Aug 22, 2015 dale earnhardt late model martinsville speedway 1978. Jeanpaul cabana captured his only series race of the year. Ted fritz, 72, passed away october 25 at turlock, california. World series of asphalt stock car racing late model.
Rising winston cup series star darrell waltrip won his only series race of the year, holding off donnie allison. Kelley earnhardt miller has blazed her own path to racing success in nascars xfinity series nascar. Harry gant and butch lindley 1978 nashville nascar race cars, old race. Racers and fans returned in 1978 for yet another season of late model sportsman racing. October 1, 1978 nashvilles marty robbins 500 throughout the 1960s, the signature and final late model race of the season at nashvilles fairgrounds speedway was the southern 300. The late model sportsman division arrived in 1971 as the norths answer to nascars southeastern short track superstars.
Also, the late models and late model sportsman cars have paintable rollcages, which are in the templates, but the pro cup cars dont. The series was previously called the budweiser late model sportsman series in 1982 and 1983, the nascar busch grand national series from 1984 through 2002, the nascar busch series from 2003 through 2007, and the nascar nationwide series from 2008 through 2014. For just the third time since it opened in 2010, the nascar hall of fame in charlotte will have a new feature in its glory road exhibit, one that highlights the most legendary drivers in the. The joie of seating becomes a marketing partner with cra for. Hamilton has only three wins on record, but we imagine that its more. All were stunned when track operator bill donoho announced the sale of his rights in the tracks lease to lanny hester and gary baker. They were pretty good drivers, but their equipment was inferior to the stuff that. Lanny pemberton 1976, late model sportsman, riverside leonard lanny pemberton of lemon grove, california lost control of his 1969 chevrolet chevelle during practice for the california 150, a nascar. This article has passed the halfway point, but is in no way close to the official scheduled conclusion. Late model sportsman rules of competition and racing for springport midmichigan speedway. Driver birthdays and races run on september 24th racing.
Music city mayhem hemmings daily hemmings motor news. From there teel began racing in the budweiser late model sportsman series in 1982. Serves the drivers and fans in the central hub of america. With our huge selection of racing, sport, and custom seats you can upgrade the look and feel of your 1978 chevy camaro. Mader at 23 years old was considered a youngster, but the last decade has been littered with teenagers winning the snowball derby. Modified racers were allowed to modify their motors by boring cylinder walls and using oversized pistons. He began racing as a boy and pursued it as a fulltime career from his late teens lindley established himself as one of the countrys premier short track drivers, winning track championships at greenvillepickens speedway, and finishing first in races at short tracks. One stop on the late model sportsman schedule in 1978 was at charlotte motor.
Dbss series late model 0 gotra series vintage 16 mbslm series super late model 46 mcsa series classic 3. Nascar sportsman division at charlotte motor speedway may 27, 1978 broadcast on wfmxfm in statesville, nc. Vores welding cra late model sportsman series powered by. Hamilton is one of the few drivers who can claim they have two super late model titles at the smyrna world series. Fill out a questionnaire and we will add your profile to the dirt driver directory. These were your typical shorttrack late model sportsmen cars back in 1978, both of.
Benny parsons late model sportsman chevelle 1978 car pictures nascar 1970s barn retro warriors vehicles models vintage busch grand national series at darlington raceway during the running of the 1985 pontiac tommy houston no. Nascar late model sportsman national championship the. Pond drove for him in 1969 and 1970, running late model sportsman races in several. This was contrasted by the sportsman car which had basically a stock engine. Speedway histories maryland stock car racing hall of. In 2012, the third turn finished the modern era of the series 1982 to today, with late model sportsman era races being added regularly. Nascar late model sportsman national championship the third.
We have topthrees for every race in series history as well as toptens in points for all four seasons. These cars handle pretty good, and each division has its differences. Top 51 drivers of the world series of asphalt stock car. Nascar budweiser late model sportsman series 19821983. Drivers were allowed to use any winston cup car that had been made between 1982 and 1986, and were permitted to use any late model sportsmanbusch grand national car from between 1975 and 1986. Drivers must be 18 to participate in any nascar national series race on a track 1. One stop on the late model sportsman schedule in 1978 was at charlotte motor speedway for the world service life 300. Late model stock cars were comparatively inexpensive. A young darrell waltrip made his nascar superspeedway debut in february 1966, finishing 18th in the permatex 300 for late model sportsman cars at daytona international speedway.
Late model sportsman division, 19711980 vermont racing. One way you got into that race was by winning a qualifying race at a small track. Super late model series archives nascar talk nbc sports. Unorganized results nascar late model sportsman race daytona international. The youngest gilliland will team with camping world truck series drivers christopher bell and william byron to split driving chores in kbms toyota camry super late model. The sara late model sportsman series made its first trip out of its home state of florida, visiting sas on june 10. Bobby allison 12 amc matador leads a pack of cars during the world service life 300 nascar winston racing series late model sportsman event at charlotte motor speedway in harrisburg, north carolina. Car owner, champions crew chief, rookie of the year, most popular driver. The season began on sunday, january 22 and ended on sunday, november 19. There were still plenty of homebuilt cars winning races, but it wasnt long before the bigmoney laughlin. The division was successful for a number of reasons. Though spencers name is the last one engraved, the champions trophy rotated once more.
Another reason was that by 1982, the late model sportsman cars competed in what is now the xfinity series, so racers making the change to late model stock cars had a place to sell their old parts. In a sport that has seen countless drivers throughout the decades. Asa national late model sportsman series the third turn. Nascar busch series grand national division 19952003. The other nascar hemmings daily hemmings motor news. The 197836 was a national championship late model sportsman event held at kingsport speedway on august 18, 1978. Just two years removed from the roughandready flying tiger era, the lms cars were modern, hightech, faster, and better looking. In this early era, the word modified was a reference to engine specifications. Nascar budweiser late model sportsman series standings for 1978 click on the driver to see 1978 racelevel statistics for that driver. He was one of the few southern drivers who successfully won the northern late model scene. Darrell waltrip through the years, career highlights.
Speedway histories maryland stock car racing hall of fame. The photos here show 1970s action for the tracks breadandbutter division, nascars late model sportsman division. Only ran about 11 sportsman races that year due to late start due to track construction. Nascar late model sportsman influential moments in racing. Bob pressley continued his late summer surge, winning the first series race held in nearly three weeks. He also took down a pair of super late model titles at the world series of asphalt stock car racing. It became the late model sportsman series in 1968, and soon featured races on larger tracks such as daytona international speedway. Virginia native sets a path for women in nascar wsls 10 news. The 197810 was a national championship late model sportsman event held at catamount stadium on april 23, 1978.
Mader snuck by martin with two laps to go and hung on for the win. Thats what being a sportsman driver in the south was like in 1978. Contemporary style adds that sporty look for latemodel pony cars. Nascar budweiser late model sportsman series standings for. The sweeney chevrolet buick gmc rush racing series powered by pace performance heads to tricity raceway park this sunday june 18 for a doubleheader featuring the sweeney late model touring series and the bicknell racing products sportsman modified touring series in the annual bill emig memorial. Late model bodies may have openings for cylinder head, fuel tank access, glow plug, engine tuning, and exhaust outlets only. It is currently sponsored by comcast via its consumer cable brand xfinity. Gene nolen, owner of the usac silver crown car kody swanson drove to victory in the 2019 at toledo speedway in the hemelgarn racingsuper fitness rollie beale classic race, passed away wednesday april 8 at the age of 77 after. Drivers used obsolete grand national cars on larger tracks but by the inception of the touring format in 1982, the series used older compact cars. The 197802 was a late model sportsman event held at daytona international speedway on february 18, 1978. John dodson of chesterfield county, a retired judge who has owned race cars for several drivers, said mr. An under body support may be added to brace each rear quarter panel, but must hold it in stock position, can not be flared out.
The series was previously called the budweiser late model sportsman series in 198283, nascar busch grand national series from 19842003, the nascar busch series from 20042007, and the nascar nationwide series from 200814. The 1978 nascar grand national winston cup series was the 30th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 7th modern era nascar cup series. In 1982, the late model sportsman division was reorganized into the modern day. The history of the nascar sportsman division influential. The xfinity series was formerly known as the nascar sportsman division 19501967. Part of the michiana state line racing association. They were pretty good drivers, but their equipment was. A native of miami, florida, sanchez is a thirdyear member of the nascar drive for diversity driver development class. Fritz was the 1973 stockton 99 speedway late model sportsman champion, scoring 14 main event wins on the tricky 14 mile paved oval in 1973 and 1974 and narrowly losing the 74 title to dan reed, with whom he had many memorable duels. The other nascar late model sportsman cars created heroes on the short tracks. Nashvilles also widely known in racing circles for major opencompetition late model races, such as the annual all america 400, which draws shorttrack specialists from around the country. It is designed for drivers who wish to step up to the top level circuit, to the monster energy nascar cup series. Salem, in march 18, 2020 champion racing association powered by jegs officials and the joie of. The nascar racing experience 300 is the first race of the nascar xfinity series season.