In four sprint cup series events in his career, earning one pole. Dick harrell was a professional drag racer in the 60s and early 70s, who was enjoying a lot of success as a mechanic, crew chief, and driver of chevrolet race cars. He famously drove for the mercedesbenz team from 19371939 in the mercedesbenz w154 car, winning the 1938 german grand prix. From country boy to rock star cool richard driver has been there, writes jane broughton. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. Sad to learn of the passing of alltime great gus linder. Results of the schaefer transam race for the scca transamerican championship held at lime rock park, lime rock, ct, may 6, 1972. He began tuning and later proved to be a capable driver, racing throughout the southwest. He would eventually move to florida and thats where i was born in 1996. Dick linder, herb scott, buddy oconnor, gus linder, ed fiola, rusty whiteman, glade neil, jack steffen, lee stover, bill wolkon, joe mihalic, bob unks. Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course stats restrictor plate races all star race. In 1956, herb strictly did pra racing and won the championship in the modified division, which competed at heidelberg, little washington, south park, and either claridge or mon duke.
Starting positions in the field of thirtyfour are unknown, but bailey drove to a solid 15th place finish, one that would prove to be his career best. Had jack checked in at sydney where sam heckers holden, originally equal third with malcolm brooks vanguard, was. Steven johnson, dick johnson, shell helix, ford, 161, running, 0. He was then in splash alley who renamed themselves as pop mechanix. Red was run over in the early 1960s, which retired him from racing. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for dick skillen on. The family dick left behind will surely bear the burnt of the pain including elaine, the childhood sweetheart he married years ago and his two daughters, valerie and kim. See more of pittsburgh vintage grand prix on facebook. Trickle was a shorttrack hero who won more than 500. Dick hutcherson was third in points and was runnerup to petty in the race.
This is the new zealand singer not the member of quiet world. Drag racing gifts dick harrell chevy drag racing stuff. It all started in pennsylvania with dick hecker in 1949. To them dick was a husband and father, not just one of drag racings super stars. He died of his injuries after his car crashed into a tree and caught fire during the 1939 belgian grand prix.
Al livingstone 11011910 atlanta motordrome practice aka the dirt track king. The 146 page book is loaded with great photos, advertising, driver bios etc. The paddock dick harrell, drag racing legend 19321971. Richard john beattie seaman 4 february 19 25 june 1939, was one of the greatest prewar grand prix drivers from britain. Jun 05, 2017 herb started driving doc frawleys car again on a regular basis and finished second to dick linder in the pra point race, which they felt was a good job. I told him i used to watch his dad race and was wondering how dick was doing. Dick smith was 73 years old and was a very experienced aviator being a commercial pilot at one time, he passed away doing one of his favorite pasttimes. Michigan tourism theaters auto racing motels lakes resorts drive in theaters cinemas amusement parks travel photos weather.
In 1984 dick was inducted posthumously into the pittsburgh circle track club hall of fame. Starting positions in the field of thirtyfour are unknown, but bailey drove to a solid 15th place finish, one that would prove to. He was the 1969 nascar rookie of the year, and went on to win the 1973 talladega 500. Dick sutcliffe racing career profile driver database. In a year that saw lots of exciting new talent emerge onto the florida racing scene, particularly in the late model wars, and veterans such as ricky carlton, james powell iii, jimmy cope and mike franklin jr. Dick hutcherson 19312005 went on to compete in the daytona 500 three times. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for dick smith on espn. Hutcherson suffered a heart attack while traveling from florida to north carolina. Baileys debut came in 1951, when he competed ta bainbridge. Christchurch singer who appear first in the doomed in the late 70s. Dick hendershot 19251976 was fatally injured in a racing accident at salina, kansas.
Dick brooks arrived at talladega and the ride he was supposed to have evaporated. Bend june 1952 michiana vintage race car photos wishes to thank jim brown for his on going help. Herb ran a good race, finishing second to dick linder. He switched to brisca f1 in 2002, debuting in a borrowed car at skegness stadium on 14 july. Where are they now short track star dick cobb up to speed. Late model stock car races at hutchinson, kansas on september. Dick johnson racing ford driver owen kelly took the most race wins for the. Former race car drivers grateful for dedicated fanbase. Dick brooks was an american nascar driver born in porterville, california. He was inducted in the new england auto racers hall of fame in 2002. Carter was perhaps one of the greatest dirt track drivers of all time in michigan. He was the first to successfully mass produce stock car chassis for dirt and asphalt. Indycar drivers who died racing indy motor speedway. Show your support both for chevy and for the classic drag racing era.
Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. It was the same story with four races to go, with richard petty winning his tenth straight with dick hutcherson runner up. John harvey was one of australias most versatile racing car drivers. The next night they raced at south park and herb won the race. By the early 1960s, dick harrell was a racing champion, setting records left and right in chevrolet cars that he had reengineered himself. This shirt is truly a must have item for any true chevy fan. Richard dick linder april 6, 1923 april 19, 1959 was a professional race car driver from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. With three races to go, at charlotte, nc driver buddy baker broke richard pettys winning streak. Dec 05, 2009 the 1975 edition of the race featured a driver who became a racing legend. Where are they now short track star dick cobb up to. Oct 20, 2015 clipping found in the news tribune in fort pierce, florida on feb 21, 1954. Bob adamson dave adamson dick adamson lonnie adamson carroll adamy maurice adant adanti enrico adanti matthew adanti alfonso adarquea. The 1975 edition of the race featured a driver who became a racing legend. Jeremy markovich july 30, 20 elegy of a race car driver the good times, hard life, and shocking death of dick trickle tweet share on twitter share share on.
Bowties rule here but these great products are not just for chevy fans. Upon winning a race, same as today, the driver leaves the car to receive his trophy and to stand for photos. Between 1949 and 1956 he entered 28 nascar events, winning three with eight additional top 10 finishes. Return to the feature race winners at hutchinson, kansas web page. After he retired, he served as a nascar sportscaster for a brief period of time. On august 21st jimmy nelson, a close friend of carter, came to the speedrome to race and announced that all of his winnings that night would be contributed to the carter family.
Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Feb 05, 2015 starting 11 th in the 21car field, anderson drove a strategic race, running consistently in the top 10 for the early part of the event, and recovering mid race from an accident that caused substantial damage to the left rear quarter panel of his redandwhite no. I had almost forgotten that february 20 marked what would have been his 100th birthday, but this prewar hero has been a constant companion over the years so it seemed an appropriate moment to catch up. When dick finished 2nd, right on crocettis back bumper, krafick was so mad that crocetti has. He started out driving and training harness horses, and, much like the path. George amick 04041959 daytona international speedway race dick linder 04191959 trenton speedway race van johnson 07191959 williams grove speedway race. At age 17, dick started driving jalopies on a dirt track near carlsbad. They knew dick as a human being first and a professional race driver second. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for dick smith on. John keating and paul hecker, both of whom started out in harness racing in. Linder raced usac open wheel as well as nascar stock cars.
In four sprint cup series events in his career, earning one pole baileys debut came in 1951, when he competed ta bainbridge. Whether it was touring cars, speedway racers, sportscars, openwheelers or even a solar car. Good, who start on the outside of the second row, would pass race leader al smith on lap 241 and the lead the rest of the way, winning by a comfortable 6lap margin when the checkers waved. Dick is the one who taught me what to feel on an oval, because i came from a different racing world. Now retired, he is known to most major nascar fans as a busch series winner, but he won the molson tour championship twice and the busch north series championship twice. Retired race car driver richard dick trickle, 71, died today from an apparent selfinflicted gunshot wound, lincoln county deputies said. Starting 11 th in the 21car field, anderson drove a strategic race, running consistently in the top 10 for the early part of the event, and recovering midrace from an accident that caused substantial damage to the left rear quarter panel of his redandwhite no. Gus was inducted into the pctc hall of fame in 1991 along with jim bickerstaff and whitey lauderbaugh.
Dick bailey is a former nascar driver from grove city, pa. He left to further a tv career and was later in hip singles. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Spiess hecker racing, holden vx commodore, 69, australia.
Dick welles finished third in his first start at harlem race track near. John eric murray 30 august 1907 11 december 1983, generally known as jack murray or. Late model stock car races at hutchinson, kansas on. The other races of the weekend were won by dick joslin in a 1939 ford the wet friday race, and lee petty in a 54 chrysler new yorker the sunday stockcar race, after the disqualification of the current winner tim flock in a 54 oldsmobile 88, for altered carburetor. The 2004 konica minolta v8 supercar series was an australian touring car series held for v8. Dick smith stats, race results, wins, news, record.
Nascar racer competed in the 1960s and then opened up a renowned chassisbuilding shop in charlotte. The following recap of gus great career comes from don gamble. Seasons spanning over two years for example 2014 championships have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends. You might say wayne andersons success on the track is in his genes. He might be a country boy at heart, but richard driver is no bumpkin. Brad jones racing ford driver, andrew jones was adjudged the series champion on. Just one week prior on the 14th, dick carter was fatally injured at berlin raceway. Jan opperman had been at sunset in 1974 at the usac midget race but his ride hadnt made it so he had not raced at sunset prior to the 76 triple crown. All material on michiana vintage race car photos web pages are from the personal photo collection of michiana vintage race car photos andor where noted guests of michiana vintage race car photos. May 16, 20 retired race car driver richard dick trickle, 71, died today from an apparent selfinflicted gunshot wound, lincoln county deputies said. As so many great drivers before him, he grew up around racing. After he won the illiana late model championship he decided to retire as a driver and design and build race car chassis. Rather than let the car sit, krafick decided to let richard dick hecker, who had been looking for any ride.
Dick would eventually meet his future wife at the track and, in 1953, they got married at blanket hill speedway. For over thirty years, the man in black gave his all to the sport of auto racing, and it is only fair that we dont let the fans forget him. Aug 10, 2016 he was a great race car driver, and was one of those oldschool guys who knew how to build them, race them and set them up. He was a great race car driver, and was one of those oldschool guys who knew how to build them, race them and set them up. Tall tales and a horse named dick welles past the wire. See more ideas about drag cars, drag racing and car humor. Bob boyce bob started his racing career as a driver at ohare stadium winning two figure 8 championships. He famously drove for the mercedesbenz team from 19371939 in the mercedesbenz w154 car, winning the 1938 german grand. He bought his first car to race the following season, and worked his way through the grades to finish 18th in the national points championship. In all reality, gus was the biggest winner of any western pa driver to race in. Studebaker if its information about studebaker racing. Paul hines born 3 december 1980 is a brisca formula 1 stock cars racing driver from hinckley, leicestershire who races under number 259.
Driver include gus linder and his accident during the race. Dick hutcherson bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Some of the biggest names in illinois competed and won championships driving trackburner chassis. Event sanctioned by the sports car club of america, promoted by the lime rock park, and conducted by the northern new jersey.
He joined nascar in 1964 after racing late models in the midwest for almost a decade. He was a hardcharger, tough on equipment and very intimidating it seemed at the time in person. Clipping found in the news tribune in fort pierce, florida on feb 21, 1954. Last month i paid a visit to dick seamans grave for the first time in a few years. Former nascar driver dick hutcherson, who won 14 races in 103 starts in the 1960s, died sunday at a hospital in columbia, s. Jack, his elder son john with mate jeff dalbora competed in a dick smith sponsored holden commodore. A few laps later, another relatively minor skirmish sent him to the.
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