Where and when was your very first race?

SUPERDUKE · 10/25/09, 1:31 AM

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Originally Posted by coloradofan

1951, fort miami 1/4 mile in maumee,ohio, i was 10 yrs. Old. I sat in the stands with my soon to be aunt while my uncle drove a 40 ford sedan, yellow and black number 25, in the race. The oldtimers on here will remember those days of the flat head fords with a hook welded on the dash to hold the car in second gear. The 1/4 mile was in front of the grandstands and used the straightaway of the mile horse track where ronnie householder won a number of aaa midget races.
First usac sprint car race aug. 5, 1962 new bremen, oh. When it was still dirt. Don branson was the winner in the iddings 93 car. Unfortunately that was also my first fatality, don davis who crashed after taking the checkered flag.

Vern plotts

ok! Seen midgets and a few sedans flat heads and watched a guy named rollie in p6 there in harts hot rod lincoln!!!!!!!!!!!!

10/25/09, 8:53 AM

Saw my first at bellclair speedway in the early 50's. Dandy don wasn't there yet but came in like a thunderstore in 58. But in 76 at lake hill speedway, he only lost one feature, in a ford powered mercury capri, to kenny schrum, a long time rival. I still have the program from that night and enjoy sharing the memories. Yes dandy don is still racing a late model at bellclair and just completed 54 seasons, in 6th place in points. Not bad for an old guy.

btownracer · 10/25/09, 9:01 AM

My very first race was in 1976 at the Bloomington Speedway. I don't remember who won , all I know was it hooked me on sprint cars for life.

Kevin Chambers

ColoradoFan · 10/25/09, 9:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SUPERDUKE

ok! Seen midgets and a few sedans flat heads and watched a gay named rollie in p6 there in harts hot rod lincoln!!!!!!!!!!!!

About 6 years later when my wife and I were dating,we went back to Ft. Miami. It was her first race and she picked the Harts Auto Parts P6 to win and it did. We have been married 50 years this month and we are still friends with the driver and his wife. One of my all time favorite drivers and nice guy, Rollie Beale and his wife AnnaMae. I still go to breakfast with the Toledo gang whenever we are in Ohio, Rollie, Donnie Harrell, Jerry Nemire,Cliff Harris, etc.

Vern Plotts

SUPERDUKE · 10/26/09, 6:56 AM

[QUOTE=ColoradoFan;142738]About 6 years later when my wife and I were dating,we went back to Ft. Miami. It was her first race and she picked the Harts Auto Parts P6 to win and it did. We have been married 50 years this month and we are still friends with the driver and his wife. One of my all time favorite drivers and nice guy, Rollie Beale and his wife AnnaMae. I still go to breakfast with the Toledo gang whenever we are in Ohio, Rollie, Donnie Harrell, Jerry Nemire,Cliff Harris, etc.

Vern Plotts[GREAT BUNCH!

Eatin Dirt · 10/26/09, 10:25 AM

I was about 5, so let's make it 1965 at Lawrenceburg Speedway. Have been crazy about it ever since.

davidm · 10/26/09, 11:47 AM

My first race was at Hagerstown Speedway in the summer of 1965. I don't remember much about the race as I was only 3.5 years old, but I do remember seeing a race car at a local garage and we started going to the races shortly after that.

aXe · 10/26/09, 11:47 AM

About 1956 at 13 years old, A little known track Alviso spdwy, Just North of San jose Ca. Most memorable part was as we sat down in the first row a Big Purple sedan hit the wall head on not 10' in front of us. Sendind dirt and wood splinters all over us, My Introduction to the Mad Man Marshall Sargent. That rack is now gone as are most I ventured out to in Ca.
Some of those there that day were Boots Cantrell, Don Loyd, Dean Holden, George Roggie and many more it seems those old hardtops always had over 30 car fields back then.
aXe

JJMooney · 10/26/09, 1:02 PM

Very first race: Shangri-la Speedway, Owego NY. The date was most likely Sunday May 1, 1966. I was three months old at the time. My father worked on a modified stock car driven by Don Diffendorf (# S/360) who was the winner that day. The top three finishers were: Diffendorf, Jim Shampine and Billy Blum.

I saw my very first open wheel race (supermodifieds), at a pavement track, Oswego Speedway, Oswego NY some time in 1972. My first open wheel show on dirt was a URC winged sprint race at Weedsport Speedway, Weedsport NY on July 4, 1976. That race won by Randy Wolfe.

batch56 · 10/26/09, 1:54 PM

1971, Jasper County Speedway, Rensselaer Indiana

10/26/09, 1:02 PM	#89 Re: Where and when was your very first race?
JJMooney Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 377	Very first race: Shangri-la Speedway, Owego NY. The date was most likely Sunday May 1, 1966. I was three months old at the time. My father worked on a modified stock car driven by Don Diffendorf (# S/360) who was the winner that day. The top three finishers were: Diffendorf, Jim Shampine and Billy Blum. I saw my very first open wheel race (supermodifieds), at a pavement track, Oswego Speedway, Oswego NY some time in 1972. My first open wheel show on dirt was a URC winged sprint race at Weedsport Speedway, Weedsport NY on July 4, 1976. That race won by Randy Wolfe. _________________________________________________ Last edited by JJMooney; 10/28/09 at 7:00 AM.

10/25/09, 8:53 AM	#82 Re: Where and when was your very first race?
sgtone Posts: n/a	Saw my first at bellclair speedway in the early 50's. Dandy don wasn't there yet but came in like a thunderstore in 58. But in 76 at lake hill speedway, he only lost one feature, in a ford powered mercury capri, to kenny schrum, a long time rival. I still have the program from that night and enjoy sharing the memories. Yes dandy don is still racing a late model at bellclair and just completed 54 seasons, in 6th place in points. Not bad for an old guy.

10/25/09, 9:01 AM	#83 Re: Where and when was your very first race?
btownracer Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 135	My very first race was in 1976 at the Bloomington Speedway. I don't remember who won , all I know was it hooked me on sprint cars for life. Kevin Chambers

10/26/09, 6:56 AM	#85 Re: Where and when was your very first race?
SUPERDUKE Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,256	[QUOTE=ColoradoFan;142738]About 6 years later when my wife and I were dating,we went back to Ft. Miami. It was her first race and she picked the Harts Auto Parts P6 to win and it did. We have been married 50 years this month and we are still friends with the driver and his wife. One of my all time favorite drivers and nice guy, Rollie Beale and his wife AnnaMae. I still go to breakfast with the Toledo gang whenever we are in Ohio, Rollie, Donnie Harrell, Jerry Nemire,Cliff Harris, etc. Vern Plotts[GREAT BUNCH!

10/26/09, 10:25 AM	#86 Re: Where and when was your very first race?
Eatin Dirt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,930	I was about 5, so let's make it 1965 at Lawrenceburg Speedway. Have been crazy about it ever since.

10/26/09, 11:47 AM	#87 Re: Where and when was your very first race?
davidm Senior Member Race Count This Year: 21 Race Count Last Year: 23 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 12,509	My first race was at Hagerstown Speedway in the summer of 1965. I don't remember much about the race as I was only 3.5 years old, but I do remember seeing a race car at a local garage and we started going to the races shortly after that.

10/26/09, 11:47 AM	#88 Re: Where and when was your very first race?
aXe Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 177	About 1956 at 13 years old, A little known track Alviso spdwy, Just North of San jose Ca. Most memorable part was as we sat down in the first row a Big Purple sedan hit the wall head on not 10' in front of us. Sendind dirt and wood splinters all over us, My Introduction to the Mad Man Marshall Sargent. That rack is now gone as are most I ventured out to in Ca. Some of those there that day were Boots Cantrell, Don Loyd, Dean Holden, George Roggie and many more it seems those old hardtops always had over 30 car fields back then. aXe

10/26/09, 1:54 PM	#90 Re: Where and when was your very first race?
batch56 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 131	1971, Jasper County Speedway, Rensselaer Indiana