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[AK1]

Waynesfield Raceway Park will honor a true legend of racing as we present the 1st Annual Jack Hewitt Classic featuring the Lee's Hydraulics Non-Wing Sprints and the Michigan Traditional Sprint Series Racing for $3000 to win! A very special thanks to Aesthetic Finishers for sponsoring this event.

Jack Hewitt Facts:
- Inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame(2001)
-Voted 19th of the 25 Greatest Sprint Car Drivers of the Century by the National Sprint Car Poll(1999)
- 1985 All Star Circuit of Champions Points Champion
- 1985 All Star Sprint Speedweek Champion
- 3 time Eldora Enterprises Sprint Car Points Champion(1986, 1987, 1989)
- 2 time USAC Silver Crown Champion(1986, 1987)
- 1990 Belleville Midget Nationals Champion
- 1990 Brad Doty Classic Champion
- 76 USAC Feature Wins
- The Only Driver to win all 4 divisions at the 4 Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway(1998)
- The oldest rookie to qualify for the Indy 500(1998 - Finished 12th)
- Over 260 career A Main victories in USAC, All Star Circuit of Champions, World of Outlaws, CRA, and other local, regional, national, and international events.
- Jack is one of the most versatile drivers in history, competing in Sprint Cars, Midgets, Modifieds, Late Models, Silver Crown, Stock Cars, Indy Cars, and more.


Also scheduled for action are the Fowler and Hadding 600cc Mini-Sprints, Miracle Motorsports Tuff Trucks, and JR and Sons Service Center Compacts. The Compact feature will be a money race for those competitors who have raced at WRP at least 3 times this season.

Gates open at 4:00PM
Hot Laps at 6:15
Racing at 7:00

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[dirt queen]

Non wing 410 sprints awesome

[Need for Speed]

Hmmmmm, go to the HEWITT Classic at WRP??..... I'll be at WRP, come hell or high water It would be awesome to see Dallas win that night

[skip]

Hmmmmm, go to the HEWITT Classic at WRP??.....

I'll be at WRP, come hell or high water

It would be awesome to see Dallas win that night

You mean Dallas or Houston.

[Need for Speed]

True Skip...but realistically, Dallas has a much better chance at this time

[eldora97]

I heard that jack might be racing as well as cody.... I hope they do.....

[ptjerry24]

Cody was at Eldora tonight running the 2 seater in 410 practice looked pretty good

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Edited by ptjerry24, 31 July 2009 - 10:22 PM.

[Truckfan]

I had the chance to meet Rick Ferkle at WRP not to long ago,And now the Hewitt Classic at WRP. Talk about open wheel Gods of their time. Wouldnt it be the best to see Rick and jack race against each other like they did in the old Millstream days. I remeber watching Jack school young Jeff Gordon years ago. I'll tell you this, if you hang around people like that you will learn more in conversation by accident then what alot of people do with schooling. Incase for some reason someone doesnt know where / what Millstream is. It was a great track that now has weeds for a racing surface and if you look up directions on a GPS just type in the greatest waste of property near Findlay. The owners name is Clueless Yuppie

[injunear]

It would be pretty AWESOME to see some of the LEGENDS come in to race the Hewitt classic. There's still plenty of them who are still active, but some that are in semi-retirement, too! Any of the veteran legends in semi-retirement coming out to play??????? (I'd bet we'll see Jack in a car). Just a guess.

[skinnykenny]

Jack and Rick racing together again.....how great that would be! The only way to make it better??? I wanna see Johnny Beaber racing with them. Those 3 guys were the greatest while I was growing up at Limaland & Findlay. I have Jack & Rick's autographs but not Johnny B's. I know Beaber has been running some this year with a wing. Maybe at Lakeville?? If I could just get a photo of those 3 greats together.....that would make my day!!!

[skip]

I doubt if you would see Rick run with out a wing, i dont think i have ever seen him run with out one. Maybe in the late or mid 60,s when lima ran with out some in what they called the old super mods. But as far a sprint,cant remember him doing it.

[injunear]

Jack and Rick racing together again.....how great that would be! The only way to make it better??? I wanna see Johnny Beaber racing with them. Those 3 guys were the greatest while I was growing up at Limaland & Findlay. I have Jack & Rick's autographs but not Johnny B's. I know Beaber has been running some this year with a wing. Maybe at Lakeville?? If I could just get a photo of those 3 greats together.....that would make my day!!!

That would be an AWESOME picture, for some aspiring (GOOD) photographer to get! LOL~~~~! Give me a shout, Kenny....

I have an idea for ya!

Johnny Beaber is my ALL TIME sprint driving HERO, but I grew up watching him at Lernerville, then even more once I moved
to the W. Ohio area in about 1988/89, at Millstream, for a few years.

At one time, I DID actually have his autograph, but I have no idea what ever happened to that.

I can still remember EXACTLY what it said:

"To Randy,
God Bless.... Johnny Beaber #66"

He was runnin the Jim Ziegler owned # 66 NORTH STREET AUTO SUPPLY special
at the time, out of Meadville & Zelienople, PA.

Now then, I wouldn't be surprised if JB showed up, and I'd also sure like to see Tony win a race of this caliber!

I've also always been a FAN of Rick & Jack, for as long as I can recall being a race fan. ALL GREAT drivers!

on another note,

(fyi.... We're really hoping to be there that night, with the ole' 9cents truck, but we have a couple of hopefully
minor medical hurdles to clear, first! - but we're still trying hard to get out there!)

(Still looking for a few good Hoosier EMOD "D40 - 26.5 & 27.5" tires, at a 9cents budget price- lol.... ALL donations considered!!!)

The WildWon

WildWon_9@yahoo.com

Edited by injunear, 01 August 2009 - 02:57 PM.

[AK1]

BTT

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[compact racer]

Gate prices for 8/15 ?