Buzz barton race car driver

Folse remained close to barton for the remainder of the race as they two pulled away from the rest of the field. Malcolm in the middle star frankie muniz has traded in acting on. He built and drove sprint car for my uncle lee parker in tampa. The two drivers would get together on the sixth lap of that race with hutchinson suffering fatal injuries. He was a champion, a character in an era full of characters, and a survivor of one of the toughest, grimmest eras in racing history. A racing legend passed away quietly a few years ago. Taylor barton racing the official site of taylor barton.

List of national sprint car hall of fame inductees wikipedia. Jul 16, 2017 we all have our own story to share about our favorite driver who thrilled us everytime they rolled onto the track or that one particular race that still stands out as the greatest they ever saw. Racing aces like michael schumacher, lewis hamilton and dale earnhardt jr. He lost control of the car, left the track at over 150 mph and crashed into the trees along the circuit. The most meaningful praise for any race car driver is that he receives from his peers. Bobby grims peers, to a man, would echo kunzmans sentiments. Bobs dad was instrumental in getting him into racing, and was with him at every race until his death. Mccann was a very successful driver and former winner of the labor day stock car race on. Tony bonadies born 29 dec 1916 bronxville, new york. Top 50 race car drivers celebrity net worth richest. February 7, 1965 fiery driving and fiery tempered buzz barton, the buzz bomb of tampa, won the third feature race in the series of florida state fair.

Killed in a sportscar crash in new zealand, just weeks into the new season. News, photos, results, and more from dozens of associations. Raced in hillclimbs prewar from 1936 to 1938, exclusively in scotland, then had a few brief. Carr, buzz barton, cookie osterhout, hal rettberg, duane stoneking, calvin gilstrap, froggie droz, pat. As a victim of bullying himself, taylor wanted to pull from his past to help others who lack the support and resources that he had as an adolescent facing school bullies. Authorities say the driver of a hyundai coupe had failed to slow for the traffic jam and slammed into the back of the. Driver buzz barton 1952 aaa champ car series results. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older only. Ken wharton born 21 mar 1916 smethwick, staffordshire. Australian john buzz buzaglo worked on grand prix and became a formula ford ace in the uk shortly thereafter.

Anderson, clare lawicke finished 2nd here on the right with wife and friends. Hall of fame inductees national sprint car hall of fame. May 22, 2017 local sprint car driver and machinist kenny butler remembered buzz coming into his kingston, oklahoma shop one day. Very successful and experienced midget driver, killed in an ardc series midget crash. Tommy rowe and rod eulenfield through the fence at speedway park in a heat race. Buzz barton was a great man a great friend and i loved him to death. Leslie thorne born 23 jun 1916 greenock, renfrewshire, scotland. Institute of museum and library services, administered by the indiana state library. Officials and bystanders set don hutchinsons sprint car back on its wheels after a tangle with a car driven by a. Bill roynon was a very accomplished sprint car driver, accustomed to running at the front of pack. I had the race car there, and he looked it over, but he didnt say anything. Her fa ther was a rosevi lle auto repair shop owner and friend of jerry richert s r s car owner frank wagner whos business was next door.

National midget hall of fame drivers jimmy sams memorial website about jimmy sams slide shows contact page links page olympic stadium, kansas city, mo. Grims longtime imca car owner famed fabricator and mechanical whiz hector honore once said, bob grim was a natural, a pure natural. Sep 25, 20 bob jusola was a veteran race car driver who lived in rural centuria, wisconsin. Buzz barton sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Ryan holmans indycar drivers born on june 16 youtube. July 25, 1959 two dozen eager big car drivers were on hand for frank winkleys north dakota big car opener at grand forks, and the field reeked of power as the big offenhauser. Click on the site to see buzz barton s career results at that track glossary. Folse started from the pole position and lead the first seven laps before being passed by barton.

Tommy hinnershitz won the aaa eastern sprint car race at the reading fairgrounds, reading, pa. National midget hall of fame drivers jimmy sams memorial. Bonadies raced across new york and new england in midgets, competing in hundreds of races, but also had a short spell in nascar. Sprint car races at hutchinson, kansas on september 19, 1966. Jul 08, 2014 many a driver s career has been inspired by films, the most iconic race film is surely grand prix, the 1966 john frankenheimer epic. Anderson, clint walker was pace car driver, 1961, little 500. February 7, 1965 fiery driving and fiery tempered buzz barton, the buzz bomb of tampa, won the third feature race in the series of florida state fair and imca golden anniversary events sunday afternoon. From 1946 through 71, grim snared an astounding 199 feature wins, including victories in usac midgets as well as the 1960 syracuse championship car race. These are photos in jimmys collection of drivers that have since become members fo the national midget hall of fame. Jimmy clarks life came to a tragic end at the 1968 deutschland trophae formula two race which took place in hockenheim. Sprint car races at hutchinson, kansas on june 26, 1955. Barton was one of central iowas toughest to strap into to a race car. This is a list of inductees in the national sprint car hall of fame.

Well go back in history, 10, 20, 30, 40, even 50 years ago even more and reminisce about what has made racing in the midwest so special for us. Bert hellmueller won the imca sprint car race at the muskogee speedway, muskogee, ok. Remembering chevrolet racer fatalities from past septembers. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Stayed in touch with buzz for years and went to eat and to the races when he came back to tampa every year. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the no. Real name emmett, he passed away after a spell of illhealth. Studio shot of buzz gregory, 1963 buzz gregory studio shot, 1963 this project is made possible by a grant from the u. Somebody told me after he left that he was buzz barton. Local sprint car driver and machinist kenny butler remembered buzz coming into his kingston, oklahoma shop one day.

Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more. I remember going to his shop with them and staying all hours of the night while they worked on the car. Apr 17, 2002 buzz barton born 07 oct 1916 chickasha, oklahoma. He had driven sprint cars for 40 years and had been inducted into the little 500 anderson speedway hall of fame. National midget hall of fame members these are photos in jimmys collection of drivers that have since become members fo the national midget hall of fame. Mainly based in midgets, supermodified and sprint cars.

In a lifetime, you dont find a handful of race drivers with that kind of naturalborn. The four photographs right above are from the book big car thunder, sprint cars on americas fair circuits, vol. This was at rmmra race in 1977 at the belleville high banks before it was known as the belleville midget nationals. For thirty five years, barton had a second career in the sport of racing as car builder, car owner, racer and track promoter and track coowner. Jan 17, 2008 features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older only. Bobs father was a firstgeneration finnishamerican, and bob was proud of his finnish heritage. For many years george barton was the owneroperator of the true value hardware store in ankeny. Click on the site to see buzz barton s career results at that track. Buzz grew up in california and his first job was working on the railroad, where he met a few racing enthusiasts which lead to him working for an auto part company during the day and. Carl badamis obituary from the kansas city star newspaper. Buzz barton returning the checkered flag to sammy callahan. Harrison brian burton born october 9, 2000 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Driver buzz barton 1952 aaa champ car series results racing. Giants like marvin pifer, herschel wagner, jud larson, buzz barton, jerry blundy and jim hurtubise.

Being bullied is a distressing experience that remains with someone forever. Return to the feature race winners at hutchinson, kansas web page. Sprint car races at hutchinson, kansas on september 20, 1961. Emmett buzz barton sprint car racing news, schedules. Sprint car races at hutchinson, kansas on september 18, 1956. One of the most versatile and underrated drivers of the 1950s, ken was a four times. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year.