lealand mcspadden, ron shuman and jerry miller at the manzanita speedway, phoenix,az harry benjamin won the urc sprint car race over wayne reutimann, garry gollub, jerry conners and bobby albert at. Oct 27, 20 back in 1991, i experimented with a portable video camera on race cars. In 1963,he drove under the pseudonym of bucky buckholtz, and also, in 1965, as bob hodgson, a crew member on the purdy team. This is on the tamale wagon driven by ron shuman at knoxville raceway during the cra midwest tour. In 1976, he won the hulman classic at terre haute,ind.
Gary bettenhausen won the usac sprint car race over lee kunzman, sammy sessions, don nordhorn and johnny parsons at the terre haute action track, terre haute,in. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. I have to thank a lot of people who emailed me about this photo and for coming up with dick as the driver. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. The tamale wagon was a staple with the california racing association cra, with drivers chuck hulse, billy cantrell, bob hogle, bruce walkup and billy vukovich. Get the latest stats, news, and much more exclusive content from the sprint car community. Steve kinser wins his 2nd straight world of outlaws championship. Norman bubby jones born june 4, 1941, danville, illinois, is a former driver in the usac sprint car series, with 22 victories, and a member of the national sprint car hall of fame, inducted in 1998. He has won multiple championships and major events in several different series. Ron shuman born september 15, 1952 is an american sprint car race driver from tempe, arizona. Original ron shuman 8 x 10 ascot park cra sprint car photo ebay. Jan oppermans 4x sprint car speedway motors museum of. Lealand mcspadden born july 16, 1946 is a former dirt track racing driver who competed mostly in sprint and midget cars.
He came out to perris auto speedway and listened intently to the cars pro driver, ronnie shuman. Ron shuman, president of the sprint car racing assn. Especially one of the owners of cedar lake speedway who didnt leave a name for the history of the car. Ron shuman is definitely a legend in sprint car racing. Foyt, bob mathouser and rosie rousell also won races in the car. This site deals with the 80s and the supermodifieds, dirt champs, and sprints.
Ron shuman sprint car racing news, schedules, results, and. It took place at the manzanita speedway, and is the last race that will ever take place on that track. Kcmg and matt howson secure inaugural tcr japan title. Official facebook page for professional sprint car, silver crown, and midget driver, casey shuman. He was trying to avoid suspension from usac, which at the time did not permit their drivers to run in nonusac events. The last world of outlaws sprint car race circle track. Jan opperman february 9, 1939 september 4, 1997, was an american racecar driver. I only got to race there once as a driver, but it was the first. The united states of america usa, commonly known as the united states or america, is a country composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major selfgoverning territories, and various possessions. Jones finished one position ahead of bud kaeding in the final race of the season at toledo to win the title by a mere two points, equaling the closest margin between first and second in the history of the silver crown series.
Details about original ron shuman 8 x 10 ascot park cra sprint car. Ron shuman 8 time turkey night grand prix champion youtube. Ron shuman in the famous hemi, keith black powered sprint car. Kyle larson became only the fourth driver in the 79 years of the turkey night grand prix to win the event. The tamale wagon is one of the most famous race cars of all time, because morales hired only the best, and every sprint driver of the era hoped that they would be chosen to pilot it. Driver profile sprint car racing news, schedules, results.
Tamale wagon speedway motors museum of american speed. His illustrious career featured eight turkey night grand prix victories, wins in the hoosier hundred and hut 100, and seven scra and cra championships. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Billy shuman, a fourtime usac national feature winner in the midget and sprint car divisions, had died. Mike sweeney is in the morales tamale wagon in 1988. Ron is a sprint car legend, and is still involved with the discipline as a promoter and as president of the sprint car racing association. Sprint car racing dirt track racing auto racing vintage race car buckwheat sammy formula 1 bad boys nascar. Page 1 of 4 a look back at some past races posted in vintage midget racing. Billy shuman, 4time usac national feature winner, passes away speedway. Usac sends its condolences to the billy shumans family and friends.
Jones late rally yields 2010 silver crown title sprint. Ron dunstan won the super sprint car race over tom spriggle, johnny grum, j. Dirt car racing sprint car racing auto racing old race cars vintage race car car and driver car. He won the turkey night grand prix on eight different occasions from 1979, 1980, 1981.
The main sactioning body for these cars was the ncra national championship racing association. Barry was the top sprint car driver in minnesota at the time of his death. Although, most of his success came racing nonwinged sprint cars on the west coast, he has enjoyed success racing nationwide. Kyle larson became only the fourth driver in the 79 years of the turkey night grand prix to win the event at. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Ron shuman every well cull the best of from the web and post it here. Ron started racing in 1968, initially on a motorcycle. Rick goudy, the 1978 california racing association sprint car driving champion, requested information from me about the 1967 ron wardbuilt sprint car that he drove for bill pratt in 197476.
To try to ensure everyone featured on this site has. Jan opperman, one of the best sprint car drivers of all time. Rick goudy, the 1978 california racing association sprint car driving champion, requested information from me about the 1967ron wardbuilt sprint car that he drove for bill pratt in 197476. Shuman also wins his first turkey night grand prix for midgets. Original 1981 cra hemi sprint car ron shuman 8 x 10 ascot. Ron shuman onboard camera 1991 knoxville raceway youtube. Driving the rimcomiller vw, tripp edged ron shuman and lonnie caruthers to post his 31st usac career win. Ron shuman named grand marshal of turkey night performance. This is a tribute page to honor the racecar drivers that risked their lives and the racecars that paved the way in. Shuman finished fifth in the usac national midget standings for 1973 and 31st in the sprint car points. Ron shuman is an american sprint car race driver from tempe, arizona.
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