Buzz barton race driver

To see purchase options and prices click on the buy button above the photo. Formula 1 maserati mclaren f1 f1 drivers car and driver race cars racing 1950s motorcycles. The most meaningful praise for any race car driver is that he receives from his peers. National midget hall of fame drivers jimmy sams memorial website about jimmy sams slide shows contact page links page olympic stadium, kansas city, mo.

Sprint car races at hutchinson, kansas on september 20, 1961. Grady wade had been the regular driver for wilson since the 1966 season winning 6 times. State fair auto races, lincoln, nebraska 1964 youtube. Driver buzz barton 1952 aaa champ car series results. May 22, 2017 local sprint car driver and machinist kenny butler remembered buzz coming into his kingston, oklahoma shop one day. The indianapolis 500 has been run since 1911, and of all the drivers whove raced there, only one has been a native of oklahoma city. Remembering chevrolet racer fatalities from past septembers. This area has continued to produce excellent race drivers, but not one of the them has had the. Taken on 9181956 at the hutchinson imca races in hutchinson.

He also competed in nascar shorttrack racing and won a race at. Johnny pouelson won the imca sprint car race over buzz barton at the kansas state fairgrounds, hutchinson,ks. Emmett buzz barton sprint car racing news, schedules. Buzz barton won the feature race on november 30, after saegesser crashed in his heat race, but of particular interest to historians was 25year old texas racer eugene jud larsons third place finish in the class b feature. This is a list of inductees in the national sprint car hall of fame. Well go back in history, 10, 20, 30, 40, even 50 years ago even more and reminisce about what has made racing in the midwest so special for us. List of national sprint car hall of fame inductees wikipedia. Charlie frank charlie engle race car driver original photo private collection.

Tired of having to remember your user name and password for countless different racing websites. Jan opperman with car owner bill smith, john singer and gary swenson after a. Many a drivers career has been inspired by films, the most iconic race film is surely grand prix, the 1966 john frankenheimer epic. Knoxville, iowa june 4, 2001 drivers brad doty of apple creek ohio, eddie. Real name emmett, he passed away after a spell of illhealth. Buzz grew up in california and his first job was working on the railroad, where he met a few racing enthusiasts which lead to him working for an auto. Emmett was born in chickasha, oklahoma in october of 1916 and drove his first race in california in the mid1930s. Bobs dad was instrumental in getting him into racing, and was with him at every race until his death. Making the transition from silent to sound was the last casting call for many silent stars, due principally to several factors voice unsuited or untrained for dialog, waning popularity at the end of the decade, and the general decline of western film production at that time.

Sprint car races at hutchinson, kansas on june 26, 1955. Sprint car races at hutchinson, kansas on september 19, 1966. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older only please. Nascar driver buzz gregory poses for a professional headshot. Return to the feature race winners at hutchinson, kansas web page. Institute of museum and library services, administered by the indiana state library. Bob jusola was a veteran race car driver who lived in rural centuria, wisconsin. For thirty five years, barton had a second career in the sport of racing as car builder, car owner, racer and track promoter and track coowner. Buzz mccann nascar results, statistics and car numbers. Ryan holmans indycar drivers born on june 16 youtube. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar xfinity series. Foyt went on to win the indianapolis 500 four times as a driver and is still very active in the sport today. Emmett maurice barton racing career profile driver.

He had driven sprint cars for 40 years and had been inducted into the little 500 anderson speedway hall of fame. Hot rod driver ace mcgartlin loses a wheel at the old jax track late40s, early50s courtesy george collins. Sep 25, 20 bob jusola was a veteran race car driver who lived in rural centuria, wisconsin. Most historic site of all has to be plant field, the site of the south florida fairgrounds, it was a mainstay of imca big car racing for more than half a century. Barton had known former driver joie chitwood for years, and finally went to work for the floridabased thrill show promoter in the mid60s. Jul 08, 2014 many a driver s career has been inspired by films, the most iconic race film is surely grand prix, the 1966 john frankenheimer epic. Eldora drivers lost before their time page 1 hoseheads. Detroit fairgrounds, start of sprint car race, aarc, 1958. Carr, buzz barton, cookie osterhout, hal rettberg, duane stoneking, calvin gilstrap, froggie droz, pat. Headshot, 1963 portrait of buzz gregory, 1963 buzz gregory portrait, 1963 studio shot of buzz gregory, 1963 buzz gregory studio shot, 1963 this project is made possible by a grant from the u. Jim roper of halstead, kansas in the primerpainted car leads buzz barton of. Dont take this as tasteless, but more on the celebration of life for the drivers doing what the loved. For many years george barton was the owneroperator of the true value hardware store in ankeny.

Mainly based in midgets, supermodified and sprint cars. Leon hubble of linton, illinois became the first driver to flip on the new track, emerging. Harold leep won the imca sprint car race at the knox county fairgrounds, knoxville,il. Buzz grew up in california and his first job was working on the railroad, where he met a few racing enthusiasts which lead to him working for an auto part company during the day and becoming a racing mechanic in the evenings. Buzz barton was born on september 3, 19 in gallatin, missouri, usa as william andrew lamoreaux.

Sprint car races at hutchinson, kansas on september 18, 1956. He is known for his work on pals of the prairie 1929, the bantam cowboy 1928 and cyclone kid 1931. Imca race driver buzz barton original photo from private usac collection. The opening photograph was taken during the british gp meeting, john player british. Late 70s, racing with michigans bob seelman at desototampas buzz barton outside in his carbureted bb ford powered super races with fellow tampa pilot bill roynon injected dodge wedge at palm beach speedway, west palm beach, fla.

Barton won the race, which honored driver chamberlin who was. George connor had a long racing career and a reputation for being a solid driver who. Harrison brian burton born october 9, 2000 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Emmett buzz barton of tampa, had decided to retire from racing at. Bobs father was a firstgeneration finnishamerican, and bob was proud of his finnish heritage. Photos and statistics of the midget racing at cejay stadium. Myracepass tm is your ticket to the online motorsports world. In a lifetime, you dont find a handful of race drivers with that kind of naturalborn. Thats where he picked up the nickname, and just to set the record straight, the first and original buzz barton was a diminutive silent movie actor who specialized in westerns. Tony bonadies born 29 dec 1916 bronxville, new york.

Buzz barton finished second followed by pete folse, jay woodside and bernie tomlinson. I wasnt worthy to push bobby grims car, much less replace him in it. Bobby grims peers, to a man, would echo kunzmans sentiments. Folses engine smoothed out and he was steadily gaining on leep and barton at the end of the race. Mcelreath, who had won the second heat race earlier in the night, showed his driving ability in the feature. After starting in the 12th spot on the outside, he fought his way to third after 9 laps had been concluded. Barton was one of central iowas toughest to strap into to a race car. The four photographs right above are from the book big car thunder, sprint cars on americas fair circuits, vol. Vintage auto vintage race car auto racing formula one race cars indie faces motosport ram cars. Silver bullet series napa 100, and the kin folksmagic muffler 410 c. Ted ziemans first race cars, a midget in the background, and his stock car. Australian john buzz buzaglo worked on grand prix and became a formula ford ace in the uk shortly thereafter.

Publicist race announcer bill hill of kansas city, missouri. In 1968 harold teamed with former boss chet wilson for one last big win in sprint cars. We all have our own story to share about our favorite driver who thrilled us everytime they rolled onto the track or that one particular race that still stands out as the greatest they ever saw. In 1950, the line up for one of the heat races at the oklahoma city quarter mile. Bonadies raced across new york and new england in midgets, competing in hundreds of races, but also had a short spell in nascar. Jimmy sams memorial website about jimmy sams slide shows contact page links page olympic stadium, kansas city. Photo of the day sprint cars, race cars, motor speedway, car and driver. I was wondering what people would be able to contribute in regards to drivers who lost their lives while racing at eldora. Tampa in florida has a rich history of open wheel racing, starting in the twenties, and perhaps still ongoing. Local favorite buzz barton won the second and marvin faw took the third.

Anderson speedway the worlds fastest highbanked quarter. Emmett maurice barton racing career profile driver database. A racing legend passed away quietly a few years ago. Very successful and experienced midget driver, killed in an ardc series midget crash.

Driver buzz barton 1952 aaa champ car series results racing. Nov 14, 2011 johnny white would claim the little 500 crown on may 25, 1963 but not without the help of a relief driver. Race promoter hayden hubbard of hutchinson, kansas. Don was driving the former bob slater 1954 imca champion car. Buzz grew up in california and his first job was working on the railroad, where he met a few racing enthusiasts which lead to him working for an auto part company during the day and. Watch the latest buzz gregory videos and highlights on.

Carl badamis obituary from the kansas city star newspaper. Somebody told me after he left that he was buzz barton. Click on the site to see buzz barton s career results at that track. Help keep this page uptodate by submitting information or claiming this bio. Tampa, florida racing history posted in the nostalgia forum. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the no. Vintage racing pictures of sprint cars from the 1950s through the 80s. Out of chickasha, oklahoma, is buzz emmett barton at tulsa, oklahoma in a zink track burner offy no. Harold did not disappoint and won his 28th imca feature race since 1957. White had suffered a back injury in a racing accident at winchester, ind. Anderson, clare lawicke finished 2nd here on the right with wife and friends, 1961, little 500.

Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older only. Rollie beale won the supermodified race over chuck neal, darl harrison, jack harvey and dean stivenson at the toledo speedway, toledo,oh. Buzz barton super at speedway park morris herbert collection. Studio shot of buzz gregory, 1963 buzz gregory studio shot, 1963 this project is made possible by a grant from the u. Giants like marvin pifer, herschel wagner, jud larson, buzz barton, jerry blundy and jim hurtubise. National midget hall of fame drivers jimmy sams memorial.

Anderson, clint walker was pace car driver, 1961, little 500. Sanctioned by international motor contest association i. Talking about the incident years later, kunzman said. I had the race car there, and he looked it over, but he didnt say anything. At the oklahoma state fair that year wade was not available so wilson turned to leep one last time. Apr 17, 2002 buzz barton born 07 oct 1916 chickasha, oklahoma. Herschel wagner, jerry richert, hank rogers, arnie knepper, don carr, buzz barton, cookie osterhout, hal rettberg, duane stoneking, calvin gilstrap, froggie droz, pat ohara, dick hope. National midget hall of fame members these are photos in jimmys collection of drivers that have since become members fo the national midget hall of fame. Grand prix course vintage ferrari course automobile gilles villeneuve old race cars chef d oeuvre vintage race car car and driver. Get the best deals on indy racing fan photos when you shop the largest online selection at.

He was a champion, a character in an era full of characters, and a survivor of one of the toughest, grimmest eras in racing history. We recommend getting 3 quotes for any construction project. Mrp is a globally recognized login across a vast network of motorsports websites including this site. Mccann was a very successful driver and former winner of the labor day stock car race on the dirt. On the 10th lap buzz barton, who had led to that point, gave way to mcelreath. This area has continued to produce excellent race drivers, but not one of the them has had the combination of skill and luck to match his accomplishments. Grims longtime imca car owner famed fabricator and mechanical whiz hector honore once said, bob grim was a natural, a pure natural. Tampa, florida racing history the nostalgia forum the. Jan 17, 2008 features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older only. Florida, where when he wasnt racing, worked as a truck driver. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older. See more ideas about racing, sprint cars and sprint car racing.