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In 1961, the drag racing was moved from the Montgomery Airport to the dirt track in Middletown, NY - OCFS, and they drag raced on the front...
Just wondering - how many that visit here are aware that during the last week of July in 1948, there were 32 midget races scheduled in the New...
I hope I don't get in trouble here - posting info about the Vintage meet at Loudon this year: Fellow ACOT member, I am contacting you about a...
I hope I don't get in trouble for this, since it's info for the Vintage meet at New Hampshire this year, and no photos included: Fellow ACOT...
I found this over on Facebook on the Hinchliffe Stadium Racing History page: Ronny Dennis I regret to inform everyone that Bill Nash passed...
Dale Snyder might have something you're looking for. http://www.manta.com/c/mm49qf5/snyder-video-productions
Maybe problem was caused by the oil pick up? Happened to Gordon White at Lime Rock some years ago.
An example of what went on back here in the Northeast - June 1, 1948: 1948: Bone Stadium, PA 1st June 1948 1 Bill Baker 2 Vic Sloane 3 Carl...
I have a photo of the start of a 100 mile Midget race at Milwaukee - Ward on pole and the stands were packed.
Midgets ran on the big circle - Langhorne, too. 100 & 150 mile races. Trenton had 250 & 300 milers for the Midgets. That was prior to it going...
Stan and all - best I know, Ron Lauer has the Heddendorf photos and slowly has been posting some of them on Facebook. I know Heddendorf had some...
I'd say it's Williams Grove.
After a closer look, I believe you're correct. Now, is that a "Sprint" car or a "Champ" car? From what I can recall, Joe Barzda "stretched" his...
I have that exact photo in my Johnny Ritter photo article. What I'd like to know is what was Ritter doing, and why? That's his # 3 in the...
Ted Tappett never ran USAC. He retired at LeMans in 1955 when LeVegh had that horrible crash. And a little tid-bit on Mario Andretti and Mark...
On December 1, 2004, the wife and I were visiting our daughter down in Florida. At the time I was writing for www.openwheelracing.com a website...
While at the Lobitz party today, November 11th, I made mention of the website below, how it covers racing in the US from 1919 to 1949, and how so...
Denny, in case you haven't noticed, it's pretty difficult watching the drivers "at work" in today's Midgets, Sprints and SC cars, too. Oh, and...
I've seen some pretty good Midget and Sprint Car races that were 50, 100, 250 and 300 milers on tracks up to a mile in size.
Good questions, and if I might add these: How much bigger are today's Midgets compared to the Kurtis chassis? How much HP do some of the...
The Lobitz affair November 11, 2012: The annual Stan Lobitz Movie party, lunch, auction and sit down dinner, with all of the proceeds going to...
It was on this date, October 12, 1948, when one of the greats in Midget racing left us – Johnny Ritter. With the assistance of some folks,...
Posted on Facebook earlier this evening: SPEED Channel will air the Wind Tunnel Special Edition: Economaki- Eyewitness to American Racing...
Posted on Facebook this evening: SPEED Channel will air the Wind Tunnel Special Edition: Economaki- Eyewitness to American Racing History. This...
Chris Economaki Dies At Age 91 http://www.nationalspeedsportnews.com/more/chris-economaki-dies-at-age-91/
I sent you a PM from the Sprint Car page, I believe. Still waiting for reply back
On September 13, 1952: Paul Russo won the AAA Eastern Sprint Car race over Bill Schindler and Tommy Hinnershitz at the Morristown Speedway,...
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