Billy Harman - NEW ENGLAND AUTO RACERS
WEBIn 1971, driving the #55 for Ted Marsh, Billy finished 6th in the NASCAR’s National Modified Championship. He earned the 1973 Modified Championship at Thompson Speedway. Bill Harman at Waterford in 1975. He has raced as far west as Ohio, competing at 54 tracks, and winning at 14 different speedways.
Hall of Famer Billy Harman Recovering from Serious Surgery
WEBAug 22, 2012 · NEAR Hall of Famer Billy Harman is home recovering from a seven day stay at Backus Hospital in Norwich, Ct. Bill underwent intestinal surgery after a serious infection was found, which doctors first thought could be cancer.
55 — The r/NASCAR Historian
WEBCar number 55 has been driven 1109 times with 13 wins, 20 poles, 94 top 5s, 234 top 10s, and 343 DNFs in the NASCAR Cup Series. In 2022, J.J. Yeley attempted the Daytona 500 in car #55 for MBM motorsport, but would fail to qualify. Yeley would start #55 in April at Talladega, coming home with a 25th place finish.
William R. Wimble – Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
WEBWilliam R. Wimble, 31, race driver, helped to rescue Marvin E. Panch from burning, Daytona Beach, Florida, February 14, 1963. At Daytona International Speedway a racing car Panch, 36, race driver, was testing went out of control while traveling at a very high speed and struck the guardrail.
The Chrome Horn -- Looking Back A Bit with Phil Smith
WEBLouis Grier "Buddy" Shuman was a pioneer NASCAR Grand National driver and tough competitor who was well respected by his peers. He died in a hotel fire in 1955. NASCAR established the Buddy Shuman Award in 1957 to recognize outstanding contributions to NASCAR racing.
1965 Virginia 500 - Wikipedia
WEBMartinsville Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races. [5] The standard track at Martinsville Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.526 miles (0.847 km) long. [6] The track's turns are banked at eleven degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at zero degrees.The …
2002 Daytona 500 - Wikipedia
WEBThe 2002 Daytona 500 was the first of 36 scheduled stock car races of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, [2] and the 44th running of the event. [1] It was held on February 17, 2002, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway, [2] one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races; the others are Michigan International Speedway ...
Front Row Motorsports - Wikipedia
WEBFront Row Motorsports (FRM) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.The team began running part-time in 2004 as Means-Jenkins Motorsports under a partnership with Jimmy Means and restaurant entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, with Jenkins becoming the full team owner in 2005.
A stock car legend - The River Reporter
WEBSep 22, 2021 · Fast forward a few years, and a couple of turns at Bethel Speedway, and this local sports scribbler had a chance to talk short track stock car racing with 92-year-old “Wild Bill” Greco, a motorsports legend who first took to asphalt ovals in about 1949.
Wimble, former NASCAR Sportsman champion, dead at 84
WEBApr 27, 2016 · Bill Wimble, 84, who captured NASCAR’s National Sportsman Championship in 1960, died Sunday from a brain aneurysm. Wimble, from Lisbon, New York, is best known in this area for his heroism by...
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