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Robert "Bob" Zeigler (August 9, 1929 – February 22, 2023) was a driver and promoter of modified stock car racing.Equally adept at driving on both dirt and asphalt surfaces, he was recognized for his driving talent and respected for building a speedway during what many believe to be the golden age of stock car racing.
Guy "Shorty" Robinson (May 14, 1939 – September 12, 2024) was an American driver of modified stock cars. Equally adept on both dirt and asphalt surfaces, he was victorious at venues on either side of the St. Lawrence River, despite being limited primarily to weekend racing by his full-time job.
Holt got his start in 1957, when he entered a stock Hudson with a big six-cylinder engine in the jalopy class at Merrittville Speedway ON. He soon moved up to the modified class where he also competed and was victorious at Five Mile Point Speedway NY, Ransomville Speedway NY, Skyline Raceway NY, Speedway Park ON and Weedsport Speedway NY.
Pete Corey chipped in with boyhood pal Kenny Shoemaker in 1949 to buy a 1934 coupe and make it into a stock car. They numbered the black racer number 35 to represent the purchase price and began racing at Burden Lake Speedway NY, Carroll's Grove Speedway in Troy NY, Pine Bowl Speedway in Snyders Corners NY, and State Line Speedway in Bennington VT.
Altoona Speedway: Fall classic Race A tire blew out and he crashed into the upper guardrail [93] Dave Bradway Jr. (USA) 1987-06-21 Sprint car Skagit Speedway Super Dirt Cup Race Touched wheels with another car, car slammed outside wall nose first, flipped six times, slammed the wall again, tail first, it spun in the air and landed upside down [94]
Daytona International Speedway: Qualifying Race Chevrolet Larry Smith (USA) [23] August 12, 1973 Talladega 500: Alabama International Motor Speedway: Race Mercury Tiny Lund (USA) [24] August 17, 1975 Talladega 500: Alabama International Motor Speedway: Race Dodge Ricky Knotts (USA) [25] February 14, 1980 125-mile race: Daytona International ...
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Planck began his racing career in 1985 in a 4-cylinder mini-mod at Dundee Speedway and by 1988 he had moved to the 358-modified class. [2] He was soon competing successfully at the toughest venues in the Northeast, including Afton Park Speedway New York, Big Diamond Speedway in Pottsville Pennsylvania, Brewerton Speedway, Canandaigua Speedway, Hagerstown Speedway, Kutztown Speedway ...