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Lost Speedways is a television documentary series produced by Peacock.The series is hosted by Dale Earnhardt Jr. as he travels to abandoned racetracks across the United States. [1]
Russell James Liberman (September 12, 1945 [3] – September 9, 1977 [4]) was an American funny car drag racer, nicknamed "Jungle Jim." In 2001, he was named #17 on the list of the Top 50 NHRA drivers of all time. [ 5 ]
"Jungle Jim" Liberman is notable for performing a wheelstand in his Chevrolet Vega Top Fuel Funny Car (TF/FC) in 1974 and securing his sole NHRA national event win in 1975. [ 3 ] The 1978 Summernationals saw Bob Glidden take the pro stock win in his Fairmont , [ 4 ] with Denny Savage winning the TF/FC title and ''The Ace" Ed McCulloch as runner-up.
Carrell Speedway Race Crashed into the car of Andy Linden and flipped [55] Lorenzo Bandini (ITA) 1967-05-07 Open wheel Ferrari 312/67: Formula One: Circuit de Monaco: Monaco Grand Prix: Race Car skidded, hit straw bales and an iron bollard, caught fire and rolled several times, landing upside down [56] Ryan Bard (USA) 2007-10-21 Modified ...
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The National Hot Rod Association first sanctioned a Winter Nationals in 1960 at Bunnell-Flagler Field (now the Flagler County Airport), the former NOLF Bunnell. The event was co-sanctioned with NASCAR (which was a member of the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States when the NHRA was not at the time) in order to gain national sanction as at the time, NASCAR, USAC, and SCCA were ...
Speedway Park was a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) dirt, oval, auto racing track, located in Jacksonville, Florida. [ 1 ] It was built in 1946 by Eddie Bland on land belonging to the family farm and later came to be known as Jacksonville Speedway after it was sold in 1954.
On March 8, 1936, the first stock car race was held on the Daytona Beach Road Course, promoted by local racer Sig Haugdahl. [3] The race was 78 laps long (250 mi or 400 km) for street-legal family sedans sanctioned by the American Automobile Association (AAA) for cars built in 1935 and 1936.