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SUPERDUKE (Offline)
  #1 8/21/08 10:11 PM
CAN YOU NAME THE USAC MIDGET = SPRINTS = STOCK CAR RACES -AJ WON IN OHIO?:checkered:
cabjr111 (Offline)
  #2 8/21/08 10:47 PM
NO I can,t:shout
itsanonwingthing (Offline)
  #3 8/22/08 2:11 AM
Originally Posted by SUPERDUKE:
CAN YOU NAME THE USAC MIDGET = SPRINTS = STOCK CAR RACES -AJ WON IN OHIO?:checkered:
Stock Car win

Friday September 13, 1968, Tri County Speedway (West Chester, Oh.)
100 Laps/50 Miles; Winner: A.J. Foyt (Houston, Texas)
Owner: Jack Bowsher #31 1968 Ford Torino

Keith Wendel
It's a Non Wing thing,.......you wouldn't understand!

USAC Record Book
cecil98 (Offline)
  #4 8/22/08 6:24 AM
Originally Posted by itsanonwingthing:
Stock Car win

Friday September 13, 1968, Tri County Speedway (West Chester, Oh.)
100 Laps/50 Miles; Winner: A.J. Foyt (Houston, Texas)
Owner: Jack Bowsher #31 1968 Ford Torino
I was at that race Keith! Foyt and Bowsher ran side by side lap after lap. Roger McKluskey was in that mix too, driving a Plymouth Superbird (I actually thought Roger won it but, obviously, he didn't). It was a great race! My buddy, Ross Smith ran 4th in a Dodge Charger/Hemi, that car owner Oakie Drout had recently purchased from Don White.

I would guess that Foyt's Ohio wins in a Midget and Sprint had to come at Eldora and/or New Bremen (or, possibly, Toledo??). Foyt did win a USAC midget race in 1961 at Lawrenceburg in the white #6 Nowicke midget but, the Burg is just across the Ohio border in Indiana.
Seadog (Offline)
  #5 8/22/08 9:11 AM
Originally Posted by cecil98:
I was at that race Keith! Foyt and Bowsher ran side by side lap after lap. Roger McKluskey was in that mix too, driving a Plymouth Superbird (I actually thought Roger won it but, obviously, he didn't). It was a great race! My buddy, Ross Smith ran 4th in a Dodge Charger/Hemi, that car owner Oakie Drout had recently purchased from Don White.

I would guess that Foyt's Ohio wins in a Midget and Sprint had to come at Eldora and/or New Bremen (or, possibly, Toledo??). Foyt did win a USAC midget race in 1961 at Lawrenceburg in the white #6 Nowicke midget but, the Burg is just across the Ohio border in Indiana.
Did he possibly win a race at the Dayton Speedway or the Cincinnati Race Bowl?
bigmojo5
  #6 8/22/08 9:32 AM
Xenia, Ohio, USAC midget, Sept. 11, 1957, in Bob Higman's #67
Tri-County Speedway, USAC stock, Sept. 13, 1968
New Bremen Speedway, USAC stock, Oct. 5, 1969

That's just a quick scan of Dick Wallen's USAC book through 1971

It's very interesting. I always knew Foyt won at Langhorne and Ascot, just not how much. He was VERY good there.
Jim Morrison
SUPERDUKE (Offline)
  #7 8/22/08 10:06 AM
Originally Posted by bigmojo5:
xenia, ohio, usac midget, sept. 11, 1957, in bob higman's #67
tri-county speedway, usac stock, sept. 13, 1968
new bremen speedway, usac stock, oct. 5, 1969

that's just a quick scan of dick wallen's usac book through 1971

it's very interesting. I always knew foyt won at langhorne and ascot, just not how much. He was very good there.
Jim morrison
you cheated!
itsanonwingthing (Offline)
  #8 8/22/08 10:29 AM
Originally Posted by cecil98:
I was at that race Keith! Foyt and Bowsher ran side by side lap after lap. Roger McKluskey was in that mix too, driving a Plymouth Superbird (I actually thought Roger won it but, obviously, he didn't). It was a great race! My buddy, Ross Smith ran 4th in a Dodge Charger/Hemi, that car owner Oakie Drout had recently purchased from Don White.

I would guess that Foyt's Ohio wins in a Midget and Sprint had to come at Eldora and/or New Bremen (or, possibly, Toledo??). Foyt did win a USAC midget race in 1961 at Lawrenceburg in the white #6 Nowicke midget but, the Burg is just across the Ohio border in Indiana.
Some more stats from that race......
Finish (top 3): 1-A.J. Foyt (#31), 2-Roger McCluskey (1968 Plymouth), 3-Don White (Dodge).
Fast qualifier: Al Unser #5 1968 Dodge 22.14 sec.
Race Notes: Time of race - 37 min & 53 sec, Average Speed - 79.165 mph., Race Purse - $7,750

CLICK for more USAC Stock/Sprint/Midget results from Tri-County | Queen City Speedway

Keith Wendel
It's a Non Wing thing,.......you wouldn't understand!

USAC Record Book
SUPERDUKE (Offline)
  #9 8/22/08 2:31 PM
AJ NEVER WON A SPRINT CAR RACE IN OHIO! A USAC MIDGET RACE AT KIL KARE! IS ONLY OPEN WHEEL WIN! JUD LARSON WON IN HIS CAR AT NEW BREMAN ON THE DIRT!:checkered:
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