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Mahoney’s Memories: Larson’s 4-Crown Sweep
Mahoney’s Memories: Larson’s 4-Crown Sweep
Editor’s Note: In this monthly photo essay feature, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame photographer John Mahoney shares his memories and images from some of the most amazing and historic sprint car and midget races. 4-Crown Nationals, Eldora Speedway, Sept. 24, 2011 Last month’s look back at Jack Hewitt’s 1998 sweep of Eldora Speedway’s 4-Crown […]
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Glory Days: Hall Of Famer Joe Saldana
Glory Days: Hall Of Famer Joe Saldana
Born in Nebraska, Joe Saldana started racing stock cars in 1961 at the age of 17. He won his first race in 1964 and the victories continued for 20 years. Saldana’s signature victory came when he won the Knoxville Nationals in 1970 and also claimed the Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway track championship that season. He won […]
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GLORY DAYS: Ohio Sprint Car Ace Mark Keegan
GLORY DAYS: Ohio Sprint Car Ace Mark Keegan
Mark Keegan roared to 21 track championships and more than 160 sprint car victories during a fabulous more than 20-year racing career. Keegan won eight of his track titles and Fremont Speedway and also earned 12 championships at Attica Raceway Park and one at Atomic Speedway. Keegan, pictured at Fremont in 1993, won both the […]
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The Always Fast Sammy Sessions
The Always Fast Sammy Sessions
Sammy Sessions excelled in every form of racing he attempted. He climbed to the top of short-track, open-wheel racing and wanted nothing more than a competitive shot at the Indianapolis 500. Unfortunately, he came along a decade too late to make the impact on the 500 that was indicative of his exceptional talent. He arrived […]
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GLORY DAYS: Hewitt Does It At Eldora
GLORY DAYS: Hewitt Does It At Eldora
Jack Hewitt turned in a crowd-thrilling victory during the USAC Silver Crown Series portion of the Sept. 24, 1988 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway. Hewitt was racing third behind leaders Steve Butler and Larry Rice when Hewitt climbed over the rear of Rice’s machine and did a 360-degree spin on the frontstretch. Hewitt jabbed the […]
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GLORY DAYS: Ron Shuman Wins At Eldora
GLORY DAYS: Ron Shuman Wins At Eldora
Ron Shuman used a three-week break in the World of Outlaws scheduled to improve his race car and roared to his first victory of the 1984 season at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway on Sunday afternoon, April 8. Shuman drove the Stephens No. 21x around Sammy Swindell, who won Saturday’s preliminary feature, with three laps remaining and […]
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Mahoney’s Memories: Hewitt Sweeps The 4-Crown
Mahoney’s Memories: Hewitt Sweeps The 4-Crown
Editor’s Note: In this monthly photo essay feature, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame photographer John Mahoney shares his memories and images from some of the most amazing and historic sprint car and midget races. 4-Crown Nationals, Eldora Speedway, Sept. 26, 1998 The 1998 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, proved to […]
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GLORY DAYS: Karl & Steve Kinser At Tri-State
GLORY DAYS: Karl & Steve Kinser At Tri-State
Steve Kinser brought a near-capacity crowd to its feet with a turn-four pass of Sammy Swindell during the white-flag lap to win the World of Outlaws feature at Tri-State Speedway on July 14, 1991. Kinser, a three-time winner at the high-banked quarter-mile track in Haubstadt, Ind., hit the fence during the 22nd lap when attempting […]
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GLORY DAYS: Midget Masters Fox & Vogler
GLORY DAYS: Midget Masters Fox & Vogler
Stan Fox and Rich Vogler (pictured) made names for themselves racing midget cars across the United States. But they also were infrequent combatants in Indy car competition. Vogler enjoyed 95 USAC midget victories, while Fox picked up 19 wins with the sanctioning body. Both had disappointing efforts during the month of May, with Fox finishing […]
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