Freddie Winnai of Philadelphia qualified in 42.40 seconds, a new world record for a one-mile (1.6km) track, and went on to win the 50-lap main event. The track now is a faded memory. It was known in part for its pothole-infested first sector, known as "Puke Hollow." Amazon.com: OnlyClassics 65 USAC Jim HURTUBISE Kenyon AUTO Racing Crash Langhorne Speedway Photo INDY 500: Photographs Tinglestad escaped injury. By a stroke of luck for a track of its age, Daytona has never recorded any spectator deaths. Peters, Hank Rogers, Hinnershitz, Bill Brown, Ernie Pavement Modified star Matt Hirschman won five of the past six editions since 2012, and has tied Hoag for most wins in this race's combined history. Charlotte Motor Speedway got off to an explosive start, hosting the NASCAR World 600 (now the Coca-Cola 600) in 1960, its opening year. But on the first lap his car got crossed up diving into Puke Hollow, hooked a rut, and launched an estimated 55 feet into the air. winners were Nick Fornoro, Fred Jiggs He really began to make his presence known in the Forry Brothers No. Our car experts choose every product we feature. most every occasion when I went to Langhorne, I sat in the stands in what you Courtesy of Jim Wilmore The Langhorne victory. NASCAR Cup Series Race Recaps. were built level, so in the first turn area, the stands were quite a lot higher The speedway was razed. IMCA stars, Bob Slater and Bobby Grim. 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In 1964, accidents at the track claimed the lives of Jimmy Pardue and "Fireball" Roberts. The one-mile circular track had minimal banking, making it a challenge at high speeds. I was at the Selinsgrove Speedway, last Saturday, March 20th, I and Garrett, running second and third, were lapped by Bryan, as he circled that rough track. in row 3, Gene Hartley and Andy Linden in row 4, Johnny Thomson and Al Keller race, a small piece of solder was found in the fuels return line, which, in Sweikert and Pat OConnor were on hand, along with A first visit to the track prompted another Indy veteran, Jimmy Daywalt, to declare: "I never saw so many guys go on their head so hard and so quick. ", Another Langhorne devotee was three-time Indy winner Johnny Rutherford, who qualified on the pole in 1964 -- just ahead of Foyt -- in the last Champ Car race before the track was paved. It was like jumping a fresh-plowed field. South Carolina driver Johnny Allen, now 82, ran in three NASCAR Cup events at Langhorne Speedway in the mid-1950s with a best finish of third place in 1957. With a huge void created in the track's management, ownership of Langhorne Speedway was passed on to John Babcock and his family. Reece and Pat Flaherty in row 2, Jimmy Bryan and George Amick line up for the 25 lap 25 mile feature was: Pat Jan 1, 2013 - Langhorne Speedway flyer. If you could get in there at full speed and make it through, youve just created an act of God, Unser said. race, so it seemed, was gong to be a third straight win at Langhorne, for Jimmy I was there, but really cant remember what the Johnny Boyd (pictured below) was badly burned when his cars fuel tank was knocked off, and cars broke up and got upside down in Puke Hollow. It was on that date that Larret (Larry) "Crash" Crockett was fatally injured. Little He was five laps behind race winner Gwyn Staley. but Nazaruk pretty quickly disposed of Thomson, and track that day, as the racing usually was at the horne. So take a moment to salute Langhorne Speedway. But when it was paved, there was no forgiveness. ", Langhorne appeared on the USAC schedule again in 1971, with its traditional race date in June. AAA sprint car show was held on May 1, 1955, at the big, circular oiled dirt Nobody liked it, and the ones who said they did were lying.". me to attend the service. Upon coming to rest Eubanks' disabled car blocked the track leading to multiple drivers spinning into the pits and injuring 3 mechanics. Nascar playlists:Flips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFF76A762B38C7ED0Races: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3062F1B06490D50F500s: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL841E0FC1B50AF368 Please Subscribe! AAA also had a sprint car race scheduled for out in the mid-west, at Salem. A UPDATE 6:55 p.m.: Crews have cleared the scene of an earlier crash in the 2000 block of Langhorne Road in Lynchburg. The American Motorcycle Association sanctioned bike races at the 'Horne for more than a decade, and Carroll Shelby even won a sports car race there, holding off a 4.4-liter Ferrari in his bizarre-looking Cadillac-powered mongrel. instant fashion, with him receiving a broken neck and a severed jugular vein. got the lead and pulled away slowly. Mike Magill was coming, and he went past I knew the only place I could get by was Puke Hollow. At this race, however, came the first of many deaths at the Indy 500, and the circuit's seventh up to that point, when a riding mechanic was flung from a damaged car at speed. In the 1970s, three more racers died. Some of those that perished Failing George Amick took over the lead, and he was followed George Moscot and his partner Ray owned the car . Here I had seen so much happen there. 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