[Dick Monahan]

Originally Posted by sprinter14 1967 - purse went to $12,500 but winners share remained $3,000. ...

An inflation calculator says that $12,500 in 1967 is over $80,000 today, so that was a pretty good purse.

What would happen if they tried that today? How 'bout if they banned power steering (I'll be most cars didn't have it then)?

[Finner18]

Originally Posted by luckybuc97 '60's super or sprint?

The driver of the 444 should be in the Sprint Car Hall of Fame. Can't believe Wib Spalding hasn't been inducted....

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[Flatrightrear]

Back when the Kings Royal started it was a 50 lap race but some drivers complained about it, including Steve Kinser, so it was cut to 40 laps. 500 laps and no power steering. That's one reason some drivers had arms and shoulders like trees back then. I wonder if these little 5 ft. 6 inch drivers that weigh about 125 lbs. today could manage a 100 laps. I wonder how many drivers appreciate today what the older generation went through and for a lot less money.

[HurstBros0]

Somewhere close to Columbus In. ?

[apexonephoto]

Looks like the '67 race was discussed on here a few years ago:
https://www.indianaopenwheel.com/showthread.php?t=11511

[luckybuc97]

Here's a car that ran as a supermod. one night & a sprintcar the next night. The fuel cell in this car was a sprintcar tail. Mid '70's thru early '80's

[HurstBros0]

Originally Posted by sprinter14 1967 - purse went to $12,500 but winners share remained $3,000. Don Nordhorn of Evansville, IN led the final 385 laps to win by a 16 lap margin over Cincinnati's Ross Smith. Allen Barr, John Peddie, Ken Ferrand, Bud Holmes, Grant Wilmot, Bobby Greer, Bob Pratt, and Larry Cannon rounded out the top 10.

I see in an early effort of the Hurst Bros.( actually just Dad since John would have been 2 and myself 6 ) a 6th place finish . Phil Miller subbed for Bud Holmes when Bud got cramps.

[EldoraMark]

It's been quite a few years ago but I was talking to Rick Ferkel. Rick told me he ran those 500 races. He said that he used the same tire in two races. That is 1000 laps. Rick said the tire was as hard as cement. I think he said the first race he made his sprint car out of his kids swing set and it lasted about 50 laps before it came apart. Like I said it was qite a few years ago but I believe that is how the strory went.

Outside turns 1 & 2

[treecitytornado]

Phil has told me the story of that Eldora 500 a few times, Dan! Awesome stuff!


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