Ted hartley race car driver

Wally zale was a great driver who set records for wins all over the midwest in the 1930s and early 40s. The car built by grant king was based on measurements he made on john dalbys no. Nationally known race driver, offenhauser engine builder. The top ten richest formula one drivers of all time car keys. Click on the race name to see the results of that race. 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. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for george hartley on. Hartley was the 1959 usac national midget champion and took 33 usac wins. Autonomous cars are coming and theyre going to drive better than you. Tommy drisdale matt driskell tomy drissi bruce driver mike driver.

Much thanks and appreciation goes to the nascar media group for providing statistical content, video, images and all kinds of nascar love. 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. Racer8, i was driving for ted hartley in 1966 when davies got killed but was not at santa fe when it happened. 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. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. 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. 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. Scca transamerican championship midohio june 7, 1970 slide date. A total of 40 wins came with carter as his driver between 1973 and 1980, including tony hulman. Ted raced into his 70s before he retired in 1973 raced across the united states as well as in canada, mexico, and south america.

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. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older. Roy got up to eighth before he finally got so loose he tagged the wall. Gene hartley was the son of midget car racing driver ted hartley and won the 1959 usac national midget series. Theodore musgrave born december 18, 1955 is an american former race car driver. Sep 22, 2017 the central states championship was ted hartleys first race victory in what proved to be a long and successful racing career. Nationally known race driver, offenhauser engine builder, and. 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.

At age 22, he became the youngest driver to win the indianapolis 500 in 1952. Scott hartley sonny hartley ted hartley mark hartline bart hartman. Raced in a variety of disciplines, including sprint and sports cars and also midget cars, finishing 10th in the national. 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. 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.

Killed in a crash at a midget race at west haven when he suffered fatal neck injuries. Hartley, in 1958, won the very first usac race there, a fifty lap midget race. Jan 17, 2008 the car built by grant king was based on measurements he made on john dalbys no. The next week can not remember where rumor was he had a heart attack and that caused the wreck.

Historical driver database of nascar cup series drivers 1949. Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand. He was born and died in roanoke, indiana hartley was the son of midget car driver ted hartley, who competed into his 60s. Hartley was inducted in the national midget auto racing hall of fame in 1985.

Formula one reporter ted kravitz is called a ck in live tv. 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. 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. Auto racing is all ive ever known, gene once said in an interview at the. The season concluded at occoneechee speedway on october 29. Jun 19, 2017 8 initial 2017 usac hall of fame inductees announced. Saturday, july 4, 2015 kevin tripletts racing history. He was also the 1959 usac national champion driver of midget cars, as was his father, ted hartley. Cardboard mount is approximately 2 x 2 inches condition. 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. 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. 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. Chris gerdes reveals how he and his team are developing robotic race cars that can drive at 150 mph while avoiding every possible accident. Steve hartley takes fia masters historic formula one.

The most fascinating part was his stories of his youth in italy in world war ii. Leslie eugene gene hartley january 28, 1926 march, 1993 was an american racecar driver. The milestone victory came in a 100lap indoor midget race at the allen country war memorial coliseum in ft. His face was covered to conceal his identity as he broke kayfabe and discussed the inner workings of the business. Kinsley had replaced the cars original driver, ford moyer, on the 35th. 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. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. 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. Beginning at the daytona beach road course on february 5, 1950, the season included 19 races. The hartley surname hall of fame sports hartleyfamilyorguk. 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. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver.

Nascar collects advanced statistical metrics to measure performance. Gene hartley interesting stories about famous people. Opportunities are available in imsa, sro and transam for single race and full season campaigns. Nationally known race driver, offenhauser engine builder, and race car restorer, granville buster warke of center valley died wednesday, february 20, at age 93. The future race car 150mph, and no driver autonomous cars are coming and theyre going to drive better than you. Julian buesink won the owners championship, while bill rexford won the drivers championship with a 26thplace finish at the. 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. Janet guthrie was the first woman to qualify and compete in the indianapolis 500. Hartley was the brother of longtime midget racer, ted hartley. He drove in the 1950s and 1960s in 32 races of the aaa national series and the usac championship. Gene hartley, a secondgeneration racer from indianapolis, won the first feature event sanctioned by the newly formed united states auto club on jan. Leslie gene hartley born january 28, 1926 in roanoke, march, 1993 was an american race car driver. He got out of the car and said, shoot, i didnt know these cars ran that good, said roy.

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. Roscoe pappy hough later sold this car to william al hamman of ft. Ran a garage in roanoke, indiana until the late 1950s.

And yet, in studying the brainwaves of professional racing drivers, gerdes says he has gained a new appreciation for the instincts of professional. 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. 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. A 1999 inductee into the national sprint car hall of fame, he is the son of famed racer babe stapp. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older only.

Ted christopher, 27, toyota, lilly trucking of virginia, kirk shelmerdine, june 5th, 1958, plainville, ct. Gary hansler was in his second season as a sprint car driver. He tweeted saturday night that christopher was a legend. Nascars kurt busch testifies that exgirlfriend is an assassin. See more ideas about indy cars, classic race cars and race cars. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. The first race of the 1950 season was run on february 5 at the daytona beach road course in daytona beach, florida. 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. Californias johnny mcdowell was the champion midget driver at soldier field for the 1948 campaign. Gene hartley won the first usac race in january 1956. Jason hart racing is currently looking for additional marketing partners for racing and coaching formats. 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. Nascars kurt busch testifies that exgirlfriend is an.

George hartley, 60, mercury, julian buesink, julian buesink. Find everything in one place on brendon hartley including their biography, latest news and updates, high. Leslie eugene gene hartleythe talk of gasoline alley 1070am wibcnetwork indiana, may 15, 2007 january 28, 1926 march, 1993 was an american racecar driver. Race to witch mountain 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Gene hartley classic racing cars, indy cars, classic racing. Hartley was the son of midget car driver ted hartley, who competed into his 60s. Steve hartley racing career profile driver database. Usac hall of fame 2017 inductees announced performance. National midget auto racing hall of fame geni family tree.

Usac hall of fame inductees announced racinboys racinboys. On august 4 1923 the hoosier motor speedway hosted a 100lap race. Rallycross on a budget part 1 series 18 top gear bbc. The 1950 nascar grand national season was the second season of professional stock car racing in the united states.

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. Both hartleys, father and son, are immortalized in the national midget auto racing hall of fame. Sonny hutchins racing legend richmonder sonny hutchins has battled, and beaten, the best. 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. 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. Racing driver racing coach data acquisition analysis chassis setup racecraft simulation development. Gene hartley in the drtina offy would win raceways 75lap season championship race in september, defeating byron fisher and rex easton. The twoway the race car driver and others told a dover, del.

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. The central states championship was ted hartleys first race victory in. He even tried a stint as a driver with much success. Auto racing is all ive ever known, gene once said in an interview at the indianapolis motor speedway. I started racing at western springs in 1974 after spending all my money buying a speedway midget. Roy ran his last race at sbs in an oldtimers reunion roy believes it was 1986 in a late model stock car.