Glory Days: USAC Sprint Cars At The Action Track

It was Rice’s first USAC victory in more than two years.

Larry Rice started the Bowens Olds No. 25 sprint car at the front of the field an led all 30 laps en route to winning the 30^th annual Joe James-Pat O’Connor Memorial at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track.

It was Rice’s first USAC victory in more than two years

Kerchner Larry Rice Ken Schrader Sheldon Kinser Usac T Haute 9 5 1982 Nearpass Photo — Larry Rice started the Bowens Olds No. 25 sprint car at the front of the field an led all 30 laps en route to winning the 30th annual Joe James-Pat O’Connor Memorial at the Terre Haute (Ind.)

As pictured here, Rice led Ken Schrader and Sheldon Kinser to the checkered flag as the trio of drivers collected the top three finishing positions.

This story appeared in the Jan. 25 edition of the SPEED SPORT Insider.