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#1 sramoa

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Posted 29 October 2013 - 21:56

I am looking for which kind of sanctioning bodies sprint car championship were after WWII to 70s years and who were their champions?

 

I think everybody know:

 

AAA/USAC Sprint cars

IMCA sprint cars

URC

CSRA

CRA

 

Possible other championships:(I have  less infos)

 

ARA Big car

ESRA

NARA

MVRA

 

...but these are it for all? :evil:


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#2 sramoa

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Posted 03 November 2013 - 13:48

Anybody else?



#3 Peter Leversedge

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Posted 10 November 2013 - 00:54

As far as I know sprint cars [ the US version ] are raced in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa

In New Zealand the sanctioning bodies are"Speedway New Zealand" and "Circle Track Racing Assn of New Zealand"

Regards Peter Leversedge [Retired Sprint Car Racer]



#4 sramoa

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Posted 13 November 2013 - 21:30

Thanks Peter.

I prefer(in this topic) the North American championship.



#5 Jim Thurman

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Posted 14 November 2013 - 19:46

Simply Google.  Try Googling NARC sprint car champions and see what happens  ;)



#6 supermod47

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Posted 01 April 2014 - 00:49

Here are some Midwestern groups:

 

United Motor Contest Association - Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska

1952: Mickey McCormick

1953: Gordie Shuck

1954: Cotton Musick

1955: Walt McWhorter

1956: Walt McWhorter

1957: Mickey McCormick

 

United Speedways of Indiana (after the first couple of years the Indiana changed to America) - Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas

1954: Johnny Noble

1955: Wilbur Robinson

1956: Frank Wright

1957: Harold Leep

1958: Harold Leep

1959: Charlie Lutkie

1960: Ray Duckworth

 

Big Car Racing Association - Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma

1958: Roy Walker

1959: Gordon Herring

1960: Jack Hahn

1961: Gordon Herring

1962: Gordon Herring

1963: Eddie Jackson

1964: Jack Hahn

1965: Grady Wade

1966: Jay Woodside

1967: Roy Bryant

1968: Roy Bryant

1969: Jan Opperman

1970: Lonnie Jensen

1971: Jon Backlund

1972: Lonnie Jensen

1973: Edd French

1974: Steve Troxell

1975: Jan Opperman

1976: Larry Clark

1977: Sammy Swindell

 

Mississippi Valley Auto Racing Association (Changed to Mississippi Valley Championship Circuit in 1953) - Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas

1946: Al Ketter

1947: Charlie Irons

1948: Rocky Williams

1949: Charlie Irons

1950: Rocky Williams

1951: Jerry Blundy

1952: Dick Nau

1953: Roy Blinstrup

1954: Vic Watson

1955: Vic Watson

1956: Rocky Williams

1957: Duke Hindahl

1958: Ken Rubright

1959: Rocky Williams

1960: Steve Orme

1961: Stoney Stoneking

1962: Stoney Stoneking

1963: Rocky Williams

1964: Pat O'Hara

 

National Championship Racing Association (supermodifieds) - Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas

1971: Emmett Hahn

1972: Harold Leep

1973: Harold Leep

1974: Frankie Lies

1975: Frankie Lies

1976: Harold Leep

1977: Emmett Hahn

1978: Ray Crawford

1979: Dave Frusher

1980: Jerry Stone

1981: Herb Copeland

 

There were many, many more.  Anyone else want to take a shot?

later,

Bob Mays