Get the latest stats, news, and much more exclusive content from the sprint car community. Jackie holmes sprint car racing news, schedules, results. I can identify pete jackson, tallest,white tshirt, ricky, gold shirt and joey lawrence, shortest,red tshirt. Browse a variety of news articles or submit your own. More than 300 of the worlds most exceptional vintage race cars will compete in 12 different sportscar vintage racing association svra classes on the 14turn, 2. George thomas fonder 19171958 find a grave memorial. Profile for racing driver jackie holmes from united states. Dennis reinbold with 1938 pop dreyer sprint car in 2015. Whistlin jackie wilson bob hilbert sportswear dirt. Race stats 19112019 driver stats career starts career wins rookies drivers az driver records winning drivers. Despite his death, the business still flourishes and the shop, in nth.
Jackie holmes racing career profile driver database. He served briefly in the us navy during world war 2, and once hostilities finished, he began midget racing in indiana during the. Jackie mclaughlin one of the most popular and talented racecar drivers of the 1950s and early 1960s,jackie mclaughlin october 11, 1933 august 23, 1964 had a spectacular career that was cut short by a tragic racing accident that is recalled as one of the saddest days in dirttrack modified stockcar racing. Obituaries death notices newspaper obituaries online. Automotorcycle racing autographed signatures, memorabilia. The car was powered by a turbooffy one of the first. Beutel, bill television news anchor and host of the show that became abcs good morning america. Join facebook to connect with jackie mclaughlin and others you may know. A driver who was competing in the southeast limited late model challenger event at myrtle beach speedway was killed following a twocar crash on friday afternoon. He served briefly in the us navy during world war 2, and once hostilities finished, he began midget racing in indiana during the summer, and. He was a great driver, and as i recall, a fan favorite. In the race, he treated the crowd to a tremendous driving.
At 11 years old that was a big thrill to me, and ill always remember. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Jackie howerton racing career profile driver database. Until virtually up to his death, bill owned and operated a volkswagen specialty shop in tucson. Jackie holmes nationality american born september 4, 1920 hometown indianapolis, indiana died march 1, 1995 place of death indianapolis, indiana racing career summary. Jackie holmes born 04 sep 1920 indianapolis, indiana.
Jackie holmes the champ car and indy car online stats. Jud larson and mauri rose plus eddie sachs and the titlewinning drivers too. This meant he never drove a new car, often buying last. Thanks for stopping by the most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the planet. Does anybody know how to contact whistlin jackie wilson.
Speedway histories maryland stock car racing hall of. Jackie, leading a race at colchester bayview, in ernie barcombs 71. George john lynch was born in miles city, montana to john james lynch and violet parks. Peterson collection at the heil northeast garage in so. In his active racing years, j a ckie stewart would become synonymous with highspeed daring, glamorous globetrotting, and charismatic celebrity. Johnny rutherford bio, facts, family famous birthdays. He was inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame in 1995 and the international motorsports hall of fame in 1996. Postwar, when the offy had become dominant, jackie holmes drove dreyers. He also won the canam championship in 1979 and is a former winner of the dakar rally. Dirt and asphalt stock car racing, vintage race car events, antique and muscle cars. John, 19201995 indianapolis motor speedway speedway, ind.
Sir john young jackie stewart, obe born 11 june 1939 is a british former formula one racing driver from scotland. Some of the crew are in the background with their backs to the camera. Enduring a rough childhood that saw his parents divorce, he was reared by his mothers grandparents in nekoosa, wisconsin, where mr. Holmes lived near the indianapolis speedway as a boy, which fired his enthusiasm for the sport. Click on the site to see jackie holmess career results at that track glossary. I remember asking him for an autograph after one of the races. To this day, he still gets mentioned amongst the old. Stover jumped into the lead on the first lap and held it all the way to win the 15lap event. You knew when the b4 rolled in to the pit area, that there was a big race in town.
Bills racing career only stopped in the 1980s after. Indianapolis speedway race automobiles, racing automobile racing drivers automobile racing accidents. Ran a tv and electrical shop in indianapolis after racing. Institute of museum and library services, administered by the indiana state library. Race car driver jessi combs, who earned the title of fastest woman on four wheels after she set a record with a jetpowered car, died tuesday while trying to beat a land speed record, officials. Sir jackie stewart, worldchampion race car driver yale. Hall of famer wendell scott was nascars first black driver and even won a race on the grand national circuit. Music video by primus performing jerry was a race car driver. Anyone who knows the history of modified racing in new york state wouldnt need an introduction as to who jackie was, but for those that dont, suffice it to say soper was one of the best to come. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.
Bevilacqua, anthony led the roman catholic archdiocese of philadelphia for more than 15 years. George,a veteran auto racer was killed during a 20 lap midget race at the hatfield speedway. Jackie is at the wheel of the car and moody is in the background at the rear window of the car. Race car builders experimented with all manner of different ideas. Driver jackie holmes 1953 aaa champ car series results. Jackie holmes was an american racecar driver from indianapolis, indiana.
Jackie soper also got his first ride at south seneca. Jackie ward, a 56yearold resident of nearby surfside beach, was taken to the hospital following the incident and later died after crashing into the turn one wall as part of a. The aaa series returned to salem speedway for the race on july 4 and hinnershitz broke the old record track by six seconds during qualifying, then went on to win the 20lap feature in record time of eight minutes and four seconds ahead of harold hal robson, jackie holmes, and johnny shackleford. Jackie stewart bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Jackie won the greatest hoosier 100 of all 1974 wally dallenbach was one of george bignottis drivers that year but rarely ran the dirt and never cared for the dirt. His cars won the indy 500 in 1952 with troy ruttman and in 1963 with parnelli jones. Wendell scott was the jackie robinson of nascar, a black. Tier tracks to being a topnotch driver on the urc sprint car curcuit in the midseventies. Sir jackie stewart, worldchampion race car driver he is a threetime world champion race car driver who worked incredibly hard to make his name, but could not spell it. This is royce tuckers 1st 7vt, of which jackie was the 1st driver. Brickyard vintage racing invitational the pedigree of the brickyard vintage racing invitational june 2021 at the indianapolis motor speedway is elite, for both machines and drivers. Hall of fame inductees national sprint car hall of fame. Jackie holmes won the aaa sprint car race at the dayton speedway, dayton, oh jimmy gibbons won the aaa eastern sprint car race at the reading fairgrounds,reading.
George also drove in formula one racing from 1950 to 1954, participating in 5 races with 2 starts and driving 269 laps. Scottish formula one race car driver jim clark 1936 1968 talks to members of his team team lotus about his car, a lotus 38, 1965. Bey, turhan actor whose exotic good looks earned him the nickname of turkish delight. Idea by dave holmes on lotus jackie stewart, jim, honor. September 4, 1920 march 1, 1995 was an american racecar driver from indianapolis, indiana. Howdy holmes the professional racecar driver signed this lined index card. American stock car racer and threetime winner of the indianapolis 500. This week in racing history 1970 august 20 stan stover of reinbeck, iowa, captured his first super stock feature victory on the halfmile oval in oskaloosa, iowa, on thursday evening. No looking to our damage all pilots dead jim clark lotus car carrera june racing memories history cars motorcycles pilots death. Jackie stewart was born in milton, west dunbartonshire, scotland in. Shop our automotorcycle racing category for authentic signatures.
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