Authentic mens nascar shirts are at the official nascar store. But one thing is for sure, bob pronger could drive a stock car. Mar 08, 2020 way back in 2006, we decided to start a race pool. In 1952 some of the past years racers along with a few new drivers decided they wanted. By bill foley scott hixon took another road in racing a bit opposite of his dad, but he is a major contributor to the sport.
One of the usas bestever amateur openwheel drivers won multiple scca national championships in formula ford and s2000 in the sports most competitive era. In the driving seat with steve mcqueen the telegraph. Accidents count as a driver mistake,so the driver loses points when heshe has an accident,collision or spin. Dirt track digest 2020 if its on dirt, its on dirt track. Sep 09, 2015 the overpriced honda line is just a joke. Bob bondurant on race kart driving bondurant, bob on. In his long and successful career, bob earned over 140 victories, making him one of the most successful racers in south african history. The exworks, derek hurlock, john gott, ken rudd, paul fletcher, bob staples, tulip rally class winning, goodwood race winning 1954 ac ace roadster.
Snapon makes the hardest working, highest quality, professional tools on the planet because we consult with, listen to, and learn from experts like you. He won 1 race and accumulated a total of 8 championship points. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. A privateer in a world of factory teams, a skilled wheelman who could also wrench through the night. Racing drivers directory ii continued from april motor sport. Internationales adac kilometer rennen took place on 22 may, on the. John francis harvey is a retired australian racing driver.
I remember at age five hanging out in the workshop with my father. Speedcar club officials after he was alleged to spin fellow driver al staples in a scratch race at the sydney showground speedway. They were joined a fleet of privateer drivers in their alfa romeos, porsche 356a carreras oscas and other. In those days, there were more than 30 makes, and i knew them all on sight. Join facebook to connect with joe lajoie and others you may know. A writers take on formula one then and now the new york times. Driver nationality car entrant laps time retired pos. Inside, youll find seasonal buying guides, rich maker profiles and longform dispatches from the front lines of product design. The pace cars had been introduced to bathurst that year to conform to the fia s world touring car championship rules, of which bathurst was a round in 1987. Get all the very best nascar hats you will find online at nascar shop. Tvr tuscan championship 19892004 motorsport winners. When i came back from world war ii, i wanted to be a singer. Aug 02, 2017 there are few people in the motor racing world as beguiling as david piper. We have the official nascar tshirts and tees in all the sizes, colors, and styles you need.
Remembering a racing pioneer and dealmaker autosport. Staples had been racing a porsche 550a successfully. He was a top speedcar driver for many years in the 1950s and 1960s, winning many championship races including the nsw championship for three successive years and the victorian championship twice before turning his skills to road racing where he had a long and successful career until his. Whenever racing fanatics try to name the best driver in history, the brazilian phenom ayrton senna da silva invariably comes to mind. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Along with fellow rrdc member dave weitzenhoff, bob dominated scca openwheel racing in the 1980s.
The january 22, 1962, race at daytona international speedway was the first racing event of the twelfth season of the sports car club of americas 1962 championship racing series. Contact licensingatjukinmediadotcom slowmo remix here. Got an idea for a new tool or an improvement to an existing one. Car racing will be the staple because of the regular, seven or eight. The ace was then sold to bob staples who would become one of the stars of the thriving national production marque sportscar racing scene with it. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. In 195657, bob was the driver for a friends vw beatle in the fairfield county, ct, road rallies. Hochsprung, andy nikitenko, gary olson and bob rittgers became the founding fathers. Bob morris is considered as one of australias touring car legends. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Robert bob evans born 11 june 1947 in waddington, lincolnshire is a british former racing driver from england. Bob christie april 4, 1924 june 1, 2009 was an american racecar driver.
The pro all stars series is an international pro stock series based in naples, me. I dont think that theres any race driver that can really tell you why he races. The exworks, derek hurlock, john gott, ken rudd, paul. Being involved in drag racing and boat racing at the time that project never became a reality so i sold the tank. Bob is the father of scott sharp, an american professional racing driver, who is best known for his years as.
After graduating from new canaan high school in 1957, bob joined the army. The first of the genre were released in the midlate 1970s. Handicapping archives page 238 of 241 horse racing news. On october 4, 2007 nebraska lost one of its racing legends with the passing of bob burdick.
We hope this website will make it easy to access weekly and ytd stats, team picks and provide our race teams a spot to make comments, congratulate the weekly winner and cheer for their driver and team. Sports car racing archives the main page of bob staples gb. Brigitte staples it was a stance that came at considerable cost but he subsequently was often vindicated. Authentic mens nascar hats are at the official nascar store. Darius ruckers saturday night show should be a little less stressful than his last appearance in indy, when he had to sing to 350,000 people. Bob sharp was a racing driver and owner of bob sharp racing. Karting is the single largest form of motor racing in the world, and for most drivers it has been the starting point for a career in racing. Mar 04, 2015 looking back at the hubbard legacy in hot rod history when the hot rod movement revved up in the early 50s, speed went retail. Staples selects penske for fleet maintenance of electric. Entitled mercedes driver road rage gets instant karma youtube.
Driving le mans by bob grossman as told to michael frank march 5, 2000 click on any photo to enlarge. Bob morris stayed semiinvolved with the sport and at the 1987 james hardie at bathurst was the driver of the races first ever pace car. Staples had commenced racing in 1957 with a tuned ford consul, graduating to a brace. As a young man, he joined the communist party, as did many in the. Tucsonans bob huebner, bob cleberg, george cook and. Scott died in a crash during a champ car race at darlington raceway. Simon popplewell and myles johnson have been busy working their way through the many, many photos that are in bob janes photo collection, and scanning each one for posterity. Pompano beach, fl one of harness racings first superstar trainerdrivers, especially on the chicago circuit, robert bob farrington, 85, died oct. Now lives in gloucestershire, where he runs a poster business. Mcqueens friend bob relyea was there as executive producer.
Mens nascar tshirts, nascar shirts, tees nascar shop. He then went on to mitchell college, achieving a degree in marketing from nichols college. Feb 10, 2016 jukin media verified original for licensing permission to use. If the championship is more important, the driver gets more points 3. Determined colt forbidden trade upsets greenshoe in. Photo gallery from race road america 500 miles 1959 on racing sports cars website. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for bob perry on. Aug 04, 2016 drag racing was a family affair for the wittbrodts, of detroit. The driver gets points if he finishes in the first six positions of every race 2. Mar 20, 2020 carter 2 motorsports ends relationship with bobby hamilton, jr carter 2 motorsports announced today that the relationship between the arca racing series team and driver bobby hamilton, jr. Frederick roberts bob gerard 19 january 1914, leicester 26 january 1990, south croxton, leicestershire was a racing driver and businessman from england. We were really close we have done everything together for. Driver nationality car entrant laps timeretired pos. Bob christie racing driver robert bob christie born april 4, 1924 in grants pass, oregon.
Looking back at the hubbard legacy in hot rod history. He financed the build of a chassis and body by bob webbs durlite company in indianapolis. His mother had married his stepfather, an electrician for the state of california, when bob was an infant. June 1, 2009 was an american race car driver career christie ran 19561963 in the usac racing series in the usa. Rare strombecker skibob slot car 2 scale cib new old. He hope to complete his hattrick of race wins on the nordschleife, laid with the american outfit. A member of a wellknown motorracing family, gerry ashmore. Started racing in 1967, but lack of funds were always an issue. I took the old roadster body and made it so i could use it for a plug to make a mold for a new body so the driver would sit on the left side of the car. Impatient acura integra driver tailgates slow unmarked cop. Christie raced in the usac championship car series in the 19561963 seasons, with 15 career starts, including every indianapolis 500 race in that span. Bob scott october 4, 1928 watsonville, california july 5, 1954 darlington, south carolina was an american racecar driver. Barb continues to be a staple member of the local racing community. March 20 today in jayskis nascar history page 7 of 24.
He participated in numerous toplevel motor racing events on either side of world war ii, including eight world championship formula one grands prix, scoring no championship points. He is tied with pat flaherty for the record of the driver with the fewest points to have won a race. One new old stock strombecker home racing ski bob slot car with driver, the box does have one of the staples that has came loose on one side, look at pictures take a look at my other listings email with any questions. Bob olthoff began his racing career in 1957 and became well known in international motor sport circles. Entitled mercedes driver road rage gets instant karma. Jul 29, 2015 westporter sweedler living dream on race track. Burdick was the only nebraskan to ever win a race in nascars premier division when on march 26, 1961 he drove his dad roys pontiac to victory lane at atlanta motor speedway. Bob staples has driven a number of cars, including 1. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. He participated in 12 world championship formula one grands prix, debuting on 1 march 1975. Name a famous race driver of the last several decades and you can be sure. Racing from 63 in a porsche super 90 at various scca races through 66. The following is a list of automobile driving racing video games. The flock brothersthe flock family of fort payne, dekalb county, was perhaps the most adventurous and daring family in alabama history.
For over a century, stanley has built a legacy by producing some of the most well known hand tools and storage products in the world. Multiple daytona 24hour, sebring 12hour and watkins glen 6hour races, plus various transam 6773. Aug 04, 2019 godin has spent many years and likely millions chasing this holy grail, but he wanted to heap praise on the rest of his carefullycrafted harness racing team led by trainer and fellow quebecer luc blais and driver bob mcclure. Kinerk was a contemporary of some of this states ranking names of auto racing.
If the championship is more important, the driver gets more points. Get all the very best nascar shirts you will find online at nascar shop. He would go on to win the 1951 mississippi valley auto racing association championship but would be more noted for winning the 1971 and 1972 imca sprint car titles. Bob sears, hobby farms, attainable sustainable with kris bordessa, michelle mckinney hammond, dearly, bob s collectables, staples. Westporter sweedler living dream on race track westport news. Drag racing was a family affair for the wittbrodts, of detroit. Gti engineering missed brands hatch and regrouped for 1986 with sponsorship from liqui moli and two new drivers baldi and bob wollek. Benracing was born and has more than doubled in size from 5 race teams in 2006 to our all time high of 359 teams in 2015. Tyre mogul bob jane with his famous winning jaguar. Bobby allison to darrell waltrip and dale earnhardt, was the tracks staple. He began an involvement with bob janes racing team in 1967 and moved to melbourne. John francis harvey born 21 february 1938 in sydney, new south wales is a retired australian racing driver. Bob rice passed away recently, but the number 28 has been kept alive by modified driver tommy winkle, whose wife is bill rices granddaughter. Each issue of gear patrol magazine is a deep dive into product culture.
We have the official nascar caps in all the sizes, colors, and styles you need. In an era where sex was safe and racing dangerous has this phrase become cliche yet. Bob evans born 11 jun 1947 waddington, lincolnshire. Shop staples for business essentials, printers, ink, computers, office furniture, printing services, promotional products and more. Still competes, albeit rarely, in the odd historic festival. The flocks are best known for the exploits of brothers bob, fontell fonty, and tim, who were early stockcarracing stars on the nascar circuit in the 1940s and 50s. Road america 500 miles 1959 photo gallery racing sports cars. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year.
Patriarch elmer, grandma mildred, sons ron and george plus kids ran this homebuilt cgas anglia for several years, then built a 67 camaro. Driven by bob staples, chuck richert, and other drivers. Sisters reo, an airshow barnstormer, and ethel, a driver, also joined in the daredevil. Built by talented fabricator bob webb whose company, durlite, was based in indianapolis, indiana. Jun 25, 2016 darius rucker talks racing, influences and acting. Over the years, there have been countless stories, some true, some fictious, about chicago area stock car driver bob pronger. Thank you to our good friend and automotive expert jarrah venebles for making the introduction to david piper and spending the day with us outside of london there are few people in the motor racing world as beguiling as david piper. Here driver george puts the anglia through its paces at milan dragway. Apr 10, 2014 panther racing s indycar run looks like its over. The sydneyborn driver was one of the leading drivers on the australian touring car championship scene in the milate 1970s. All of the mechanics were from a porsche 4 cam 550a. His finest moment was winning the 1974 formula 5000 title and this led to a deserved formula one debut a year later. Bob jones started on bikes, then raced speedway, touring cars, he came second at the sandown 500 and was a champion privateer. Those summer racing staples, del mar and saratoga, are back in action, and this weekend kicks off six weeks of top graded stakes from coast to coast.