RIP Bill Powers USAC Car owner

Rpracing1 · 3/5/15, 3:57 PM

http://www.browningfuneral.com/obitu...#/obituaryInfo

Bill Powers was a USAC car owner back in the 70's. He was partnered with Bill King and they ran the "Kings Custom Machine/Powers Welding #51 Sprinter". Their cars were always first class and fast. Bills motto was, 2nd place was just the first loser. His drivers included Vogler, Gates, Leavitt, Hewett, and Cockrum to name a few. RIP Bill.

groove grabber · 3/5/15, 11:16 PM

RIP Mr. Powers!

ThePurple73 · 3/6/15, 4:36 PM

I always remember the 51 car as super fast. If I remember Leavitt had a bunch of fast times.

I remember the car running well in the Knoxville Nationals.

Somebody on the team could really make the thing fly.

rmcar · 3/6/15, 6:12 PM

Proud to have known bill as a friend. As a young kid he always had time to talk to me. Thanks for letting me be a small part of your team. roger

Dgentry51 · 3/10/15, 1:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThePurple73

I always remember the 51 car as super fast. If I remember Leavitt had a bunch of fast times.

I remember the car running well in the Knoxville Nationals.

Somebody on the team could really make the thing fly.

Those persons, would be Doc, and Russ Schmidt

Rpracing1 · 3/14/15, 10:56 AM

Cliff Cockrum looking skyward in the Powers Welding/Kings Custom Machine #51 Sprinter at Paragon

3/6/15, 6:12 PM	#4 Re: RIP Bill Powers USAC Car owner
rmcar Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 209	Proud to have known bill as a friend. As a young kid he always had time to talk to me. Thanks for letting me be a small part of your team. roger

3/14/15, 10:56 AM	#6 Re: RIP Bill Powers USAC Car owner
Rpracing1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,291	Cliff Cockrum looking skyward in the Powers Welding/Kings Custom Machine #51 Sprinter at Paragon