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GLORY DAYS: Pittman Tops The Big One
GLORY DAYS: Pittman Tops The Big One
Daryn Pittman led 36 of 40 laps to win the 11th annual Historical Big One sprint car race at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway. Pittman drove the No. 21 Sherdon Motorsports machine to a $100,000 triumph on the legendary half-mile race track. “What an awesome feeling to win this race,” Pittman said. “Luck was surely on our […]
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GLORY DAYS: Supermodifieds At Salem
GLORY DAYS: Supermodifieds At Salem
Salem (Ind.) Speedway returned to action after a six-and-a-half year layoff with a doubleheader card featuring supermodifieds and midgets on Oct. 25, 1987. Doug Saunier took the lead in the supermodified main event when Gene Lee Gibson broke a rear-end gear while leading. Saunier led the rest of the way for the victory with Gary […]
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Mahoney’s Memories: Kokomo Klassic
Mahoney’s Memories: Kokomo Klassic
Editor’s Note: In this monthly photo essay feature, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame photographer John Mahoney shares his memories and images from some of the most amazing and historic sprint car and midget races. Open Sprint Cars, Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway, June 21, 1978 As USAC’s chief photographer for many years, the bulk of […]
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GLORY DAYS: Ramey’s Devil’s Bowl Sweep
GLORY DAYS: Ramey’s Devil’s Bowl Sweep
The 33rd annual Devil’s Bowl Spring Nationals were rained out in March and rescheduled for June at Texas’ Devil’s Bowl Speedway as part of a two-feature program. Home state racer Kevin Ramey drove his familiar No. 7m sprint car to a sweep of the night at the historic half-mile oval. Ramey raced from the pole […]
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GLORY DAYS: Two True Champions
GLORY DAYS: Two True Champions
Bryan Clauson and Jason Johnson were two of the most successful sprint car racers of the early to mid 2000s. Johnson made his name in winged sprint car racing, first with the American Sprint Car Series and later with the World of Outlaws. Clauson, meanwhile, became a star racing USAC midgets and sprint cars and […]
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Looking Back: Ken Squier
Looking Back: Ken Squier
There are a handful of motorsports legends who achieved iconic status without risking their lives at every turn. Broadcaster Ken Squier is among that select group.
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GLORY DAYS: All Star Champion Dale Blaney
GLORY DAYS: All Star Champion Dale Blaney
Dale Blaney followed in his older brother Dave and father Lou’s footsteps and quickly became a top-notch sprint car driver. After winning rookie-of-the-year honors with the All Star Circuit of Champions in 1994, Blaney joined car owner Tim Hughes for 1995 and went on a tear. He won 12 races and his first All Star […]
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Eddie Sachs’ Greatest 500 Drive
Eddie Sachs’ Greatest 500 Drive
Eddie Sachs consistently demonstrated an uncanny ability to find the fast way around Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In five years, he qualified on the front row four times, earning the pole in 1960 and ’61. As practice began for the 1962 Indianapolis 500, Sachs was considered the odds-on-favorite to be the first to break the 150-mph […]
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GLORY DAYS: Hall Of Famer Bob Kinser
GLORY DAYS: Hall Of Famer Bob Kinser
Bob Kinser may be as famous for being the father of drivers Steve and Randy Kinser as he was for his own prowess on the race track. The elder Kinser won 29 track or sanctioning body championships and more than 400 sprint car features during a career that spanned more than 40 years. He was […]
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