Norm nelson stats, race results, wins, news, record, videos. From 19381948, the drivers of the ray nichels prepared midgets campaigned by his father rudy nichels were ted duncan, tony bettenhausen, johnnie parsons, paul russo, mike ohalloran, and ray richards all members of the midget racing hall of. Comprehensive nascar coverage from ap, including the latest news, nascar standings, nascar schedule, driver pages and dispatches from ap reporter jenna fryer. Hartman and nelson were battling at the end of the race, and in the late afternoon shade of the grandstand, norm just couldnt see. In addition, he is president of norm hutton consulting, llc. Bob boyce bob started his racing career as a driver at ohare stadium winning two figure 8 championships. Mike frostdriver brian gillesdriver richard heddriver terry jeffordsp. A 200mile usac stock car race at milwaukee, held on august 16, 1962. Click on the race name to see the results of that race. In 2016 when the team and i won the imsa weathertech championship i became the first woman to ever win a major fullseason sportscar championship in north america and the success was repeated in 2017.
Executive joel lauferdriver gil radtkesafety specialist dan sorcedriver dick trickledriver bob wondradriver car ownercar builder. Out of the sports car ranks roger penske drove in the yankee 300 at the irp road course. Picture of a norm nelson owned 66 plymouth which was driven by indy car driver jim hurtubise on the usac stock car circuit. I know this car says norm nelson but in the early sixties two zecol 60 fords were brought to the fairgrounds motor speedway for the international 500 with eddie sachs driving the no. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for norm nelson on.
The great danenorm nelson the outsider auto racing. He was also the only driver to win the daytona beach road course both in a stock car and on a motorcycle. Starting 49th in the large field of fiftyseven, roberts had a midpack race and finished 32nd. Between 1958 and 1974, he finished in the top three in points during 10 seasons. Grand national race nascar race cars drag racing auto racing bristol tn american motors classic motors vintage race car car and driver. Don white, who won a record 14 times at the milwaukee mile, died friday at age 89. On september 5, 1964, the california racing association cra sprint cars ran a. Madison international speedway past track champions. Benning has often been referred to as stormin norman after his 20 eldora performance. Norm nelson january 30, 1923 november 8, 1988 racine, wi most recent race. Its called nascar, and on practically any weekend when its not snowing, you can. Chrysler in the usac stock car series allpar forums.
A race so the numbers or cars could have been changed. Aug 28, 2008 i know this car says norm nelson but in the early sixties two zecol 60 fords were brought to the fairgrounds motor speedway for the international 500 with eddie sachs driving the no. We have also built the entire fuel system into the body of the manifold as both fuel rails tie into a distribution plate which splits into internally boost referenced fuel regulators. Norm nelson january 30, 1923 november 8, 1988 was a nascar driver from racine, wi.
Under his guidance chrysler corporation dominated stock car racing. Current racing series nascar cup series xfinity series gander. Although ol man france frowned on nascar drivers participating in usac stock car events, he was more than glad to have the usac drivers participate in his nascar races, even if they ran off with some of his purse money which is exactly what jim hurtubise did in this. At his death in 2016, he was the oldest living winner in arca history. The car was totaled in turn 1 at capital speedway driven by a j moldenhauer. Aaa stock car series results view all series statsseries drivers.
Ladow in 1938, at the age of 15, ray nichels, went on the road as a midget car crew chief, racing at tracks across america. He competed in the united states auto club stock cars in the 1950s through 1970s. My dad had norm do work on his car at one time and said he was a real gentleman. Roberts debut came in 1953, when he competed at the famous daytona beach. White also had 24 starts in the nascar grand national winston cup series between 1954 and 1972 with 12 topten and 7 topfive finishes. Factorysupported driver norm nelson wheeled his 1967 plymouth to three feature victories on his way to winning the usacsoldier field season championship. Don white was alltime victory leader at milwaukee mile. Much thanks and appreciation goes to the nascar media group for providing statistical content, video, images and all kinds of nascar love. He competed in the united states auto club usac stock cars in the 1950s through 1970s.
Don white, in his nichels engineeringprepared 1967 dodge charger, won four main events, which counted in. Jim hurtibise drove usac champ norm nelsons 1966 plymouth to victory in nascars atlanta 500. After he won the illiana late model championship he decided to retire as a driver and design and build race car chassis. He was the first to successfully mass produce stock car.
Johnny roberts may 31, 1924 july 25, 1965 was a nascar driver from brooklyn, md. Race wins the canadian drivers with the biggest number of wins. Nascar cars, nascar diecast, race cars, richard petty, king richard, vintage race car, scale model, plastic models, mopar. My name is christina nielsen and im a 27yearold sports car driver from denmark. September 3, 1967 don white was crowned as the 1967 united states auto club stock car driving champion at du quoin sunday even though last years champion, norm nelson, won the race in a 1967 plymouth. Nelson won one premier series race driving for car owner carl kiekhaefer in 1955. He fared a bit better in his other start that year. Norm nelson january 30, 1923 november 8, 1988 was an american stock car racer. Suspended from nascar in 1961 for trying to organize the drivers, curtis. To some, he was the closest thing holden had to a star racing driver, before peter brock. The year chrysler drivers dominated the usac stock car. Norm nelson was awarded third place after officials ruled later that a.
Roger mcclusky, whose plymouth is barely visible in the background, won the race and norm nelson finished 3rd. Don white june 24, 1926 april 29, 2016 was an american stock car racing from keokuk, iowa. Nationals the race that ended with his famous burndown loss to. Clicking on a race will open to a page of thumbnail photos. I am a 2time champion and have made history as a woman. A onetwo finish, thats what we came here for, said roger mccluskey after the tucson, ariz. These 52 to 54 fords came with v8s that were either a flat head or a ohv which was a pos that went bad early, but you could easily put in a later model ford yblock like a 292 or a 312, so good body condition 5254 with bad engines could be had for a lot cheaper than a 55 to 59, and the chassissuspension was real close to. He was the winner of the final auto race at the famous daytona beach road course in 1958. Norm nelson stock car racing wiki fandom powered by wikia.
He mainly competed in usacs stock car division, winning championships in 1960, 1965, and 1966. Racines nelson was one of the best race drivers anywhere from the 1950s through the early. Richard petty and his favorite race car this driver won seven nascar championships during his career and now sits in the nascar hall of fame. He competed in thirteen sprint cup series events in his career, earning one topten. Danny, i am guessing,, but imho,,it was do to cost and weight. Below are the top canadian racing drivers according to the currently available data on driver database. Jun 19, 2012 out of the sports car ranks roger penske drove in the yankee 300 at the irp road course. He competed in thirteen sprint cup series events in his career, earning one topten roberts debut came in 1953, when he competed at the famous daytona beach. Nascar cup series results races click on the race to see the complete results for that race. White, of keokuk, iowa, led the usac stock car division with 53 victories and was a twotime champion.
His first usac stock car start resulted in a runnerup finish in phoenix, arizona in january 1968, when he drove as a substitute driver for norm nelson. Super late model triple crown challenge race winners 2015 ty majeski2, casey johnson 2014 dave feiler, matt kenseth, chris wimmer 20 travis sauter 2, rich bickle jr. Foyt, al and bobby unser, roger mccluskey, wally dallenbach, nascar drivers, leeroy yarbrough, jim paschal, ama motorcycle star, gene romero, modified aces, geoff bodine and toby tobias, road racer, brian redman and the usual usac stock car aces, norm nelson, don white. Mike borchardt engine buildercar owner milt curcio driver jerry gunderman car owner.
He almost did it, coming up just a little short to butch hartman. List of onehit wonders in the nascar premier series fox. He competed in five nascar grand national series events and won one. White, of keokuk, iowa, led the usac stockcar division with 53 victories and was a twotime champion. Norm beechey is a retired australian race car driver, who was given the nickname stormin norman by his fans. He competed in five sprint cup series events in his career, earning one victory and three toptens. The cd contains over 1,500 photos, 95% of them have never been printed from the original negatives and the remaining 5% have not been seen for the past 40 years. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. Beechey competed in the australian touring car championship from 1963 to 1972 winning the title in 1965 driving a ford mustang and in 1970 at the wheel of a holden monaro. He was also a winning owner, taking the 1966 atlanta 500 with driver jim hurtubise, which served as his only.
List of onehit wonders in the nascar premier series fox sports. The car ruled the quartermile, chalking up the years six quickest e. Eventually, maas got a chance to drive his first real race car, the norm portertuned, dodgepowered, jerry howardowned altered roadster. Norm, now well into his fifties, made one last shot at the usac stock car title in 1974. Foyt, the original third place finisher, had been given a shove on the backstretch late in the race.
The race was for 80 laps which was actually longer than the nascar cup race was from 1989 thru 1994 74 laps. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. He has always been part of our family discussions on racing. This was the only time that usac ran their stockers at this track. Norm nelson nascar race cars, old race cars, nhra drag racing, auto racing. All the injectors are placed within the runner for out of sight injector placement. Jul 02, 2007 the race was a starstudded affair, with many big name drivers such as. He won the season championship in 1960, 1965, and 1966 as a driver. Driver norm nelsons nascar cup series races racing.
Nelson would go on to win the united states auto club usac the predecessor to aaa stock car championship three times as a driver and five times as a car owner. While driving for carl kiekhaefers championship team, he led the final 106 laps of a 111 lap race which was shortened from its original. The king also won a probably unbreakable record number of races 200. Auto racing bristol tn american motors classic motors vintage race car car and driver. While still in the navy, maas began to drive other fast cars, including the scottys muffler and the highland speed center roadsters and sam roses jr. Auto racing, real racing, car pictures, car pics, car and driver, race day. Clicking on a race will open to a page of thumbnail photos which when clicked will open to a larger photo on the screen. Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand. Vintage race car haulers and trailers nascar cars, nascar racing, racing team, auto nascar. Mccluskey earned four usac midget car wins, 23 usac sprint car wins, 23 usac stock car wins and five usac championship car national championship wins. Paul goldsmith is a motorcycle hall of famer and former usac and nascar driver. Whenever the late norm nelson of racine got on a race track, he was a threat to win. After winning the usac stock car rookie of the year award in 1966, the series most improved driver in 1967, and its most outstanding driver the following year.
Dodge car transporter truck owned by norm nelson with his dodge race car. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Aug 28, 2008 danny, i am guessing,, but imho,,it was do to cost and weight. Click on the site to see all races run at that track view career statistics for norm nelson. He serves as a crew hand at some nascar arca racing series events. Also raced at lacrosse, wausau, kaukauna, madison, wis dells, elko, rockford, wis rapids, and columbus. Nascar race cars old race cars drag racing auto racing vintage race car vintage auto daytona 500 ford galaxie car and driver 65 daytona 500. Norm nelson held a 260point advantage over secondplace driver paul. Fuel dragster, although navy superiors frowned on the. List of onehit wonders in the nascar premier series. Officials ruled that foyt, the points leader in the usac national standings and fast qualifier 37. Larry butch hartman may 11, 1940 december 21, 1994 was an american stock car racing national champion in the united states automobile club usac from zanesville, ohio. Norm nelson nascar race cars, nascar cars, nascar racing. Norm nelson stats, race results, wins, news, record.
It also officiated the hallowed indianapolis 500 and its feeder sprint car and. He won two usac stock car championships in the 1960s and was the series winningest driver. Defending usac stock car champion norm nelson started things off. Nelson himself won a nascar cup division race in las vegas in the early 1960s and finished third in nascars riverside 500 road race in 1967.