Remembering jim vandiver, a colorful piece of nascar history. Two 1992 signed jim vandiver cards, racing car driver, real. Two 1992 signed jim vandiver cards, racing car driver. Big bill france, founder of both nascar and the facility now called talladega superspeedway, cobbled together a field of drivers and cars from. List of onehit wonders in the nascar premier series. Jun 25, 2015 remembering jabe thomas and jim vandiver.
I always had a desire to work on race cars and jim was the one of the first guys who was nice enough to let me come hang out at. Former nascar driver jim vandiver is being remembered after passing away thursday in. Driver james hylton talks with nascar president bill france jr before the. Racing champions diecast racing cars 1992 vehicle year for. When dad passed away about five months ago, i decided to do one side of the car the design of mine and his first car and the other side a design like him and his brothers nascar grand national series car from back in the 70s. Fox nascar analyst jeff hammond takes time to remember the late jim vandiver, and what drivers like him meant to the early success of nascar. His daytona 500 triumph came in a yearold pontiac built by the legendary smokey yunick. Many auto racing historians consider jim clark one of the greatest drivers of all time. Jim vandiver, who ended up finishing second, argued that he had actually. Most pages of fantasy racing cheat sheet have moved to their new home, except the tools. Jim vandiver 31 sits on pit road during a nascar grand national series event in the 1970s. Panch was badly burned in a sports car race at the track two years later. Inaugural talladega runnerup jim vandiver remembered. Two 1992 signed jim vandiver cards, racing car driver, real autographs.
A 1974 race was marred by extensive overnight vandalism of cars in the garage, and several years ago fan delayed the start of a race when he jumped in the pace car and led police on a brief but. Arca menards series statistics 1979present only click on the year to see the standings for that year. Yesteryears auto racing products starmaker multimedia. Apr 08, 2016 jims best finish in the car was 8th place at charlotte in may of 1974. Clark won 25 of the 72 formula 1 races he contested before he was killed at age 32 during a formula 2 race at hockenheim, germany. Jim vandiver led 102 laps in the inaugural nascar race at talladega super speedway in 1969, but finished second to richard brickhouse in a. Jim vandiver 1970 nascar cars, nascar racing, nascar daytona. James hylton leads jim vandiver during the daytona 500 nascar cup race at. Nascar grand national drivers, nascar drivers, auto racing.
Jun 20, 2015 former nascar driver jim vandiver is being remembered after passing away thursday in charlotte, n. Great deals on racing champions diecast racing cars 1992 vehicle year. Current racing series nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoors truck series arca menards west series arca menards east series arca menards series pintys series whelen modified tour weekly racing series peak mexico series whelen euro series ntt indycar series indy lights series formula one series weathertech sportscar champ. Car buyers apparently liked the redesign for 1968 as sales picked up for the second generation of the model. Clark was a versatile driver who competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the indianapolis 500, which he won in 1965. Jun 18, 2015 among humpy wheelers many amusing memories as promoter during the 1950s at robinwood speedway in gastonia is one concerning stock car racings vandiver brothers, driver jim and crew chief tommy.
Remembering jabe thomas and jim vandiver official site. Allen to climb into the car as a relief driver and win the race. Find how tall is your favorite star racer jim clark along with hisher height chart. During that time, vandiver raced two cars, and ended up in the 1974 dodge hemi charger most of the time during the nascar cup circuit.
In 1953, john marcum created the midwest association for race cars marc. Jim vandiver is known as being one of the hardest working independent drivers in nascar. Clark, 32, was at the wheel of his lotuscosworth which left the track at 170mph 274kmh, somersaulted through the air and collided with a tree on a. A native of the greater charlotte, north carolina area and from a racing family with its roots in nascars beginnings, including father jim vandiver, a 1960s and 70s era nascar driver, aunt lillian vandiver hoopaugh, the first female to race in any division at the charlotte motor speedway and other family members involved in racing related. May 30, 2009 the innaugural talladega race in 1969. A former nascar official, marcum had raced openwheel roadsters against. Some racing scholars think that brickhouse racing in a winged dodge daytona and vandiver racing in an older charger 500 was the major reason behind brickhouses win. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.
Complete nascar cup series history of every car number. Click on the site to see jim vandiver s career results at that track. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. After the year began with so much promise lotus was struggling to find some reliability. Mar 07, 2017 hemi v8 nascar race car original unrestored vintage racing raced by jim vandiver the model when dodge released the charger as their intermediatesized car in 1966, the car looked fast with its fastback design, but sales were sluggish. Jim vandiver race results in the nascar grand national series. The answer came in belgium at the track that clark liked the least. Motor racing world champion jim clark has been killed in a car crash during a formula two race at hockenheim. Among humpy wheelers many amusing memories as promoter during the 1950s at robinwood speedway in gastonia is one concerning stock car racings vandiver brothers, driver jim and crew chief tommy. The southern 500 was driver jim vandiver inexplicably stopping in turn 3 after a checkered flag in the early 70s, jumping from his car, scrambling up the banking and over the wall, disappearing into the crowd. June 19, 1960 jimmy bryan, winner of the 1958 indianapolis memorial day classic, was killed sunday when his racing car rolled over several times on the first lap of the 100mile national championship at langhorne. Jun 20, 2015 inaugural talladega runnerup jim vandiver remembered.
Jim dunns win and the circumstances that took him to victory lane are now firmly entrenched in dirt late model racing folklore. Lillian vandiver, sister of nascar cup driver jim vandiver. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. His career as a driver in nascars premier series lasted 14 years, and while it produced no wins, thomas, a christiansburg, virginia, native. His record stood until 1967 when richard petty achieved 27 victories. List of onehit wonders in the nascar premier series fox sports. Racing history minute 1971 daytona 500 racersreunion.
Will be mailed in a cardboard protective photo mailer via usps 1st class mail with a delivery confirmation number provided for tracking purposes. September 16, 1967 richard brickhouse, driving a borrowed 1969 dodge daytona charger, charged through the final 26 miles of the boycotted talladega 500 sunday to win the inaugural grand national race at alabama international motor speedway, which most drivers found so dangerous they refused to race. There have been many stories about the tyres on jim clarks car lasting four races. Jim vandiver, who ended up finishing second, argued that he had actually lapped brickhouse and should have been considered the winner.
Derek wild used to say that you could put all the gearboxes on the bench in front of him in random order and he could tell which gearbox came out of jims car as it. Vandiver had many good experiences behind the wheel of this big and bad dodge. In 1955 he won a record 18 pole positions and 18 victories which was thought by some to be unbeatable. Choose drivers to display or select a range of years. Nascar driver jim vandiver and a 1969 dodge charger daytona. A native of scotland, clark started racing sports cars when he was 20 years old and soon graduated to single seaters. The lotus 25 was a beautiful race car if only it could finish a race that counted. Watermark will not appear on the photo you receive.
On the other hand, that same car had been rearended during the previous race in barcelona one week before. First, it serves to list all known winged car drivers and their cars. Stockcar racer and nascars grand national circuit series champion in 1952 and 1955. Remembering jabe thomas and jim vandiver official site of. Clear outer plastic shelves does show where but basically in good shape. Vandiver racing to honor fallen family members speed sport. Nascar race cars old race cars terry labonte drag racing auto racing jack ingram chevy nova vintage race car car and driver. Jim vandiver racing career profile driver database. The first 20 laps of the race were counted but no driver was credited with leading them. The schedule was still largely packed with many of the same tracks and races that had been on the schedule from the late 1960s forward. The season was the first to be financially supported by r. Panch was badly burned in a sportscar race at the track two years later.
His winston cup career spanned 16 years, even though he had very limited sponsorship. Jim vandiver was born on december, 1939 in huntersville, north carolina. Right before the 1974 season began, a group of west virginia businessmen put together a sponsorship package for ageless driver. Former nascar driver jim vandiver is being remembered after passing away thursday in charlotte, n. Thanks to robert gardetto moparbob and jennifer harrington. Obe 4 march 1936 7 april 1968 was a british formula one racing driver from scotland, who won two world championships, in 1963 and 1965. Reynolds and known as the winston cup grand national series. If ever there was a cinderella story in dirt late model racing, it was jim dunns story. The new site is still ownedoperated by darren fauth and ive made it better in every way. As an independent driver, he had limited financial resources but enjoyed a level of success that relatively few independent drivers had during the formative years of nascar. Payment accepted includes paypal electronic check, debit, credit card cash and money order.
Hemi v8 nascar race car original unrestored vintage racing raced by jim vandiver the model when dodge released the charger as their intermediatesized car in 1966, the car looked fast with its fastback design, but sales were sluggish. Panch was named one of nascars 50 greatest drivers in 1998. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for jim vandiver on. Jim vandiver nascar results, statistics and car numbers. Nascar exists today because of them quietly, they slip through the cracks of nascar like some longforgotten track. Details about two 1992 signed jim vandiver cards, racing car driver, real autographs. A massive crowd, huge car count and a storybook race winner in jim dunn. Jim vandiver december, 1939 june 18, 2015 was a nascar winston cup series driver who raced from 1968 to 1983. This is true, but also the brake pads lasted three times longer than those of any other driver.
Racing news, vintage race car, how to run faster, car and driver, car in the world. How tall is jim clark racer jim clark height comparison. Driver jim vandiver 1970 nascar grand national results. A retired nascar driver, jim enjoyed success as an independent driver and was the actual winner of the 1969 inaugural talladega race, though he. Storming to victory clark would win this race four times running. Jim was the definition of a positive attitude, never worrying about anything and always having a great day. You could argue that a suspension failure was unlikely because of the gentle nature of the corner, the damp conditions and the fact that clark, strangely off form, was not battling through from eighth place. Jim vandiver led 102 laps in the inaugural nascar race at talladega super speedway in 1969, but finished second to richard brickhouse in a controversial. Road race car road racing race cars sports car racing sport cars motor sport auto.
A retired nascar driver, jim enjoyed success as an independent driver and was the actual winner of the 1969 inaugural talladega race, though he described. Two 1992 signed sterling marlin cards, racing car driver. Will be mailed in a cardboard protective photo mailer via usps 1st class mail with a delivery confirmation number provided for. Brickhouse charged past jim vandiver, charlotte, n.
Top of clear plastic is autographed by the driver jim vandiver. Was the 1969 talladega 500 the worst race in nascar history. Racing history minute 1974 daytona 500 racersreunion. Clark, 32, was at the wheel of his lotuscosworth which left the track at 170mph 274kmh, somersaulted through the air and collided with a tree on a remote part of the german track. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Jims best finish in the car was 8th place at charlotte in may of 1974. The national association for stock car auto racing.
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