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Jim's son, James Jr., was killed in a sprint car crash at Winchester in October 1977. James Jr. had attempted to qualify for the 1977 Indy 500 earlier that year. Alongside his father, they were attempting to become the first father and son combination to qualify for the same race. However, James Jr. was too slow to make the field. [6]
As the 6 o'clock gun fired, James McElreath, Jr. was the final car on the track, but his speed was too slow to make the field. Jim and James, Jr. were trying to become the first father and son to qualify for the same Indy 500. James, Jr. fell short, however, and would die in a sprint car crash later in the year, never having a chance to race ...
The 1977 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 14 races, beginning in Ontario, California on March 6 and concluding in Avondale, Arizona on October 29. The USAC National Champion was Tom Sneva and the Indianapolis 500 winner was A. J. Foyt .
Flemington Speedway: 1946 Winchester Speedway: 1946 Indiana State Fairgrounds: 1946 DuQuoin State Fairgrounds: 1948 Del Mar Fairgrounds: 1949 Santa Clara County Fairgrounds: 1952 Darlington Raceway: 1954 Toronto street circuit: 1996 Laguna Seca Raceway: 1999 Auto Club Speedway: 1999 Homestead–Miami Speedway: 2006 Las Vegas Motor Speedway ...
Winchester Speedway is a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) paved oval motor racetrack in White River Township, Randolph County, just outside Winchester, Indiana, approximately 90-mile (140 km) northeast of Indianapolis. It seats 5,000 spectators. It is also known as the "World's Fastest 1/2 mile".
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Nov. 26—A Jefferson man died after a motorcycle crash on Saturday evening on Winchester Boulevard, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. John Ryan Coblentz, 34, was pronounced dead ...
A tire failure caused the car to crash into the wall and vault over the fence: died of a blood clot in the brain two days later [167] Tommy Druar (USA) 1989-06-10 Stock car Chevrolet Cavalier: NASCAR Modified Lancaster Speedway 30-lap NASCAR Modified race Race Crash - jumped wheels with another car - hit wall driver's side first [168]