In 1971, he was the sportsmens champ at lake hill speedway in valley park. Roger ward won the 1959 indianapolis 500 mile race in this car. Art sugai also dabbled in indianapolis race cars with such drivers as rick mears. Keith kauffman farewell tribute night this saturday at. The king of the west sprint car series presented by the northern auto racing club provides exciting and entertaining 410 sprint car racing for open wheel fans in california.
Racing aces like michael schumacher, lewis hamilton and dale earnhardt jr. Find everything in one place on kenny hamilton including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more. Its nice to have proof that charlie is more than a window climber. I put out like 100 sponsorship proposals, never heard back from anyone. Being from kansas city, knew the area where weld wheel was located in the northeast area bought numerous tires and rims from him. Tobias was fastest again in 1977 in the only modified laps not rained out. Such wings were not permitted, however the batmobiles roof was technically legal. Meridian, idaho after a sensational 2018 opener a few weeks ago the nsra winged sprintcar series is set to embark on their first trip of the year to idahos meridian speedway. August 7, 2006 daryn pittman was second in the king of the hill challenge and then accepted the front row challenge offer to give up his front row starting position for a chance at a much heftier payday. The car featured many creative tweaks like its enormous flat, angled roof, which acted like a sprint carlike top wing. Sensitivity training done, kyle larson back racing at knoxville nbc. David davey jay hamilton born june, 1962 in nampa, idaho is a race car driver in the indy racing league indycar series and stadium super trucks.
Hamilton had been proficient in supermodified racing, as a frequent winner in various supermodified races, usually held in the northern areas of the united states. Idaho native and former indycar driver davey hamilton, who is kennys son, started the series last year with the aim of luring the nations fastest sprintcar drivers onto the same track at the. That same year, he moved up to sprint cars, racing in various locations across the midwest. Sandusky speedway honored layne with a moment of silence prior to the bss heat race, and also left the feature races pole position open in honor of sam. Special races, special purses, special guests, special presentation, special admission for special event. We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and interactive features such as polls and a message board. Sprintcar royalty descends on meridian speedway idaho.
Come join us on track at perris auto speedway because its your. Perris auto speedway perris auto speedway 18700 lake perris dr, perris, ca 92571. Dirt race with kenny kenny wallace dirt racing experience. Jacobs tunes up for nationals with front row challenge win by perry bell oskaloosa, ia. He placed second in series points in the 19961997 season and again in 1998 season. Born in zanesville, ohio, to harry laurence and zelma ross adamson, adamson served his country in the u. Recent news peter murphy classic race is postponed may 7, 2020. The car is going to be as raced in 1969white with the weld number 91 and chev. He was tragically killed within a few weeks, and at nearly the. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. He is being represented by indiana criminal defense lawyer jim. Layne, a sprint car owner for more than 30 years, passed away this week. Nsra winged sprintcar series heads to meridian speedway for diamond cup weekend. Erin evernham reminiscences on sprint car and nascar racing.
Sprint car racing dirt track racing auto racing vintage auto vintage race car car crash car and driver south australia f1 this web site was created at you can easily build a customized web site for yourself or your business using our simple web page building tools. 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 86. Wallace is a driver for rab racing with brack maggard. Kenny rogers and willie nelson are who im thinking of. All the photos and clippings were made possible by the contribution from mike evans. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while driving parttime in the arca racing series, as well as at eldora speedway in the camping world truck series. I really dont have a favorite driver but i do admire kenny hamilton meridian speedway because he is still competitive after racing for many, many years. Turling then contacted kenny hamilton, a local driver who had become prolific in short track midget car and supermodified racing, winning.
News, photos, results, and more from dozens of associations. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar cup series, driving the no. David jay davey hamilton is a race car driver in the indy racing league indycar series and. Publicist race announcer bill hill of kansas city, missouri.
Kenny hamilton was next and he too was a multiple winner in this car. Fred rahmer has earned 417 sprint car wins in his career with various owners, including hall of gamer al hamilton. Give yourself a bonus for naming duke cook as the driver of the willie nelson car. Hamilton was the most successful in sprint and midget cars, especially on. Kenny weld was inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame in 1997. August 5, 1969 july 7, 2000 was an american stock car racing driver. Getting to know the hard working family farmers of this country has been a fantastic experience for me, wallace said. In 1980, he started racing in usacs stock car division, and was the series rookie of the year. Nsra winged sprintcar series heads to meridian speedway. David jay davey hamilton is a race car driver in the indy racing league indycar series and stadium super trucks. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.
American ethanol sponsors race car driver kenny wallace. James dennis alan denny hamlin born november 18, 1980 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Kenny hamilton is the current owner of the pink lady. Louis native kenny wallace finished 15th in the modified class main a feature due to a blown motor. Some are photos and others are photos from programs etc. We do have the time frame of the car from when kenny built the car with gregs help in the winter of 1967 until we bought it in 2007. Indy car racing indy cars drag racing classic race cars car racer old race cars model cars kits car museum sprint cars.
Threetime nascar champion tony stewart struck and killed a fellow sprintcar racer, 20yearold kevin ward, who was confronting stewart on the dirt track of the empire super sprints in. It started out with his grandpa, ken hamilton, whom made a huge impact and name in sprint car racing years ago. The car was first raced in 1968 with with a ford small block, number 31, and sponsorship from don rice ford. Hamilton, al car owner for bobby adamson, steve smith jr, fred rahmer and many others york county racing club hall of fame class of 1983 and 1992. Hidden camera investigation on what really happens to your car cbc marketplace. Gene crashed later in the day during practice wednesday. Kenny weld could be as hard driven on the track as he was off the track and it earned him a reputation as a hardnosed driver and competitor. Considered one of the emerging superstars who was the usac sprint car rookieoftheyear in 1993, usac silver crown car rookieoftheyear in 1994, usac midget car champion in 1996 and nascar winston cup rookieoftheyear in 1998. Weld was back on fourth of july 1977 with 467 modified and 427 sprint car that went 116 to vanquish van mays big block. South dakota short track plans to race saturday with fans. Idaho native and former indycar driver davey hamilton, who is kenny s son, started the series last year with the aim of luring the nations fastest sprintcar drivers onto the same track at the.
Crop killer 1982 eagle aircraft flyer special chevrolet indycar. Nascar driver tony stewart kills kevin ward in sprintcar. The racing legend, from palmyra, lebanon county, passed away sunday evening at york hospital. For some 30 years, al hamilton has been putting winning teams and cars together. I think sonny smyser of lancaster, mo also logged laps in the loretta lynn spl. These tunnels had inlets that gary could control from inside the car. Kyle larson and kasey kahne will be racing friday in the nos energy sprint car series at knoxville raceway as the world of outlaws returns. It also featured massive air tunnels on both sides of the body.
Jan opperman, one of the best sprint car drivers of all time. He has made 56 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second three times. In 1989 al hamiltons records were recorded in the sprint car hall of fame museum in iowa. Father of davey, ken continued racing until he was seventy in usac events, and although his main role for many years was as the promoter and manager of the meridian speedway, ken does still race in special events and helps his son and grandson in their racing or promotion. Sprint cars race cars car up vintage race car car and driver cool cars wednesday crown big. Local sprint car driver kramer williamson has died. Arch club of hagerstown most favorite sprint car driver every year since 1992. He has made 56 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times. He had driven in all three nascar national touring series, and.
He has won over 30 nascar cup series races, including the daytona 500 in 2016, 2019, and 2020. Kenny hamilton old race cars, sprint cars, vintage race car, cool cars. Kenny hamilton with images vintage race car, sprint cars, old. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Sprint car races at hutchinson, kansas on september 19, 1966. He returned to usacs stock car division one year later, finishing. In the heavies, kenny charged to sixth behind winner balough, jimmy horton and toby, who then beat balough on labor day. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older. He raced the pink lady, and bought it from sugai in the mid 1970s. He is a first cousin once removed of fellow nascar driver carl edwards. Port royal port royal speedway will honor its most storied and successful driver in history, sprint car veteran and icon keith kauffman of mifflintown this saturday august 17 at 7 pm with keith kauffman farewell tribute night kauffman declared this season his farewell tour and as. Natl sprint car wild card award for exciting sprint car performance in 1992 1993 knoxville national rookie of the year. Townsand, kenny sprint car driver from williamsport, pa empire super sprints hall of fame class of 2014 turo.
Kenneth schrader born may 29, 1955 is an american professional racing driver. Only 300 miles north on interstate 29, world of outlaw sprint car driver donny schatz will not be in attendance, and the fargo, north dakota, resident said. Ken hamilton racing career profile driver database. Here are some pictures of the first pink lady sprint car grant king built for art sugai in early 1963 in victoria, b. Talon is the third generation of stephens to drive for layne, who helped over 10 drivers get a ride in a sprint car. Kenny hamilton vintage race car, sprint cars, old race cars.
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