Stepper motor bracket is designed to hold the stepper motor. Instead, the 2016 series champ has had to settle for winning two out of three on the year thus. Pa midget week with usac national midgets august th susquehanna speedway york haven, pa. Jun 05, 2018 wiscasset speedway 2018 nema midget feature part 1 5. Spencer bayston won the series championship driving for keith kunzcurb. Ignite ethanol fuel series replaces focus a brand new series name has been instituted for participants in usac s popular costefficient driver development series formerly known as the focus midget series. Jim, as you know jimmy was normally a usac guy but while he was in the army based at ft. Earl ran ardc midgets for a year, in 1970, before retiring. Many hall of fame drivers were successful at westboro throughout its storied history. Miller had been released from the hospital following a surgery a few weeks ago and was recuperating at home, where he died tuesday. Buzz rose resides in glendale, arizona and raced usac sprint cars along with. Joining east in the silver crown ranks is jones, who is a seventime usac champion, with five sprint car titles 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and two silver crown championships. Stewart engines honda racing engines for usac, nema, ussa.
The 2017 usac national midget series is the 62nd season of the usac national midget series. The film shows the early page, as he stormed the midget circuits and looked to be. Usac national midget driver champions year driver 1956 shorty templeman 1957 shorty templeman 1958 shorty templeman 1959 gene hartley 1960 jimmy davies. Midget drivers find information on your favorite midget drivers. Wiscasset speedway 2018 nema midget feature part 1 5. Last year, a classic battle went down between joey payne jr. Bert brooks won the nema midget race at the norwood arena, norwood, ma.
Chuck etchells racing nhra nitro funny cars jim epler driver. Jan 17, 2008 photos from urc show at essex junction in 1957. Racers from the dangerous cutdown era included red bolduc, red cummings, hop harrington, fred luchesi. Any 2019 nema or nema lite driver is locked in to the icebreaker. For 1955, john zink put driver bob sweikert in his car, which had been painted a dramatic pink. Nema is a paved track midget racing organization in new england.
Aaa driver who ran the championship series in 1954. Usac midgets must weigh a minimum of 900 pounds without the driver and are limited to a wheelbase of 66 to 76 inches. Len duncan won the aaa midget race at the reading fairgrounds, reading, pa. Sprints at old dominion and winchester virginia speedways posted in sprint car news, results and talk. Its of a tall, trim driver, in a white turtleneck sweatshirt, leading the feature at norwood in a fordpowered midget, being chased by hank williams in the stone offy and bert brooks in another offy. Usac national midget driver champions year driver 1956 shorty templeman 1957 shorty templeman 1958 shorty templeman 1959 gene hartley 1960 jimmy davies 1961 jimmy davies 1962 jimmy davies 1963 bob wente 1964 mel kenyon. When is the last time there was a 100mile midget race. The urc club was started back in 1947 and the first race for the club at fonda was held on 7141956, which was won by bert brooks. Sprints at old dominion and winchester virginia speedways.
Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older only. Fred butch walsh dedicated to racing, running both the nema and ardc. The series began with the shamrock classic at southern illinois center on march 18, and will end with the turkey night grand prix at ventura raceway on november 23. History vintage cageless midget picture thread page. Tanner thorson came into the season as the defending champion.
Driver hometown date of birth date of death agni howell. We have seen through development of our honda power plant how modern engine design has produced an engine which can make excellent power while maintaining high levels of. The nema midget assocation at star speedway for early part of august 1993, please like, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment below thank you enjoy special thanks to. Born in canada, bert moved with his family to connecticut when he was a twoyearold. Bert brooks and tony romit won the urc sprint car feature races at the hatfield speedway. He was the united racing club urc sprint car champion in 1954, 1956, 1957 and 1958. The pottstown, pa driver could always be seen helping rookie drivers.
Its of a tall, trim driver, in a white turtleneck sweatshirt, leading the feature at. Tuesday night the ardc midgets team up with the usac national sprint cars for a thunder on the hill show at grandview speedway. At age 40, he tried to qualify for the indianapolis 500 from 1952 to 1955, without success. That makes her the granddaughter of nascar legend dale earnhardt. Championship midget racing is the oldest continuous form of automobile racing in the united states. Danielle frye has been named the series director of the united states auto club usac. The 2004 usac midget champion was the only driver to score feature victories in all three usac national series in 2012, winning in sprint car, midget and silver crown. Bert brooks won the ardc midget race at the williams grove speedway, williams grove, pa. United states auto club usac sprints, usac midgets, silver. Du quoin, il as tanner thorson recollected over his first three starts of the 2020 usac nos energy drink national midget season, one of his first thoughts was, we should be three for three. Nov 27, 2010 stewart engines is in 100 percent support of the ussa initiative to lower cost and field competitive dohc engines as the future of midget racing, stewart said.
Tony bettenhausen won the 100 lap usac midget race at the milwaukee mile 1. Because 3d printer is operated with precise control and accuracy, so stepper motor and motor bracket are normally used. He drove in the usac midget, sprint and championship car series, racing in the. Dix he ran with ardc when ever he could get off base. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older.
Dec 21, 2006 page 1 of 3 champions posted in vintage midget racing. Usac national midget series 1994 standings driver database. Individual driver statistics for the 1994 usac national midget series. Driver class of 2010 born in stamford, ct, chuck arnold was one of the nations top midget drivers through the 1950s and 1960s, scoring wins in the nascar, nema, ardc and usac midgets as well as the urc sprint cars and the three quarter midgets. May 12, 1956 west peabody speedway, west peabody, ma, nema midget. Urc sprint cars highlight the racing action at fonda on.
Midget drivers find information on your favorite midget. Midgets evolved from big cars, racing machines that raced on mile plus tracks and in the indianapolis 500. May 03, 2017 the nema midget assocation at star speedway for early part of august 1993, please like, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment below thank you enjoy special thanks to. At its annual awards banquet, northeastern midget association president, tim bertrand, released the clubs 2018 schedule to the membership as he recapped the 2017 season. Usac jolly rancher candies national midget car series 19841989. Driver participation starts at 10 years old in the restricted class and 12 years old in the unrestricted class. The top drivers in urc competition in the early to mid1950s were mike magill, bert brooks, lou johnson, buddy powers, hal rettberg, bob courtwright, bobby marshman and dick toby tobias. Bentley is a former driver in the usac championship car series. Part of the show is a round table with drivers from the past. His best finish with urc was a second on the asphalt at shangrila speedway in owego, new york. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. A showcase venue for midgets, stars like bert brooks, joe csiki and dave humphrey all excelled there.
Eastern midget and sprint car driver from the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Turkey night midget preliminaries november 22, 2018. Bert brooks, earl halaquist, dave kelly, glenn fitzcharles, kramer. He became a wellknown race car driver during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Romano, monahan to induct eldridge, fornoro into hall.
Theres an image of bill eldridge that has remained in my memory for many years. This saturday evening nema brings its extreme action to monadnock speedway for the iron mike scrivani memorial, remembering the long time nema stalwart and father of long time nema president and supporter, mike scrivani jr. Bert brooks won the ardc midget race at the hatfield speedway, hatfield,pa. Bert brooks won the urc sprint car race over lou johnson at the shelby. Other clubs were atqmra, ardc, umra, nema, urc and usac.
All,we are having a vintage racing festival at these speedways on the july 4th weekend. Don branson won the usac sanctioned springfield 100 on the 1 mile dirt oval illinois state fairgrounds in springfield, illinois. Welcome to the facebook page of the usac western states midget series. The canadian born resident of connecticut came to urc as an unheralded midget driver on opening day april 24, 1954 at manassas, virginia. Northeastern midget association driver champion john zych jr. Browse through latest information on your favorite usac drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. Mike also ran the midget and stock car portions of the triple header that day at langhorne. Usac national midget series 1980 standings driver database. Today, usac serves as the sanctioning body for a number of racing series, including the silver crown series, national sprint cars, national. Bert brooks 1920 1968 hr brooks was a successful sprint and midget driver in the eastern united states. Drew fornoro was the first nema winner on the present layout in 1985.
The night will feature a 30 lap feature for the nema feature and 30 laps for the lites. March 31, 1956 south mountain speedway, phoenix, az, usac midget, johnnie. Today, usac serves as the sanctioning body for a number of racing series, including the. Lou blaney won the sprint car race at the tricity speedway, franklin, pa. He was killed in a sprint car accident at langhorne speedway. The series cars run a sealed motor from either ford or honda. Orange county fair speedway, middletown, ny, urc sprint car, bert brooks. Racechaser staff june 17, 2015 featured, new england, northeast, other midgets 0 comments. Individual driver statistics for the 1980 usac national midget series.
Frye, who has served as the senior manager of communications for nascar, brings more than 15 years of motorsports marketing and related experience to the series. He raced in the 19701975 seasons, with 37 career starts, including the 1971 and 1975 indianapolis 500. George benson wins turkey night grand prix at ascot park, in gardena, ca. Bob sweikert won the aaa sprint car race at the salem speedway, salem, in. Midget title and the united states auto club pacific coast midget championship in 1959. Carquest extreme tuesday will mark the 33rd nema visit to stafford. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Tonight is her first race as fulltime usac national midget driver 18yearold, karsyn elledge is the daughter of kelley earnhardt miller. August 16 th off make up for day for susquehanna or path valley august 17 th lindas speedway jonestown, pa. Bert brooks march 20, 1920 september 2, 1968 was a canadian racecar driver who was born in fredericton, new brunswick. Other nema competitors in the near hall of fame are drivers bert brooks, joe csiki. Hall of fame urc united racing club 360 winged sprints. Bert brooks becomes the ninth person inducted into the urc hall of fame.
Paul graybrook died tuesday morning from injuries sustained in monday nights usac speed2 imramidwest thunder midget event at the illinois state fairgrounds multipurpose arena. Haybale sports car racing lime rock usac formula libre race, date. Even after veteran bert brooks death in an ardc event at hershey on september 2, 1968, the ardc membership voted against the use of roll cages for 1969. He started as a motorcycle racer, then moved to the ardc midget ranks and the urc sprint car series, of which he was the season champion four times, included three consecutive years.
At the end of the night, car owners paid their drivers. Glenn fitzcharles won the urc sprint car race over glenn clarke, buck. From 1956 to 1979, usac sanctioned the united states national championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the indianapolis 500. We are looking for midget and sprint drivers who mave memories of these tracks to participate. Browse through latest information on your favorite midget drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. The earnhardt family continues tradition on the race track.
Two of the northeastern midget associations greatest chroniclers chris romano and dick monahan will induct two nema greats, ninetime champion drew fornoro and threetime king billy eldridge, into the new england auto racing hall of fame sunday nov. The original midgets were miniaturized versions of the big cars, that allowed for more economical racing, and provided. Although brooks never sat in a sprint car, he went out and dominated the feature event. The 17year old high school senior from shelby township, michigan is already the winningest female driver ever to compete in the famed usac midget series and is now about to become the youngest female driver in the arca racing series presented by menards decorated history to tackle the tricky triangle at pocono raceway. Typically a midget engine can produce between 325 and 350 horsepower. Hell be joined by 2017 usac national midget rookie of the year and 2019 usac national most improved driver tanner carrick lincoln, calif. Usac lime rock 1959 race results racing sports cars.
A core of veteran drivers served as the backbone of most open wheel clubs and they were quite content with the arrangement. Bert brooks won the nema midget race at the westboro speedway, westboro, ma. Sr11x usac midget engine dyno pull to 9,000rpm duration. Usac national midget series central the third turn.
Has met the requirements of the federal aviation act of 1958, as amended, and the rules, regulations, and standards prescribed thereunder for the issuance of this certificate and is hereby authorized to operate as an air carrier and conduct common carriage operations in accordance with said act and the rules, regulations, and standards. He died in an ardc midget race at the hershey stadium in hershey, pa. Deb snyder won both imca sprint car feature races at the jamestown speedway, jamestown, nd. Usac copenhagenskoal national midget car series 19911993.
Nov 15, 2005 page 2 of 2 racing history posted in vintage midget racing. Usac western midgets is a west coast developmental racing series for dirt and pavement racing. Alltime urc sprint car wins rank driver date 1 bert. A new britain native, deleo, defeated bill bichteman and bert brooks on the fifthmile paved oval that was inside the halfmile dirt. Glenn fitzcharles is currently on top of the alltime win list for the club with 81 career feature wins. Usac drivers find information on your favorite usac drivers. Mel kenyon won the usac midget race at the sportsdrome speedway. Follow along for news, updates, and results on your favorite teams and drivers. After a visit in 2012 won by the legendary dave darland, usacs amsoil sprint car national championship will make a fourth visit to angell park speedway in sun prairie, wisconsin on sunday, june 22nd to wrap up a key threerace upper midwest swing. Few people have had such a sudden and significant impact on urc, as did driver bert brooks. The united states auto club usac is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the united states. We opened our 66th year with an annual appearance at the thompson icebreaker on a chilly april 7.
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