Elmer musgrave race car driver

Jun 23, 2016 veteran racer eddie hoffman poses in victory circle after winning the th annual elmer musgrave memorial 56 late model stock car race at illiana motor speedway saturday night. Bill lutz scored his second career ohare american 500 victory in 1964. The race2008 elmer musgrave memorial 100 presented by texas corral was a cra super series event held at trackilliana motor speedway on june 21, 2008. With a fourteen second lead, dill blew a right front tire on the 298th lap. Much thanks and appreciation goes to the nascar media group for providing statistical content, video, images and all kinds of nascar love. Julian buesink stock car racing pioneer chautauqua sports. Legendary nascar drivers richard petty and cale yarborough sent letters to the. Jim hurtibise drove usac champ norm nelsons 1966 plymouth to victory in nascars atlanta 500. The race 2008 elmer musgrave memorial 100 presented by texas corral was a cra super series event held at trackilliana motor speedway on june 21, 2008. Jacob goede drove to an upset victory, holding off mark kraus. Julian buesink stock car racing pioneer chautauqua. Gerken had a ninelap lead over secondplace finisher elmer musgrave at starter art kellys checkered flag. 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.

Richmond was one of the first drivers to change from open wheel racing to nascar stock cars fulltime, which later became an industry trend. All he has to do is show up and race the car, bud said. Chandlerin driver s seat, floyd gilbert, bobby ashcraft, buddy rich. Piloting a fresh 63 chevy convertible for car owner mike terrafino, whitey gerken was the winner of ohares second annual 500lap classic. Usac stock car race arizona state fairgrounds, phoenix, az february 5, 1961 100 laps on 1 mile dirt oval.

Santa fe hosted two big yearend races in 1966 with nelson winning a 200 lapper in. Three generations run specialty sprint car racing shop. He is a multitime champion in the nowdefunct american speed association stock car series. Individual driver statistics for the 1959 mrca stock car series. Gerken had a ninelap lead over second place finisher elmer musgrave at starter art kellys checkered flag. Former illiana champion mike white held on to finish in sixth, local race joe. Scorekeeper verna winkley of minneapolis, minnesota. Theodore musgrave born december 18, 1955 is an american former race car driver.

June 2007 craftsman truck series archive jayskis nascar. Musgraves father, elmer, was a famous shorttrack racer in the midwest. Mrca stock car series 1959 standings driver database. Little back ground on elmer musgrave elmer musgrave was a chicagoland icon both racing and winning at illiana motor speedway, grundy county speedway and the old waukegan speedway, where he was also the 1952 stock car champion and the winningest driver throughout the 1950s. Ted musgrave signed printed promotional advertising card.

Gerken had a ninelap lead over second place finisher elmer musgrave at. Elmer ray george july 15, 1928 may 31, 1976 was an american race car driver born in hockerville, oklahoma, george died in terre haute, indiana. Timothy lee richmond june 7, 1955 august, 1989 was an american race car driver from ashland, ohio. Short track news chicago whispers by stan kalwasinski. Aug 29, 2019 veteran racer eddie hoffman poses in victory circle after winning the th annual elmer musgrave memorial 56 late model stock car race at illiana motor speedway saturday night. Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand. John rostek was third, eddie sachs fourth and elmer musgrave fifth. Musgraves father, elmer, was a famous shorttrack racer in the midwest who raced for over 25 years at soldier field, ohare, waukegan, and wilmot, wisconsin before moving into asphalt late models in the american speed association asa and arca. Elmer musgraveresultsusac stock car series1962 the third. August 14, 1960 don white, who hails from where the tall corn grows did a lot of earth plowing as he charged home ahead of a blue ribbon field in the 100lap stock car feature race yesterday afternoon at the terre haute fairgrounds track. Eventual season champ steve carlson drove to a fourth place finish. Arca midget series arca racing series statistical records drivers tracks. Previous race season index next race the race2009 elmer musgrave memorial 100 was an asa midwest tour event held at trackilliana motor speedway on june 21, 2009.

Veteran racer eddie hoffman poses in victory circle after winning the th annual elmer musgrave memorial 56 late model stock car race at illiana motor speedway saturday night. The team of driver bud koehler and car ownermechanic bill koenig would win their first. Nelson himself won a nascar cup division race in las vegas in the early 1960s and finished third in nascars riverside 500 road race in 1967. Etiam natoque augue arcu, enim a adipiscing, risus, nisi lacus lundium urna turpis. Date, event, cars, winner, make, track, average speed, cautions. Only races that counted toward the usac national championship count in our series portal.

Elmer musgrave may 31, 1928 september 20, 2000 gurnee, il most recent race. Usac stock car series centraldrivers the third turn. Theodore musgrave born december 18, 1955 is an american former stock car racing driver. Musgrave born december 18, 1955 in waukegan, illinois is a racecar driver. All extra weight must be eliminated, and part tolerances has to be as tight as possible in order to get the maximum performance out of your race vehicle. From 1962 through 1966, ohare stadium presented the ohare american 500 late model stock car race. Adipiscing adipiscing tristique vut etiam nisi tristique. However, he soon got into racing, becoming a strong, winning driver, including winning the international race of champions allstar racing series in both 1976 and 1977. Arca midwest tour arca racing series presented by menards. As he was a ford dealer, he had access to cars so many of his race cars were fords throughout his career. Average and median start and finish positions over several races is the traditional way fantasy nascar players have projectd how a driver may perform in a. Eddie hoffman wins musgrave memorial at illiana motor. Henry butch miller born june 5, 1952 is an american retired stock car racing driver. Usac stock car series results view all series statsseries drivers.

On top of being a nascar champ, foyt was also a force to behold in indy racing, being the first person to win both the indy 500 as well as the daytona 500. Finishing second was keokuk, iowas don white who became the winningest driver in usac stock car history. Ted musgrave led all but two laps, survived a restart with two laps to go and beat. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver.

By 1979 he was a regular driver on the central wisconsin cwra circuit, finishing seventh in the season points. Julian buesink was also a former nascar driver from findlay park, ny. Local veterans show the way in elmer musgrave memorial. Born on december 18, 1955 in franklin, wisconsin, and currently living in daytona beach, musgrave has been married to debi for over 20 years, and has two sons and a daughter. Sprint car races at hutchinson, kansas on september 19, 1962. Elmer musgraveresultsusac stock car series1962 the.

Curtis turner quit as a ford driver and competed in the race in smokey. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. Elmer musgrave racing career profile driver database. Aug 14, 2014 1960 iowan don white captures 100lap stock race at fair terre haute, ind. He won a race at colorado national speedway beating mike skinner by 0. Elmer racing when performance matters details last updated. Flag, norm nelson, norm nelson, 1960 ford,1961 ford. Ellie musgrave race car driver with the passion and drive to succeed.

Out of the sports car ranks roger penske drove in the yankee 300 at the irp road course. Sep 01, 2007 air ride technologies street challenge welcomes nascars ted musgraveted musgrave s love of racing came from watching his father, elmer musgrave, who was a top shorttrack racer in the midwest. For new years 2017, we at elmer racing are very excited to announce our rx2017 fia rallycross super car custom engine rule engine package. He won the 1980 indianapolis 500 rookie of the year award and had.

Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Robbie m walt maas sascha maassen gary mabe steve mabey jh macalman jim macaluso rob maccachran arthur macdonald don macdonald eddie macdonald john macdonald randy macdonald rollie macdonald mike macdowel carson macedo gerhard macher bob machin bruce macinnes casey. Veteran racer eddie hoffman poses in victory circle after winning the th annual elmer musgrave memorial 56 late model stock car race at illiana. Sometimes the cars were known as the buesink police special. See more ideas about race cars, milwaukee and racing. Elmer musgrave was a chicagoland icon both racing and winning at illiana motor speedway, grundy county speedway and the old waukegan speedway, where he was also the 1952 stock car champion and the winningest driver throughout the 1950s. Historical driver database of nascar cup series drivers 1949. Two major accidents slowed the action, but the race was still completed in a record 2. He competed in indycar racing before transferring to nascars winston cup series. Air ride technologies street challenge welcomes nascars ted musgraveted musgraves love of racing came from watching his father, elmer musgrave, who was a top shorttrack racer in the midwest. Mrc musgrave racing company is the new business venture from professional motocross and kart racer willy musgrave. Elmer was the crew chief for his son toms outlaw sprint car. Where the nascar legends of the 70s are today worldation. Desire to make this a life long dream to excel at the top level.

Buesink was the owner and crew chief for 1950 champion bill rexford. Chicago whispers by stan kalwasinski short track news. The banked, quarter mile paved speedway, under the direction of promoters, bill cherney and tex wooten, was located just southwest of the intersection of mannheim and irving park road in the chicago suburb of. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Foyt had been driving one of norm nelsons plymouths in the united states auto club races and had scored four victories to gain the lead in the national point standings.

Lobaza was a former driver and car owner, dating back to the old midget racing days of the united auto racing association in the late 1940s. Morgans haultruck broke down on the way to the racetrack, so he called pat curry of rural auto parts, and pat provided the trailer the car is sitting on, and i think a truck to pull it, too. He drove in the aaa and usac championship car series, racing in the 19561963 seasons with 64 starts, including the indianapolis 500 races in 1957, 1962, and 1963 he finished in the top ten 36 times, with one victory, in 1957 at syracuse. Rich davis was the tracks cadet sportsman division champion.

Sanctioned by international motor contest association i. Our database contains statistics, information and history of nascar car numbers. Elmer musgrave, of mundelein, won 250mile automobile racing club of. Musgrave s father, elmer, was a famous shorttrack racer in the midwest who raced for over 25 years at soldier field, ohare, waukegan, and wilmot, wisconsin before moving into asphalt late models in the american speed association asa and arca. The 43yearold driver wheeled his, swets lincoln mercurysponsored, bob.

His drivers achieved one championship in 1950, 2 wins, 29 top 5s, 64 top 10s and 2 poles. Sep 08, 2012 1963 foyt loses race to car he traded paul goldsmith langhorne, penn. Eventual season champ scott hantz finished 7th, his first finish worse than 3rd in the first five races. Races at darlington since september 4, 1950 year no. A dispute arose when musgrave pulled his car into the. A dispute arose when musgrave pulled his car into the winners circle claiming he had lapped dill twice. He drove in the aaa and usac championship car series, racing in the 19561963 seasons with 64 starts, including the indianapolis 500 races in 1957, 1962, and 1963. Ac, diam dictumst nisi ultricies nunc ultrices nisi lorem risus odio eros mauris in cursus. Local racer elmer musgrave and his 59 ford won four midwest association for race cars races, including one at lakewood speedway in atlanta and one at the tricky, and sometimes treacherous, dshaped, onemile dirt langhorne speedway in pennsylvania in addition to two at ohios powell speedway. Usac stock car race arizona state fairgrounds, phoenix, az february 5, 1961. His august 1st victory was behind the wheel of his grand car washsponsored 1963 chevy convertible no. He was, though, one of the first to try to match a car top the size and type of track, thus he used various models. Usac stock car series 1961 standings driver database.

See more ideas about race cars, nascar and vintage racing. Eddie hoffman wins second consecutive elmer musgrave memorial 100 schererville, il june 26, 2005 wheaton, illinois driver eddie hoffman won his second consecutive elmer musgrave memorial 100. Ted musgrave drove the number 1 mopar dodge ram in the nascar craftsman truck series which actually uses real trucks, unlike nascars car series. It was a bad omen for the crew that day, yet they hadnt a clue. Dietsch was the isky racing cams lane automotive hardcharger award. Sal tovella, driving a 1960 ford, won the second 10lapper. With this ride i was able to travel all over the united states and to many different countries to race. Chicago whispers racing column by stan kalwasinski. This is a trimmed lexan custom painted body that fits either the viper chassis or bsrt chassis. Hoffman, who has won two previous elmer musgrave memorials, along with. Indepth statistics and driver information for all the drivers that ever raced in the nascar cup series.