1988 Kokomo; can we identify the car over the fence?
 

First sorry for the quality of this video. Besides the normal youtube compression Kokomo had very poor lights in 1988 with most action severely backlit. In addition I was in turn 4 and the action is in turn 1. It was just a fluke really that the flip was in my lens. After one run through I zoom the frame for a replay.

You can't see car #'s so really I'm just hoping someone was there that night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DULOBA6xDwA

Re: 1988 Kokomo; can we identify the car over the fence?
 

These names brings back some good memories at Kokomo :) I don't know if this is the date your after but many of these drivers were regulars @ Kokomo.

August 6, 1988
Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, IN

FAST QUALIFIER - Tray House - 14.37

HEAT 1 - Tim Norman, Dink Glidden, Tray House, Eric Gordon, Van Gurley, John Sargent, Tim Bookmiller
HEAT 2 - Tony Elliott, Randy Kinser, Terry Shepherd, Mike Mann, Jeff Donelson, Chuck Wilson, Randy Woodling
HEAT 3 - Pete Abel, Joe Miller, Tim Gee, Brad Boyer, Kelly Kinser, Mark Owsley
HEAT 4 - Kevin Thomas, Dave Darland, Jeff Gordon, Art Wendt, Gary Fisher, Jeff Walker, Troy Dunn

Semi - Kelly Kinser, Tim Bookmiller, Gary Fisher, Chuck Wilson, Jeff Donelson, John Sargent, Rob Roberts, Randy Woodling, Jeff Gordon, Troy Dunn, Jeff Walker

FEATURE - 40 LAPS
1. Tim Gee
2. Kelly Kinser
3. Terry Shepherd
4. Tony Elliott
5. Randy Kinser
6. Dink Glidden
7. Art Wendt
8. Joe Miller
9. Mike Mann
10. Pete Abel
11. Dave Darland
12. Tim Bookmiller
13. Eric Gordon
14. Brad Boyer
15. Jeff Gordon
16. Kevin Thomas
17. Tim Norman
18. Tray House

Lap Leaders - Dink Glidden (Laps 1-4), Tim Gee (Laps 5-30)

Re: 1988 Kokomo; can we identify the car over the fence?
 

Originally Posted by Justigit:
These names brings back some good memories at Kokomo :) I don't know if this is the date your after but many of these drivers were regulars @ Kokomo.

August 6, 1988
Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, IN

FAST QUALIFIER - Tray House - 14.37

HEAT 1 - Tim Norman, Dink Glidden, Tray House, Eric Gordon, Van Gurley, John Sargent, Tim Bookmiller
HEAT 2 - Tony Elliott, Randy Kinser, Terry Shepherd, Mike Mann, Jeff Donelson, Chuck Wilson, Randy Woodling
HEAT 3 - Pete Abel, Joe Miller, Tim Gee, Brad Boyer, Kelly Kinser, Mark Owsley
HEAT 4 - Kevin Thomas, Dave Darland, Jeff Gordon, Art Wendt, Gary Fisher, Jeff Walker, Troy Dunn

Semi - Kelly Kinser, Tim Bookmiller, Gary Fisher, Chuck Wilson, Jeff Donelson, John Sargent, Rob Roberts, Randy Woodling, Jeff Gordon, Troy Dunn, Jeff Walker

FEATURE - 40 LAPS
1. Tim Gee
2. Kelly Kinser
3. Terry Shepherd
4. Tony Elliott
5. Randy Kinser
6. Dink Glidden
7. Art Wendt
8. Joe Miller
9. Mike Mann
10. Pete Abel
11. Dave Darland
12. Tim Bookmiller
13. Eric Gordon
14. Brad Boyer
15. Jeff Gordon
16. Kevin Thomas
17. Tim Norman
18. Tray House

Lap Leaders - Dink Glidden (Laps 1-4), Tim Gee (Laps 5-30)

That looks like a winged race, I would guess All Stars.

Looks like an Indiana Sprint Week Show.

Re: 1988 Kokomo; can we identify the car over the fence?
 

Originally Posted by treecitytornado:
Looks like an Indiana Sprint Week Show.

Very likely you are right!

Re: 1988 Kokomo; can we identify the car over the fence?
 

Originally Posted by treecitytornado:
Looks like an Indiana Sprint Week Show.

I think you are right. I am thinking the first year when it sanctioned by the Hurryin Hoosier series or something like that.

Re: 1988 Kokomo; can we identify the car over the fence?
 

Was it Vince Ozman?

Re: 1988 Kokomo; can we identify the car over the fence?
 

Was it Vince Ozman? If it was, He didnot survive the crash

Re: 1988 Kokomo; can we identify the car over the fence?
 

Originally Posted by egh170:
Was it Vince Ozman?

The Vince Osman accident was in 1997.

Re: 1988 Kokomo; can we identify the car over the fence?
 

No, it was not Vince Osman. Unfortunately I was at Kokomo Speedway that night as well filming from the end of the backstretch. Kent Evans the owner asked me to mail a copy of the crash to K&K Insurance for their investigation. It was such a sad night. No one other than Mike O'Leary and K&K Insurance has ever seen that footage.

I wish I had a date for this 1988 accident but I wasn't documenting or taking notes my first few years of filming.

Another driver went over the fence in turn three much earlier than 1988 and ended up against the building way out there. I remember seeing pictures of that one in Open Wheel magazine.

Thanks for everyone's information and stay tuned for more vintage (1988-2009) IOW action.