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Gordon also became interested in sprint car racing and attended local events, rooting for Steve Kinser. [59] [61] Gordon aspired to become a sprint car driver after reading a story about a young driver named Sport Allen. [62] [14] [59] [10] [61] In October 1984, Gordon competed in an event in Indianapolis, where he won both races.
Sprint cars are open-wheel race cars, designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval, circular dirt or paved tracks. Historically known simply as "big cars," distinguishing them from "midget cars," sprint car racing is popular primarily in the United States and Canada, as well as in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Toby Tobias was fatally injured in a USAC sprint car race at Flemington Speedway on June 23, 1978. [10] He was inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press Association, the National Sprint Car and the Northeast Dirt Modified Halls of Fame. [5] [9] Tobias was followed into racing by his sons Ronnie, Scott, Toby Jr. and son-in-law Paul Lotier.
The High Limit Racing series, currently known as the Kubota High Limit Racing Series for sponsorship reasons, is an American touring sprint car racing series. It was founded in 2022 by five-time World of Outlaws sprint car series champion Brad Sweet and former NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson.
After a briefly driving his own cars, Honore reached his greatest success as a car owner and mechanic with a number of drivers behind the wheel. His legendary sprint car known as the "Black Deuce" is the winningest sprint car in history.
On July 21, 1990, during the Joe James / Pat O'Connor Memorial sprint car event, which was nationally broadcast on ESPN Thunder, sprint car driver Rich Vogler sustained fatal head injuries due to a crash in turn 4. Vogler, who was leading the event and about to take the white flag signaling one lap to go, struck the turn 4 wall virtually head-on.
Brian Tyler (born October 27, 1967) is an American auto racing driver.. He was a back-to-back USAC National Sprint car Champion for Larry Contos Racing in 1996 and 1997. [1] He made 10 starts in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series in 1998 and 1999 for 3 different teams with a best finish of 6th at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Gary Wright (Born December 19, 1958) is a current American Sprint Car Series [1] and former NASCAR and ARCA Racing Series [2] driver. He is the all-time winningest driver in ASCS history, with 124 wins. [1] He was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2011. [3]