Jan Opperman passed away 14 years ago on 9-4-97
It's hard to believe that it's been 14 years since Opp passed away. Even harder to believe that it's been 30 years since his crash in a sprint car at Jennerstown, Pa. in 1981. He had a bad wreck in a dirt champ car in 1976 at the Indianapolis Fairgrounds mile and was just getting back into good racing form when he had the crash at Jennerstown.
Here's an interesting story about him:
http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/fo...p?db=ct&n=3562