By TOM AVENENGO
This week I thought I’d post some photos of some Indy Cars. Some will be from way back in the day, while others will be more recent. Majority will be the Indy cars that ran on the dirt miles. Enjoy!
The “Mad Russian” Bill Vukovich is pictured in J.C. Agajanians # 98.
Art Cross in the Bardahl # 45. He only ran Indy a few times, but was really competitive in those outings.
Bill Schindler in the Chapman # 10. I’m very sure this was his first attempt at Indy.
Schindler, again. This time in a car that started out as “Basement Bessie”. Photo by Walt Imlay.
Jim Clark in Chapman’s Lotus Ford.
Yes, “Back in the day” when the Indy cars ran on the dirt miles, they drew huge crowds, as you can see!
Juan Manuel Fangio at Indy. One has to wonder just how he would have done on an oval.
No, not an Indy car, and not on a US track, but the driver is American, and he’s in a Grand Prix car! Any idea as to who is in the seat? If you think you know, email me, ok? My email addy is at the end of my columns.
1956 – Langhorne & Indy cars. I was there with my brother “Jim”. We had to hurry back to Pearl River, N.Y. for some graduation services. We made it! Another Wa;t Imlay photo.
Lloyd Ruby in one of the first (recent) RE Indy cars. I believe this photo was taken at the Trenton, N.J. Speedway.
If I’m not mistaken, the above photo was taken at the Milwaukee Mile. Quite a field of midgets, huh?
Eddie Sachs in the Pete Schmidt # 44. I believe this photo was taken at the Langhorne, Pa. one mile circular track.
Bill Schindler, again, at Indy. 1952?
1952- Bill Vukovich in the Fuel Injection Special. One little part broke on the car with about 8 laps to go, while he was leading.
“Vuky or Vukie” after his win in 1953. Notice how dirty his face is?
As you can see, Langhorne was one big circle. See the grandstands? where the track “darkens” is where “Puke Hollow” was.
That’s it for the photos this week, folks!
While I’m on the subject of Indy Cars, a little history for ya:
Back in the 40’s, at Indy, Duke Nalon, driving one of the famous NOVI race cars, hit the wall. The car burst into flames, but Duke was able to escape the inferno. A couple of photos of the accident, came out on Facebook this past Sunday – they can be seen in the 1940’s Indy Car section – thanks to Jack Reynolds. The car stayed up against the wall for the duration of the race – some 177 laps. Strange, but in 1952, when Bill Vukovich hit the wall due to a steering part failure, with about 9 laps to go, his car was also left where it was, up against the wall, for those last few laps.
Tim Clauson’s Memorial Speech for his son, Bryan:
http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/133503-remembrance-tim-clauson-s-memorial-speech
The celebration of racer Bryan Clauson’s life was interrupted by stormy weather Wednesday afternoon at Kokomo Speedway but not before Tim Clauson delivered an emotional and compelling speech about his 27-year-old son to the packed house at the track where he began his sprint car career 14 years ago.
Fellow drivers Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Dave Darland, Conor Daly, Pippa Mann, Chad Boespflug and Ricky Stenhouse were all in attendance to honor the four-time USAC champion’s life, which was cut short earlier this month at Belleville, Kan.
And a short video on Bryan: https://youtu.be/chF1Wxi85YU
One of the better drivers up in the Northeast some years back, in midgets, was Ed “Dutch” Schaefer. Many believe that it was he who kept the ARDC alive when they were going through some rough times. Following is a list of his race wins, from 1939 to 1948 – inclusive. More of his winnings will be in next weeks column.
1939
July 7 Freeport, NY Freeport Stadium 25 laps
July 11 Freeport, NY Freeport Stadium
July 15 Philadelphia, PA National Speedway 25 laps CSRA
Sept. 2 Philadelphia, PA National Speedway 25 laps
Sept. 3 Allentown, PA Dorney Park Speedway
Sept. 4 Staten Island, NY Thompson Stadium 30 laps
Sept. 9 Philadelphia, PA National Speedway 25 laps
Sept. 16 Freeport, NY Freeport Stadium
1940
May 19 Washington Hollow, NJ 20 laps Crager, Jr.
1941
July 8 Bronx, NY Castle Hill Speedway 30 laps
July 24 Staten Island, NY Thompson Stadium
July 31 Staten Island, NY Thompson Stadium
Aug. 1 Bronx, NY Castle Hill Speedway 30 laps
Aug. 19 Bronx, NY Castle Hill Speedway 30 laps
Sept. 30 Bronx, NY Castle Hill Speedway 30 laps
1942
Jan. 25 Bronx, NY New York Coliseum 60 laps
Schroeder cycle
Feb. 15 Bronx, NY New York Coliseum 30 laps
March 15 Bronx, NY New York Coliseum 30 laps
April 12 Bronx, NY New York Coliseum 30 laps
April 19 Bronx, NY New York Coliseum 30 laps
May 3 Danbury, CT Danbury Speedway 30 laps
May 10 Danbury, CT Danbury Speedway 30 laps
May 11 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Jacket Speedway
1945
Sept. 22 Danbury, CT Danbury Speedway 30 laps
Sept. 27 West Haven, CT West Haven Speedway
Sept. 29 Danbury, CT Danbury Speedway 30 laps
Oct. 13 Danbury, CT Danbury Speedway 30 laps
Oct. 27 Danbury, CT Danbury Speedway 30 laps
1946
ARDC midgets
Drove John “Slim” Schroeder cycle engine car
May 6 Philadelphia PA Yellow Jacket Speedway 25 laps NTR 6:01.19
June 8 Danbury, CT Danbury Speedway
June 19 Middletown, NY Victory Speedway 25 laps
cream colored car #6
June 20 West Haven, CT West Haven Speedway 25 lap NTR 6:43.8
June 21 Buffalo, NY Buffalo Civic Stadium
Started in last row after winning B feature.
Nat Kleinfield column in ISN says he won three straight
June 19-21 in Slim Schroeder’s cycle.
June 24 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Jacket Speedway 25 laps NTR 5:49.50
June 25 West Lanham, MD Lanham Speedway 25 laps
July 1 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Jacket Speedway
July 3 Danbury, CT Danbury Speedway 25 laps
July 6 Danbury, CT Danbury Speedway
July 17 Middletown, NY Victory Speedway
July 20 Danbury, CT Danbury Speedway 25 laps
Aug. 26 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Jacket Speedway 25 laps
6th win at Yellow Jacket
Sept. 24 West Lanham, MD Lanham Speedway 50 laps
Oct. 5 Danbury, CT Danbury Speedway 25 laps
Oct. 7 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Jacket Speedway 50 laps-NTR 11:45.41
Oct. 10 Groveland, MA Pines Speedway 20 laps
Curtis Offy #5
Oct. 11 Seekonk, MA Seekonk Speedway 20 laps
Curtis Offy Pines and Seekonk races were Bay State sanctioned
1947
March 5 Bronx, NY Kingsbridge Armory
March 12 Bronx, NY Kingsbridge Armory
March 19 Bronx, NY Kingsbridge Armory
May 11 Avon, CT Cherry Park Speedway
May 15 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Jacket Speedway
June 5 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Jacket Speedway
June 11 Middletown, NY Victory Speedway
June 18 Richmond, VA Richmond Speedway or June 25th?
June 27 West Lanham, MD Lanham Speedway
June 28 Danbury, CT Danbury Speedway
July 2 Middletown, NY Victory Speedway
July 4 West Lanham, MD Lanham Speedway
July 10 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Jacket Speedway
July 15 Norfolk, VA Princess Anne Speedway
July 18 West Lanham, MD Lanham Speedway
July 27 Dover, NJ Dover Speedway
Aug. 18 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Jacket Speedway
Sept. 8 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Jacket Speedway
Sept. 10 Middletown, NY Victory Speedway
Sept. 11 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Jacket Speedway
Dutch suffered an eye injury at the Goshen, NY mile track in September, while leading early in the 100 mile midget race. He lost vision in that eye due to the damage done to it. With a two lap lead, and with two laps to go to go, he had to pit for fuel. The cap on his fuel tank was not put on tightly, and as he pumped up the air pressure in the tank, the air escaped through the loose cap, which caused a little bit of a fuel starvation to his engine. While furiously pumping on his fuel pump, he had contact with a fence. Bt the time he got going, Henry Renard and Chet Gibbons had made up those two laps, and Dutch ended up 3rd behind them, at the finish.
1948
May 10 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Jacket Speedway
May 28 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Jacket Speedway
June 1 Freeport, NY Freeport Stadium 25 laps Golden Arrow offy
June 8 Freeport, NY Freeport Stadium 25 laps
July 19 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Jacket Speedway
Aug. 13 Paterson, NJ Hinchliffe Stadium
Aug. 15 Avon, CT Cherry Park Speedway
Sept. 5 Avon, CT Cherry Park Speedway
Sept. 5 Avon, CT Cherry Park Speedway
Sept. 7 Rhinebeck, NY Rhinebeck Speedway
Sept. 8 Middletown, NY Victory Speedway 50 laps
Sept. 11 Islip, NY Islip Stadium 25 laps
Sept. 21 Rhinebeck, NY Rhinebeck Speedway 50 laps
Oct. 17 Sanatoga, PA Sanatoga Speedway
Note: HIs winning record after the 1948 season will be in my column next week.
The 2017 Indy Car schedule:
2017 Verizon IndyCar Series dates:
March 12, St. Petersburg (Pirelli World Challenge)
April 9, Long Beach (IMSA WeatherTech Championship, Pirelli World Challenge)
April 23, Barber (IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup, Prototype Challenge)
April 29, Phoenix
May 13, Grand Prix of Indianapolis
May 20-21, Indianapolis 500 qualifying
May 28, Indianapolis 500
June 3, Detroit Race 1 (IMSA WeatherTech Championship)
June 4, Detroit Race 2
June 10, Texas (NASCAR Camping World Truck Series)
June 25, Road America (Pirelli World Challenge)
July 9, Iowa
July 16, Toronto
July 30, Mid-Ohio (Pirelli World Challenge)
August 20, Pocono
August 26, Gateway
Sept. 3, Watkins Glen
Sept. 17, Sonoma (IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup)
The last few laps of the Indy Car race this past weekend at Texas.
Note: To me, being a race fan for some 70 years, now, it’s sad to see most of the grandstands empty.
On Sunday, September 18th, from noon to 6:00 PM is the annual Racing Expo at the Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, N.J. The stadium is located on Liberty Street and Maple Street, behind the Great Falls, in Paterson. For information, you can call 973-247-7602. Sure wish I was back up north and could attend this show. It seems to get bigger every year!
NEWS FROM
Orange County Fair Speedway
239 Wisner Avenue
Middletown, NY10940
CONTACT
Mike Gurda
845-342-2573
ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY POINT CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
MIDDLETOWN, NY (August 29)……..When New York Yankee catcher Yogi Berra said, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” truer words were never spoken. That’s exactly the case in two of Orange County Fair Speedway’s weekly racing divisions. With the season-long point championships to be decided Saturday, September 3, drivers competing in the Big-Block Modified and Street Stock ranks are locked in tight point battles with the outcomes in doubt until each division’s final checkered flag. The top spots in the Small-Block Modified and Sportsman divisions’ point chases are all but established, although all drivers will be out to improve their final point standings. And to add to the evening’s excitement, it’s also a Kids Club Night with activities for Orange County’s young fans.
Drivers in each division will compete in qualifying races that lead to feature races of varying length. The Modified feature is 30 laps; the Small-Block Modified main is 25 laps; Sportsman race for 20 laps; and the Street Stocks take to the Hard Clay track for 15 laps.
Currently in the headline Big-Block Modified division, Stewart Friesen holds a five point edge over defending track champion Jerry Higbie. The Small-Block Modified title will appears to be a repeat by 2003 champion Tommy Meier, while in Sportsman competition, Tyler Boniface has a commanding lead over Jesse Leiby in his quest for his first Orange County championship. And in the Street Stock division, 2015 titlist Jim Maher is being chased by 2014 Champion Mike Vigiletti. Just five points separate the two.
The winning drivers will each earn a Champion’s trophy, cash awards, and other prizes that will be presented at the annual banquet held during the winter months.
Championship Night on Labor Day Weekend is sponsored by Bill Rumsey’s WLR Construction Company, Rock Fantasy, and Healey Ford.
Admission prices for the September 3 race meet remain at $15 adults, $13 seniors, and $1 for children 12 and under. The exceptionally full night of racing begins promptly at 6:30 pm.
While the point season will end on September 3, racing will continue on Saturday, September 10, with a full program of races highlighted by the winner of the Big-Block Modified feature earning a guaranteed starting slot in the October 23 Eastern States 200.
Advance ticket sales for the September 17 spectacular Eve of Destruction, the October 21-23 55th Annual Eastern States Weekend, and track information are available at the Orange County website, www.orangecountyfairspeedway.net, or from the Track Office. Call 845-342-2573 during business hours.
OVRP Results
For quite a few years, when my grandson Brett raced at OVRP’s Dirt Oval, I did the race reporting for the track. As you know, each week in my columns I do put in results for some former OVRP Dirt Oval racers. Unfortunately, the track no longer posts results on the Internet or in the AARN. My apologies for not making mention of those that have moved up from OVRP to race bigger and more expensive racing vehicles over these past few years. I really have no idea as to who has raced there prior to “moving up” since I left OVRP. I have noticed, however, that the Kart count is nowhere close to what it used to be, and that’s a shame.
NEW EGYPT, NJ (August 23, 2016): Davie Franek was 7th and Joe Kata, III, was 8th in the NAPA Auto Parts / Pioneer Pole Buildings Jersey Rush VI Sprint car race. In the Modified feature, Billy VanInwegen was 7th and Danny Bouc 11th.
I88 Results (8/23/16): Josh Pieniazek was 2nd, Brian Krummel 5th, Tyler Jashembowski 8th, Emily VanInwegen 12th and Danny Hennessey 22nd.
At Devil’s Bowl: In the Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modified Feature #1, Alex Bell was 8th. In the Bond Auto Parts Sportsman Modified Feature #2, Alex was 9th.
More Devil’s Bowl results: Central Vermont Motorcycles Sportsman Modified Feature (54 laps), Bobby Hackel, IV, was the winner
At 5 Mile, Kyle Rohner was 3rd in the Crate Sportsman feature. Rohner was also the 2016 track champion.
USAC DMA MIDGET RACE RESULTS: August 27, 2016 – Bradford, Vermont – Bear Ridge Speedway: Kenney Johnson was 14th.
At OCFS, in the Modified feature, Tim Hindley was 2nd, Mike Storms 8th, Billy V 9th, Brendan Finley 12th, Matt Janiak 19th and L.J. Lombardo 20th. Matt Hitchcock, Joey Falanga and Doc Young were DNQ’s. In the first Sportsman feature, Jimmy Johnson was 6th, Joe Falanga 16th, Matt Hitchcock 18th, Jamie Yannone 19th and Joe Conklin 25th. In the second Sportsman feature, Joe Falanga was 7th, Jamie Yannone 16th, Matt Hitchcock 22nd, Jimmy Johnson 23rd and Joe Conklin 25th.
In the first Rookie Sportsman feature, Cody Hunt was 14th. In the second feature, Kyle Jashembowski was 7th.
At Lebanon Valley, in the Modified feature, Tyler Dippel was 6th, Kyle Armstrong 12th and Kolby Schroder 14th.
At Accord, Anthony Perrego was 2nd, Danny Creeden 12th and Dom Roselli, Jr. 14th, in the Modified feature. Winter Mead was 6th and Joey Bruning a DNS in the Sportsman. Tighe Sherlock was a DNS in the Crate Sportsman. Bobby Hassenmayer won the All Star Slingshot feature. Only one car in that class?
In the Heath Memorial race at 5 Mile, Brad Szulewski was the winner, while Anthony Perrego was 3rd. Kyle Rohner was 3rd in the Crate Sportsman feature.
Brian Krummel was 18th in the Modified feature at Grandview.
Danny Buccafusca was 16th in the 600 Micros and Tyler Pirone 12th in the All Star Slingshots at Hamlin.
L.J. Lombardo was 12th in the Modified feature at Rolling Wheels.
At A/S, L.J. Lombardo was 6th and Bobby Hackel, IV, 25th in the Modified feature. Cody Bleau was 3rd and Hunter Bates 23rd in the Sportsman feature.
Bobby Hackel, IV, won at Devil’s Bowl.
Rich Coons was 2nd, Kyle Redner 6th and Rick mills a DQ at Bethel.
Tiffany Wambold was 11th at Mahoning in the Hobby Stock feature.
Kinda looks like that’s about it for this week, folks. Somehow, I’m thinking I might have missed a few. If so, I’m sorry!
With his Modified feature win last Saturday at OCFS, Jimmy Horton has Forty-three straight years with a feature win. The last 42 of those 43 years have seen Horton win at least one big-block feature.
Hmm, quite interesting if true. This was posted on the Dirt Track Digest on 8/30:
Dini OUT @OCFS??
Any truth to it? Because of scale/weighing issues?
Some things found on the Jayski website the other day:
Sad News – Betty Jane France: Betty Jane France, known fondly as the “First Lady of NASCAR Racing,” died Monday, according to various sources, including a tweet from a family member. A NASCAR representative would neither confirm nor deny France’s death, but a friend of the family late Monday night confirmed that she had died in the afternoon. Betty Jane’s grandson, driver Ben Kennedy, sent out a message on his Twitter account that read: “We all miss you grandma. Thank you for being you still can’t believe it. #neverforgotten” France was executive vice president and assistant treasurer of NASCAR and chairperson of the NASCAR Foundation. The Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award was created in her honor in 2011. Through the NASCAR Foundation, this award recognizes outstanding charitable and volunteer efforts of NASCAR fans. For the last five years, France presented this award at the NASCAR Awards Banquet in Las Vegas. A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, France, the former Betty Jane Zachary, met her husband, William C. France in her hometown. They married and soon relocated to Daytona Beach. Bill France Jr. rose through the ranks to become the chairman and CEO of NASCAR. He passed away in June 2007 at the age of 74. France’s children, Lesa France Kennedy, CEO of International Speedway Corporation and Brian France, chairman and CEO of NASCAR, now lead the empire started by William H.G. France, along with Betty Jane’s brother-in-law, Jim France, who is vice chairman of NASCAR and chairman of ISC. Betty Jane France was a community leader and known as a champion of health care for children. She assisted in the establishment of the “Speediatrics” children’s care unit at Halifax Health Medical Center and helped develop a similar facility for children in Homestead, where International Speedway Corporation owns a racetrack. She was a member of the Junior League and has served on boards of numerous area community service organizations including the Volusia/Flagler chapter of the American Red Cross and the Garden Club of the Halifax Country.(Daytona Beach News-Journal)
AND Betty Jane France, a philanthropist in support of children’s health causes, passed away Monday evening. France is the mother of NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France and International Speedway Corporation CEO Lesa France Kennedy. A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the former Betty Jane Zachary was the widow of the late NASCAR Chairman and CEO William C. France, who passed away in 2007. Betty Jane France was executive vice president and assistant treasurer of NASCAR and the chairwoman emeritus of the NASCAR Foundation.
“Last night, the NASCAR family lost a mother, a grandmother, a friend and the light that guided the sport’s charitable arm,” said Brian France. “My mother taught us incredible values, that of love, patience, compassion and joy. She embraced life every day, and nothing fueled her passion more than children. Her unmatched efforts in building The NASCAR Foundation improved the lives of millions of children throughout this country. And because of that, her legacy will live forever. My father leaned on my mother throughout his life, relying on her wisdom and calming demeanor to help grow the sport of NASCAR. She was there, every step of the way. When we lost my father, her positive presence remained, as she used her immense skill to grow NASCAR’s heart and soul, The NASCAR Foundation. Our family thanks you for all of your thoughts, prayers and well wishes. My mother was a special woman, and an impressive person, and she will be dearly missed.”
France became chairwoman of The NASCAR Foundation upon the foundation’s inception in 2004. Headquartered in Daytona Beach, the foundation is an entity that embodies the compassion of the NASCAR Family and its commitment to serving communities. The Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award Presented by Nationwide, recognizing outstanding charitable and volunteer efforts of NASCAR fans, was created in her honor in 2011. France was a longtime community leader in Daytona Beach, Florida, and best known as a steadfast champion of health care for children. She assisted in the establishment of “Speediatrics” children’s care unit at Halifax Health in Daytona Beach and at Homestead Hospital in Homestead, Florida. In 2003, France was presented the Halifax Medical Center Foundation’s Humanitarian Award in recognition of her advocacy, commitment, support and advancement of numerous area community service organizations including the Volusia/Flagler chapter of the American Red Cross. She was a member of the Junior League of Daytona Beach serving on boards of numerous area community service organizations. In July 2008, she was named as an honorary co-chairperson for the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma, a project headed by longtime NASCAR team owner Richard Childress in Winston-Salem, N.C. Funeral arrangements will be forthcoming.(NASCAR)(8-30-2016)
World Racing Group being sued by drivers: World Racing Group owes pro racecar drivers millions for ruining their reputations by falsely finding that they violated weight and tire requirements, the drivers claim in federal court. Scott Bloomquist and four other pro racecar drivers, along with team owners R & W Motorsports LLC, Best Performance Motorsports LLC, JR Motorsports LLC, Gary Satterlee and William G. Satterlee & Sons Inc., sued racetrack owner World Racing Group Inc. and its subsidiary, UMP DIRTcar Racing; and Ohio’s Eldora Speedway and its owner, Tony Stewart, in Northern New York’s federal court Wednesday.(in part from Courthouse News Service)
AND: Eldora Speedway general manager Roger Slack reacted sharply to news that the dirt track owned by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Tony Stewart is being sued for millions of dollars. Slack said the charges leveled by Scott Bloomquist and four other Late Model drivers, who are seeking some $16.5 million in damages, are “meritless.”(in part from FoxSports)(8-30-2016)
NASCAR has no issue with Larson’s victory celebration: A NASCAR executive says the sanctioning body has no issues with the burnout Kyle Larson performed Sunday after scoring his first career Sprint Cup victory. Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, said Monday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that the celebration was not viewed as excessive. O’Donnell said earlier this month on “The Morning Drive” that series officials were seeing a “trend we don’t like to see” with victory celebrations that damage the winning car. He said at the time that “you’ll probably see us sooner than later put something in place that covers us for that as you kind of head into the last quarter of the season.” But O’Donnell didn’t have an issue with Larson’s burnout after Sunday’s race at Michigan International Speedway.(in part from NBC Sports)(8-30-2016)
Larson becomes the 27th driver to win in all three series: with Kyle Larson’s win in the Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International on Sunday, August 28, 2016, he becomes the 27th driver to have at least one win in all three National Series (Sprint Cup, XFINITY and Camping World Truck). Larson has 1 win in Sprint Cup, 4 wins in the XFINITY Series and two in the Camping World Truck Series. Larson is the 7th driver to score a win in the same season across NASCAR’s three national series having won 1 Cup races, 1 XFINITY race and one Truck Series race in 2016. See more on Jayski.com’s NASCAR Wins in all three National Series page for more.(8-29-2016)
NASCAR Cup Lap Leaders after 24 races:
Driver, Laps Led
1) #18-Kyle Busch, 1,242
2) #78-Martin Truex Jr, 996
3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 988
4) #19-Carl Edwards, 741
5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 476
6) #2-Brad Keselowski, 384
7) #22-Joey Logano, 349
8) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 265
9) #41-Kurt Busch, 234
10) #11-Denny Hamlin, 202
34 drivers have led at least one lap
Through August 28
Driver wins before age 25: 73 of 2,485 (2.9%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races for which the winner’s age is known have been won by drivers under 25:
1. Kyle Busch, 17 [turned 25 the day after his 17th win on May 2, 2010]
2. Jeff Gordon, 15
3. Joey Logano, 9
4. Kurt Busch, 7
(tie) Richard Petty, 7
6. Junior Johnson, 5
Tied with one each (13): Trevor Bayne, Chris Buescher, Bob Burdick, Bobby Hillin Jr., Parnelli Jones, John Kieper, Terry Labonte, Kyle Larson, Ryan Newman, Bill Rexford, Fireball Roberts, Donald Thomas, Brian Vickers.(8-28-2016)
Back a few years, plus, the wife and I always watched the “Professional” wrestling on TV. To others out there that also watch the “sport”, some sad news:
WWE Hall of Famer Mr. Fuji passes away
http://www.wwe.com/article/mr-fuji-passes-away?sf34531954=1
It kinda looks like that’s about it for this week’s edition, folks.
Don’t forget, you can always contact me via email at: ygordad@yahoo.com