Mark martin, dave watson, and al schill, lapping all but six cars. Former england captain dave watson has neurodegenerative. Nascar cup series results races click on the race to see the complete results for that race. There is also currently, a project to return the ridenour gt, the midengine usrrcearly canam coupe from 196566 to the racing circuit. David watson racing career profile driver database. Dolan would grab the lead from the start of the race and lead until nearly the halfway point when leon plank made a thrilling pass to go from third to first. July 10, 1977 dave watson scored one of the most popular victories and caused more excitement than state fair park has seen in many a moon sunday when he won the miller 200mile late model stock car race. Its been a blast as i have witnessed many great drivers and some of the best. August 22, 1976 dave watson, driving the neilson enterprises 1976 camaro, outraced larry schuler to win the final race of the red, white and blue state championship series for late model stock cars at the wisconsin international raceway sunday afternoon. Short track hall of fame expands april 30, 2015 john gunnell dirt track racing, news 0. Lawrence connie saylor curtis markham darel dieringer dave blaney dave watson david gilliland derrike cope don angel don. Dave watson, business owner, president heath watson, vice president. Dave apparently drove the car only because he had committed himself to driving it.
Slinger speedway champions asphalt super late model. Nascar race cars old race cars sport cars late model racing vintage race car car and driver dale earnhardt drag racing auto racing. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. Don goeden, dave moulis, pete ostrowski, bill prietzel, ray toft, dave watson and john ziegler. Similarly, wade died when a car driven by dave watson came in fast and its brakes locked up. Vintage racing retro vintage dave watson late model racing motor sport auto racing firebird scale models nascar. John watson racing driver john marshall watson, mbe born 4 may 1946 is a british former racing driver and current commentator from northern ireland. While 300,000 fans anxiously watched the race, macdonald spun when coming out of turn 4 and hit the inside retaining wall on his second lap. Allison was the son of racing legend bobby, who retired in 1988. Nascar race cars old race cars little red corvette drag racing auto racing vintage race car car and driver classic cars 1970s. Looking for a professional to modify your car engine for drag racing. Scott brayton fatal crash at indy 500 may 17, 1996 all.
Lake county auto racing legend ray toft of antioch and longtime wilmot raceway driver dave moulis of johnsburg are among the class of 2015. Courtesy of dave dykes the flamboyant joe tinty, creator of plainville stadium with his horse, sugarfoot. Mar 27, 2009 council bluffs, iowas dave chase would win the consolation race over larry wasserfort. Since 1959, aj watson had been one part of the most successful indycar racing team of that era. His last result is the 3rd place for the moto cross of nations gp 1983 in motocross. Grand american road racing association director of special projects dave watson will be. This was, at the time, the largest prize dick trickle had ever raced for. Rodger ward qualified on the front row for the 1964 indy 500 and finished in second place. The 10 greatest indy roadsters in history macs motor city. Seasons spanning over two years for example 2014 championships have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.
Dave watson dave watson, late model racing, old race cars, dale earnhardt. Dave dions brand new autobiography proves conclusively why he is considered the most popular late model driver in the northeast. In 2014, he finished fourth overall in the ginetta gt supercup. Two consecutive days of racing and bruce gould had two consecutive victories, holding off bobby watson, dave dayton, jeff faber, and a. Dave watson late model racing, vintage racing, stock car. He picked me up to drive his sprint car years back. Dave watson stock car racing wiki fandom powered by wikia.
Nov 05, 2017 once a year special the mechanics get behind the wheel, strap in and go for a wild spin around the dirt track oval. Feb 03, 2010 during qualifying dave from calafornia flips going through turns 3 and 4 and is ejected from this car during the rolls, somehow he managed to walk away. Besides, watson offers its brand of mustang racing products. See more ideas about race cars, old race cars and racing. He raced for decades around the short tracks of wisconsin, winning many championships along the way. Nascar results, statistics, drivers, manufacturers and car numbers for dave watson owner nascar driver averages and statistics. May 12, 2014 foyt drove watson s sprint car in 1960, winning the usac eastern division title. Ssdm super stock drag racing national hot rod association engine. Sep 30, 2015 dave watson, john ziegler and rich bickle jr. Danger always close at hand for pit crews daily press. Richard leroy trickle october 27, 1941 may 16, 20, mostly referred to as dick, was an american race car driver. View mobile site jokeypsych endgamehonest galaxyquest.
The last time was again at trenton in september but was knocked out of competition due to a bad clutch. Thank you to our good friend and automotive expert jarrah venebles for making the introduction to david piper and spending the day with us outside of london there are few people in the motor racing world as beguiling as david piper. Mar 15, 2018 when imsa created its new gtp category for 1981, britains lola cars responded with the t600 chassis. As well as, a ford performance racing parts and edelbrock eforce supercharger distributor. Bill bohndriver bay darnelldriver gary dyedriver glenn haddycar ownercar builder woody klugdriver randy. Trickle competed in the asa, artgo, arca, all pro, imca, nascar, and. Watson also collected his second state championship with 1,610 points.
The asa national tour was formerly known as the asa circle of champions tour and the asa acdelco challenge series. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for dave watson on. Unorganized results nascararca grand national east race toledo speedway, toledo, oh july 28, 1973 100. Former england captain dave watson has a neurodegenerative disease that was most likely brought on by head injuries and repeated heading of the ball during his playing days, his wife has revealed. Driver stanton barretts nascar cup series races racing. Foyt continued to drive watson s sprint car off and on through 1968, winning his final race for watson at ascot in gardena, calif. Jun 08, 2007 he was a pit crewman, hit by his own driver, dave watson, who never raced in nascar again. The 1979 nascar winston cup series was the 31st season of professional stock car racing in. Andrew watson born 21 january 1995 is a racing driver from belfast, northern ireland, currently competing in the blancpain gt series driving for garage 59. Trickle competed in the asa, artgo, arca, all pro, imca, nascar, and usac. He competed in formula one, winning five grands prix and was third in the 1982 championship. Includes every race start and finish along with dozens of statistical facts for dave watson nascar career. Dave watson is a racing driver who competes internationally for great britain. Brayton was making a practice run on may 17 in his backup car when it blew a tire going into turn two, spun and.
Aj watson s first rearengined car was an unashamed copy of the very quick late1963 vollstedt design. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Life path number 1 october 7, 1962 dave bronconnier, canadian businessman and politician, 35th mayor of calgary. From there on, it was all dave watson with the milton, wis. Dave watson, and they decided they needed to race again. Won in it at the milwaukee 100 miler in june and the 150 miler at trenton in july. Not only is he a phenomenal race car driver, but hes easily one of the funniest and nicest guys youll ever talk to, particularly while enjoying a beer together. Roberts told him to fess up to his crew chief, jimmy fennig, and he did. John watson was born in belfast and educated in rockport school, northern ireland. Brayton was killed in practice after qualifying for the pole position for the 1996 race. Ray toft, dave moulis will join short track hall of fame. He was a pit crewman, hit by his own driver, dave watson, who never raced in nascar again. For the 1963 season, watson constructed eight new roadsters, with the car offered here entered as the kaiser aluminum special, bearing no. On saturday night he took the race of champions, and he began sundays action with a twocar length win over marzofka.
Larry phillips july 3, 1942 september 21, 2004 was an american racing driver and race car builder with a driving career starting in 1960 and running until 2001, the only person to win the nascar weekly series national championship five times. The wayne carter classic carries with it a history that isnt just remembered but continues to grow. The elegy of a chain smoking, beer drinking, stock car racing legend who. Including, the mustang s550, and 2016 cobra jet programs. Get in touch with the professionals at watson ruppel performance in sarahsville, oh.
Madison international speedway past track champions. He won that title in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, and 1996. I mention this not to diminish the great david pearson but only to show how great usac and drivers like don white, and their equipment really were. Grand americans watson honored with wisconsin achievement award. Hidden away for nearly 2 decades, now back on tracks in the southeast during 2007, this authentic race car from the 1972 scca transam series, and later imsa camel gt series, and valvoline cup, is scheduled for a fall restoration. Click on the year to see detailed race results and standings for that year 19982004 only tweet. For all its distinctive looks, the 1965 watson was an evilhandling car with a dreadful case of bump steer. Our database contains statistics, information and history of nascar car numbers. Named in memory of california driver dave ridenour, who conceived this geniegt in the prophetic belief that coupes were in the future for the ground thumping big bore roadracing cars. Vintage race car, nascar, mercury, race cars, ford, classic, vehicles, drag race cars, cars. Driver dave watson accidentally struck a bystander on pit road and quit the race. Dave watson would dominate the weekend, but it would take two engines to do it.
Nascar racing, auto racing, car pics, car pictures, old race cars, dad day, vintage race car, awesome shoes, kit cars steven zimmerman added 15 new photos to the album. Watson s formula one career began in 1972, driving a customer marchcosworth 721 for goldie hexagon racing in a nonchampionship event. I have never been to plainville stadium, and i dont pretend to know much about it. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. These were considered the top drivers in the world at that time. Previous race season index next race the race1973 toledo 100 was a grand national east event held at tracktoledo speedway on july 28, 1973. Life path number 8 october 20, 1962 dave wong, hong kongtaiwanese singersongwriter and actor. The sixcar inversion from time trials placed roger dolan on the pole. Jim blazek driver don goeden driver dave moulis driver pete ostrowski driver bill prietzel driver john quinn founder of cfrn ray toft promoter dave watson driver john ziegler driver. During qualifying dave from calafornia flips going through turns 3 and 4 and is ejected from this car during the rolls, somehow he managed to walk away. Speedway racing motor speedway natalie decker late model racing rusty wallace old race cars car and driver. Jim was a longtime race car driver, competing in dirt late models and in. Dave watson with images old race cars, nascar racing, racing. Located in southeast michigan, watson racing is a fullservice race car build operation.
The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Championship and 1979 nascar grand american west championship. Click on the site to see all races run at that track view career statistics for stanton barrett. Al lison, who was racing with a very upset stomach, still was a little tougher for watson but he caught the nascar legend on the 158th lap and pulled away for his victory, the first for a wisconsin driver at milwaukee since norm nelson won in 1966 and the first for a buick anywhere since longer than anyone at state fair park could remember. Such were the problems with the car at the indy 500 that ward could not even qualify for the race, a major contributing factor to his departure from the team shortly afterwards. Nov 30, 2017 scott everts brayton february 20, 1959 may 17, 1996 was an american race car driver on the american openwheel circuit. Watson racing specializes in late model mustang racing parts, drag race and road race car build for all makes and models. Dave watson realizes more now that death is part of racing photo measures 7. Watson is very proud to be an integral component of the ford performance racing builds. Bill bohn driver bay darnell driver gary dye driver glenn haddycar ownercar builder woody klug driver randy markwardt driver robbie reiser driver joe roe driver russ scheffler driver al tietyen driver 20 inductees. A few years before, fennig had been mark martins crew chief when martin was running american speed association races in wisconsin. It was the first gt prototype race car with downforcegenerating underbody groundeffects. Complete nascar cup series history of every car number.
He competed in 14 indianapolis 500s, beginning with the 1981 event. The crash killed eddie sachs and forced five other drivers out of the race. Literally every indy car driving legend competed in this stock car division. Super late model triple crown challenge race winners. Current racing series nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoors truck series arca menards west series arca menards east series arca menards series pintys series whelen modified tour weekly racing series peak mexico series whelen euro series ntt indycar series indy lights series formula one series weathertech sportscar champ. Crewmen on major league stock car racing teams perform what has often been called a. Brad keselowski jimmie johnson joey logano kyle busch kurt busch. Stop busch before he kills someone chicago tribune. Due to very different point style, these years do not count toward official whelen modified tour statistics. Dennis wade died here here in march of 1979 when dave watson overshot his pit.
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