Stevie smith dan demarco photo smith, who was born in pennsylvania, and is the son of popular racing driver steve smith, first made a name for himself on the central pennsylvania scene before racing many seasons with the world of outlaws. Car setup geoff murphy one of the most experienced crew chiefs in australian speedway will be providing information on car setup, focusing on chassis and suspension analysis. Driver, car owner ed lynch, the original apollo rocket, started his driving career in the late 50searly 60s. Antioch speedway australian sprint car driver and the current new zealand sprint car driver was involved in one of the worst accidents seen for year on saturday during the golden state king of the west series after the crash peter was airlifted to hospital it was described as critical. Pretty sure this single tube sprint car was built in the 60s. Aussie peter murphy injured in us sprintcar crash speedcafe. News, photos, results, and more from dozens of associations. World of outlaws sprintcar 1986 standings driver database. I believe this was a very early spring race sometime in march. Western pa old timers sprint car hall of fame posted in ohpa message board.
Louis meyer, tommy milton, jimmy murphy, dennis duke nalon, mike nazaruk, pat oconnor, barney oldfield, jimmy oskie, johnny parsons sr. Peter murphy recovering after huge crash at antioch speedway. Ed murphy sprint car racing news, schedules, results, and. Did you know he has collected a clay sample from every track hes been on.
An exclusive interview with racing ambassador peter murphy. After being out on the road racing for so many years, kenny has seen a lot of racetracks. Thanks for stopping by the most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the planet. Stauffer, ed sprint car owner york county racing club hall of fame class of 1990 stauffer. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older. Dirt car racing isaak old race cars sprint cars car and driver badass bring it on big. By midapril, the gman had eight victories and was the winningest driver in sprint car racing. The sydneyraised driver was flown to hospital after the incident after the crash where his machine rolled and the cage was penetrated by a following. It is no surprise that they lead the list with the most different winners at 38 over the 152 races. Jack murphy drove the car in its first race, and won the consolation race. Local sprint car driver kramer williamson has died.
Fast eddie, who competed four times in the indianapolis 500 before the war. Car owners pappy and bob allen jim anderson sonny aurther smiley burnett richard boney bonebrake bob bousner bobby and dave breedon fritz broadback john and brian brooks charles burrell frankie burrell ina and ray butschie bill cady marshall carey archie carnes morgan chandler buddy cook jim cook. It was a fulltime woo deal, complete with a highly. July 22 tulare, california merle stone chevrolet thunderbowl raceway 3rd peter murphy classic.
Sports science dylan harvey grad dip ed, grad dip sprt rec mgmt, bsc exercise and sports science. World sprintcar championship 1987 standings driver database. Vintage cars antique cars pinup car prints pin up girls auto retro old gas stations o gas garage art. Murphy has become the consummate ambassador for the sport and his efforts have helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for the narc benevolent. Ed murphy won the super sprint car race over george bischoff, jack sodeman, mike horner and buddy cochran at the sharon speedway, hartford,oh jeff nuckles won the usac midget race over jerry weeks, mel kenyon, ken schrader and lonnie caruthers at. Roger mccluskey, lealand mcspadden, louis meyer, tommy milton, jimmy murphy, dennis duke nalon, mike nazaruk, pat oconnor, barney oldfield, jimmy oskie. This was probably john fry from arlington, tx at tulsa fairgrounds speedway in 76 or 77. Sprint car driver from williamsport, pa empire super sprints hall of fame class of 2014 turo, nick public relations for selinsgrove speedway during the jack gunn era. Get the latest stats, news, and much more exclusive content from the sprint car community. Oct 11, 2011 geoff proudly points to his national sprint car hall of fame award for the builder of the year in 199394 from an australian national sprint car poll montage of mark wells hangs on the geoff murphy office wall wellsy is one of the more prominent proponents of the murphy sprintcar and always turns out a ripper racecar. His mother had married his stepfather, an electrician for the state of california, when bob was an infant. They said the death was the first at the speedway since sprint car driver jack murphy was killed in a crash in the late 1970s. Super dirt week 1999 put ten invited sprint cars on the mile to chase mike woodring, an ess champ who became a world of outlaw winner as car ownerchief to erin crocker.
In addition to offering the largest purse of the year, the peter murphy classic also. Alan dellinger was the dominant driver early on before moving on to other divisions. The king of the west sprint car series presented by the northern auto racing club provides exciting and entertaining 410 sprint car racing for open wheel fans in california. The niles, ohio driver still tops the list with 21 victories and two track championships. The racing legend, from palmyra, lebanon county, passed away sunday evening at york hospital. The former world of outlaws champion and current busch grand national ace needed a driver for his sprint car, and he wanted the gman. The popular sprint car driver, who hails from blacktown in sydneys west, crewed for american. Smith, richard mitch 58 super modifiedsprint wins, 1 ardc midget win, 1 usac sprint car win, 1971 and 1976 track champion york county racing club hall of fame class of 1985, national sprint car hall of fame class of 1995, eastern motorsports press association class of 1982. Tired of having to remember your user name and password for countless different racing websites. Ed murphy won the super sprint car race over george bischoff, jack. The sydneyraised driver was flown to hospital after the incident after the crash where his machine rolled and the cage was penetrated by a following car during which murphys helmet was cracked. A 1950s sprint car driver and his crewman throw each other the bird at speed we id the driver. The car was powered by an iron 427 ford block over bored with a 428 crankshaft resulting in a 461 cu. I can remember racing my bicycle at lernerville every chance i could about once a month they would hold.
He was in and out of conscious when he left the track. Browse a variety of news articles or submit your own. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and interactive features such as polls and a message board. Race car driver james jimmy murphy in a durant special. Peter murphy still critical after major injuries speedcafe. Known as the one armed bandit after racing successfully with an injured arm and driving with the other in. The lowstress way to find your next sprint car driver job opportunity is on simplyhired.
Harli garnered a ton of points in her heat race and started the feature race as 3rd highest qualifier. He won the aaa national championship in 1946, 1947 and 1948 and collected 24 wins, 12 secondplace finishes and thirdplace finishes in 71 major american openwheel races prior to his death at the duquoin state fairgrounds at the age of 38. Driver bios urc united racing club 360 winged sprints. Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more. The stock car division always puts on some of the best racing of the night. Then a firstlap fracas sent her to the back of the. Cole freeser brad ball amber martin chase martin reece martin jason albers sponsors. Pittsburgh circle track club 2005 hall of fame inductee.
Sprint car racing dirt track racing auto racing old race cars vintage race car awesome shoes indy cars car and driver 30 years lou ann young favorite race cars 342. A native of australia, murphy has had his share of success driving winged and nonwing sprint cars. Myracepass tm is your ticket to the online motorsports world. Early pepsicola christmas stand up display dec 06, 2008 classic edge auctions in pa. Ran the indy 500 sixteen times with a best finish of 3rd in 1938.
Roy murphy had one of the sharpest machines in 1972. Australian sprint car driver and the current new zealand sprint car driver was involved in one of the worst accidents seen for year on saturday during the golden state king of the west series after the crash peter was airlifted to hospital it was described as critical. Ed murphy sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Pictured in the photo are roy murphy in the left foreground and crewman mike mcgine. Because murphy leans forward, his seat adjusted in a slightly forward tilt, the 1,400pound sprint car that plowed into his exposed cage at 80 mph as murphy s own car lay helplessly on its side. Marc goossens, 190, toyota, citifinancial, eddie dhondt, november 30th, 1969, geel. Woodring was in third elbridge win by williamson in 1999 when brightbill lost nys 188 to tremont, who crewed for dad and vermonts chuck ely at syracuse 74. Gary owned and was the crew chief for doug and many of the top sprint car drivers to strap in a sprint car. Murphy, who runs a successful signage business in clobis, california, is married with two children. Bobby labonte, 18, ford, interstate batteries, go fas racing, may 8th, 1964, corpus christi, tx. Double b motorsportsjason martin motorsports crew members. Crazy old man driving prank rally driver petter solberg. James anthony murphy september 12, 1894 september 15, 1924 was an american race. The sxr8 the s prefix was dropped for the ed sprint and altogether with ef has marsdens fingerprints all over it.
World of outlaws sprintcar 1986 standings championship points standings for the world of outlaws sprintcar 1986. Gary is one of the veterans of the sprint wars as an owner, promoter and chief wrench. The races saturday were the opener of the tracks 2007 season. Recent news peter murphy classic race is postponed may 7, 2020. Lance jennings usac mediausac west coast sprint car race results. About that time, he got a phone call from dave blaney. With all do respect, robin miller indicates the driver to chuck booth and the photographer to be bud jones. He conceived the ed sprint in precisely the idiom of that first sxr6. Vintage reproduction racing poster ed roth olds 442 hot rod gasser. Retired racer peter murphy keeps his name in the sprint.
Gary mussatto from osage city, ks congratulates doug wolgang of souix falls, sd on the a main victory at the jayhawk nationals. First international driver to come to the track cool guy. The ed superseded the eb ii and another hero car was needed. There are over 49 sprint car driver careers waiting for you to apply. Bernal takes peter murphy classic opener usac racing. Trucks plus midwest linings eagle motorsports schnee. Geoff proudly points to his national sprint car hall of fame award for the builder of the year in 199394 from an australian national sprint car poll montage of mark wells hangs on the geoff murphy office wall wellsy is one of the more prominent proponents of the murphy sprintcar and always turns out a ripper racecar. The event, the namesake of the former northern auto racing club sprint car driver who face lifethreatening injuries in a frightening 20 crash, is extremely popular with race fans and teams alike. Crazy old man driving prank rally driver petter solberg amg. Loudpedal productions has usac west coast sprint car dvds and videos on demand available for purchase at.
Lou blaney won the super sprint car race over ed murphy, johnny beaber, vic cousins and davey jones at the mercer raceway park,mercer, pa rickey hood won the sprint car race over andy hillenburg and bob kinser at the paragon speedway, paragon,in. Bob was raised through his early teen years with his older stepbrother, ed, who enlisted in the us navy, and then soon died in 1942, at the onset of world war ii. Also on the racing card will be the kings of thunder 360 sprint cars. This is a tribute page to honor the racecar drivers that risked their lives and the racecars that paved the way in. Jul 23, 2016 loudpedal productions has usac west coast sprint car dvds and videos on demand available for purchase at. Ed murphy won the super sprint car race over george bischoff, jack sodeman, mike horner and buddy cochran at the sharon speedway, hartford,oh jeff nuckles won the usac midget race over jerry weeks, mel kenyon, ken schrader and lonnie caruthers at the anderson speedway, anderson,in. Mrp is a globally recognized login across a vast network of motorsports websites including this site.
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