Martin stretton and steve hartley took a win apiece in the fia masters historic formula one championship at spafrancorchamps this weekend, hartleys sunday success enough to give him the title stretton, in andrew haddons williams fw07, overcame understeer in qualifying to secure a second win of the season having battled early in the race with simon fish ensign n180 and steve hartleys. Hartley was the 1959 usac national midget champion and took 33 usac wins. Join now to contact ted hartley and youll get instant, unlimited access to our exclusive online database of contact information for over 58,621 celebrities. Historical driver database of nascar cup series drivers 1949. Sonny hutchins racing legend richmonder sonny hutchins has battled, and beaten, the best. The season concluded at occoneechee speedway on october 29. Hartley was inducted in the national midget auto racing hall of fame in 1985. Roy got up to eighth before he finally got so loose he tagged the wall.
Gary hansler was in his second season as a sprint car driver. Leslie eugene gene hartley january 28, 1926 march, 1993 was an american racecar driver. Tedx was created in the spirit of teds mission, ideas worth. Formula one reporter ted kravitz is called a ck in live tv. He even tried a stint as a driver with much success.
The central states championship was ted hartleys first race victory in. Scott hartley sonny hartley ted hartley mark hartline bart hartman. Race participated in the 1999 nbc special, exposed. The son of ted hartley, who himself competed as a midget racer into his 70s, was inducted into the national midget auto racing hall of fame in 1985 and earned 31 usac midget victories, which still ranks among the top10 on the alltime list and he was among the topthree in usac national midget points five straight years 19571961. Nascars kurt busch testifies that exgirlfriend is an. Kinsley had replaced the cars original driver, ford moyer, on the 35th. The next week can not remember where rumor was he had a heart attack and that caused the wreck. Raced in a variety of disciplines, including sprint and sports cars and also midget cars, finishing 10th in the national. Nationally known race driver, offenhauser engine builder, and.
On august 4 1923 the hoosier motor speedway hosted a 100lap race. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older. This is a tribute page to honor the racecar drivers that risked their lives and the racecars that paved the way in. Much thanks and appreciation goes to the nascar media group for providing statistical content, video, images and all kinds of nascar love. A total of 40 wins came with carter as his driver between 1973 and 1980, including tony hulman classic wins at terre haute, ind. The future race car 150mph, and no driver autonomous cars are coming and theyre going to drive better than you. Auto racing is all ive ever known, gene once said in an interview at the. Racer8, i was driving for ted hartley in 1966 when davies got killed but was not at santa fe when it happened. Saturday, july 4, 2015 kevin tripletts racing history. Gene hartley classic racing cars, indy cars, classic racing. Wally zale was a great driver who set records for wins all over the midwest in the 1930s and early 40s. Ted raced into his 70s before he retired in 1973 raced across the united states as well as in canada, mexico, and south america.
Nov 14, 2015 gene hartley, won the first usac indoor race in january 1956 at the allen county war memorial coliseum. Sep 22, 2017 ted hartleys son, leslie eugene gene hartley was the 1959 usac united states auto club midget series champion, scored 33 usac midget feature wins in his career, and drove in ten indianapolis 500mile races. Auto racing is all ive ever known, gene once said in an interview at the indianapolis motor speedway. The twoway the race car driver and others told a dover, del. He got out of the car and said, shoot, i didnt know these cars ran that good, said roy. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older only.
The exf1 driver finding his fifth new home in a year. The car built by grant king was based on measurements he made on john dalbys no. Dinny patterson 631947 race 530 ura midget stubby porter 821939 midget pike meadows aug 24 1939 midget louis schneider 9221942 said to have died from complication from crash at city stadium balboa stadium but may have died from tuberculosis. At age 22, he became the youngest driver to win the indianapolis 500 in 1952. He drove in the 1950s and 1960s in 32 races of the aaa national series and the usac championship. Gene hartley won the first usac race in january 1956. Jeff haag olli haapalainen cory haas james haas mckenna haase john haberbeck mario haberfeld rob haberstick tom hablett bob hackel jr chad hackenbracht chris hackett peter hackett eddie haddad tim haddy herbert hadley michael hadley ed haenelt john haeni. Jan 17, 2008 the car built by grant king was based on measurements he made on john dalbys no.
Gene hartley in the drtina offy would win raceways 75lap season championship race in september, defeating byron fisher and rex easton. Hartley, in 1958, won the very first usac race there, a fifty lap midget race. The son of ted hartley, who himself competed as a midget racer into his 70s, was inducted into the national midget auto racing hall of fame in 1985 and earned 31 usac midget victories, which still ranks among the top10 on the alltime list and he was among the topthree in usac national midget points five straight years 195761. Buster also ran midgets for savannah, gas major hawley at the nutley, nj velodrome above and purchased his own car in 1938 to make the trip to buenos aires, argentina for a winter of midget racing with a contingent of stars, including duane carter, ted hartley, oscar cannonball ridlon, bill. Chris gerdes reveals how he and his team are developing robotic race cars that can drive at 150 mph while avoiding every possible accident. A native of walnutport, pa, warke left the lehigh valley in 1932 for valley stream, ny to enroll in. Gene hartley was the son of midget car racing driver ted hartley and won the 1959 usac national midget series.
The first race of the 1950 season was run on february 5 at the daytona beach road course in daytona beach, florida. Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand. The 1950 nascar grand national season was the second season of professional stock car racing in the united states. Find everything in one place on brendon hartley including their biography, latest news and updates, high. Rallycross on a budget part 1 series 18 top gear bbc. See more ideas about indy cars, classic race cars and race cars. Nationally known race driver, offenhauser engine builder, and race car restorer, granville buster warke of center valley died wednesday, february 20, at age 93. Nationally known race driver, offenhauser engine builder. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver. The race is remembered historically as a moment of firsts for the event. The joke was i had to sell my road car to buy it and then i had to borrow a road car from my dad so i could tow it to the race track. Theodore musgrave born december 18, 1955 is an american former race car driver.
Racing driver racing coach data acquisition analysis chassis setup racecraft simulation development. Ted hartleys son, leslie eugene gene hartley was the 1959 usac united states auto club midget series champion, scored 33 usac midget feature wins in his career, and drove in ten indianapolis 500mile races. Jason hart racing is currently looking for additional marketing partners for racing and coaching formats. Killed in a crash at a midget race at west haven when he suffered fatal neck injuries.
Gene hartley won the first usac race in january 1956 speed. Both hartleys, father and son, are immortalized in the national midget auto racing hall of fame. Usac hall of fame inductees announced racinboys racinboys. Janet guthrie was the first woman to qualify and compete in the indianapolis 500.
Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Roy ran his last race at sbs in an oldtimers reunion roy believes it was 1986 in a late model stock car. Usac hall of fame 2017 inductees announced performance. An autonomous car may seem like a thing of the distant future, but mechanical engineer chris gerdes is racing to make it a reality today. Steve hartley racing career profile driver database. Musgraves father, elmer, was a famous shorttrack racer in the midwest who raced for over 25 years at soldier field, ohare, waukegan, and wilmot, wisconsin before moving into asphalt late models in the american speed association asa and arca. Harold kite of east point, georgia, a former tank driver who began racing on the short tracks after world war ii, drove past red byron in the 25th lap and went on to score a victory in the 200mile grand national opener of the. He was born and died in roanoke, indiana hartley was the son of midget car driver ted hartley, who competed into his 60s. A total of 40 wins came with carter as his driver between 1973 and 1980, including tony hulman. And yet, in studying the brainwaves of professional racing drivers, gerdes says he has gained a new appreciation for the instincts of professional. Gene hartley interesting stories about famous people. Click on the race name to see the results of that race. A total of 40 wins came with carter as his driver between 1973 and 1980, including tony hulman classic wins at terre haute, indiana in 1975 and 1979. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners.
Jan 17, 2008 in this photo, driver vern fritch was about two minutes away from being paralyzed for life when his sprint car flipped over. Jul 18, 2016 the top ten richest formula one drivers of all time when it comes to bigmoney sports, the first one that springs to mind is probably football with even relatively obscure players able to command multimillion pound earnings courtesy of club salaries, endorsement deals and performance bonuses. Nascars kurt busch testifies that exgirlfriend is an assassin. He was part of the chicago gang that included tony bettenhausen, paul russo, jimmy snyder, cowboy orourke and. He tweeted saturday night that christopher was a legend. The entry list featured ralph ormsby as the driver of the tiny roof flyer which was touted in that days indianapolis star newspaper as the smallest race car in the world. The top ten richest formula one drivers of all time car keys. The milestone victory came in a 100lap indoor midget race at the allen country war memorial coliseum in ft. The car built by the laurel motor works of anderson indiana in which robert roof was a partner was powered by a fourcylinder ford engine. Ted christopher, 27, toyota, lilly trucking of virginia, kirk shelmerdine, june 5th, 1958, plainville, ct. The initial eight 2017 inductees into the usac hall of fame have been announced and four more, selected by popular vote from a list of 16 eligibles distributed through social mediums, will be announced tomorrow. Tommy drisdale matt driskell tomy drissi bruce driver mike driver. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Beginning at the daytona beach road course on february 5, 1950, the season included 19 races.
Hartley was the brother of longtime midget racer, ted hartley. Californias johnny mcdowell was the champion midget driver at soldier field for the 1948 campaign. Jun 19, 2017 the son of ted hartley, who himself competed as a midget racer into his 70s, was inducted into the national midget auto racing hall of fame in 1985 and earned 31 usac midget victories, which still ranks among the top10 on the alltime list and he was among the topthree in usac national midget points five straight years 19571961. The most fascinating part was his stories of his youth in italy in world war ii. Nov, 2017 formula one reporter ted kravitz is called a ck in live tv fail during brazilian grand prix coverage the 43yearold was showing the viewers a young picture of racing driver brendon hartley when. Sep 22, 2017 the central states championship was ted hartleys first race victory in what proved to be a long and successful racing career. His face was covered to conceal his identity as he broke kayfabe and discussed the inner workings of the business. Pike apparently asked john what that kid was doing hanging around and johns reply was that the silly bastard was going to build a race car. Autonomous cars are coming and theyre going to drive better than you. George hartley, 60, mercury, julian buesink, julian buesink. Hartley was the son of midget car driver ted hartley, who competed into his 60s.
A 1999 inductee into the national sprint car hall of fame, he is the son of famed racer babe stapp. National midget auto racing hall of fame geni family tree. Leslie eugene gene hartleythe talk of gasoline alley 1070am wibcnetwork indiana, may 15, 2007 january 28, 1926 march, 1993 was an american racecar driver. He won the aaa national championship in 1946, 1947 and 1948 and collected 24 wins, 12 secondplace finishes and thirdplace finishes in 71 major american openwheel races prior to his death at the duquoin state fairgrounds at the age of 38. Theodore ringwalt hartley born november 6, 1924 is a us navy fighter pilot, investment banker, actor, film producer, and is currently ceo of rko pictures. Jun 19, 2017 8 initial 2017 usac hall of fame inductees announced. The hartley surname hall of fame sports hartleyfamilyorguk. Roscoe pappy hough later sold this car to william al hamman of ft. As nascars winston cup and busch grand national divisions come to town this week for the pontiac excitement 400 at richmond international raceway, lets pause and look at a virginia racing legend. Race car driving champ mario andretti turns 75 today he was born in hes one of only 2 who have won races in formula one, indycar, world sportscar championships and nascar. Leslie gene hartley born january 28, 1926 in roanoke, march, 1993 was an american race car driver. Nascar collects advanced statistical metrics to measure performance. Julian buesink won the owners championship, while bill rexford won the drivers championship with a 26thplace finish at the. Ran a garage in roanoke, indiana until the late 1950s.
As well as being the nephew of cg hartley, genes own father, ted, also raced in midgets, carrying on whilst gene was still racing himself. I started racing at western springs in 1974 after spending all my money buying a speedway midget. Opportunities are available in imsa, sro and transam for single race and full season campaigns. Drivers added as stats become available there are 966 drivers with a last name starting with the letter h in the the third turn databases.
Race to witch mountain 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Cardboard mount is approximately 2 x 2 inches condition. Steve hartley takes fia masters historic formula one. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for george hartley on. Scca transamerican championship midohio june 7, 1970 slide date. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. He was also the 1959 usac national champion driver of midget cars, as was his father, ted hartley. Gene hartley, a secondgeneration racer from indianapolis, won the first feature event sanctioned by the newly formed united states auto club on jan.
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