Jim gustafson race car driver

Worked for jim at shelby sports cars and picked up hap sharps first race car,a 2 litre maserati at john fitchs dealership in new england. International semi was pulling out onto hwy 10 trying to go east on hwy 10. The 2020 nascar cup season marks his 16th as a crew chief for hendrick motorsports and fifth with driver chase elliott, the series 2018 and 2019 most popular. Despite a record number of wins in scca competition, jim fitzgerald will probably be best remembered at vir for a race that he did not win. Alan gustafson born august 5, 1975 is an american nascar cup series crew chief from. An unknown lola t300 which michael duncan then san jose, ca, later colchester, ct recalls buying from jim jaqua laguna beach, ca. Finally, the phil harms collection includes home movies of the 1965 race with scenes of clarks car rolling out of the pit lane, running practice and qualifying laps, and leading the pack in the actual race. This announcement was posted on facebook about ten minutes ago. Richard votava ran in scca regionals mainly at rir in 1976 and 1977.

He currently competes fulltime in the nascar cup series, driving the no. This is true, but also the brake pads lasted three times longer than those of any other driver. Jim mcelreath, arlington, texas, leaps from his burning racer on the homestretch at the indianapolis motor speedway during the 500mile race. Race 1975 riverside f5000 was part of the 1975 sccausac f5000 championship and was won by mario andretti on 19751026 00. He decided to move to north carolina to work on gary moores goodys dash series team gem motorsports, with his longtime friend, jimmy foster. His father is the crew chief for nascar sprint cup series rookie chase elliott. Jim gustafson started racing in 1970 driving a lotus formula ford. The tompkins county democratic committee unanimously elected dryden democratic committee chair jim gustafson as its interim chair at a. Science channels fan favorite how its made is teaming up with nascar to give viewers an inside look at how nascars new gen6 race car bodies are made. Many auto racing historians consider jim clark one of the greatest drivers of all time. For the features the track was very fast with the upper groove coming in the best for some great racing action. Jim was a genius without a doubt and a much better driver than he was given credit for.

Jerry jenkins said his father, when he competed, might go out to a race on a friday night, then spend the night working to get his car ready for a race saturday, then spend the night working to. James hinchcliffe recounts 2015 crash that almost killed him. Revere greist and pat mcginnis each came home with scca formula continental national wins for armsup. Jim halls chaparral built some of the wildest and most creative race cars ever seen. Jeff gordon to drive corvette z06 indy 500 pace car jeff gordon. Road america wraps up vintage event sheboygan press media. Individual driver statistics for the 1975 sccausac f5000 championship. Jim hall born july 23, 1935 in abilene, texas is a retired american racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner. This was the most dangerous course in grand prix racing, a 9 mille monster and in 1960 it took the lives of two drivers including clarks teammate alan stacey. Storming to victory clark would win this race four times running. We visited hall to see the amazing 2j and witness his first drive in it in 30 years. Bob lazier, larry mcneil, bill tempero, jim gustafson and. Sep 19, 2014 nascar drivers jeff gordon, kasey kahne give hot laps at lime rock park.

Alan gustafson speakers bureau and booking agent info. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. Welcome to my formula 5000, a web site devoted to all f5000 drivers, cars and race events conducted in north america from 19671976. Scott, mann, anderson and prochnow win roc night deer. While he is best known as a car constructor, he was one of the greatest american racing drivers of his generation, capturing consecutive united states road racing championships 1964, 1965, two road america 500s 1962, 1964, two watkins glen grands prix for sports cars. Ingrid vandebosch rides along with jeff gordon in a 2seater nascar race car ride. Mar 18, 2020 track officials clean up the damaged wall and haul off driver rex whites no. The drivers listed are compiled from the entry lists that are included in the race programs and press releases. Cdn frissbee gr2 chevrolet canadian tire racing 15 xxx ralt rt ausca international racing u2l 18 tony larosa usa osella ford larosa racing 22 rex ramsey usa frissbee ramsey solution 27 jim gustafson usa lola t333 g team 42 randy zimmer usa rondel m1 mazda 201. Armsup motorsports grabs two scca national wins in two weeks sheboygan falls, wis. After arriving in north carolina in 1996, gustafson teamed with driver jimmy. If you wish to post a message about parts wanted please use the parts wanted message board. Mcelreath racing in a turbo charged offenhauser, escaped injury. The pinnacle of drivers, jim clark mathematically the.

The wissota street stocks were up next with greg erickson finishing the season in fifth, chuck nerland fourth, john bushman third, jeff brauer second and jim gustafson in the first place with eleven feature wins. Motor racing world champion jim clark has been killed in a car crash during a formula two race at hockenheim. Semi stopped in crossover for traffic, while waiting for traffic to clear the toyota going west on hwy 10 hit the semi trailer that was blocking the left lane. If you wish to initiate or participate in a general discussion, or post a request for information please use the open forum message board for now the use of the message boards is free. You could argue that a suspension failure was unlikely because of the gentle nature of the corner, the damp conditions and the fact that clark, strangely off form, was not battling through from eighth place. Jim malloy was born may 23, 1935 in columbus nebraska. After a 2008 stint leading driver casey mears in the no. Late night tv is a time when the airways open up to the denizens of modern advertising. In 1972, he switch to a hawke formula ford and continued to race it through 1973. Jim gustafson recalls selling his car to richard votava which is the first name in a log book which is still with the car in haines possession. Derek wild used to say that you could put all the gearboxes on the bench in front of him in random order and he could tell which gearbox came out of jims car as it. Weve lost sir stirling, one of the true greats posted in general slot car racing.

After the year began with so much promise lotus was struggling to find some reliability. These pioneers shaped the heritage of formula 5000 and we are very proud and appreciative of their contribution to motorsports racing formula 5000 was introduced in 1968 in the scca formula a races, a series. The racing division at datsun was soon to replace the smaller displacement g production car with a pair of race prepared datsun 2000 cars for fitzgerald to campaign in both d and c production. Car show was snapped up by experienced american f5000 driver john gunn. Occasionally i will update drivers biographys if i come across later dated information. On the other hand, that same car had been rearended during the previous race in barcelona one week before. Man faces multiple felony domestic battery charges submitted by editor on tue, 12262017 2. Gustafson spent 2006 and 2007 at the helm for busch, winning at least one race each year and appearing in the cup series playoffs both seasons. A web site devoted to all drivers, cars and f5000 race events conducted in north america from 19671976. Can you name the last driver to attempt a nascar race with each car number. Jim rathmann, royal richard rathmann, american racecar driver born july 16, 1928, alhambra, calif. Dallas starters for sundays sports car club of america 105lap, 125mile escort transam race at the pontiac grand prix of dallas, with starting position, driver, hometown, car, time and speed.

Obe 4 march 1936 7 april 1968 was a british formula one racing driver from scotland, who won two world championships, in 1963 and 1965. Clark, 32, was at the wheel of his lotuscosworth which left the track at 170mph 274kmh, somersaulted through the air and collided with a tree on a remote part of the german track. Started racing in formula ford in 1970, in a lotus 51b. Feb 16, 2018 gen 6 chevy ss race car fabricated on tv. Were very sad to say that sir stirling moss, one of the alltime greats of motor racing, passed away early this morning, easter sunday, surrounded by his family. One of the all time great formula one racing drivers, jim clark won 25 of his 72 formula one races and won the world championship on two occasions, as well as winning the indianapolis 500. John alan gustafson is a fourth generation race car driver that started his career at the age of 5 racing karts before moving on to mini sprints and now super late models and super trucks. I was goodyears first director of international racing at the time and, as firestone was. Lola t332 chevrolet profile with all the racing results,statistics and team mates. The street stocks hit the track first for their feature with slim jim gustafson passing john bushman for the lead after the first two laps. Driver nationality car entrant laps timeretired pos. In 1974, jim moved up to the formula 5000 cars, buying a lola t190 ex eric haga. Read ironwood daily globe newspaper archives, may 30, 1981, p. Hawk international challenge concludes at road america racer.

Im a big car enthusiast and did not know much about jim clark. Results of sccausac f5000 championship round at road america on 27 jul 1975 us formula 5000. Its great to have jeff gordon serve as this years pace car driver, said jim campbell, chevrolet u. Sccausac f5000 championship 1975 standings driver database. Jim clark and the win that changed indy the henry ford. Clark, who is still considered by some as the most natural racing driver of all time, won the world championship twice first in 1963 and then in 1965. Find everything you need to know about horse racing at.

The lotus 25 was a beautiful race car if only it could finish a race that counted. A football and baseball player, he attended colorado state university for a while before he began his racing career in 1955. The march 73a was marchs first production f5000 car, following the. In 1975, he entered in the long beach grand prix and riverside events, driving a march 73aex bob lazier. Hope to one day have photos and a brief history on all drivers. The street stock feature took to the track first with jim gustafson starting on the front row with ron rucker. Jan 23, 2017 jim halls chaparral built some of the wildest and most creative race cars ever seen. In 1967, a nationwide racing series was inaugurated by the sports car club america that was to lead to the first true american road racing formula, a formula that was quick to be adopted worldwide. Jim gustafson and kory adams battled for fourth on lap. A few weeks from now, 1 may will assume a significance in motor sport that means as much as todays date does to an older generation of f1 fans. Follmer, lyle forsgren, davey jordan, eric haga, gus hutchison, jim gustafson, sam posey, kurt reinold, brian redman and lou sell. Raced professionally in formula 5000, canam, and super vee.

The event has been heralded as one of the largest vintage racing events in the country, and according to famed driver and assistant competition director, dorsey schroeder, it is one of the most. The hawk international challenge vintage event with brian redman concluded today at road america after three days of fabulous vintage racing action, exhibitions, concours awards and activities for fans. Welcome to, your official source for horse racing results, mobile racing data, statistics as well as all other horse racing and thoroughbred racing information. Little is known of furian the racing car driver, his most highprofile outing having been in a ford mustang in touring car races at salzburg in 1971 and at wein in 1972, but he may be the austrian cyclist who twice won the tour of austria in the 1960s. One year later, with terry labonte the driver, the team recorded one top five. Weve lost sir stirling, one of the true greats general. Paperwork currently with the car identify it as hu2 and list the owners after sandy shepard as phil conte, doug melash and jaqua. Race car driver and dancing with the stars frontrunner james hinchcliffe opened up exclusively with us weekly about the 2015 crash that almost killed him find out more. Gustafson jumped into the early lead followed closely by john bushman. Nascar drivers would support a move back to nashville. Ronald reuben gustafson, the son of reuben and gwendolyn walgren gustafson. The 1975 long beach grand prix was the inaugural running of the grand prix of long beach. Master of the short track the midwest racing connection cars. It was sold by charlie hayes or carl haas to jim matuska of competition development.

Nascar drivers jeff gordon, kasey kahne give hot laps at lime. The answer came in belgium at the track that clark liked the least. The 2020 nascar cup season marks his 16th as a crew chief for hendrick. Jim gustafson racing career profile driver database. Gustafson is on a roll of late at the track with four in a row going into tonights racing action.

Lunken usa invader 002 scuderia mouserosa u2l in entry list only. I also delivered jim s 1st formula 1 lotus to frank harrison in tenn,i think. There have been many stories about the tyres on jim clarks car lasting four races. Jim gustafson racing team 33 brian burgess cdn chevron b2123 7227. William clyde chase elliott ii born november 28, 1995 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Starting positions were set by two heat races, with the finishers from heat 1 starting in odd positions and heat 2 in even positions. F5000 drivers association news release results of round. The pinnacle of drivers, jim clark mathematically the best driver in the world. Master of the short track the midwest racing connection. Gustafson will be running part time next year so a new track champion will be. The trir promotions group put on a show later that season, with.

Car club america that was to lead to the first true american road racing formula, a. An estimated 65,000 spectators saw englishman brian redman win the race from australian vern schuppan, with canadian driver eppie wietzes finishing third. Tompkins democratic committee elects gustafson interim chair. Profile for racing driver jim gustafson from united states. He was an avid race car driver, and was inducted into the elko speedway hall of. Jim gustafson and david sales to represent her in a suit against r. The drivers who took home feature wins in all of the wissota classes qualified for the race of champions event at the annual wissota 100 in huron north dakota. I remember racing with jim at elko and raceway park many years ago. Kurshinsky comes home with wissota challenge series win at.

Jim gustafson s post of his hawke dl2b new in 1972 and the recent bulova formula ford series canada reunion great hawke success in gary magwoods hands as a driver. It was race 7 of the 1975 sccausac formula 5000 championship. He is a true champion who has earned the respect and admiration of competitors and race fans alike. A native of scotland, clark started racing sports cars when he was 20 years old and soon graduated to single seaters. Yet in spite of this clark would manage to finish fifth in his second grand prix. Matthees captures late model checkers at deer creek. Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course stats restrictor plate races all star race. Clark won 25 of the 72 formula 1 races he contested before he was killed at age 32 during a formula 2 race at hockenheim, germany. Jim clark was one of more than 100 international racing drivers killed in action between 1958 and 1968.