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sc96 3/8/20 6:23 PM
Indy car owners
 
Who was it that owned a foundry in Winchester and had a car in the 500

snowdrift 3/8/20 6:38 PM
Sherm Armstrong

openwheelfan1 3/8/20 6:40 PM
Re: Indy car owners
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sc96 (Post 526134)
Who was it that owned a foundry in Winchester and had a car in the 500
Are you thinking of Sherman Armstrong? He owned Armstrong Mold, which I think was a Winchester, IN company. Purchased Salem Speedway in 1977. Owned and sponsored USAC Sprint cars from 1977 through about 1980/1981. Owned and sponsored USAC midgets for Mel Kenyon (1 year I believe) and his sons Sherman Armstrong Jr. and Sherwin (? not sure of that name). Won the USAC sprint championship with Tom Bigelow in 1978 and Greg Leffler in 1979. I BELIEVE he owned and/or sponsored cars in the Indianapolis 500 from 1978-about 1980.

fish 3/8/20 10:59 PM
Re: Indy car owners
 
I'm curious. Is this the same family of driver Caleb Armstrong?

snowdrift 3/9/20 6:44 AM
No

sc96 3/9/20 10:31 PM
Yep that’s the one I was thinking about

sc96 3/9/20 10:32 PM
What ever happened to his sons ??

chop 3/10/20 6:36 AM
Re: Indy car owners
 
I think one of them had a bad crash in a midget. Also I think he ran into some money problems, cooked the books and did some jail time.


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