Click on the site to see bruce walkups career results at that track glossary. Usac racing which driver will add their name to the. Mitch smith was second followed by bob tester, hal browning and elmer ruby. The following article is republished here with permission from the author. Bruce race received his phd from the welsh school of architecture in cardiff, wales with a research focus on climate action planning at the local level. The only other leader of the day was dickson, whose chevypowered mount was up front for the first 23 laps. Myracepass tm is your ticket to the online motorsports world. Race stats 19112019 driver stats career starts career wins rookies drivers az driver records winning drivers. Would you believe these guys take their vacations to work at the track. See more ideas about race cars, indy cars and indy car racing. Usac champ car series langhorne, pennsylvania 1968. Father vince was bill vukovichs mechanic and this led to bruce picking up the racing. Help keep this page uptodate by submitting information or claiming this bio. Dave macdonald runs mickey thompsons ford powered 83 car in the 1964 indy 500.
After the race, in which vukovich was second and bettenhausen was fourth. He kept it until the lap 23 when a young usac sprinter named billy cassella ran into some traffic, making contact and then slowing snider just enough for walkup to regain the lead. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about defenseman bruce driver on. Their driver was bruce walkup, who drove in the 500 in 1969 and 1970. Heading the field of riders are jay springsteen of flint, mich. During the race the boozers, carousers, and sleepers in the indianapolis infield probably have something. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older. Bruce harrison asked about posting results for this race on the previous that thread. Fans could see indy 500 stars parnelli jones, billy vukovich jr, george snider, jimmy caruthers, gary bettenhausen, larry dickson, sheldon kinser, bruce walkup, mel kenyon, pancho carter, bobby olivero, rich vogler, tom bigelow, lee kunzman. It was a fourtime cra champion, winning titles in 1959, 1963, 1967 and 1968. Bruce hill july 9, 1949 may 14, 2017 was an american former stock car racing driver from topeka, kansas. Gary bettenhausen finished second followed by larry dickson, chuck booth and bruce walkup. Home news drivers cars tracks seasons and races countries and states records day in history nonchampionship.
Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. May 25, 2017 their driver was bruce walkup, who drove in the 500 in 1969 and 1970. When injury started to sideline his career, the degree proved a godsend he purchased a chevrolet dealership, which he ran until 1987, before being offered a role as. He also competed in late model races around his hometown later in life. Greg hardy started a petition to governor eric holcomb with the goal saving the dirt track the fairgrounds. 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. We all have our own story to share about our favorite driver who thrilled us everytime they rolled onto the track or that one particular race that still stands out as the greatest they ever saw. Janet guthrie was the first woman to qualify and compete in the indianapolis 500. Tom sneva mclaren m24 cosworth penske racing international 500 mile sweepstakes 1977 usac national. February 20, 1963 a new stock car racing track is being planned on a site one mile east of highway 51 on 151 this spring, sam bartus of mosinee, operator of tracks at wisconsin rapids, wausau, and friendship, announced wednesday.
Petition started to save dirt track at indiana state fairgrounds. Com 1966 cra season traditional sprint car fansite. Bruce walkup born august 21, 1944 in downey, california is a retired american racecar driver walkup raced in the usac championship car series in the 19671971 seasons, with 35 career starts, including the 1969 and 1970 indianapolis 500 races. Remembering bob mclean, the man who died racing the first. Tamale wagon speedway motors museum of american speed. Greg hardy started a petition to governor eric holcomb with. Mar 18, 2019 a native of midland, texas, hillin was a wildcatter that bought into a usac sprintcar team in 1974, and soon started his own, longhorn racing, in 1975 with bruce walkup doing the driving and donnie ray everett building the engines. Bruce jenner racing career profile driver database. Bruce driver stats, race results, wins, news, record.
He kept it until the lap 23 when a young usac sprinter named billy cassella ran into some traffic, making contact and then slowing snider just enough for walkup to. Jan 07, 2019 bruce walkup born 21 aug 1944 downey, california. He competed in the winston cup series, arca, and in the nascar west series. He received his bachelor in architecture and bachelor of science in urban and regional studies from ball state university where he was awarded the alpha rho chi medal 1980, the community. Excellent condition but may have small scratches or marks all easily fixable with a graphics program not apparent in the small, lower resolution scans. Tom began his racing career driving jalopy stock cars in 1956. A native of midland, texas, hillin was a wildcatter that bought into a usac sprintcar team in 1974, and soon started his own, longhorn racing, in 1975 with bruce walkup doing the driving and donnie ray everett building the engines. From the first race in 1953, the race on the famous dirt oval became one of.
This was one of the few sprint cars to race at portsmouth which closed in 1962. Eoin young is a distinguished and celebrated auto sports writer, and his heart lies squarely in open wheel racing and primarily formula one, so he has my attention. This tony martin photo was taken at portsmouth speedway ohio in the early 60s. Walkup had led 17 laps and then snider took the lead. Shown here with bruce walkup trying to hold off mario at sacto 1967. Tired of having to remember your user name and password for countless different racing websites. Bruce driver stats, news, videos, highlights, pictures. Feb 16, 2018 bruce jacobi passed away on february 4th, 1987 in the methodist hospital at indianapolis, aged 51. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.
Kenny weld won the super sprint car race at the hagerstown speedway, hagerstown,md. I lost the i d of the driver, but i belive his name was davis from the dayton, ohio area. Bruce raced in the usac championship car series in the 19671971 seasons, with 35 career starts, including the 1969 and 1970 indianapolis 500 races. I figure that anyone who lives just outside anchorage, ak deserves some warm sunny weather diversion, so here goes. Tom bigelow won the 30 lap usac sprint car race at the eldora speedway, rossburg, oh. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older only please. We did some testing at ontario motor speedway, but the team fell apart and we didnt make it to indy, mccord said. Bruce walkup born august 21, 1944 in downey, california is a retired american racecar driver. Bruce born in downey, california is a retired american racecar driver. The tamale wagon was a staple with the california racing association cra, with drivers chuck hulse, billy cantrell, bob hogle, bruce walkup and billy vukovich. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older only.
Bruce walkup and sammy sessions at the terre haute action track, terre haute,in. Johnny boyd, left driver of the bowes seal fast special helps chief mechanic. In this jim chini shot scanned from the 1989 golden state 100 program, mario andretti leads bud tingelstad, bill vuckovich, and gary bettenhausen. Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more. Interview with racecar driver bruce walkup on january 01, 1970 in ontario, california get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for bruce driver on. Bruce walkup fought a losing battle with the gateman because he was wearing bermuda shorts. Bruce driver stats, news, videos, highlights, pictures, bio. 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. Walkup raced in the usac championship car series in the 19671971 seasons, with 35 career starts. Foyt and bruce walkup tangle during hot laps during the. Bettenhausen was runnerup, al unser was third, andretti fourth, and bruce walkup rounded out the top five. Laps 119 jimmy caruthers, laps 2029 billy vukovich, laps 3085 a.
It was the chance to race against the worlds best, to raise the stakes. He ranked 37th of 94 drivers with cra points and was named cocra most improved driver of the year with mike mosley, who also had a successful usac national sprints, indy car and indy 500 career. Louisville to hold race of champions the new york times. Well go back in history, 10, 20, 30, 40, even 50 years ago even more and reminisce about what has made racing in the midwest so special for us. Bruce walkup sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Walkup raced in the usac championship car series in the 19671971 seasons, with 35 career starts, including the 1969 and 1970 indianapolis 500 races. Usac racing september 17, 2015 which driver will add their name to the illustrious list of winners in this years running of the jim hurtubisetony hulman classic usac amsoil sprint car event at the terre haute action track on friday, sept.
Bruce douglas driver born april 29, 1962 is a canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 15 seasons in the national hockey league from 198384 until 199798. Indy car racing indy cars my dream car dream cars indianapolis motor speedway old race cars vintage race car car and driver race day. Father vince was bill vukovichs mechanic and this led to bruce picking up the racing bug, but not before he obtained a business degree. A singlerace contract was offered, to race a mk1 gt40 at the 12 hour endurance race in sebring. Mrp is a globally recognized login across a vast network of motorsports websites including this site.
Apr 03, 2019 petition started to save dirt track at indiana state fairgrounds. The season would open on with a 100lap usac midget race on sunday afternoon in february. He finished in the top ten 11 times, with his best finish in 4th position in 1969 at sacramento. August 22, 1971 illinois state fairgrounds springfield, illinois tony bettenhausen 100. Sam bartus looks over his new track, the paved quartermile capital speedway. Click on the site to see bruce walkup s career results at that track. Bruce walkup racing career profile driver database. This was one of the few sprint cars to race at portsmouth. Bruce walkup tallied 75 cra points in two cars his no. Joe saldana won the usac tony hulman classic sprint car feature over rollie beale, don nordhorn, bruce walkup and sammy sessions at the terre haute action track, terre haute,in 1974 tommy dickson won the super sprint car feature over ed angle, bob kinser, doc dawson and jack hewitt at the eldora speedway, rossburg,oh. Ray harroun drove a marmon to victory in the 200 mile aaa championship race on the 2 mile dirt atlanta motordrome oval in. We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and interactive features such as polls and a message board.
When injury started to sideline his career, the degree proved a godsend he purchased a chevrolet dealership, which he ran until 1987, before being offered a role as operations manager at the first farmers. News, photos, results, and more from dozens of associations. The race is remembered historically as a moment of firsts for the event. Some of bruces racing memorabilia is stored at the stevens museum in salem, indiana, serving as a reminder of the days when a laborers dream to one day race in the top american series could come true. I found it posted at the bruce mclaren trust website while generally reading about formula one drivers of the 1960s and 70s mr. We did some testing at ontario motor speedway, but the team fell. Foyt, bob mathouser and rosie rousell also won races in the car. Bruce jacobi passed away on february 4th, 1987 in the methodist hospital at indianapolis, aged 51. The race of champions was held in louisville in 1970 and 1975.