Rollie Beale

Danny Burton · 6/26/14, 7:16 PM

[QUOTE=racenut69;380874]Was he not the USAC car owner for Jeff Gordon???...Newbie,so I'm not sure?..Help?[/Q

Fairly sure you are referring to Rollie Helmling.

racenut69 · 6/26/14, 7:19 PM

Oops,sorry..I told you was a newbie...

cecil98 · 6/26/14, 7:29 PM

Rollie drove one of the ugliest sprint cars ever built. The Alfater with the tall square roll bar. However, he beat up on a lot of great racers with that car. The last race I remember watching him win, with that car, was Eldora in (1966?). He smoked'em, including eventual champion Roger McKluskey in Mutt Anderson's #51 car. I'm sure he won several more but, that was the last one I attended....

Danny Burton · 6/26/14, 7:53 PM

We were all newbies at one point. Even Cecil.

cecil98 · 6/27/14, 5:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Danny Burton

We were all newbies at one point. Even Cecil.

Yeah..... sometimes this 60 yr old brain/memory can post things that could be considered "Newbie'ish"!!! But I try my best to be as accurate as possible when dredging up old memories of this great sport! ......LOL

On a more serious note, I am just so thankful that, when I was a 6 yr old child, my father started taking me to USAC Sprint and Champ car races. I got to witness so much of what we oldtimers love to talk about on this board, including watching the great Rollie Beale handle some of the best racers in the country...... Thanks for the great memories, Rollie!!

6/26/14, 7:19 PM	#22 Re: Rollie Beale
racenut69 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 8,059	Oops,sorry..I told you was a newbie... __________________ There is always room for one more in the corner! I'm disguised as a responsible adult!... Michael Carter....

6/26/14, 7:53 PM	#24 Re: Rollie Beale
Danny Burton Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,350	We were all newbies at one point. Even Cecil. __________________ http://www.hoseheads.com/dannyb.html Quiet, numbskulls. I'm broadcasting.

6/26/14, 7:29 PM	#23 Re: Rollie Beale
cecil98 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,399	Rollie drove one of the ugliest sprint cars ever built. The Alfater with the tall square roll bar. However, he beat up on a lot of great racers with that car. The last race I remember watching him win, with that car, was Eldora in (1966?). He smoked'em, including eventual champion Roger McKluskey in Mutt Anderson's #51 car. I'm sure he won several more but, that was the last one I attended....