Thread: The longest WoO sprint car race - Paragon Speedway, Indiana
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9/12/09, 2:24 PM   #28
Re: The longest WoO sprint car race - Paragon Speedway, Indiana
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The waltz car was beautiful, sorta looked like Pancho's car. The fire was right n front of me. They pulled out the quick fill can too quick, and whooom, in a ball of flame. He got killed very shortly after the 150 lapper.

I remember Butch Wilkerson leading one of the 150's one year in a Seibert car, then the bird cage broke. If it hadn't, nobody would have beat Butch.
I drove seibert car at lil 500 in 1979 only lead that 144 laps rr bar fell out. Butch Wilkerson#1