John anderson born april 20, 1944 in warren, michigan died august 5, 1986 in charlotte, north carolina was an american stock car racing driver. The first female to race at the track was cheryl burgard from new berlin, pennsylvania in 1978 in a weekly competition. Before i forget and i usually forget several things in a column, the iroc series announced a new sponsor this week with crown royal whiskey coming on board for a three year deal. The rest of the top10 was craig dollansky in the karavan trailers maxim in sixth, brooke tatnell was seventh in the volcano joes coffee schnee, justin henderson was eighth in the dan dan the sonic man rocket, ronnie day was ninth in the primerica financial maxim, and becca anderson was 10th in the spectro oil maxim.
Shirt customs services and international tracking provided. On saturday night, heimbach tied laytons record with his fourth win of the season in the. Greg anderson lists his first year in racing as 1987. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older. Their homebuiltonatightbudget dirt cars were fast, to the point where larry was being asked to build engines for other race car owners. Track profile sprint car racing news, schedules, results. His greatest success was achieved with rafter behind the wheel of his stock car which visited victory lane over 25 times in the midfifties, and earned the 1955 buffalo civic stadium championship.
The nos energy drink knoxville nationals is an annual sprint car event held at knoxville raceway in knoxville, iowa. Hall of fame urc united racing club 360 winged sprints. Sponsors freds trailer sales, delran auto body, goldscmith masonary. Haudenschild gives car owner first world of outlaws victory. Born april 20, 1944 in warren, michigan, anderson first drove in racing competition at flat rock speedway in 1965, winning the michigan figure.
There are over 42 sprint car driver careers waiting for you to. Shown here in 2008, becca anderson is the urcs leading female feature winner with 10 career feature victories. Arizona motorsports racer larry burton obituary attesa. Sep 28, 2010 the rest of the top10 was craig dollansky in the karavan trailers maxim in sixth, brooke tatnell was seventh in the volcano joes coffee schnee, justin henderson was eighth in the dan dan the sonic man rocket, ronnie day was ninth in the primerica financial maxim, and becca anderson was 10th in the spectro oil maxim. Browse a variety of news articles or submit your own. I of course was on cloud 9, so i asked them who were some of the best sprint car drivers they have seen, both these guys have been around a long time. Flipping through the scrapbook with johnny anderson. Becca anderson sprint car racing news, schedules, results, and.
Gary owned and was the crew chief for doug and many of the top sprint car drivers to strap in a sprint car. The racing legend, from palmyra, lebanon county, passed away sunday evening at york hospital. The annual sprint car challenge as the rolling wheels raceway park had to wait an extra 24 hrs. Exsprint car driver mike bowling and i made some hard laps sideways around a big parking lot tuning them in. Among the racers he has teamed with are erin crocker, kenny jacobs, becca anderson, craig dollansky, and jessica zemken. April, 2020 several of winged sprint car racings premier competitors have. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Hailing from houston, delaware, the rookie driver has turned numerous laps at the track, many of those in a 360sprint car. Get the latest stats, news, and much more exclusive content from the sprint car community.
This is a collection of some of the best writers and photographers in the country all with one purpose in mind sprint cars. Myracepass tm is your ticket to the online motorsports world. Look for becca anderson to make her return to sprint car racing this weekend in a second bars leaks no. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Becca anderson xlarge shirt new outlaw sprint car u. She is the first woman to win a sprint car race at the historic halfmile. In v8 supercars you follow ford or holden, in touring car history one of the biggest rivalries was between peter brock and dick johnson.
Wayne johnson scored his 11th career win in the 360 class. Mike lehman, becca anderson, greg leiby, dale hammaker. One of wilkersons favorite events to run was the little 500, a pavement sprintcar event held each memorial day weekend the night before the indy 500 at anderson speedway. As he is only 22, some quick math tells you hes been racing just slightly less than all his life. Local sprint car driver kramer williamson has died. Sprint car quizzes there are 249 questions on this topic. West palms derek pugh was easily the fastest in qualifying turning a lap at 14.
Individual driver statistics for the 1997 lincoln speedway pa 358 sprintcar season points. Urc sprint car driver becca anderson has not had any luck in the last two jack gunn memorials at selinsgrove speedway. Tuesday, may 19, 2015 by track historian eric arnold 18 yearold mckenna haase made history at knoxville raceway this past saturday, winning a feature in the 305 sprint car class. From news and results, to online fantasy racing has it all. Thanks for stopping by the most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the planet. Terry leininger, mike lehman, becca anderson, greg leiby, dale hammaker, frankie herr. Lincoln speedway pa 358 sprintcar season points 1997 standings. Quiz questions this category is for questions and answers related to sprint car, as asked by users of.
Becca anderson racing career profile driver database. Retired racer still giving back to sport the republic. Gary mussatto from osage city, ks congratulates doug wolgang of souix falls, sd on the a main victory at the jayhawk nationals. All star circuit of champions 410 outlaw sprint car. It would be nice to see someone help her do some more traveling.
Get the best deals on world of outlaws when you shop the. The families of two young men, killed instantly while speeding earlier this year, have released this dramatic footage of the pairs final moments. Modifieds, sprint cars, and champ cars, and among his drivers were legendary names such as bill bender, billy rafter, eddie lenz, gene blair, and ron lux. Gary is one of the veterans of the sprint wars as an owner, promoter and chief wrench. Blane heimbach, of selinsgrove, started the 2008 racing season with several goals, one of which was to tie and eventually pass alltime career leading 358 sprint car driver chad laytons 25 win record at selinsgrove speedway. Becca anderson had a tremendous start to her night in the woodring racing machine as she was the fourth quickest qualifier with a lap of 9. Get the best deals on world of outlaws when you shop the largest online selection at. Second heat race 8 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to afeature 1 chad kemenah 2 brock mayes 3 randy hannagan 4 brooke tatnell 5 greg wilson 6 tim hunter 7 dion hindi 8 brian carlson 9 billy alley. Mckenna haase female sprint car driver win at knoxville. Mrp is a globally recognized login across a vast network of motorsports websites including this site. No driver was more charismatic in the 1970s on the united racing club trail than leroy felty, but his charm was coupled with a fierce driving style that made him one of the top sprint car drivers of his era. Ascs lucas oil national series winged sprint car racing. Dec 21, 2010 after retiring as an active driver, he remained very much involved in sprint car racing as an ownercrew chiefmentor for an illustrious list of racers, competing in top levels of sprint racing including the world of outlaws.
She will be a teammate to jimmy martin at williams grove. Oct 12, 2015 the families of two young men, killed instantly while speeding earlier this year, have released this dramatic footage of the pairs final moments. National sprint car hall of fame inductee, six time urc champion earl halaquist. Greg is the son of former sprint car driver wendell anderson, and nephew of former sprint car and midget champions johnny and billy anderson. Danny anderson of bradenton was third quick followed by brey holmes and kristin clements.
Three rookies rounded out the top three at the 7th annual better half dash at charlotte motor speedway. An associated press writer called winning the event sprint car racings premiere title. May 19, 2015 a woman winning a sprint car feature ranks right up there with all of these historic and memorable moments. Dave anderson is from a family with a long history of racing. Harry recognized that working class competitors could not be competitive against the purpose built racing engines in the aaa sprint car sanction.
One was a man named bob east, who had a son just starting to race. The lowstress way to find your next sprint car driver job opportunity is on simplyhired. World of outlaws jackson motorplex jackson, minnnesota. Third heat race 8 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to afeature 1 daryn pittman 2 jason meyers 3 ed lynch, jr. If you have any sprint car news, results, or photos please send them to me. Abbottstown, pa, 9404 theres a reason why many sprint car fans call central pennsylvania sprint car racing the best in the world. Because the harvest classic is a multiday show with varying championship point totals on each night, no qualifying bonus points are awarded. He drove in the nascar winston cup series between 1979 and 1983, posting a best finish of fifth career. Becca anderson long sleeve t shirt world of outlaws sprint car woo dirt track. Becca anderson paced the 23 cars in time trials with an amb i. Lot of 8 outlaw sprint car handouts nace wild child taylor stewart. Pat cannon, of etters, held off a lastlap, lastturn pass attempt by blane heimbach, of selinsgrove, to win his second paul stine chevrolet national open for 358 sprint cars saturday night at selinsgrove speedway.
I think nw fan has his young, blonde 360 sprint car drivers confused. I have not seen anything about stewart supporting becca anderson. You just go out and try to click off the best lap you can get, said anderson after being one of the drivers to break the track record. Speedway it was found out after the fact that david gravel fibbed about his age in 2008 to become the urcs youngest feature winner. On friday anderson will join the rest of the world of. Becca anderson who has been absent from the sprint car scene for a while will be a regular at the lincoln speedway on saturday nights. Becca monopoli doubles up in pro trucks at auburndale speedway. Becca anderson, john anderson, bill bailey, brett barnett, 1. Williamson was strong at the beginning of the night, winning his heat race in convincing style. Join facebook to connect with becca anderson and others you may know.
Harry johnson from philadelphia, pa was the true founding father of the united racing club. He was enshrined in the national sprint car hall of fame in 1968. Becca anderson, who will be 21 years old this coming february, will be in the lineups as the new hired driver for rothe motorsports. All star circuit of champions 410 outlaw sprint car series. Knoxville, ia, may 16, 2015 mckenna haase made history in the 305 class as she became the first female sprint car driver winner in a sprint car at the historic knoxville raceway. Shed like to race a 410 sprint car at some point and her role model is delaware sprint car driver becca anderson.
Jackson speedway, jackson motorplex, imca modifieds, imca street stocks, imca hobby stocks, championship sprints, unlimited sprints, racesaver sprint cars, 360 sprints, midwest power series, nsl, 410 sprints, non wing sprint cars, world of outlaws. After retiring as an active driver, he remained very much involved in sprint car racing as an ownercrew chiefmentor for an illustrious list of racers, competing in top levels of sprint racing including the world of outlaws. Shown here in 2008, becca anderson is the urcs leading female feature. Jonathan swanson led the early laps, but anderson took the lead on lap 12, leading until grasso made his winning move. They both will be ready for winchester in two weeks. Tired of having to remember your user name and password for countless different racing websites. The event is the biggest and most prestigious race of the year in sprint car racing. Last year, she had a part break while going for the lead. Becca anderson page 1 hoseheads sprint car general forum.
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