[SteveD]

Originally Posted by RichH That would be April 5, 1964. That was my first USAC race also, won by Johnny Rutherford in the #3 K.E.Y Ignition spoecial! Been hooked ever since.

For the record the quote, "When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross" Sinclair Lewis's book "It Can't Happen Here" 1935

[FishBurger]

Originally Posted by Seadog I remember Jim in the Iddings car, but for some reason I always associated Sellersburg's Sonny Ates driving that car.

Ates was breathtakingly fast in that car on the high banks, especially at Dayton. I got to see some great pavement racing in the late 60's featuring Ates, Dickson, Weld, Sessions, and occasionally Mike Mosley among others. Another notable #93 chauffeur was Allen Crowe. He was killed at New Bremen on 6/2/63 in the 8th race of a 24 race schedule that season. Yet, he still finished 7th in the 1963 driver point standings. He was off to a great start and had won the previous feature at Eldora. Those were exciting years but too often stained by tragedy.

[SUPERDUKE]

Originally Posted by danny burton another early memory. One of those shoes was jimmy hemmings, who knew my dad. I barely recall meeting jimmy once with my dad. I think, but am not sure, that my dad worked with jim's mom for several years. And for more silly trivia not directly related to usac/imca, i delivered mail to mrs. Hemmings for awhile. But then in this town, there are several in the open wheel race community that i delivered bills, i mean mail, to. Just how far east did imca run? I always associated usac in those days with this side of the big river, for the most part, and imca running from the river west to the rockies, or the great plains states.

imca and csra big cars ran in ny. Pa.ga. Tenn. Fla. Ala. La. Ohio in. Mich ky ill wis minn. Iowa nb.ok tx mo ks ak imca raced that. salem. winchester. ft wayne. little 500. SO.BEND. ILIANNA. DAYTON eldora powell springfield ohio celina ohio toledo tri county SANDUSKY. GREENVILLE. BEDFORD. and in canada! At one time both where bigger then aaa and usac

[RacinFool]

I watched my first USAC sprint car race either 68-69, It was twin fiftys on the mile at Syracuse.

[ronmil]

To the best of my recollection, my first USAC sprint car race was the 1967 Joe James - Pat O'Connor Memorial 100 lapper at Salem. I didn't start keeping records of races attended until 1970, but I do remember that race as being my first USAC sprint race. My first USAC race ever was the 1964 Yankee 300 stock car race on the IRP road course and I first saw USAC Silver Crown cars at DuQuoin in 1965. Don't believe I ever saw an IMCA race.

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Originally Posted by fishburger ates was breathtakingly fast in that car on the high banks, especially at dayton. I got to see some great pavement racing in the late 60's featuring ates, dickson, weld, sessions, and occasionally mike mosley among others. Another notable #93 chauffeur was allen crowe. He was killed at new bremen on 6/2/63 in the 8th race of a 24 race schedule that season. Yet, he still finished 7th in the 1963 driver point standings. He was off to a great start and had won the previous feature at eldora. Those were exciting years but too often stained by tragedy.

don branson bobby marshman sammy session chuck engle drove the iddings car often!

[SteveE]

Marshman even drove it in the champ car configuration and got upside down at Trenton I believe. The gouge is still in the roll bar.

[AlkyMadness]

Erie County Fairgrounds; Hamburg, NY in the 60's.

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Originally Posted by alkymadness erie county fairgrounds; hamburg, ny in the 60's.

really! I still have 2 track records there!

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WELL I GLAD THERE ARE SOME OF US THAT GOT TO BE PART OF THE BEST TIME OF SPRINT CAR RACING IN THE 50 60 70s WHEN THE BEST CAME TOGETHER AT ONE TRACK!