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The Dizz Wilson thread made me think about some of the drivers Ray had.
Al Smith, Greg Weld*, Larry Dickson*, Bruce Walkup*, Jerry Poland, SuperDuke, Don Thomas, Scratch Daniels, Don Nordhorn, Joe Saldana*, Lee Kunzman*, Rollie Beale, Gary Congdon*, Daryl Harrison,
Curt Waters,Fred Linder, Jim Linder, Tom Bigelow*, Rich Vogler*, MarK Alderson, Jim McCune, Bobby Davis Jr., Sammy Swindell, Gary Howard, Danny Milburn, Emmet Hahn, Carl Williams*, Lenny Waldo, Bob Ciconni.
There are probably a lot more that I am Missing. I had to call Jim Simon, to verify a lot of these
It's a very impressive list , 9 Indy starters in there.

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Didn't Steve Kinser drive one of Ray's Silver Crown cars at the first race at Terre Haute?

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Yep, another one to add to the list.

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Didn't Clark Templeman Jr drive for Ray??

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Clark won a feature at Eldora in June of 1976 in the Smith Speed Shop Special. Add Tom Bigelow to the list.
Jim Morrison

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Sammy Sessions 1975 Silver Crown driver

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Rusty McClure, Brad Marvel, Lee Osborne, Larry Rice, Paul Pitzer, Sheldon Kinser, Van May, Bill Tyler, Bill Puterbaugh, , Larry Moore, Johnny Parsons, Dana Carter, Leland McSpadden, Mike Brooks.
Now I'm up to 46 drivers, 15 of who started at Indy..

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I believe you can add Roger Rager also.

Miss you Steve
Bonna :D

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:greenflag:WHO WON RAYS FIRST CHAMPIONSHIS AS A CAR OWNER?

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Larry Dickson

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Add Bob Evans to the long list.

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Originally Posted by SteveE:
Larry Dickson

SORRY YOUR WRONG!

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The only other thing I can think of Duke, is when Jim McCune won everything in Tampa,Florida in the Dale Doty car built for Ray Smith in about 65. That was an IMCA sponsored event and I believe it was a mid winter series or something on that order.
By the way, I will add more drivers to the list saturday afternoon and I don't believe any other owner could possibly match this amount of drivers.

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More drivers,
Audie Swartz, Mike Johnson, Bruce Field,Jim Hurtubise*, Eddie Leavitt, Bob Wente*, Bob Pratt & Gary Ponzini.
So far 55 drivers, 18 of who drove at Indy. The list keeps growing.

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More Drivers,
Bud Randall, Bob Hurt,Mickey Shaw, Bruce Jacobi, Dee Jones,Russ Congdon, Harold Smith, Karl Busson, Carl VanHorn, Tom York,Cy Fairchild, Steve Schultz, Billy Casella,Tony Simon,Todd Gibson,George Snider*,Bill Koepfer, Benny Rapp, Bill Engelhart*,Tom Sneva*,Jack Hewitt*, Jerry Weeks, Robert Smith, Mike Brooks,Leland McSpadden,Ricky Hood, Steve Yoduck, Kelly Kinser, Al Hager,.
Jerry Nemire, Randy Kinser, T.J.williams, Brent Whited, Ronnie Burke, Jackie Howerton, John Hubbard, Thad Dosher, Gary Allbritain, Rodney Combs, Bob East, Jim McElreath*, Ron Shuman, Rich Leavell, Mac McClellan, Roy Hicks, Bob Frey, Steve Chassey*, Butch Wilkerson, Junior Parkinson, Bobby Adkins, Gary Gray, Kramer Williamson & Jeff Bloom
So if my calculations are correct, he had a total of 108 drivers, 24 of who started at Indy, 7 more attempted but did not make it.
Another impressive statistic is this is over a 27 year span.

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per a buddy of mine

RAY & CISSY SMITH USAC DRIVERS

1964

SPRINT CAR: Audie Schwartz, Bud Randall

1965

SPRINT CAR: Jim McCune, Sam Sessions, Bud Randall, Bob Pratt
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Bob Hurt, Bob Pratt

1966

SPRINT CAR: Mickey Shaw, Bruce Jacobi, Bob Pratt, Dee Jones, Carl Williams

1967

SPRINT CAR: Bruce Walkup, Bob Wente, Russ Congdon, Bill Puterbaugh, Chuck Booth, Jerry Poland, Al Smith,
Harold Smith, Don Thomas

1968

SPRINT CAR: Jerry Daniels, Larry Dickson, Sam Sessions, Johnny Parsons, Rollie Beale, Karl Busson
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Greg Weld

1969

SPRINT CAR: Don Nordhorn, Johnny Parsons, Jerry Daniels
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Don Nordhorn

1970

SPRINT CAR: Greg Weld, Lennie Waldo, Jerry Poland, Lee Kunzman
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Jerry Poland

1971

SPRINT CAR: Jerry Poland, Bill Puterbaugh, Jim Linder, Fred Linder, Carl VanHorn, Duke Cook, Tom Bigelow,
Tom York, Greg Weld, Carl Williams
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Carl Williams, Tom Bigelow

1972

SPRINT CAR: Tom Bigelow, Cy Fairchild, Bill Puterbaugh, Curt Waters, Bob Evans
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Tom Bigelow, Bill Puterbaugh

1973

SPRINT CAR: Tom Bigelow, Steve Shultz, Billy Cassella, Greg Weld, Tony Simon, Danny Johnson, Curt Waters,
Jerry Poland, Darl Harrison, Bob Evans, Todd Gibson, George Snider, Bill Koepfer, Benny Rapp,
Bill Engelhart, Larry Dickson, Jim Hurtubise, Tom Sneva
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Bill Puterbaugh

1974

SPRINT CAR: Joe Saldana
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Lee Osborne, Joe Saldana, Don Nordhorn, Bruce Walkup

1975

SPRINT CAR: Gary Ponzini, Cy Fairchild, Ronnie Burke, Jackie Howerton, John Hubbard, Bruce Walkup,
Thad Dosher, Darl Harrison, Duke Cook, Larry Rice, Rich Vogler
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Lee Osborne, Rich Vogler, Sam Sessions

1976

SPRINT CAR: Roger Rager, Clark Templeman, Larry Moore, Jim Linder
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Clark Templeman, Larry Moore

1977

SPRINT CAR: Jackie Howerton, Gary Allbritain, Jim McElreath, Rodney Combs, Bob East, Gary Howard, Rich Vogler,
Ron Shuman, Mark Alderson, Dane Carter
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Rich Vogler, Rich Leavell, Mack McClellan, Larry Rice

1978

SPRINT CAR: Joe Saldana, Ron Shuman, Roy Hicks, Rich Leavell, Karl Busson
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Joe Saldana, Jackie Howerton, Clark Templeman

1979

SPRINT CAR: Johnny Parsons, Bob Frey, George Snider, Steve Chassey, Rich Vogler, Bill ENgelhart,
Butch Wilkerson, Junior Parkinson, Mark Alderson, Duke Cook, Joe Saldana, Bobby Adkins, Gary Gray
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Johnny Parsons, Paul Pitzer, Mark Alderson

1980

SPRINT CAR: Jim Linder, Rich Vogler, Kramer Williamson, Ron Shuman, Jeff Bloom, Jerry Weeks, Robert Smith,
Joe Saldana, Bob Frey, Mack McClellan, Mike Brooks
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Lealand McSpadden, Bill Tyler, Duke Cook, Sammy Swindell, Johnny Parsons, Steve Kinser,
Sheldon Kinser, Van May, Emmett Hahn

1981

SPRINT CAR: Mike Brooks, Johnny Parsons, Jack Hewitt, Mark Alderson, Rick Hood, Mike Johnson
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Rich Vogler, Larry Rice, Mike Brooks, Tom Bigelow, Johnny Parsons

1982

SPRINT CAR: Mike Johnson, Jack Hewitt, Larry Rice, Dana Carter
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Bobby Davis Jr., Steve Kinser, Eddie Leavitt, Steve Yoduck, Kelly Kinser, Danny Milburn,
Johnny Parsons, Dane Carter

1983

SPRINT CAR: Al Hager, Roger Rager, Tom Bigelow, Jerry Nemire, Mark Alderson
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Larry Rice, Al Hager, Randy Kinser, Danny Milburn, Tom Bigelow, T.J. WIlliamson

1984

SPRINT CAR: Tom Bigelow, Danny Milburn, Johnny Parsons
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Tom Bigelow, Danny Milburn

1985

SPRINT CAR: Danny Milburn
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Danny Milburn

1986

SPRINT CAR: Danny Milburn
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Danny Milburn

1987

SPRINT CAR: Duke Cook, Rusty McClure
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Rusty McClure

1988

CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Rusty McClure

1989

SPRINT CAR: Tom Bigelow, Bruce Field
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Tom Bigelow

1990

SPRINT CAR: Tom Bigelow, Bruce Whited
CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Tom Bigelow, Bob Cicconi

1991

CHAMPIONSHIP CAR: Brad Marvel

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Originally Posted by SteveE:
The only other thing I can think of Duke, is when Jim McCune won everything in Tampa,Florida in the Dale Doty car built for Ray Smith in about 65. That was an IMCA sponsored event and I believe it was a mid winter series or something on that order.
By the way, I will add more drivers to the list saturday afternoon and I don't believe any other owner could possibly match this amount of drivers.

JIM MCCUNE WAS THE FLORIDA CHAMPION!

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Guess I got it then.

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I think Russ Congdon should be Gary Gongdon.

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Ray Smith entered a car at the Indy 500 in 1972. Tom Bigelow drove it in 15 May and 16 May but did not complete his rookie test. It was entered at #70 as a 200ci turbo Chev.

Anyone know anything about it?

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Lee Osborne

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Originally Posted by stevee:
larry dickson

no try again!

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Weren't the Smith cars known as the "Eaton Oilers" due to the tendency to leak oil???

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I know Bruce Walkup Drove Ray's car back in the late 60's because I watched him miss the show with it at Eldora. The reason I know it was in the 60's was because it was pre-roll cage. I believe Rollie Beale won the feature that day in the ugly (Alfater?) car with the real tall rectangular roll bar.

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Originally Posted by sprinter25:
Weren't the Smith cars known as the "Eaton Oilers" due to the tendency to leak oil???

She was a leaker along with another Ohio car the Nichols Bros. 31.