Features VINTAGE SPRINT CAR PIC THREAD, 1965 and older only please.

You are correct! 1972 Nat Open.

Kenny Weld took the win with Opperman 2nd.

 

Here's a few more....

 

A couple from the Mile at Indy before the camera took a dump, 1978 I think...

 

I`ll tell my friends on the Williams Grove Discussion board to check out the 72 open shots you posted.

 

Tell them I've got color shots too..... Rich

 

Thumbs up!

 

Here is a photo of Dave Argabright in the recently finished period sprint car that Josh and his crew did..... Josh and Dan Shaw cried until I took their photo with Dave.....have you no shame?
HG

 

Here's Josh's little gem with it's shirt off. Nice little 327 injected Chevy.
HG

 

None!

 

RABs32 and I were almost elbow to elbow that day, here are two shots I took before Ferkel"s engine let go, my shot of the fire is out of focus.

 

I believe these are from '73 Reading USAC show. Funny, in '73 I couldn't get a pit pass, the last sprint race I won I was lapping a 13 year old Logan Shuchart(spl.?), Bobby Allen's grandson. You will be hearing that name, he's gonna be a real good shoe.

 

My contributions for the morning wake up show.....

 

And a few more....

 

You`ve got my attention!


Thanks VERY much for posting these!

 

And some more, Have a great day guys!..... Rich

 

Got to go take my daughter out for her birthday,but I will check these out as soon as I get home!

 

Anyone know about the Bill Johnston Chevy 6 powered race car of the late 1940’s/early 1950’s? Or his driver Spec Frieden? The qualified 2nd fast at the Arlington Texas AAA race May 1, 1950.

There is a photo of the car in the reprinted 1954 California Bill’s Chevy, GMC, & Buick Speed Manual.The race results were found on-line. This was a "non-points" race staged to get footage for To Please a Lady. A sprint car race was held the day before at the same track. I found nothing on the driver or the car on-line but the Wayne Engineering car & Bill Johnston show up in an In-Liner club newsletter story on <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com</st1:City>Wayne 12 port heads. That photo is of a different car, driver, and number. This 2 spring car doesn't look like it would be that tough to replicate. If the original is still around though I wouldn't confuse things by making another. In that case I'd simply stretch a Kurtis type midget & put a Chevy 6 & 3 speed tranny in it for vintage racing.

Chuck Schultz
Winfield, Illinois<O

 

GRRRRRRREAT shots of some of the Mataka / Raceweld equipment.

MANY THANKS RICH !!!!

 

Ken, you are welcome.....Rich

 

Don't know any details, but if you do a search on 'Wayne 12 port' here on the HAMB, you might find more info. Also be aware that Dan Warner (Harrys son) is a Hamber and may be able to get you more info.

 

Great shots,love the big tail tanks,corn pickers and different wing styles!I see a shot of Karl Busson,still see him at my m.c. club races every year as well as Toledo speedway's USAC show.One of my all time racing heros!

 

Max Reichenbach was my father inlaw the las midget he built is in Henderson,NV and can be seen on www.fabulousracers.com. HE has a great collection of open wheel race cars.

 

WOW!

GREAT STUFF GUYS!! Keep em' coming!

JS

 

Mlight9: Great shots on the Offy! Beautiful job restoring..

 

Good use of your empty beer cans..

 

Rich(Rabs32),

Those Reading shots are AWESOME!

Anyone know who was in the Gelhausen #4?? I guess he did not qualify.

How about the Red one either #15 or maybe #45??

That shot of Mel Cornett in the #98 OFFY is really neat.

A couple of years ago Mel died and his family needed photos of him. A friend of mine had taken a nice shot of Mel at WG in 73.The neg was all scratched up so I restored it in photoshop for them.

Also how about that model sprinter in the pits-that thing is a beauty-large scale.

 

Thanks, I've got more to go color and black n whites, winged and non winged, I think the disc I burned these on had something like 700to900 shot on it,plus I still have to upload more from my father and uncles shots when I get some time.....Rich

 

Sounds great,I love this stuff.

If you are into modern Sprint and Midget racing you might want to check out my photos.

I just started,last year was my first full season at WG and Lincoln Speedway.


http://buildy.smugmug.com/

 

Thanks for posting, RAB. I sure do miss the Fairgrounds USAC shows. I have to dig out the shots I took of Busson's Cedoz ride after the race. Karl took a nasty that day. Who was in the Raceweld car that day? I can't recall.

 

Could that be Courtwright?

Looks like "Something" C. on the helmet

Rager drove it at the fall race according to OWT.