He went with a contingent of midgetcar drivers to hawaii in the winter of 193435. International postage and import charges paid to pitney bowes inc. The 1938 indy 500 was run to the grand prix formula. Race 1947 indianapolis 500 was part of the 1947 aaa national championship and was. Nhra jr todd nitro crew shirt connie kalitta race worn top fuel rare funny car for sale online. Carousel 1 indy eagle race car 1973 sunoco mark donohue roger penske turbo offy. The indy racing league began in 1996 and made the indianapolis 500 its cornerstone event. Louis schneider, in a miller rearwheeldrive car sponsored by bowes sealfast, an oftused tire patch of the day, won with an average speed of. The 1940 aaa championship car season consisted of three races, beginning in speedway, indiana on may 30 and concluding in syracuse, new york on september 2. A texas driver born james howard cox, howdy was competing in a 25mile feature race on september 27, 1937 at the fairgrounds speedway in nashville.
Aaa national championship 1940 standings driver database. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older. One thing to add was that we were carrying around a white full face helmet and got all of the drivers plus mechanics and others to sign it. Kelly petillo, duke nalon, joel thorne, bob swanson, frank wearne, frank s brisko. It was produced in a limited edition run of only 2,508 pieces by gmp good luck. While leading the race, duke nalon was seriously burned when his car broke an axle in the northeast turn and hit the north short chute wall. Nalons view was impaired by the dust thrown up by cox, leading to a collision. Troy ruttman,in the bowes seal fast special, won the aaa sanctioned 50 lap championship car nonpoint race over chuck stevenson, paul russo, walt faulkner, henry banks, duke nalon and neal carter on the 12 mile dirt oval williams grove speedway in mechanicsburg, pa.
Aaa national championship 1940 standings championship points standings for the aaa national championship 1940. By 1948, he was a veteran of 15 indy 500mile races and. The 1941 aaa championship car season consisted of three races, beginning in speedway, indiana on may 30 and concluding in syracuse, new york on september 1. But miller knew someone who was interested in taking the ride. Steward gordon betz and fellow indy driver duke nalonthat toured the. The pole went to rex mays in the bowes seal fast special, the fourth time he had won the pole for the indy 500, having previously done so in 35, 36. The iron duke was an outstanding race driver in an era with no shortage of racing daredevils. This brutish race car that enthralled racing fans from the late 1940s into the 1960s snarled at duke nalon in a 1949 crash. Aaa national championship 1950 standings driver database. Race fans dale earnhardt jr 81 oreoritz 24k plated car autographed 1 of 504 for sale online.
Race 1948 indianapolis 500 was part of the 1948 aaa national championship and was won by mauri rose on 19480530 00. More than 300 of the worlds most exceptional vintage race cars will compete in 12 different sportscar vintage racing association svra classes on the 14turn, 2. Bignotti bowes racing associates entered their pair of kurtiskraft 500g chassis for the 1958 indianapolis 500 with fred agabashian and johnnie parsons set to return as the drivers, but in early april, they had to quickly find a driver. Brickyard vintage racing invitational the pedigree of the brickyard vintage racing invitational june 2021 at the indianapolis motor speedway is elite, for both machines and drivers. In 1954, he drove johnny pawls famous midget to victory in the only 100 mile midget race ever run at terre haute. Race car racer 18 vintage 24 dream sports midget gp f1.
It was raffled off at the gilmore party hosted by gordon and carmen for disablied drivers. Nalon made his first and only planned pit stop on lap 101, handing the lead to defending 500 winner rose. Kurtis 2000 offenhauser kurtiskraft offenhauser 337. Welch then assigned the cars to hepburn and duke nalon. Indy alfa romeos the nostalgia forum the autosport forums. After a few practice laps on saturday, hepburn told welch he didnt feel that comfortable in the car and asked him to set the car up like the novi he drove in 1946.
Carousel 1 indy eagle race car 1973 sunoco mark donohue. Indy cars page 5 of 6 scale model cars ma scale models. See more ideas about indy cars, race cars and racing. Gmp duke nalon bowes seal fast offy kurtis kraft midget race car. Nascar racing 8 red, 3 black 18 race car pillows for sale online. Aaa champ car series race number 2 of 12 monday, may 31, 1948 at indianapolis motor speedway, speedway, in 200 laps on a 2. Pole man floyd roberts in an wetterothmiller owned by former race driver lou moore and jimmy snyder in an adamsspark each lead 92 laps but with the latter having to retired at 34 distance with a broken supercharger roberts took the victory from wilbur shaw and chet miller.
Indianapolis motor speedway deaths 1948 ralph hepburn. Nalon, who had chauffeured it on three occasions during 1947, had the best results with two 2nds at milwaukee, i. The aaa national champion was rex mays and the indianapolis 500 winner was wilbur shaw. Lou moore, bruce bromme, peter wales, bowes seal fast.
By this time, cars mcgrath, carter, freddie agabashian, les anderson, mel hansen, sam hanks, webb, george connor, williams, salay, andres, russo, and mcquinn had departed the 500. Individual driver statistics for the 1940 aaa national championship. But everything went horribly wrong for him on that 10th lap. On the opposite end of the spectrum, rex mays pole winning bowes seal fast kurtiswinfield set the pace at. Nalon was a 16time veteran of the indianapolis 500 classic. This beautiful bowes seal fast special is new in original box. Ike welch said i hate to ban fraizer since he is a good driver and has done a commendable job, but i had to follow precedent. The indy car race in 1949 was on dirt, around the mile oval where such. Rnd, date, race name, track, location, type, pole position, winning driver. Race 1947 indianapolis 500 was part of the 1947 aaa national championship and was won by mauri rose on 19470530 00. The 1935 indy 500 field by goodcaptainclack on deviantart. International 500 mile sweepstakes indianapolis motor speedway 2. Gmp 1950s offy midget open wheel race car driven by duke nalon in 1.
Rare sports films vintage baseball video sports auto. Gmp 18 duke nalon race car bowes seal fast offy midget box. Winning drivers are listed with starting positions. Action from the first and fourth days of qualifications is shown, with jack mcgrath being the first to qualify. These interviews were recorded during the month of may before the 1948 race for use as radio promo spots to heighten interest in the coming classic. Russo won the first race held at the nutley velodrome in new jersey in 1938 russo was part of midget racing s chicago gang with emil andres, tony bettenhausen, duke nalon, cowboy orourke, jimmy snyder. Agabashian resigned from the bowes team in midapril and accepted a large retainer from trucking magnate. John snowberger son of famed indy 500 great russ snowberger call 5869781143. It was a fitting end to a great career, having won his first and last start. Aaa champ car series race number 3 of 3 sunday, september 12, 1937 at new york state fairgrounds, syracuse, ny 100 laps on a 1. Ralph hepburn, veteran driver, will be nlayss running mate, behind the wheel of a new. Nalon was a personable driver who was a popular ambassador for automobile racing. Race 1938 indianapolis 500 was part of the 1938 aaa national championship. Race 1950 phoenix indycars was part of the 1950 aaa national championship and was won by jimmy davies on 19501112 00.
Race 1938 indianapolis 500 was part of the 1938 aaa national championship and was won by floyd roberts on 19380530 00. He won the pole position as the fastest qualifier in 1949 and 1951. Dennis duke nalon, another veteran driver with several starts at indy, but had never really had a shot in a great car before. That was duke nalon after lloyd ruby the best driver to never win the 500. The 1948 indy 500 field by goodcaptainclack on deviantart. Othergmp 18 duke nalon race car bowes seal fast offy midget box coa 1 1950s qxfbvd901offering store. I would like to thank all of you who have responded to my indy maserati question this forum has some great stuff and great members with lots of info. His outstanding racing skills coupled with his very pleasing and. For his part, fraizer told ingrassia that a small clique led by duke nalon had led to his ban but that rex mays, tony bettenhausen, and mel hanson were on his side. Rex mays was slated to drive the bowes seal fast special, the same car he drove to second place in 1941. Further information on this record can be found at its source. Race buff takes checkered flag in indy trivia chicago. During the 1947 season the car was bounced around a bit from driver to driver, and paul russo, billy devore, duke nalon, and walt ader had all piloted it at least once. Buzz also knew all the old timers and we went to trailer and he talked for a time with duke nalon and lloyd ruby.
Dennis duke nalon march 2, 19 february 26, 2001 was an american midget car, sprint car, and indy 500 driver from chicago, illinois, united states. Gm performance parts cylinder head fast burn assembled 2. The national championship was not held again until 1946. Aaa national championship 1950 standings championship points standings for the aaa national championship 1950. The famous photo of the novi in a flaming crash against the wall at indy was duke. Cox was about to be lapped by when he spun out in front of duke nalon. The aaa national champion was rex mays and the indianapolis 500 winners were floyd davis and mauri rose.