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SUPERDUKE 4/28/08 9:36 PM
Triva/dizz Wilson
 
Can You Name All Of Dizz Wilson Drivers? From Rangers To Chevys! How Many Can You Name? CAN YOU NAME HIS DRIVERS THAT MADE IT TO THE 500?

Charles Nungester 4/28/08 10:10 PM
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Dick Gaines, SuperDuke, Im pretty sure Wilkerson drove for him

Chuck, not even close to knowing em all

dfish 4/28/08 10:45 PM
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I know my grandpa, Ron Fisher, did. My dad tells a story about grandpa following someone for too long at Bloomington. He says grandpa came into the pits, and Dizz puts his foot up on the old two-tube front bumper and says, "Boy, don't you know what this iron up here is for?" That's the story I remember.

SUPERDUKE, I've got an old Dick Wallen tape of you busting your ass out of turn two at New Bremen. Was that as hard of a hit as it looked?

Jerry Shaw 4/28/08 11:01 PM
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Carl Williams. I know he made it to Indy.

bigmojo5 4/28/08 11:17 PM
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I've got pictures of the Lyle Roberts roadster after Duke Cook busted it up on the front stretch at New Bremen while qualifying in 1974.

I believe you can add Johnny Rutherford to the list of Dizz Wilson drivers. If I've go the story right, Rutherford flipped and Dizz fired him before the car came to a stop.

Believe another was Gene Aldridge, from Gibson County, Ind., probably before World War II. When I worked at the Princeton newspaper in the early 1980s, a race car sat in the front yard being used as a flower planter. Supposedly, it had been owned by Dizz Wilson at one time and was purchased by Aldridge for the motor and possibly the powertrain. The last time I saw the car it was in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Museum as a display on what type of condition in which some museum pieces are originally found.

Jim Morrison

SUPERDUKE 4/28/08 11:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bigmojo5 (Post 37531)
I've got pictures of the Lyle Roberts roadster after Duke Cook busted it up on the front stretch at New Bremen while qualifying in 1974.

I believe you can add Johnny Rutherford to the list of Dizz Wilson drivers. If I've go the story right, Rutherford flipped and Dizz fired him before the car came to a stop.

Believe another was Gene Aldridge, from Gibson County, Ind., probably before World War II. When I worked at the Princeton newspaper in the early 1980s, a race car sat in the front yard being used as a flower planter. Supposedly, it had been owned by Dizz Wilson at one time and was purchased by Aldridge for the motor and possibly the powertrain. The last time I saw the car it was in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Museum as a display on what type of condition in which some museum pieces are originally found. NOT JOHNNY RUTHERFORD! IT WAS JACK ROUNDS THAT DIZZ FIRED WHILE SETTING ON A STACK OF TIRES EATING A HOT DOG! AT ST. PAUL

Jim Morrison

SUPERDUKE 4/28/08 11:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dfish (Post 37525)
I know my grandpa, Ron Fisher, did. My dad tells a story about grandpa following someone for too long at Bloomington. He says grandpa came into the pits, and Dizz puts his foot up on the old two-tube front bumper and says, "Boy, don't you know what this iron up here is for?" That's the story I remember.

SUPERDUKE, I've got an old Dick Wallen tape of you busting your ass out of turn two at New Bremen. Was that as hard of a hit as it looked?
IT ONLY HURT WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND!

dfish 4/28/08 11:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SUPERDUKE (Post 37540)
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IT ONLY HURT WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND!
Was that the Nance car? I know it was mostly white, and VERY high off the ground!

Rex W. 4/29/08 1:41 AM
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I think Foyt drove for Dizz

Checker'd Past 4/29/08 4:38 AM
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I believe Jim McElreath drove for E.M."Dizz" Wilson.

Zellner 4/29/08 5:42 AM
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You can add Mike Johnson to the list

dougvan 4/29/08 6:34 AM
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Paul Gratzer was the last, Mike Smith (Danny's dad) , Don Nordhorn

Offy22 4/29/08 6:34 AM
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Buzz Barton, Leroy Neumyer are two that come immediately to mind but boy there was a ton of drivers who sat behind the #71 Orange Crate and #70 Ol' Yeller at the fairs and racetracks back in the 50's and 60's.

CAJ 4/29/08 6:55 AM
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The list of drivers is endless!
Hell, even I drove Dizz's car at Paragon one night in 1982.
One of the coolest things that has or will ever happen to me!

I love his quote, and he meant ever word of it!

bigq11 4/29/08 7:30 AM
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Larry Miller

SUPERDUKE 4/29/08 9:08 AM
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Yes A Nance Car! Not A Very Good Non-wing Car!

itsanonwingthing 4/29/08 9:29 AM
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Add Greg Staab to the list, he ran the #71 car at Lawrenceburg in 1981, finishing 9th in the feature.:thumb

#1SPRINTVET 4/29/08 9:50 AM
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1962 Johnny White drove the #71 and Starret from California drove the #70 at the IMCA Tampa races. I know because I drove the George Nesler #4 at those events and traveled with White. Starret lost his life after returning to California and White was paralized after a crash at Terre Haute.

itsanonwingthing 4/29/08 9:57 AM
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Cliff Cockrum drove for Dizz.

CincyKen 4/29/08 10:17 AM
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Dick Gaines, Butch Wilkerson at the Burg and Bloomington.

MickeyD 4/29/08 11:29 AM
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In researching the racing on the old Imperial (El Centro), CA half mile, A.J. Shepherd won on March 5, 1960 driving Dizz Wilson's #70 Offy. He started his only Indy 500 the next year.

ronmil 4/29/08 12:33 PM
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Richard Jackson, Dick Gaines, Calvin Gilstrap, Butch Wilkerson and A. J. Foyt are among some of the drivers in Dizz Wilson built cars. And didn't Mike Johnson also drive for Dizz?

interpreter66 4/29/08 1:51 PM
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I HAD HEARD JOE PECKALEVITCH OUT OF SYRACUSE N.Y BUT NOT SURE IF THATS TRUE.:confused:

SUPERDUKE 4/29/08 2:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SUPERDUKE (Post 37508)
Can You Name All Of Dizz Wilson Drivers? From Rangers To Chevys! How Many Can You Name? CAN YOU NAME HIS DRIVERS THAT MADE IT TO THE 500?
INDY DRIVERS AJ FOYT AJ SHEPARD JIM MCELREATH JIM MCWHITY CARL WILLAMS JOHNNY RUTHERFORD RED AMICK FRANK ARMI JOHNNY WHITE BOB MATHAUSER DON BRANSON SAMMY SESSIONS RONNIE DUMAN BOBBY GRIM CLIFF GRIFFIN BUBBY JONES SHELDON KINSER

Rex W. 4/29/08 2:35 PM
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Danny Smith Randy Kinser Bud Tinglestad Greg Weld Larry Cannon Cecil Beaver Buzz Gregory

interpreter66 4/29/08 2:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SUPERDUKE (Post 37608)
INDY DRIVERS AJ FOYT AJ SHEPARD JIM MCELREATH JIM MCWHITY CARL WILLAMS JOHNNY RUTHERFORD RED AMICK FRANK ARMI JOHNNY WHITE BOB MATHAUSER I'LL THINK OF SOME MORE!
O.K MAYBE IT'S EASIER TO NAME WHO DIDN'T DRIVE FOR HIM:action-smiley-049:

Bubba Smith 4/29/08 3:45 PM
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Originally Posted by interpreter66 (Post 37612)
O.K MAYBE IT'S EASIER TO NAME WHO DIDN'T DRIVE FOR HIM:action-smiley-049:
Cliff Cockrum drove for Dizz as did Don Nordhorn.

riskybrisky5 4/29/08 4:08 PM
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Kevin Thomas drove for him. That is where I first met Kevin at Dizz's shop.

Scott Gerkin Steve Kinsers crew chief hotlapped it at haubstaut.

Ron Dorsett another mitchell driver i believe has drove for him.

I also think Bernie Graybel might have one time. and possibly Kevin Huntley.

SteveE 4/29/08 9:21 PM
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Ray Kenens, Ed Angle, Jack Rounds, Jim Hines, Bill Roynon, Bill Kimmel, Claire Lawicki, , Mickey McCormack, Cotton Farmer, Russ Long, Bob Coulter, Danny Johnson, Bud Sterrett

SMITHVILLE 4/29/08 9:39 PM
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Mitchell driver Wayne Padgett drove for Dizz 1946-48 in the #49 ranger

old timer 38 4/29/08 9:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SUPERDUKE (Post 37508)
Can You Name All Of Dizz Wilson Drivers? From Rangers To Chevys! How Many Can You Name? CAN YOU NAME HIS DRIVERS THAT MADE IT TO THE 500?
Al Herman was Rookie of the Year driver the Martin Bros Car in 1955 or 56. Also Bill Kimmel the father of Frank Kimmel was fast fast qualfier for the Little 500 in 1958 or 1959.

Stan Don It 4/29/08 9:41 PM
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Wes Stafford

SUPERDUKE 4/29/08 9:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SMITHVILLE (Post 37668)
Mitchell driver Wayne Padgett drove for Dizz 1946-48 in the #49 ranger
ALSO SID BUFKIN WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP
BOB CARPENTER WABASH IN. HOMER CLAYTOR AND PETE FOLSE BOTH FROM TAMPA FLA. RALPH LIGOURI BUZZ ROSE!

SUPERDUKE 4/29/08 10:01 PM
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Gary Patterson Drove Stenger Ford Dirt Car That Dizz Was The Mech,

dougvan 4/29/08 10:09 PM
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Add Rickey Hood and Johnny Krebbs to the list. Some people were hired but never got to drive the car. One story was Dizz was runing in Florida and hired 5 drivers, the first one there got the ride. He was afraid someone wouldn't show up if he had one driver.

SUPERDUKE 4/29/08 10:10 PM
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Allen Barr

K9Racer 4/29/08 10:42 PM
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Add Ray Kenens Sr. to the list. Seems as though there was an article in Open wheel or Sprint Car and Midget, in the recent past, that listed many of Dizz Wilson"s drivers.

HurstBros0 4/29/08 11:22 PM
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Pepe Marchese
Tom Helfrich
Kenny Gentry
Leon Hubble
Elmer Davis
Jeff Walker
Leon Thickstun ...... after Walker got fired after hot laps
Bob Papoy
Terry Cummings ...... ( just the tow rig )

Dad named about 15 more but I couldn`t remember them all to write them down .....

Dan Hurst

bigmojo5 4/30/08 6:22 AM
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How many times did Helfrich run a sprint car?
Not many, I'd guess. I heard at one time he drove one once, then went back to stock cars.
Jim Morrison

SUPERDUKE 4/30/08 8:39 AM
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BuD Randall


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