Butch wilkerson sprint car driver

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Things go pretty smooth all night till the feature, had a couple cars get upside down early. Usac sprints indiana open wheel sprint car and midget racing. The list of wideeyed kids, journeymen, dreamers, weekend warriors and mechanics who went to him for help. A butch wilkerson story sprint car and midget racing. See you at the races lawrenceburg speedway sprint cars. Championship points standings for the usac national sprint car series 1967. February 29, 1972 in its 24th season, the little 500 sprint car race at sun valley speedway comes under local sanctioning. Located in indiana, the lawrenceburg speedway sprint cars have. Following the gaines injury, karls second cousin steve, just 22 years old at the time, was.

Indiana, bobby, columbus, sprint car, johnny, hall of fame, kinser, larry, lawrence, midwest. S sprint cars and their huge midget racing program. Master sprint wrench jack french passes usac racing. April 6, 1975 winchester speedway cardinal 50 sprint. It brings all motor sports media into one central location. Golden stategolden west classic legends of san jose speedway. Position, driver, team, car, engine, tyres, points. Bob kinser, butch wilkerson, greg staab, randy kinser, kevin besecker, brandon petty.

The suggestion certainly has merit, because hazen is legendary in sprint car racing in the midwest. Fike, aaron fike, sondi eden, butch wilkerson, jonathan vennard. Butch wilkersons lifelong dream to be a racecar driver was seeded when his. Jim mcqueen 1941 2005 posted in midgetmadness forum. We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and interactive features such as polls and a message board. French worked with a vast number of racers as a chief mechanic, and his technical knowledge ranked him among the most accomplished people in sprint car racing. Growing up three blocks from the indiana state fairgrounds, i fell in love with the championship dirt cars that ran there. One night in the late 80s they were having an allstar circuit of champions race at paragon speedway and i went. Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more. Known as the peoples champ, open wheel sprint car, midget and silver crown driver. Weekday sprint car racing has a storied past at anderson. Usac national sprint car series 1967 standings driver database. Dick gaines won the little 500 sprint car race over bobby black, butch wilkerson, jim murphy and jeff bloom at the anderson speedway, anderson,in billy wilkerson won the cra sprint car race over don hamilton, don hawley, clark templeman and lee robinson at the ascot park speedway, gardena,ca. Hazen collects another sprint car title at gas city i69 speedway.

Butch wilkerson racing career profile driver database. Butch wilkerson rendy boldrini mike wasina butch wilkerson. Two locals, butch wilkerson and bob seelman were real fast. Driver profile ascs sprint car racing american sprint car. Butch wilkerson sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Hazen collects another sprint car title with young boyles at. Retired racer still giving back to sport the republic. Usacauto value winged sprints invading salem sports. Tims dad rick england is an exellent mechinac and metal worker and is currently working for loyet motorsports working on the u. Weekday sprint car racing has a storied past at anderson speedway. Wilson and butch wilkerson won the south central indiana racing associ ation scira championship in 1975.

Butch wilkerson, front, races with larry miller, center, and bobby black at bloomington speedway. Myracepass takes care of the distribution and sharing of your content so you dont have to. Brownstown to host sprintcar special seymour tribune. Bobby unser, al unser, bud randall, buzz gregory, norm brown, butch wilkerson and sonny ates. Ascs lucas oil national sprint cars american sprint car.

The top winged sprint car drivers across the country compete in ascs competition, with the best of the best gunning for that precious and. We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and interactive. Races ranged from 3 miles to 25 miles, and women drivers became part of. This makes the management of that media simple and less time consuming for everyone involved. News, photos, results, and more from dozens of associations. Sprint cars became a staple of racing at the fairgrounds in 1940 but not. Myracepass is a valuable tool for any driver, track, association, or team owner. Jim mcqueen 1941 2005 midgetmadness forum midgetmadness. Jason hehman of brownstown was the only driver to win during the night that had not won a feature event this season.

Auto racing has a rich history at the onemile gumbo oval in springfield, illinois. Dec 29, 2006 1974 usac sprint cars at winchester speedway, indiana. Jim had a sprint car he ran in the local shows and. Jim mcqueen 1941 2005 by robin miller the list of bad asses who drove his cars like bubby jones, steve kinser, eddie leavitt, danny smith, jack hewitt and rich vogler would fill up a table at the sprint car hall of fame. I might have him confused with another driver though. Our pace car driver, bob royer, made his annual tribute to sheldon and his accomplishments. I was introduced to him by columbus racing legend butch wilkerson. Connor of north vernon and competing against future sprint car standouts bobby. Jan 17, 2008 yea, the burg was pretty safe for a bullring. A few weeks back, during the frontstretch live blog for the talladega race, one of our moderator participants at the track mentioned that he had taken a ride in the pace car with brett bodine. In 1982, diz, at age 71, and mike johnson won the bloomington track title. Hazen collects another sprint car title at gas city speed sport. Aug 17, 2016 clips of entire race, from warmups to checkered flag.

World of outlaws sprintcar 1978 standings driver database. Sonny ates, jim linder, greg weld, dee jones, butch wilkerson, lennie. From news and results, to online fantasy racing has it all. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older only. Many of the great sprint car drivers of the time turned out for these. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. Anderson speedway the worlds fastest highbanked quarter. The american sprint car series is the largest sprint car sanctioning body in the world. Ive been buying, selling and collecting vintage transportation related lighting over 15 years. He has since gotten out of the racing business to spend more time with his wife zel, but ennis m. Butch wilkerson s lifelong dream to be a racecar driver was seeded when his. Salem the wings are going to be on and the cars will by flying saturday night in salem speedway. Another columbus product, butch wilkerson, ran eightth in the.

Bubby jones beat jan opperman in 1975, while butch wilkerson took the. The car won five usac features on both dirt and pavement and held track records at winchester and salem. Dick gaines won the sprint car race over bob kinser, butch wilkerson, larry miller and bobby black at the bloomington speedway, bloomington, in. I look back at the names, butch wilkerson, bobby black, dick gaines, rick ferkel, bernie graybeal, butch smith, danny smith, calvin gilstrap, dizz wilson, karl kinser, all of the kinsers, bobby, randy, shelly, steve. Thanks for stopping by the most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the planet. Sprint car drivers such as butch wilkerson shown here at salem speedway would run under the american speed association sanctioning rules starting in 1972.

See more ideas about racing, sprint cars and vehicles. Gregory, norm brown, butch wilkerson and sonny ates. Nov 30, 2005 jim mcqueen 1941 2005 posted in midgetmadness forum. That includes gas city i69 speedway, where the 80yearold car owner from columbia city, ind. One of my good racing friends back then was jim vanmeter from springfield, oh.

Mar 22, 2019 he was active in usac racing for many years, winning several feature events with some of the best drivers in the business. Name drivers and good car counts supported these events. Jun 18, 2018 weekday sprint car racing has a storied past at anderson speedway. Clips of entire race, from warmups to checkered flag. May 27, 2017 sprint car drivers such as butch wilkerson shown here at salem speedway would run under the american speed association sanctioning rules. Get the latest stats, news, and much more exclusive content from the sprint car community. Championship points standings for the world of outlaws sprintcar 1978. Bus wilbert won the aaa midwest sprint car race over eddie zalucki, spider. 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. Black had an eight second advantage on wilkerson when the rain started falling with gaines on lap 266. Rose began his driving career at a bridgeville, pennsylvania, board track on july.

Mar 20, 2020 butch wilkerson, ninthplace finisher, earned the rookie of the race award. His nephew tim is now racing a runaway 20 years later. Golden stategolden west classic legends of san jose. Billy wilkerson had the most wins while driving this car for owner ernie duncan. Hazen collects another sprint car title at gas city i69. This car was built for chris england in the early 90s. Bob kinser, todd gibson, dick gaines, butch wilkerson, and jim hines were just a handful of drivers who captured feature wins during the firstyear experiment. Chasing gaines at the time the rains fell were bobby black of taylorsville, ind. As a car owner, he won the little 500 sprint car race at anderson ind. Among the drivers he worked with over the years include gordon, dave steele, jacob wilson, troy decaire, ryan litt, a. Hazen collects another sprint car title at gas city. Gaines won the little 500 sprint car race over bobby black, butch wilkerson. Hazen collects another sprint car title with young boyles.

Ole racer, older auctioneer, loved every minute of both but i got tired. If the driver stood on the gas and kept the springs loaded down it was the fastest car out there, if the. Usac national sprint car series 1971 standings driver database. Now hes going for the big 11 of the top sprint car. On a normal night the feature was 20 laps at that time this. The most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the web. Wilkerson, butch columbus, in wilding, bob detroit, mi wilkins, george indianapolis.

Oct 03, 2018 the suggestion certainly has merit, because hazen is legendary in sprint car racing in the midwest. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older. That race was always a big deal to guys with pavement sprint cars. Speedway six times with driver eric gordon, first in 1998, before reeling off fivestraight victories in the 500lap race between 2001 and 2005. Over 90 years of auto racing at illinois state fair with 2001 racing. Usac national sprint car series 1971 standings driver. Young clinton boyles powers through a turn at gas city i69 speedway in a nonwing sprint car owned by paul hazen. Individual driver statistics for the 1971 usac national sprint car series. Butch was a good driver always a favorite to win or at least a top 5.

Bloomington speedway sheldon kinser memorial results. It was the whos who of indiana dirt track sprint car racing. When thursday nights sprints debuts at anderson speedway this thursday night, it is only fitting that midweek asphalt sprint car racing returns to the home of where it all began. Gaines went on to claim two more titles at lawrenceburg, one with wilson and one in the kinser no. The list of wideeyed kids, journeymen, dreamers, weekend warriors and mechanics who went to him for help would fill. Ascs lucas oil national sprint cars american sprint. Indiana also had an abundance of sprint car driving talent, including bob kinser, dick gaines, sheldon kinser, rex mitchell, larry miller, butch wilkerson and mike johnson.

Current and past stars include dick gaines, bob kinser, butch wilkerson, greg. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver. Bubby jones beat jan opperman in 1975, while butch wilkerson took. The legendary butch wilkerson, a former driver who knew well. Saturday night marked the first time the little 500 has ever gone less than the full 500lap distance. I figured the best way to pursue that was to start hanging around the indiana bullrings, and there were many paragon, bloomington, kokomo, haubstadt and lawrenceburg. Researched, written and published by the author in september 2006, the book is the definitive last word on the subject. A little further back in the packers names like butch wilkerson greg leffler murph sammy sessions and joe saldana a host of good drivers round out of the fourth turn for the green flag now watch them run through turn one, the scramble is on his ball jockey for position number six. Greg weld, dee jones, butch wilkerson, lennie waldo, leigh earnshaw, bill koepfer, fred linder. Rich vogler, runner up to engelhart last year, suffered a broken right leg in a two car accident on the 15 th lap of the race which also involved bill puterbaugh.