[richie]

I am going to try to start a new thing on here throughout the winter months for all of us to get our racing fix. It's going to be a video of the day from YouTube involving non-wing sprints, midgets, & Silver Crown.

Here is where I will begin, the USAC Sprint Car Series season opener from April 26, 1981 that aired on ABC Wide World of Sports. The announcing team includes legendary college football announcer Keith Jackson and National Speed Sport News's Chris Economaki. Enjoy!

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Posted above are the thrills, might as well include the spills from that day as well.

Gary Gray in qualifying:

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Chris Cumberworth in heat race action:

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[treecitytornado]

Way To Go!, to my buddy, Dave Peperak! One of the true sportsman of Sprint Car Racing!
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[Tim Watson]

Why at that time did the wall around turns 3 and 4 only go half way then around the rest of turn 4 was a guard rail?

[cowboyhar69]

Originally Posted by Tim Watson Why at that time did the wall around turns 3 and 4 only go half way then around the rest of turn 4 was a guard rail?

Tim, On my first visit to Eldora in 1966 the whole fence was a double tier guardrail just like Terre Haute used to be. Earl started replacing it with concrete in the 70's and turn 3 & 4 was the last to be completed...don't remember what year that was but I think sometime in the mid 80's

Tim Wolffrum aka Cowboy

Jack Hewitt from 16th to 4th...not too shabby at all!!! If I remember correctly (help me out Marv) the next day on Sunday there was a 60 lap USAC Silver Crown race that was won by Danny Smith in the Gambler House Dirt Car.

[Tim Watson]

Originally Posted by cowboyhar69 Tim, On my first visit to Eldora in 1966 the whole fence was a double tier guardrail just like Terre Haute used to be. Earl started replacing it with concrete in the 70's and turn 3 & 4 was the last to be completed...don't remember what year that was but I think sometime in the mid 80's Tim Wolffrum aka Cowboy Jack Hewitt from 16th to 4th...not too shabby at all!!! If I remember correctly (help me out Marv) the next day on Sunday there was a 60 lap USAC Silver Crown race that was won by Danny Smith in the Gambler House Dirt Car.

Thanks for the info. The track was in ok shape for a day race that day in my opinion.

[supdh56]

steve kinser won at eldora in silver crown 100 lap race 4-26-1981 in the 75 car . The same year in october he won sprint and silver crown in the aristocrat car.

[cowboyhar69]

Originally Posted by supdh56 steve kinser won at eldora in silver crown 100 lap race 4-26-1981 in the 75 car . The same year in october he won sprint and silver crown in the aristocrat car.

I knew my memory was fading...Danny Smith won in 1982 and the day before Jack Hewitt won the sprint feature.

Tim Wolffrum aka Cowboy

[dirtball]

Awesome video's, thanks.

[treecitytornado]

I can't believe nobody else said anything about Peperak! He did one Hell of a Job!

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