Gary is one of the veterans of the sprint wars as an owner, promoter and chief wrench. Browse a variety of news articles or submit your own. We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and interactive features such as polls and a message board. Don melvin after narc sprint car trophy dash win at san jose 1970 nick rescino 48 and jim eiland 70 at san jose 1972 narc sprint cars cliff yiskis. The 2020 sbd motorsport uk hsa british sprint championship, organised by the hillclimb and sprint association, is made up of 16 events 32 scoring rounds of which the best 20 count held at venues in england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. He won a silver medal in the 100meter dash at the 1960 olympic games. Hiram hillegass built miget and sprint cars in allentown, pa. Dave steele, 42, was competing in a southern sprint car shootout series race at the 38mile oval when the accident resulting in his death occurred. Kasey kahne and dave blaney continue to run these events.
Aug 04, 2014 started by chunkyspice69, august 4, 2014. Loctite usac national sprint car series 1994 standings. Apr 08, 2020 those usac standouts will be competing against many more stars of usac silver crown, sprint and midget racing, all of whom have competed in a usac national event during either the 2019 or 2020 season, in addition to shane hmiel, 2010 usac national pavement sprint car champion. He won twice with the series, becoming the youngest winner in 60plus year history of the series. One race old tulsa heats and 2 lower mains hyper fit injection system throttle bodies, air box, ecu and harness hre aclass 2007 gsxr 600 with billet oil. Dave steele was killed in a sprint car racing crash at desoto speedway in florida saturday night. The racing legend, from palmyra, lebanon county, passed away sunday evening at york hospital. Best site for car setups iracing insidesimracing forums. Loaded field targets eldora usac iracing sprint speed sport.
The team name gen3, came about from three generations of racecar drivers. The singlecar, houston, texasbased outfit battled for a hardf endurance races have become the specialty for the risi competizione ferrari sports car team. See more ideas about indy cars, indy car racing and race cars. Smith won his first world of outlaws feature in 1988 and he is tied with dave blaney on the alltime woo winners list with 70 victories. Sprint car driver david steele killed in florida speedway. Car driver type launch split 1 split 2 speed run time class a1 road going series production cars up to 1400cc class record 1 matthew samuel seat ibeza tdi 1900cc practice 41. Alexander sims born 15 march 1988, in london is a british professional racing driver, currently competing in the abb fia formula e championship for bmw i. Owner, dan motter world of outlaws sprint car racing team.
Shane hmiel, the 2010 usac national pavement sprint car champion, is also entered as a special guest driver. Californias youngest sprint car driver ready for action. Steele was competing with the southern sprint car shootout series when his car made contact with the wall. Gary mussatto from osage city, ks congratulates doug wolgang of souix falls, sd on the a main victory at the jayhawk nationals. More often than not, the driver climbs out of the wreck unaided, and returns the next week or later that same night. I also used 1979 and later data from ascot and other races, plus internet records. Oct 19, 20 the main driver of the rod shop ss challenger was indeed dave boertman.
Amateur video posted to youtube shows steeles car trying to make a pass going. David gravel lands parttime truck ride at gms racing nbc sports. The home of the world of outlaws nos energy drink sprint car seres. The usac iracing challenge will consist of a total of five races over four events, including three nos energy drink usac national midget series and two amsoil usac national sprint car series events. Buoyed by iracings proprietary physics engine and tire modeling systems, these individual components combine and morph to.
A champion sprint car racer was killed after a horrifying crash caught on camera at a race in florida. Mrp is a globally recognized login across a vast network of motorsports websites including this site. A real race car is not just a collection of highperformance parts any more than an intense racing simulation experience is derived from a collection of data points. Local sprint car driver kramer williamson has died. Gary owned and was the crew chief for doug and many of the top sprint car drivers to strap in a sprint car. Steve butler born september 26, 1956, in amarillo, texas won six national driving championships in usac sprint car and silver crown openwheel racing. Friday nights race is the may meltdown at gas city i69 speedway while saturday night, the series heads to brownstown speedway. Sixty drivers are entered for the amsol usac iracing challenge sprint car finale at the virtual eldora speedway, with extra prize money on the line. Openwheel driver dave steele killed in sprint car crash. The latter component is made in wa by ken tester and speedway driver noel mcdonald.
He held several sprint records during the late 1950s. Yes, he was a 2time usac sprint champ, but beyond that there were years where he was without question the best nonwing sprint car. If you are looking to start sim racing or want to take your skills to the next level. Veteran nascar driver jason leffler died on wednesday after crashing during a 410 sprint car race at. In many ways, conti has achieved part of his dream, as he is the 2014 nascar peak antifreeze series champion on the online racing sim. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world.
Rainmans hobby and raceway west coast dirt oval nationals. Car driver type launch split 1 split 2 speed run time class a1 road going series production cars up to 1400cc class record. Real racin usa photographer bob wing pulled a burning sprint car driver from a car at east bay raceway park, and stops by to describe the incident. Entry list set for knoxville usac iracing challenge sprint. Dave steele, 42, killed in sprint car crash at desoto. He is a team owner, author, and an analyst for nascar on nbc. Usac national sprint car series 1992 standings driver database. Sprint car driver david steele was killed after a crash at desoto speedway in bradenton, fla. Where else can you get a bolt down to the exact length you need and have it within 2 days. News, photos, results, and more from dozens of associations. World of outlaws driver and knoxville nationals winner david gravel will race a.
Get the latest news, results, video highlights, stats and points standings. With countless wins under his belt, just the name dave steele is synonymous with victory. Shortly after the remainder of the racing program was cancelled. The sbd motorsport uk hsa british sprint championship.
This type of differential is being used throughout australia by the oval boys. The east meets the west at arizona speedway in queen creek on november 45 as the usaccra amsoil sprint car championship gets a chance to defend its home turf when the usac amsoil national sprint car championship invades the. Ive driven various race car simulators but, for me, iracing is still the best ive come across. Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more. Eldora iracing sprint driver list released for thursday. His new, growing website, the open wheel times is the cyber product a lifetime of statistics that he began keeping an early age, along with the results published in racing papers and magazines. David gravel will compete in 6 truck series races for gms racing.
World of outlaws sprintcar 2019 standings driver database. Bobby davis jr racing career profile driver database. Empire super sprints sprint car racing news, schedules. When hes not busy racing in the nascar camping world truck series and the world of outlaws, christopher bell helps provide realworld. Car driver type launch split 1 split 2 speed run time. In 1976, he won the hulman classic at terre haute,ind. He initially drove for his father, who owned race cars. Don mize collection randy bennett san jose speedway 1975 bob cetti 20 and wally pankratz 1977. This will include every track running a weekly sprint car program along with any usac, kiss, mscs or whoever races nonwing. Entry list set for knoxville usac iracing challenge. First generation driver and jakes grandfather, dave sareeram, has more than 200 feature wins as a karting driver and crew chief. However, in order for this career to work, regardless of patch level, you will need the nraas careers base mod found here. World of outlaws sprint car series world of outlaws.
Join facebook to connect with dave sims and others you may know. Tired of having to remember your user name and password for countless different racing websites. Thanks for stopping by the most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the planet. David steele killed in accident at desoto speedway. Steve, at age 18, was a cra rookie driver in 1972 for a few races in paul wiessners no. This page is for racing updates for david gravel who is a 410 sprint car driver who hails from watertown, ct. Car driver type launch split 1 split 2 speed run time class.
He turned to team ownership in 1990 and fielded sprint cars for some of the best drivers in competition during that era, namely jimmy evans, randy smith, kenny jacobs, stevie smith and doug wolfgang. Champion sprint car racer killed in horrifying crash. Championship points standings for the loctite usac national sprint car series 1994. Im ready for a new place and i am ready to be the dave i was born to be. The indiana open wheel sprint car driver championship awards a driver based on their performance during the indiana dirt sprint car season. 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.
The car runs a corvette ground cam, while transmission is through an 11 inch truck clutch, inout gear box and a hillmack quickchange rear end. July 25, 1936 january 12, 2016 was an american sprinter, multisport athlete at duke university, and a pioneering ophthalmologist. Ira sprint car series 410 outlaw winged sprint series of. Entry list revealed for thursdays knoxville usac iracing. Jan opperman february 9, 1939 september 4, 1997, was an american racecar driver. Oct 12, 2015 the families of two young men, killed instantly while speeding earlier this year, have released this dramatic footage of the pairs final moments. This extensive database is the work of kevin eckert, the foremost sprint car racing historian of our time. I love being able to call dave and get exactly what i need in a super fast period of time. Lloyd axel, rollie beale, tony bettenhausen, dave blaney, jerry blundy, jimmy bryan, steve butler, duane pappy carter sr. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older. Dan motter raced sprint cars as an ownerdrivermechanic from 1973 to 1981. Congrats to john force racing on an amazing 2017 season. Usac national sprint car series 1992 standings championship points standings for the usac national sprint car series 1992.
One of the most successful drivers in the history of openwheel racing in the state of florida died in a sprint car crash saturday night at desoto speedway in bradenton, florida. Veterans wife, speed society, world of outlaws sprint car. I mainly stick to the fixed events for a couple of reasons. What you should know about the car tony stewart was driving. Apr 08, 2020 shane hmiel, the 2010 usac national pavement sprint car champion, is also entered as a special guest driver. Clip another cars wheels, or enter a corner too hard, and you may find yourself upside down in short order. Eldora iracing sprint driver list released for thursday sprint cars routinely put on a show on the banks of the big e, eldora speedway, and its gonna get wild this thursday night, april 23, 9pm est for the usac amsoil iracing challenge presented by nos energy drink on floracing at. John shackleford won the aaa sprint car race at the dayton speedway,dayton, oh. This set comes with 47 cars and includes all drivers that took the green flag in the 2018 apc united late model series set. Earnhardt competes parttime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the no.
Track profile sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Dave mcknight jr sprint car racing news, schedules. Note that the car s numbers match but i do realize that its not hard to add a few classification numbers to try to substantiate a race car s heritage. The car and track model accuracy is unprecedented, and the intensity of the online racing is great training. Allen was born to joe and jane allen in daytona, florida.
Car driver type launch split 1 split 2 speed run time class e3 racing cars over 1600cc and up to 2000cc class record 41 andy stoddart van diemen 1997cc practice 37. To recap steves sprint car racing career i delved into my stored cra records from my11years as cra publicity director from 1968 through 1978. I seldom bet against dave steele, whether he was racing in the local southern sprint car shootout series, like he was last night at desoto speedway, southeast of tampa, or in the hardesttowin. Im relatively new to iracing and currently hold a c licence for both oval 3. Bobby allen born december 28, 1943 is an american racecar driver known for racing winged sprint cars. The cars and tracks are so realistic that im using it for real race preparation. Part of the excitement of sprint car racing is the danger.
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. Sprint car driver david steele killed in florida speedway crash jim ayello, jim. I once owned the car that lucky loux drove to a nara championship in 1952. This is a nascar career that will give your sims the chance to win a sprint cup series championship and become a nascar legend. 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. World of outlaws sprintcar 2019 standings championship points standings for the world of outlaws sprintcar 2019. He won the 1971 knoxville nationals, the premiere event in sprint car racing. On top of it, its so much fun to compete against other race car drivers and real sim. January 19, 2011, rancho cordova, ca gen3 motorsports. March 25, 2017 veteran sprint car driver david steele passed away saturday night following an accident at desoto speedway. I mailed a semipro driver called david heinemeier hansson, on the weekend. Joe lewandoski, marketing director from new smyrna gives an overview of the 2009 world series of asphalt stock car racing. Myracepass tm is your ticket to the online motorsports world. Butler was highly regarded for his technical skills and performed chief mechanic duties on several of his winning race cars.
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