Aug 28, 2008 in 1973 they had a 20 lap match race with the winner getting a ride in the junie donleavey car in what was then the dixie 500. The 1996 indy racing league, the first in the history of the league, consisted of only three races, as the season concluded in may with the 80th indianapolis 500. Eldora speedways world 100 and dream, the dirt track world championship, lucas oil late model knoxville nationals and all the major races are covered along with the major tours, including the world of. He earned 17 wins in the cart indy car world series.
The car was built by byrd, his brother hubert, and friend glen sweet. Sep 14, 2017 now suddenly a driver for a national series rather than a regional one, danny byrd and 23 other competitors suddenly had an opportunity to win at the nations biggest and fastest track. Indy car racing indy cars calumet farm vintage race car car and driver formula 1 cars and motorcycles race cars cart. Well, on that fateful day danny became the first driver to wheel a carbureted car over 200 miles per hour and he put his name in the record books along with all the other barrier busters in the sport. He was inducted into the indianapolis motor speedway hall of fame in 2009, and the motorsports hall of fame of america in 2014. His driving career began in 1958, at the flat rock speedway, where he drove a hudson that wasnt the popular hornet model of marshall teague and herb thomas fame. Cops messing with the wrong lamborghini driver surprise ending duration. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar. My car owner told the kid to get the 57 chevy from the rack, and well see which ones a race car. I saw the web page and immediatly called him to ask if indeed it was him. Nascar grand national drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing. This site is dedicated to the memory of everyone who contributed to the success that made the san jose speedway one of the most successful short tracks ever.
Most pages of fantasy racing cheat sheet have moved to their new home, except the tools. Its always something when youre building a new race car. Danny yanders larry yantis eldon yarbou r gh larry zeller sr ted zieman timmy yeager john yearsley brad york don zechman larry zeller sr ted zieman bill zwanziger group driver p hotos unknown driver photos. Danny ongais 1984 indy cars, indy car racing, racing. Then he pointed to a 1957 chevy on the rack in the gas station and said, now thats a race car. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. The new site is still ownedoperated by darren fauth and ive made it better in every way.
Danny sullivan was born in louisville, kentucky in march 1950. He said that it was and he drove that car in that particular race. Click on the site to see danny byrds career results at that track. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Daryl harr born may 5, 1982 is a canadian professional stock car racing driver. Our site uses cookies to enhance your experience and understand how you use our site. Danny byrd nascar results, statistics and car numbers. Nov 30, 2015 the kid pumping gas pointed to our race car and told us it wasnt a race car. All of those races came in 1965, when byrd debuted at spartanburg. So who knows who is in what car here is the winning car on cruise control. He had over 200 career wins 29 at flat rock, 27 at toledo over 30 at mt.
Walt disney world speedway was completed in time to host the first race of the season, and the first ever event of the irl, and phoenix international raceway switched alliances from cart to irl and hosted the second event of the season. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to our use of cookies. Michigan tourism theaters auto racing motels lakes resorts drive in theaters cinemas amusement parks travel photos weather. Feature from the tower by bob frey drag race central. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Thats because there wasnt any other class that it could fit in, said the cars owner and driver, danny byrd. Michigan motor sports hall of fame byrd, danny 2003.
Glenn sweet, best known as the car owner for legendary arca late model driver danny byrd, passed away friday feb. Rappin on racin lets go racing by dave dragovich jeep. It was unfortunately typical of his season, failing to finish three of his four races. He competed in four sprint cup series events in his career. David starr born october 11, 1967 is an american professional stock car racing driver.
Car owners pappy and bob allen jim anderson sonny aurther smiley burnett richard boney bonebrake bob bousner bobby and dave breedon. Driver danny byrd 1965 nascar grand national results racing. He raced with danny byrd and joy fair and numerous other good drivers. For that matter, larry detjens drove in relief for miller as well.
Danny would later visit flat rock with friend glen sweet. Indy car racing sports car racing indy cars drag racing race cars danny ongais canadian grand prix indianapolis motor speedway brazilian grand prix danny ongais, nicknamed flying hawaiian, is an american former racing driver who competed in many different racing disciplines, including formula one. Daniel john sullivan iii born march 9, 1950, better known as danny sullivan, is an american former racing driver. Danny byrd august 3, 1937 is a former nascar driver from taylor, mi. Born in dearborn, michigan, danny byrd caught the racing bug watching a usac race at the detroit fairgrounds. Seasons spanning over two years for example 2014 championships have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Jody won and that started his relationship with junie that resulted in him getting the full time ride years later. Despite late mechanical failure, bryd finished his first start in 14th. Byrd was just the fourth driver to run it while davis first nascar start was the numbers ninth. B1 of richlands, va on the high banks at volunteer speedway 1991 dave burks no. Join facebook to connect with danny byrd and others you may know. It could be either danny byrd or junior hanley driving the 33 hanley drove in relief for byrd, taking over after 387 laps. See more ideas about nascar, race cars and nascar racing.
The mile high banked paved oval,located on east tully road, operated from 19461977. Complete nascar cup series history of every car number. I posted some information last night about my dad wayne bennett. B1 of richlands, va, his brandnew race car on fire after wrecking at volunteer speedway. They decided to build a car together with sweet being the owner and byrd the driver. May 24, 2018 car owner lindsey hopkins, left, and driver gary bettenhausen share a moment after bettenhausen qualified for the indianapolis 500 mile race with a speed of 190.
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