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[spike]

Dale Johnson , Ralph Quarterson, Gus Linder, Henry Jacoby, Lou Blaney, Dave Lundy, Ted Wise, Tommy Gelvin, Steve Travers, Frank Gorichky, Ronnie Anderson, Bobbie Adamson, Andy Phillips, Chuck Engstrom, Buddy Cochran, Paul Kekich, Jerry Matus, Russ Woolsey, Rich Bonnell, Steve Ungar, Paul Brown, Jack Sodeman, Dick Cotterman, Bill Wheeling, Ed Lynch, Bill Banick, Ed Murphy, Clark Kothera, George Sember, Johnny Beaber, George Bischoff, Bill Bowser, Dick Bailey, Herb Buck. Old timers. No current drivers. Apology to the young old timers. No second(third) generations just yet. Feel free to add.

Edited by spike, 15 January 2014 - 07:59 PM.

[Walt Wimer]

Great bunch of memories!!! Glad I took photos of many of them and their cars way back then!! GOOD RACING TO ALL!!!!! Walt

[manny]

frankie kerr, brad doty, fred rahmer.

[spike]

frankie kerr, brad doty, fred rahmer.

" Western PA ". "Old Timers" Sprint car Hall of Fame. Frankie ran in Eastern PA , Fremont, Ohio area, ASCoC, etc. Fred Rahmer ran in Eastern PA. Brad's races at local tracks would count. He had 5 at Sharon. More at Lernerville. Never ran Heidelberg, Greater Pittsburgh Speedway, Blanket Hill, or Butler. George Bischoff had 30 at Sharon. Steve Ungar had 15, Lou Blaney had 11, Henry Jacoby had 10, Frank Gorichky had 8, Ted Wise had 8, Ralph Quarterson had 7, Dale Johnson had 7 and Dick Bailey had 5. Those were at Sharon. " Old Timers. " Dale Johnson retired from racing in 1967. Fred Rahmer retired in 2013. Johnny Beaber had 55, Lou had 49, Ralph Q had 47, Ted Wise had 19 and Jack Sodeman had 15 at Lernerville.

Edited by spike, 16 January 2014 - 12:25 AM.

[Walt Wimer]

Some of Dale Johnson's best years were in the old coupe days driving a 1937 Chevy coupe #64 for George Blaney, Lou's dad. Saw him race that car at Butler in 1954 when I was 14-15 years old!! Most of the old timer Sprint Car drivers started during the coupe days!! Walt

[spike]

Considering the " Butler County Sprint Car Hall of Fame, " Butler Co. owned, Butler Co. driven, would you say the first actual sprint car was Mel Tuck's Trevis sprint?