Jul 24, 2019 jul 24, 2019 donald hank stevens at waterford speedbowl. One of midget racings foremost combinations, nokie fornoro and the scrivani family, visited victory lane for the first time in a 25lapper at hudson. Will stevens racing career profile driver database. Jul 24, 2019 donald hank stevens at waterford speedbowl. September 26, 1914november 2, 1998 a former racecar owner and a past president of the oklahoma fixture company. One person has died after a motorcycle crash in campbellsburg, ind.
Subsumed within the the searchers pattern is a further development of travis as cowboy, made by scorsese through two references to shane george stevens, 1953. However, green failed to qualify for the race at bristol motor speedway, and lost his ride shortly thereafter. This past week i had the good fortune to chat with a race car driver. The late hank stevens was a modified legend for many years but was a midget regular when he won for jimmy obrien at antigonish in canada in 1970. Rookie driver doug cleveland scott 0 was third, rick hart daniel 10 fourth and bob pick lowery 3 fifth. Bruce buffington ken burr dave clark jim cunningham mike dee. Donald hank stevens at waterford speedbowl race cars. Pete hamilton hank stevens vintage northeast modified. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. He achieved that despite often being limited to a very modest budget, and indeed he took pride in doing a lot with a little. I had a chance to talk to steve at length last august at industry speedway shortly before the first heat race. Quieter 1995 but 2 wins at silverstone, the first time the 2 jtm cars had raced against each other. To please a lady 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Steve also was a regular spectator at the industry speedway wednesday night speedway bike races from may through august. The drivers listed are compiled from the entry lists that are included in the race programs and press releases. Ed flemke was one of the great men of american racing. Obituaries death notices newspaper obituaries online. Shown here will be only allegany county stock car racing for the 50s and 60swell, maybe nearby allegany county too, and maybe just before 50s and after the 60s would be interesting.
The race memorializes longtime nema stalwart marilyn angelillo. Don last raced in august 1999 at a special legends race at waterford speedbowl. A longtime crew member of ours just battled back from cancer, so we wanted this for him. Robbins was one of the most popular and successful country and western singers for most of his nearly fourdecade career, which spanned from the late 1940s to the early 1980s. Hammerin hank stevens, new england race car driver of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Geoff bodine and bugs stevens recorded second place finishes at stafford and thompson respectively. Joie chitwood in the oday offy with the crew and hank odays custom diamond t hauler in 1938. Gig stephens, 87, a lifelong resident of north reading, died peacefully at his home on may 19, 2014. Johnny mann, who was fourth fastest, won the race with rich volger fourth. Hank will be competing in the 2010 mustsee racing extreme sprint series and the hoosier outlaw sprint series this spring and summer. Mar 24, 2019 this pin was discovered by robert thompson. I am now trying to add hometown, dobdod on as many drivers as i can.
Northeastern midget series 1983 standings driver database. Joie chitwood won both his heat race and the feature in this car on this date. His brother, billy parker, ran parttime in the busch series in 2004, and his father, hank, is a professional outdoorsman. After several races green swapped with kertus davis to join jay robinson racing to drive the 49 car. Hope to one day have photos and a brief history on all drivers. Johnny coy won the ardc midget race over sonny saunders, hank stevens, jerry wall and billy hughes at the albanysaratoga speedway, malta,ny bubby jones won the sprint car race over gene henson. In 1985, former driver chuck frame was commissioned to build a new frame for the oday offy, a vintage big car that was originally built in california over the winter of 193637 for owner m. With burt reynolds, ned beatty, jim nabors, parker stevenson. Ted luce standing behind ed czyzewskis deuce in 1976.
The last race he attended at pas was the usac national midget turkey night gp on november 27, 2014. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Bobby seymour, frank yantorno, bruce buffinton, hank stevens, brian handy. When he retired after the 1st race in 1970, he was the tracks record holder for most career wins 101, most career championships, most overall wins in a season, most modified wins in a seasonand most wins in a single day the.
The late hank stevens was a modified legend for many years but was a midget regular when he won for jimmy obrien at. Frank gehling, 70, retired norwalk race car driver. Pete was the first northerner to find success in the winston cup division, paving the way for others from the north to follow. Martin david robinson september 26, 1925 december 8, 1982, known professionally as marty robbins, was an american singer, songwriter, actor, multiinstrumentalist, and nascar racing driver. Hank stevens stock car racing, stock car, old race cars. This list shows drivers that have a racing entry at driver database from the last two years.
The oday offy aka the riverside special and the baldauf offy. Raceday is a registered trademark of randomworx, llc. Pete won the nascar national sportsman championship in 1967 after finishing 8th in 1966, which was later to become the bucsh grand national division. There are some real funny ones snag abbott freddie the kutztown komet adam howard speed adams johnny the birdman adams kevin buzzy adams don the williamsville warrior adamszyk chuck pink panther akulis dave farmer brown alkas spike allan bobby scruffy allen gene blue allen wee willie allen donnie. His father worked at a local creamery while his mother was a homemaker. Current car owner jimmy obrien had a car in that race driven by hank stevens. This list is the most simple, yet eloquent example of why i felt a drag racing archive was so necessary. I was working for dick simon during that year and also the next. Nema veteran mike horn made his intentions clear, with a dominating win in the first race of the season at lee usa speedway. Get the latest stats, news, and much more exclusive content from the sprint car community. Feb 10, 2011 midget driver information wanted posted in midgetmadness forum. Hank butcher, johnny coy and roy sherman are the drivers to be honored and steve lewis is the car owner. Donald hank stevens, was one of the pioneers of new england auto racing who was at home racing stock cars or midgets, winning in both cars. Stock car ace, hank stevens, with car owner, jim obrien and his falcon powered kurtis.
Oregon motorcycle riders association driver profiles raceday. Enid speedway okc speedway 81 speedway and taft in okc. William will stevens born 28 june 1991 is a british racing driver, who formerly competed in the formula one, eurocup formula renault 2. Midget driver information wanted midgetmadness forum. Steven race phone, address, background info whitepages. Oregon motorcycle riders association driver profiles.
Midget driver information wanted indiana open wheel. Bruce buffington ken burr dave clark jim cunningham mike dee charles denny. He achieved that despite often being limited to a very modest. In formula one, he made his debut at the 2014 abu dhabi grand prix with caterham f1, replacing marcus ericsson for the double points race. Each of those and the many others weve lost made a unique and worthy contribution to all that is drag racing today. Hank stevens racing career profile driver database. As nascars winston cup and busch grand national divisions come to town this week for the pontiac excitement 400 at richmond international raceway, lets pause and look at a virginia racing legend. Airbornes best talents were slowed down mostly by having limited funds. Taxi driver, the criterion collection laser disc, santa monica, voyager company, 1990. Pete hamilton hank stevens vintage northeast modified stock. I have a mostly complete list of the top3 finishers of every race since 1953 thanks to pete zanardi. Sonny hutchins racing legend richmonder sonny hutchins has battled, and beaten, the best. Stroker ace 1983 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
As a driver for more than 30 years in highly competitive modified stock car racing, ed won hundreds of races up and down the east coast. He is a retired competitor in nascar busch series and craftsman truck series competition, posting two wins and a best points finish of 14th in the busch series. Reggie ruggiero fans remember his strong run at riverside park. Don unfortunately passed away on december 6, 1999 at the age of 72. The title character, a popular nascar driver, clashes with.
They ran strong from 1968 through the 1970 season, which included a victory in nova scotia, but a change in the drivers seat halfway through the season would find even more success. Organizers and drivers alike are hoping a switch to sunday night racing proves to be a profitable move for the burg. Hank stevens lab ecology and evolution of dynamics and biodiversity he who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder. Popular championship car owner ron berndt, a longtime plainville campaigner, will enter the hall of fame later this year at the 16th annual near hall of fame banquet sunday, nov. Pete hamilton was known as a gentleman on and off the track. The ferrari 488 gtb was unveiled at the 2015 geneva motor show and is currently in production.
Kenneth henry miles 1 november 1918 17 august 1966 was a british sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the us and with american teams on the international scene. Lou blaney won the super modified race over gus linder, hank jacoby and dave lundy at the greater pittsburgh speedway. Anyway it was a great handling sprint car and a very fast one at that. Hometown driver budzban ready for sunday night racing at the burg. Midget driver information wanted posted in midgetmadness forum. Classmate hank bender, who was a few years behind harris and had his own chevypowered car with driver ron hier, initially was surprised by harris aptitude behind the wheel, something he hadnt. This video, shot on may 9, 2018, shows the skyline drivein, where hanks driver, charles carr, first discovered that hank was. We found 29 records for steven race in arizona, new york and 11 other states. Drivers for this new team were ed dunne and hank stevens. In speaking with aj watson about the car, aj felt that the car was first cabin as bruce sr. The car had been driven by a long list of wellknown drivers over the years and, by 1985, it had. Browse a variety of news articles or submit your own. Welcome to the page for legendary midwest sprint car driver, hurryin hank lower. Prior to the seasonopening daytona 500, wallace received support from national baseball hall of famer hank aaron and formula one driver lewis hamilton.
Robbins was one of the most popular and successful country and western singers for most of his nearly fourdecade career, 2 3 4 which spanned. This video, shot on may 9, 2018, shows the skyline drivein, where hanks driver, charles carr. Johnny coy won the ardc midget race over sonny saunders, hank stevens, jerry wall and billy hughes at the albanysaratoga speedway, malta,ny bubby jones won the sprint car race over gene henson, bob sitz, chuck weyant and wayne fisher at the springfield speedway, springfield,il. Drag racing in memoriam drag racing, drag racing photos. He was the first driver to win 100 features and the first modified driver to win 5 championships in the division.