The most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the web. Brazil holds the modified track record of 61 main event wins at the 99 speedway. Brad keselowski jimmie johnson joey logano kyle busch kurt busch. But, johnny was a brave man as well as a top driver in his field. List of point champions from capitol speedway west. The race is remembered historically as a moment of firsts for the event. Kay, johnny, 19222008 automobile racing drivers helmets goggles.
In the next race in brazil, eddie qualified sixth, johnny 17th. Tony and anthony goulartes 1963 nascar hardtop was part of the history of san jose auto racing display. He finished in the top ten 7 times, with his best finish in 4th position. Ayrton senna died on may 1, 1994 in a race at the san marino grand prix when his car that was beset with problems the entire season inexplicably left the track and crashed into the concrete barrier. Car owner pete winters had two race cars the modified that johnny drove on friday nights and the super. In 1988, he survived one of the worst accidents ever seen in f3000, just as he was on the verge of a glittering career in formula one. Top nascar drivers such as hershel mcgriff, ray elder, jack mccoy, jimmy. Wikimedia commons has media related to racecar drivers from brazil. Johnny brazil of manteca, ca, was one of the top drivers on. Apr 14 anderson silva, brazilian mixed martial artist longest ufc title streak at 2,547 days, born in sao paulo, brazil apr 15 paul dana, american race car driver d. During 1974, not only did he post his first indy 500 victory but also became the first driver ever to win two 500mile races during the same season. Alain pascal prost was born in lorette, loire, france. Johnny brazil was by far the most popular driver at 99.
Drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. On august eighth of this year johnny brazil became the third driver in the tracks history to make a five way competition sweep, winning his first of 99 feature victories in the process. Johnny dumfries racing career profile driver database. But the race was much worse, with johnny suffering a clutch failure and eddie spinning off to avoid someone elses accident. Racing schedule, news, results, and drivers motorsports espn. He drove in the usac championship car series, racing in the 1963 and 1964 seasons, with 11 career starts, including the 1964 indianapolis 500. When he won indy for the third time six years later he became only the sixth driver in history to have won the classic american race on three occasions. Having lost the race to alan tracy, johnny tells gomez he would love to get his hands on the plans for alans car, and goes on to say ive got a plan to fix this alan tracy for good and for all. He also raced sports cars winning the le mans 24 hours in 1991 driving a mazda 787b. His obituary follows, johnny was a major player in midwest and beyond dirt track stock car racing for a lot of years. Morrison retiring funny car driver johnny gray is an oilman from artesia, n.
He raced in formula one from 1989 to 2000, for 7 different teams, winning three races and placed 4th in the 1995 championship. Jim johnson driven web servicesflattrack racing history. Racing mostly nascar hardtop modifieds and supermodifieds, brazil. Johnny benson nascar racing champions 2002 chase the. Also on the podcast is jonathan darcy, general manager of inglis bloodstock operations and.
Unfortunately, this was to be the story of the season. John colum crichtonstuart, 7th marquess of bute born 26 april 1958, styled earl of dumfries before 1993, is a scottish peer and a former racing driver, most notably winning the 1988 24 hours of le mans. Olivier panis born 2 september 1966 is a french professional racing driver. Johnny brazil sprint car racing, old race cars, vintage race car. Johnny brazil of manteca, ca, was one of the top drivers on the. Formula magazine was there, reporting on scene from the great race tracks of the day, including riverside international raceway, laguna seca, sears point, holtville, willow springs, and others. Further information on this record can be found at its source. Pennzoil chaparral builder jim hall, left, has an alltexas look to his indianapolis racing effort, with johnny rutherford his driver. Johnny sauter is a 41yearold driver who has spent much of his career racing in the truck series 254 starts although hes competed in. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Rearengine cars have won every indy 500 since then. Apr 09, 2018 jd motorsports owner johnny davis formerly worked for standridge as a crew chief, engine builder, truck driver and allaround mechanic.
This years past driver inductee into the york county racing club hall of fame has a long and colorful career on the local ovals. Johnny was the first one to introduce sprint car racing down under, as he was the first one to take a sprint car to australia. Helio castroneves bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Death chase is an intense car racing game in which you must compete against other drivers in a race to the death. Abbott, johnny abbott, leonard abbott, norris adair, bill adams, charley adams, doris. Remembering johnny johnson front porch expressions.
His death was the last that happened in formula one due to major safety reforms imposed after that tragic weekend at imola. Not only did i get the the chance to go behind the wheel and drive a car around the track at mph but i also got to work with with racing powerhouse clint bowyers pit crew. Sir stirling moss special as sir jackie stewart, martin brundle, damon hill, johnny herbert, and simon lazenby discuss the legendary racing driver s amazing career, races. As of april 2020 update, he is the last french driver to win a formula one grand prix. Johnny dumfries full name john colum crichtonstuart nationality british age 62 years old born april 26, 1958 hometown rothesay, isle of bute racing highlights. May 5, 2020 cars and drivers of nascar and open comp supermodifiedshard tops of the 60s, 70s and 80s in california.
Read about the drivers that have helped to shape the mclaren racing team. John crichtonstuart, 7th marquess of bute wikipedia. This race involves a huge amount of death and destruction and dangerous obstacles to bypass. Panis drove in formula one for ten seasons, scoring one win at the 1996 monaco grand prix for the ligier team. He was the partner of race car driver victor gomez.
We can only hope to touch on a few of the highlights of his 16 years of racing. Jan 10, 2018 just 3 months after winning the 2016 gt academy competition, mexican johnny guindi took on one of the toughest races there is the dubai 24 hours. Seventime nascar cup series champion jimmie johnson explains what it will be like showing up to race at darlington without practicing and shares how simulations on iracing have helped him get a. A first newspaper recording of a semi third on the same night was given to a driver by the name of gray johnson of modesto, who would go on to fame in winston. Top 10 best race car drivers of all time petter solberg.
Boost the popularity rank of famous race car drivers on. Johnny herbert is a retired british formula one driver, currently working for sky sports f1 as a commentator. Names in magenta are drivers who suffered fatal injuries while racing. May 25, 2011 clark became the first driver to win the indianapolis 500 in a rearengine car. During this time, herbert won three races, including the only ever grand prix victory for stewart at the 1999 european grand prix. Brazilian race car driver who began competing in the indycar series in 2001. The crazy swede samuel hubinette, sweden, drifting driver.
Sprint car racingauto racingold race cars vintage californiasan jose sharksvintage race carcar and drivernascarcool. Herbert competed for numerous teams including benetton, stewart and jaguar from 1989 to 2000. Janet guthrie was the first woman to qualify and compete in the indianapolis 500. John louis brazil, 86, entered into rest on may 24, 2019 in manteca, ca. I didnt race with him for many years, but seeing his performances in tricky conditions like in brazil 2016, that is just out of this world, staggering what he can do with a car. He was given the nickname of spiderman because of the way he celebrates victories by climbing fences. The standridge decal was carried on the c post of jdm. David and johnny held the the interview at the indianapolis motor speedway, just two hours after the us grand prix herberts best race of the 2000 season. Senna was revered as a national hero in brazil, and his death, from. Johnny rodriguez racing career profile driver database. San jose speedway hall of fame johnny key marshall sargent and al pombo. He does not use his title and prefers to be known solely as john bute, although he has also been called johnny dumfries. Why jaguar was a masterclass in how to get f1 wrong the race. View mobile site jokeypsych endgamehonest galaxyquest.
It all started in the western part of the state, but for the most part johnny grum was known as a top driver on several local circuits. From the minute she and johnny met at the indianapolis motor speedway in 1963 when he was an indy 500 rookie and she was a student nurse in the infield medical center, betty has been a beloved member of the racing community. To try and tell every detail and trophy awarded to this ace driver would be an impossibility. Johnny capels was called the golden greek, hank arnold from arizona drove the twister a supercharged car that also introduced the wing to abq johnny capels was the first abq driver to utiize a wing until he went to usac to be a mechanic and later one of the key usac officials in the late 70s to early 80s. The pete winterx 1x super driven my many of the all time greats such as howard kaeding, dewayne woodward, everett edlund and johnny brazil. Photo by steve reyes as appeared in stock car racing magazine. Before you start racing, you can choose your vehicle and upgrade its various components such as its armor, weapons and engine. He talks about the horses and horse people who helped him along the way with special mention of his all time favourite galloper. The golden state classic series at seasons end produces four great races, won by bill scott san jose, howard kaeding lakeport, johnny brazil stockton 99, and howard kaeding san jose. Here are the 10 best ever formula 1 drivers top gear. John paul johnny herbert born 25 june 1964 is a retired british racing driver.
Original caption driver johnny roberts pokes his head out the window as his car falls to pieces thats the hood and front fenders at right during a 250 mile stock car race in daytona beach. See more ideas about vintage california, car and driver and nascar. Johnny roberts maryland stock car racing hall of fame. From news and results, to online fantasy racing has it all. Roberts auto flipped over five times, but he was not seriously injured. Dec 05, 2019 the first japanese import vehicle to be cast as a hot wheels car, the datsun zcarinspired zwhiz was issued in 1977. Shackleford, johnny, 191948 automobile racing drivers helmets goggles. Aged 21, servozgavin started competing in national rally events but, after attending the magnycours circuit racing drivers school, decided that he wanted to race single seaters. Were all very saddened about the passing of betty rutherford, indianapolis motor speedway president doug boles said in a statement. Ayrton senna, brazilian race car driver born march 21, 1960, sao paulo, brazil died may 1, 1994, imola, italy, was a fierce competitor who was renowned for his ruthless and risky maneuvers on the grand prix circuit and dominated the sport with 41 grand prix titles and 3 circuit world championships 1988, 1990, and 1991. History of albuquerque dirt track racing 1947present. The family home is mount stuart house on the isle of bute. Being professorial clearly isnt as sexy as sennastyle, hotblooded latin devilry, but he made it work for him.
Each of those and the many others weve lost made a unique and worthy contribution to all that is drag racing today. Car owner pete winters had two race cars the modified that johnny drove on friday nights and the super modified that brazil ran on saturday night at san jose. The 2014 series champion and 2015 indy runnerup might be the best driver in the field. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. Jimmy is one of over twenty drivers who has signed the book so far. Car make or model of car, or chassis engine combo for open wheel series. Johnny kay head shot, 1953 johnny kay getting examination, 1953 johnny thomson headshot, 1960 johnny baldwin headshot, 1956 headshot of johnny thomson, 1960. May 24, 2016 race car driver janet guthrie of new york city, the first woman to have an entry accepted for the indianapolis 500mile race, takes one last look at the 2 12mile oval after the rack closed, may. My sincere condolences to johnny johnsons family on his passing. Crazy old man driving prank rally driver petter solberg amg. Johnny brazil of manteca, ca, was one of the top drivers. Drag racing in memoriam drag racing, drag racing photos. Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course.
Note the racing wheels nespaper feature winner stickers on his car. The track made legends of regulars rick henderson of petaluma, johnny freitas of. Considering that he amassed a record 65 pole positions, 41 wins, and won 3 championships at a time when he raced against alltime great prost as well as exceptional drivers piquet and mansell. He raced in the formula three sudamericana from 1993 to 1994. Johnny gillespie was a character from move and youre dead. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. John johnny colum crichtonstuart, 7th marquess of bute born 26 april 1958 in rothesay, isle of bute is a scottish peer and a former formula one racing driver who raced under the name johnny dumfries pronounced dumfreece his only season of f1 was in 1986 for lotus, where he scored three points to finish th in the championship. Johnny brazil of manteca, ca, was one of the top drivers on the west coast of the u. See more ideas about vintage california, sprint cars and race cars. Danny quit the saddle two and a half years ago, after a career embracing 25 years, almost 2000 winners and 18 group 1s. Read race reports, driver profiles, and race car tech from the day. Johnny brazil old race cars, sprint cars, sprint car racing. Born in warren, michigan, white died in indianapolis, indiana.
Arnold chaves, 3rd from left, with bill scott and crew after winning 1969 johnny key memorial. Johnny benson nascar racing champions 2002 chase the race 1. Sprint car racing old race cars vintage california vintage race car car and driver san jose hot cars monster trucks rat rods. Nascar truck series driver johnny sauter was suspended for saturdays carshield 200 at world wide technology raceway at gateway in illinois because of his conduct the week before. Nascar grand national drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. Nick battles with johnny brazil 1975 howard upsidedown opening day 1973 main event with nick ringo bob bockover photo nick in the ron tomasello car at mesa marin 1977nick 1972october 12, 1974. Johnny gray is retiring from racing, but not from helping. John paul johnny herbert born 25 june 1964 is a retired british racing driver and television announcer. Mar 30, 2020 johnny, who was always the unlucky one, had more problems and was down in 20th. Johnny brazil sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. All 67 f1 driverchampionshipwinning cars fox sports. A field of flat track riders, led by scotty parker 40x broadslides through a turn. This list is the most simple, yet eloquent example of why i felt a drag racing archive was so necessary.
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