USAC Sprints--Terre Haute
 

Just a reminder. USAC Sprints at The Action Track this Saturday Sept. 12th. I don't have any affiliation with Terre Haute....Just think there is great racing there and the memories I have of the place...Seeing Jan Opperman win the Hulman Classic in (If memory serves me correctly) 1976. He showed up in The Speedway Motors 4X and they had to change the number to 64 since USAC didn't allow any letters, but numbers only. Seeing Gary Bettenhausen and Sheldon Kinser battle the last 10 laps in (Memory lapse again) 1978 on a cool Sept. sunday afternoon. One on the cushion and the other on the bottom.
Don't know what it is about that place, but it has always been special to me. I was happy to see the promotors put this race on the schedule when the Hut Hundred was canceled. They easily could have canceled and ran nothing. I enjoy the smaller tracks...but there's something special about seeing them on the Half-miles.

Tim Wolffrum aka Cowboy

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I will be there.

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I really wish I could be there for this one :(

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Originally Posted by BrentTFunk:
I will be there.

Brent, are you sure the "Terre Haute Homers" won't run you off?:5:

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THAT's the plan for Saturday. Some of my older Terre Haute memories include a Gary Bettenhausen '68 win in Willie Davis' #24; another Gary B. effort in '69 when he jumped into the #42 Ziegler sprinter (Herman Wise's ride), started on the tail and won; '70 Jim McElreath win in Rufus Gray owned #83 GAPCO Spl.; watched Dick "Toby" Tobias in #17 and Bruce Walkup in Seymour #29 log feature wins, also in '70; Gary B. again in '71 in Willie's #2; and Rollie Beale taking Ron Kilman's #3 to a THAT win in '72. There were others, of course, but I'd better quit now.

Fingers crossed for a great day weatherwise on Sat. :22:

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Originally Posted by Dirtfan:
Brent, are you sure the "Terre Haute Homers" won't run you off?:5:

Who would that be?

The Morgans will be there!!
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i wish i could be there :(

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Originally Posted by fishburger:
that's the plan for saturday. Some of my older terre haute memories include a gary bettenhausen '68 win in willie davis' #24; another gary b. Effort in '69 when he jumped into the #42 ziegler sprinter (herman wise's ride), started on the tail and won; '70 jim mcelreath win in rufus gray owned #83 gapco spl.; watched dick "toby" tobias in #17 and bruce walkup in seymour #29 log feature wins, also in '70; gary b. Again in '71 in willie's #2; and rollie beale taking ron kilman's #3 to a that win in '72. There were others, of course, but i'd better quit now.

Fingers crossed for a great day weatherwise on sat. :22:

correction! Sonny ates was in the ziegler 42 that day!!!!!!!!!!!! Willies 24 blew up and sonny said drive it and he won the sprint campioship with that win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Track fact!

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Man...Fish, you got me all excited with that Recap of past races. Had forgotten about some of those races. Now that I think about it.....I was at all of those races too. Thanks for the memories. I always had all of those guys on a pedestal.

Tim Wolffrum aka Cowboy