The old days where steve worked the so cal trailer. I remember the first time i saw that red 9 on that pearl white car, and i thought, this is something special and differentiates that car from any other midget. Both kaedings are among the best sprint car drivers of their. Paul larsen, patti noffsinger mother of three former cra sprint car drivers, and dixie mrs. Steve butler born september 26, 1956, in amarillo, texas won six national driving championships in usac sprint car and silver crown openwheel racing. He fought back and operated his longtime family business socal racing products in downey. Sprint car auto racing program, pa port royal speedway, 1981 souvenir vtg ads. Many of you have asked about stevies plans for 2017. Is the dad of two of the greatest sprint car drivers in california, tim and bud kaeding. The flying sock steve kent sprint car racing, auto racing, dirt track, san. I believe that at the time of his death, he owned the speed age hespell kurtis midget. More often than not, the driver climbs out of the wreck unaided, and returns the next week or later that same night. Stevie smith is sprint car hall of fame ready after 34 years. News, photos, results, and more from dozens of associations.
The neck, incidently, is the mostlikely bodypart to be injured. Smith, who was born in pennsylvania, and is the son of popular racing driver steve smith, first made a name for. His last appearance at the races was at the turkey night grand prix on thanksgiving. Butler was highly regarded for his technical skills and performed chief mechanic duties on several of his winning race cars. Abandonunwanted project ok ideal would incl power steering box and late 70s injection hump style hood with sides that flare out around driver my fav body style.
Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older. Steve howard at age 20 on may 26, 1975 in greg cunninghams chevy. The home of the world of outlaws nos energy drink sprint car seres. He had battled serious health problems and was hospitalized several years ago for a liver problem. His oldsmobile was hit by the car of steven howard, who steered high to avoid a twocar spinout. Stevie smith is sprint car hall of fame ready after 34. David gravel is looking for a shot in nascar racing news. All star circuit of champions 410 outlaw sprint car series. May 20, 2018 in 2017, david gravel came back with a notebook and doubled the winning percentage with 20 dirt sprint car races overall. Veteran sprint car driver stevie smith announced his retirement from sprint car racing on thursday.
Steve butler won six national driving championships in usac sprint car and silver crown. All prints are made off of original negatives i shot in the 1980s. Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more. Garage running wide open garage race shop sign steve mcdonald. Sprint car tamale wagon alex morales and his tamale wagons were well known throughout the country.
Its early february and the 2019 sprint car racing season is nearly underway in northern california. Tony bettenhausen, dave blaney, jerry blundy, jimmy bryan, steve butler, duane pappy carter sr. The knoxville nationals are nonwing for the last time. Vintage california, vintage race car, car and driver, san jose, sacramento. Get the latest news, results, video highlights, stats and points standings. Nascar and its marks are trademarks of the national association for stock car auto racing, llc.
At times looking younger than his 22 years show, when this racer puts on his uniform, a replica of the american flag, he becomes the textbook image of the allamerican guy. Feature thirdgen sprint car racers, bud and tim kaeding, are in the upstairs conference room at the familys kaeding performance headquarters in campbell, ca, talking shop. Veteran sprint car driver stevie smith has retired after 31 years in the sport. Crestliner vans usac national sprint car series 1985.
Smokey snellbaker won the kars super sprint car race over steve howard. Loveland, ohio december 1, 2017 hoffman auto racing har is taking great pride in announcing that after a three year absence, 9 time little 500 champion eric gordon will drive the mean green hoffman car in the 2018 classic. When you first look at steven howard all you can think of is the guy next door. World of outlaws sprint car series world of outlaws.
Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. World of outlaws sprintcar 2019 standings driver database. Mark passerrelli, greg jones, steve howard, joe mccarthy, kirk sturgeon, daryl swinehart. He is probably one of the most exciting sprint car driver of alltime. Dec 20, 2014 howard was also a noted authority on the history sprint car racing in southern california and his vast knowledge was considered second to none. As i am sure you know stevie was killed in this car i believe in 1975. Russell lee phillips was a nascar sportsman division driver. Matt howard sprint car driver at knoxville raceway. The 9 on the nose was also distinctive, along with they way paul wrote the driver name. Nov 18, 20 steve kinser racing crewman gary dubois inspects two new torsion bars that will be going into kinsers sprint car for a setup adjustment. He worked with his dad in the so cal perormanxce business for many years.
Steve howard sprint car racing news, schedules, results. If he is starting an a main from near the back hes worth the price of admission to just watch him. Brent kaeding is in his clean at watsonville speedway sprint car racing, dirt track. Because the engine compartment is tight, many sprint cars mount the high pressure fuel injection pump behind the firewall, in the driver s compartment. Steve was a sprint car driver in the 70s and won 3 cra races along the way. If you have a website and would like to set up a forum here at please contact us by using the contact link at the top of the page. The typical sprint car carries a 30 gallon us tank and its not unusual to see fuel stops in a 30 lap race if there have been several cautions. Not everybody in the sprint car world is happy with tony. Back em in bob meli at the california midwinter fair.
Howard was also a noted authority on the history sprint car racing in southern california and his vast knowledge was considered second to none. Enter your email address to receive notifications of new articles by email from. He jumped at the chance to race at the charlotte motor speedway. Three generations of sprint car champions have dedicated years of their lives to running a specialty sprint car racing shop in campbell.
Steve was a very talented driver from i think around the langhorne, pa area and i know was one of ernies favorites. Details about 1980 steve howard 8 x 10 speedway 117 cra sprint car photo chula vista. Howard kaeding drives his restored super modified at ocean speedway in watsonville. The flying sock steve kent sprint car racing, sprint cars, racing. Sammy won a remarkable, 41 features at tracks all over the u. Stevie smith dan demarco photo smith, who was born in pennsylvania, and is the son of popular racing driver steve smith, first made a name for himself on the central pennsylvania scene before racing many seasons with the world of outlaws. All other trademarks are the property of their respective. Racing scene column steve howard rip page 1 scrafan. Third generation driver father brent and grandfather howard and his brother is bud kaeding.
Sammy swindell is the world of outlaws driving champion. 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. Crestliner vans usac national sprint car series 1985 standings. Jun 19, 2017 8 initial 2017 usac hall of fame inductees announced. Smith made the news official on his facebook page announcing he was stepping away from the driver s seat after 31 years with the following statement. Brent is one of the greatest if not the greatest sprint car driver in the history of california. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver.
Howard kaeding, mother of manytime narc sprint car champion brent kaeding, and grandmother of current drivers bud and tim kaeding. Hoseheads sprint car general forum oval track racing forums. In 1990, steve returned to usac racing fulltime trying for a record 4th usac sprint car championship. Sep 30, 2016 as the son of sprint car legend steve smith, he was brought up around racing. Sure, smith doesnt have the flash of some other drivers in the hall, but he does have substance. No telling how far steve howard may have gone in his career. Part of the excitement of sprint car racing is the danger. Individual driver statistics for the 1985 crestliner vans usac national sprint car series. The 25yearold went on to finish 3rd in series points last year, for the second year in a row.
Best match price low to high price high to low alphabetical showing 110 of 1 products. Hmiels controversial stock car career, marred by accidents from his aggressive driving style, ended in 2006 after he failed a third substance abuse test and was banned from competing in nascar for life. See more of usac cra sprint car series on facebook. Researched, written and published by the author in september 2006, the book is the definitive last word on the subject. He fought back and operated his longtime family business socal racing. This is stevie howard and i believe this may have been williams grove or lincoln. Jerry rogers began his racing career sharing driving duties with friend steve. Shane hmiel born may 15, 1980 is a former american racecar driver, who competed in all three of nascars national series. He fought back and operated his longtime family businesssocal racing products in downey.
Story and photos by richard cunningham from october 23, 1996 issue of racing news. Howard, 61, passed away on december 16, 2014 at home in lakewood. His purchase of two series may have stopped a war, but it hurt some feelings. Stevie smith calls it a career and retires from driving. Oct 12, 2015 the families of two young men, killed instantly while speeding earlier this year, have released this dramatic footage of the pairs final moments. The fourth annual legends of ascot luncheon and induction ceremonies will take place this year on saturday, october 21 from 11 a. Howard is in the midwest for the fair seasons slate of outstanding sprint car racing features. The kaedings, including patriarch howard, his son brent and.
Feb 22, 2017 veteran sprint car driver stevie smith announced his retirement from sprint car racing on thursday. Steve kinser wins the silver crown, and sprint car portions of the first ever, 4 crown nationals at eldora. Kevin swindell has spent plenty of time leading laps at the front of the. His cars get their name from his highly successful alex foods mexican food business. If im not mistaken this car was coowned by goeorge moskat and ray carrol. Inductees the official site of heart o texas speedway. Sprint car auto racing fan apparel and souvenirs for sale ebay.
His family is also involved in racing, as his cousin mark kinser, was also a championship winning driver on the world of outlaws circuit, and his son kraig kinser races for steve at steve kinser racing in the number 11k world of outlaw sprint car. The tracks he won at are santa maria on may, 26, 1975, speedway 117 on may, 1978 and ascot on july 29, 1978. Crestliner vans usac national sprint car series 1990. He has 88 wins and ranks first by a mile at silver dollar speedway in chico, california.
All stars and ira will collide and battle for largest sprint car winners share in wisconsin history brownsburg, ind. Steven arnold howard february 7, 1974 february 6, 2011 was a nascar sportsman division driver and late model driver from greer, sc. Steve howard in the morales brothers famous tamale wahgon. Alex was inducted into the nschoff national sprint car hall of fame in knoxville, iowa in 1992. We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and interactive features such as polls and a message board. Gordon joined the imca sprint car circuit in the early 1960s, traveling across. Dorothy wickham, dottie james mother, walts motherinlaw, julie mrs. Ron shuman won the sprint car race over bob moore and steve troxell at the phoenix int. Dubois adds a little grease to the torsion bars to make sure they wont bind inside the chassiss sleeves.
Usac extends its sympathies to the howard family and all of his friends and associates. Supermodified racer kyle vanderpool wins sprint car race bob. Individual driver statistics for the 1990 crestliner vans usac national sprint car series. Dennis rea, 61, from the san fernando valley, and steve howard, 60, the son of the late sprint car ownerracing association leader glenn howard and brother of sprint car driver gary g. Looking for a 70s80s non downtube 100 wheelbase silver crownchamp car sprint car to make street legal. James first car was a 1955 oldsmobile that he shared driving duties with howard. Listing date, drivers career win number, and driver. A race driver is also 4 times as likely to be killed as a boxer. Friday, may 16th, 1975 the midwest speedway preservation.
Clip another cars wheels, or enter a corner too hard, and you may find yourself upside down in short order. After a 31year career, veteran sprint car driver stevie smith announced wednesday that he is calling it a career and retiring from driving. Hunter and rick stoff, the risk of a fatal accident in auto racing is about the same as alpine ski racing, boating and swimming, but about 30 times more dangerous than football. By scott daloisio perris, ca, september 20, 2011 the amsoil usaccra sprint car series returns to the southern california home of major league sprint car racing, perris auto speedway, for a very special race, the glenn howard memorial this saturday night, september 24th. Chad boespflug sprint car driver at knoxville raceway. And that should be good enough to put one of the best sprint car drivers. Driver from italy who ran the 1946 indy 500 in a maserati and finished 7th. Smokey snellbaker won the kars super sprint car race over steve howard, bobby weaver, randy ruth and roger larson at the williams grove speedway, williams grove, pa dave humphrey won the nema midget race at the westboro speedway, westboro,ma ted wise was the winner of the sprint car race over bill banick at the lernerville speedway, sarver,pa. Selinsgrove speedway sprint car racing news, schedules. Racing scene column steve howard rip by tim kennedy. Steve steve with an ezup steve steve at the pit booth steve steve was a sprint car driver in the 70s and won 3 cra races along the way. Sprint car tuning with performance torsion bars for results.
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