Jul 9, 2015 the late great mike chisholm taking a lap for the late great gary patterson at petaluma ca. Brisca is the association of promoters exclusively responsible for proudly organising and presenting brisca formula one stock car racing at venues throughout the uk with affiliate venues in the. Martin has raced at one other track in canada, the old cayuga motor. Mounted print of 199 mike close 1982 stock car dave chisholm f1 stockcars pin badges brisca stock car racing. A system was developed wherein various dirt and paved tracks each had a team of three drivers. Howard a successful superstox driver had been building his own cars for years and after being made redundant from perkins he decided to start a business building cars for others. I was born in coventry in 1964 and i suppose i first went to a stock car meeting in about 1969. He is a twotime car owner champion on the maritime pro stock tour with both trophies earned with shawn turple as his driver. Willer takes home stock car feature north iowa sports. Here is john anderson stan yees most successful driver in 1975 at sandusky speedway.
The national association for stock car auto racing began sanctioning events at riverside park speedway in 1976. He competed in three sprint cup series events in his career miller debuted in 1980, when he competed at charlotte. Piloting a 1970 dodge charger, bill moyer of des moines, ia, hot laps his usac stock car at wisconsin international raceway in kaukauna, wi, on august 8, 1971. Drivers added as stats become available there are 891 drivers with a last name starting with the letter c in the the third turn databases.
Pole sitter danny richards took the early lead with mike knutson and nick schwebach close behind. Aug 28, 2008 paul, a famous motorcycle racer from the detroit area, was driving in one of his first stock car races, driving a 1949 ford owned by another local race car owner, cliff sommers, father of artie sommers the car was originally cliff s daily driver, and cliff and paul worked together to prepare it especially for the detroit race. The world championship is an annual competition started in 1955 for brisca formula 1 stock cars. Where are they now stock car drivers and banger drivers. Former nascar star mark martin to race stock cars in canada. Born on march 10, 1959 in fenton, missouri, united states. Mike hopkins moving from legend car to dare stock at.
At some fairgrounds 12 mile somewhere you probably seen an imca stock car or imca sprint car race in the 50s, 60s or early 70s. Nascar and its marks are trademarks of the national association for stock car auto racing, llc. Brisca formula 1 stock cars world championship wikipedia. Pennsboro speedway tnfs archive the autosport forums. These cars were based around smaller engines and uk saloon cars, but still ironed up for contact. Lamborghini aventador s auto wizard red horse stock car racing sign from beyond stores stock car racing sign by red horse stock car racing printed directly on d.
Riverside park speedway stock car racing wiki fandom. Stuart smith senior was arguably one of, if not the greatest brisca f1 stock car drivers in the sports history. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. Mike wallaces net worth is estimated at 10 million dollars. Black hills speedways top 10 winningest drivers rcj. Click on the site to see jack chisholm s career results at that track. In 1961, the fragile world of organised stock car racing in the uk was blown apart. Hopkins has a taste for racing around the half mile after his one season.
During his run in asa eddy drove the number 88 car. His wife sue and son mark were with him in the pits, and experienced stock car racings unique camaraderie. The next two galleries are of my two favourite stock car drivers firstly dave chisholm 252 and then john lund 53. Mike winterton has some fantastic memories of spectacular and exciting stock car racing in the midlands in the 70s. Howard cole developments or hcd as it is more commonly known was founded by the late howard cole in the late 1980s. Brisca formule 1 stock cars is een klasse van single seater autosport in het. Donald chisholm born april 14, 1976 in antigonish, nova scotia is a canadian professional racing driver. In 2006, he joined nova racing as driver of the no. Joey logano and former xfinity series driver mike mclaughlin were the first subjects of the new behind the driver series. The most famous might well be mario andretti, who is the only driver ever to win the indianapolis 500 1969, nascars daytona 500 1967, and the formula one world championship 1978. View mike chisholms profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Top 10 nascar crashes that changed racing with videos. Mike chisholm, who i saw race several times, was from napa, california and made the trek all the way to pennsboro. The car and driver always seemed to be one that stuck with me for.
Chisholm checkers outpace usra bmods in featherlite fall. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover mikes connections and jobs at similar companies. Racing safety united alliance impact safety systems. Mike looney 87 tests his late model stock car during an open test at motor mile speedway in radford, virginia. Other results daytona qualifiers all star races convertible division grand national east series cart ccws nascar north tour usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n.
The winner is granted the honour of racing with a gold roof and wing until the next world final. Nhra drivers listing the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world. His registered racing numbers were citing the invaluable mike greenwood book 5. He was a seven time asa national champion, which is the most in asa history. Night of firsts ends with shane lively taking tcm stock. Press release from stafford motor speedway after running a partial schedule in stafford speedways legend cars division, springfield, ma native mike hopkins is ready to make the transition to full fendered action in staffords dare stock division for the 2016 season. Other notable multiple winners include bill batten four, dave brown three and gordon moodie three. Perfect decor for any home living room garage or bar. Aug 16, 2015 brisca heritage festival 2015 coventry 15082015 entry list. Doug cronshaw, derek coleman, graham blundell, frankie wainman, allan barker, dave chisolm, frank bourne, mike close, stuart smith, mike moden, john thorpe, tony leicester, wilf blundel, mo smith, john hillam. His struggles this season prompted the veteran driver to dive into his notes from three to four years ago in search of something that would help his car. Joe chisholm race time radio ownerhost, eastbound international speedway. The show was presented by vestas american wind technology, old dutch and schotts hardwood floors. Regular visitors are familiar with my problem of covering stock car drivers by decade.
It is both interesting and impressive that pagan lead 40% of the races that he entered. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver. Mike chisholm 92z ron zampa racing team 3295 vichy ave, napa, california rated 4. Speedway histories maryland stock car racing hall of fame. Jeremy markovich july 30, 20 elegy of a race car driver the good times, hard life, and shocking death of dick trickle tweet share on twitter share share on. Stuart died on the 23rd of december this year 2010.
The following is a list of drivers who are currently competing in a series sanctioned by the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. The nonqualifiers race will also have 30 cars on the track. The american will drive a car out of nova racing team as a teammate to donald chisholm and new glasgows george koszkulics. A huge field of 3 cars, the most for an opener since 2008 filled the pit area. Speedway stock cars super stocks new zealand stock car scene.
Del was was one of the greats from the tulsa area as a driver, builder and car owner. It was with huge sadness that i found out about the death of one of my childhood heros this month. Apaul aares jerry adamscarl adamsvaughn agersken ahrensroy aitchsonlarry albedijohn albrechtsongil alcalsben alexandermel alexandermark aldersonjim algergene allardchuck allenfred allenfloyd alvisdave alonzomike amayabill amick d 7151995george amick. The world championship is an annual competition started in 1955 for brisca formula 1 stock. The british drivers are joined by stock car drivers from the netherlands, northern ireland and the isle of man. John mills scca gt3 pro racer, race car fabricator, tbi advocate. Wall of fame riverside international speedway antigonish. These stock car racing signs are handmade and vintage distressed signs, and are one of a kind. Eckhart led the rest of the race to start his 25th anniversary racing season with a win. The most successful driver in world final races is rob speak, who has won eight. Twotime winners during the season included defending series champ michael waltrip, billy standridge.
Moyer would not even get the opportunity to qualify due to mechanical failure. Hornsey in north london was a mecca for stock car racing in the sixties the vincelli family for instance, and of course harringay stadium, and heres a photo of local racer doug blackwell relaxing in front of his fiatbodied f2 car. Peter falding four, johnny brise, dave chisholm and frankie wainman. After a rowdy drivers strike, it became clear that united could no longer hold its own at riverside park, and that organization cleared the path for another popular organization to take charge of the track. Bmod drivers will earn points in both the iron man challenge and summit usra weekly racing series national points all. Dec 22, 2010 in addition to reaching the 200 win milestone, nichols also claimed the 2010 imca sunoco stock car championship, which was the fourth of his career.
Lively, who has competed at every event since the start of the series in 2016, set fast time in qualifying of the 22 drivers competing at a 17. It was a hot and sultry evening at deer creek speedway and the action on the track was as hot as the weather. Brisca heritage festival 2015 coventry 15082015 entry list. Primarily, the brainchild of long island sports promoters larry mendelsohn and lou figari, the all star stock car racing league sounded like the ultimate great promotional idea when it came out in 1967. Joldersma best at bloomfield for first iron man challenge. Only 4 of 14 cars are on the official track surface, but somewher in the melee mike w. Mike looney, motor mile looking forward to 2019 return.
To give me a head start i have initially loaded five galleries. With the costs involved in building these large gas guzzeling v8s, a smaller junior stock car was introduced in 1960. The uk drivers are joined by stock car drivers from the netherlands, and by invited. Michael eddy born july 17, 1952 in midland, michigan is a stock car auto racer. Joldersmas first trip to the 38mile oval netted him his first iron man challenge trophy, and the stock car driver from mcclelland did it by passing and then holding off wednesday nights winner mike van genderen of newton who started on the pole. Its also worth noting that with nichols now sitting at 225 wins, he is only two wins behind the alltime leader in victories in the imca sunoco stock car division, jeff anderson.
The world championship is an annual competition and the premier championship for brisca formula 2 stock cars. Photo and videos from the 1960s to the present day. International motor contest association photos from the glory days of the i. Where are they now stock car drivers and banger drivers 1970 to 1995 has,636 members. Ive met him a few times, even have one of the fenders off his blacksilver goodwrench asa car. An earlier version of mike eddy than the one posted a page or so back bob sensiba tom harrington and bob senneker. March 23, 2020 wissota officials have been in constant contact with head manufacturer and great wissota marketing partner, enginequest, on their production of their stock replacement cylinder head used in the wissota street stock and wissota midwest modified concept motors as well as the wissota midwest mod. Mike miller is a former nascar driver from wisconsin rapids, wi. Sep 21, 2017 september 21, 2017 by jeff nun, jim chisholm scored his first iron man challenge victory in dominating fashion, leading all 20 laps to capture the4 opening night main event for the outpace usra bmods at the 19th annual featherlite fall jamboree. Brisca formula 2 stock cars world championship wikipedia. Starting th in the large fortyone car field, miller had an early engine problem in. Nascar race result for the 100 miles at chisholm speedway at chisholm speedway on sep 9, 1956.
Mike brockman previous motor trend road test editor for years, former pro. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro. Shane lively had a picture perfect night at kartbahn racing on tuesday en route to his first tcm stock car shootout victory. A real stand on the gas kind of driver, pagan is an obvious choice for induction in the west coast stock car fall of fame. From 1969 to 1975, bill bradley raced his jaguarengined car at belle vue, a track he loved. September 21, 2017 by jeff nun, jim chisholm scored his first iron man challenge victory in dominating fashion, leading all 20 laps to capture the4 opening night main event for the outpace usra bmods at the 19th annual featherlite fall jamboree. Thanks, now i want to sell the hot rod and go back to stock car racing great stuff, that mike eddy picture on the first page is killer. Nascar standings after race number 45 of the nascar grand national series. Car racer dirt track racing old race cars sprint cars car and driver phase 2 vintage racing jeeps nascar. Where are they now stock car drivers and banger drivers 1970. At a time when super stocks as they were known out west were dying out as a weekly class, chisholm was involved in keeping the class alive by transforming them into a touring organization. Mike swaim won his first series championship, holding off a surprising effort by calvin kenley.
Steve henderson began his racing career in the driver seat at the age of 16, driving until 1999 when he became a car owner on the regional pro stock tour. Donald chisholm, 04141976, antigonish, nova scotia, nps. There was fun for the kids also as the first ever box car. He is most notable for racing in the now defunct american speed association asa. Finnegan finally gets his dream car and with tony angelo in tow, pays a visit the grip seminars presented by circle track are less than a month away. Mike holt receives the double diamond trophy from mr b. Mike chisholm 92z ron zampa racing team napa, california. Some drivers have entered stock car racing after starting on a very different career path. About riverside international speedway antigonish nova scotia.