Curt began his racing career in the back alleys of minnesota. He raced in the usac championship car series in the 19681970 seasons, with 15 career starts, including the 1969 indianapolis 500. Morgan plus 4 super sport fia historic racing car, 1963 fia htp papers, professionally prepared by tachyon motorsport soest netherlands, superb condition and race ready. He currently owns shepherd racing ventures and has landon cassill as a full time driver. Morgan is a mere 15years old and was fresh out of the outlaw kart circuit when he made his debut this season.
Here is an interesting look back at what it was like to race stock cars in the midwest in the 1960s. Morgan is one of the true veterans of the local race scene. September 25 sonny liston knocks out floyd patterson two minutes into the first round of his fight for the boxing world title at comiskey park in chicago. Historical driver database of nascar cup series drivers 1949. During a successful fourrace tryout in the cup series in 2005 in the no. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year.
Promoter george trimbos first presentation of late model stock cars at fairmont. May 17, 1971 a near capacity crowd of more than 5,000 spectators jammed into the fairmont speedways grandstand and not a single spectator nor driver came away disappointed from the first race of the 1971 car racing season. Sanctioned by international motor contest association i. Sonny morgan is a former nascar driver from beaumont, tx. July 4 19 ralph mulford drove a mason to victory in a 200 mile race on the 1 mile dirt columbus driving park in columbus, ohio. Click on the race number to see the results of that race view asa national tour driver stats at this track. Sonny morgan s chevrolet caught fire shortly thereafter causing him to drop out of the race. Get the latest race results driver sonny morgan on. Below is an indepth interview with gary morgan, former kodak employee and transam racer. Aug 8, 2012 ernie derr racing at the minnesota state fair in 1970. Bobs dad was instrumental in getting him into racing, and was with him at every race until his death. View aaa usac champ car series driver stats at this track. List drivers by state nascar reference nascar race. Dick forbrooks first exposure to the sport of car racing happened in 1953 while.
Jan 01, 2019 during a successful four race tryout in the cup series in 2005 in the no. His car was the 17th z28 built and was sold through heinrich chevrolet, rochester, ny. Stay up to date with nascar player news, rumors, updates, analysis and more at fox sports. Morgan was awarded the most popular driver of the year. Charles sonny ates born march 28, 1935, sellersburg, indiana is a retired american race car driver. Morgan s last full spring cup season was nearly two decades ago, and his last national series victory was in 1993. In the best heat race of the night, sonny morgan of blue earth, in a 71 chevelle, passed ole brua of albert lea, in a 69 torino, on the fourth corner in the eighth and final lap to nip brua at the checkered flag. Slides of midget car racing in keokuk, iowa are made into a 3 minute video. Motors in blue earth, minnesota and never saw a day on the public roads. Roll cage installations, powder coating, and specialty components.
After quick repairs, sonny morgan took over beauchamps car as relief driver and was. Morgan shepherd born october 12, 1941 is an american semiretired professional stock car racing driver and current team owner. Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand. The car was purchased during the winter of 196465 as a new car from l. The son of former sprint car driver gary morgan is another up and coming driver that has the great support of a family rich in racing that have all come. He won his first nascar sprint cup series race at the 1981 virginia 500 at martinsville speedway. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Car owners pappy and bob allen jim anderson sonny aurther smiley burnett richard boney bonebrake bob bousner bobby and dave breedon fritz broadback john and brian brooks charles burrell frankie burrell ina and ray butschie bill cady marshall carey archie carnes morgan chandler buddy cook jim cook. Race results at minnesota state fair speedway racing. Much thanks and appreciation goes to the nascar media group for providing statistical content, video, images and all kinds of nascar love. Russ lee, the minnesota speedster who gave collins his toughest races last season.
Race car driver sonny hutchins wins modified race at martinsville speedway. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. Get nascar race results and career results information at fox sports. In those days the imca required that all parts on a given race car must be from. Used 2018 chevrolet corvette stingray for sale near me. Morgan shepherd can still probably handle a race car better than most people, but at 72 years old, the nascar drivers age is raising some questions. Hobby boxes offer three total hits between options consisting of autographs, relics, book cards, cut signatures or rip cards. Sonny ates full name charles ates nationality american born march 28, 1935 hometown sellersburg, indiana died october 25, 2010 place of death phoenix, arizona racing career summary. In the best heat race of the night, sonny morgan of blue earth, in a 71 chevelle. Cliff macbeth, 12 291889, 05111954, eagle lake, mn. From crate engines for drag racing, circle track racing, street cars, and offroad, from small block v8 to sealed engines, from ls drag race beasts with modified camshafts to superchargers, from sealed factory crate engines to handbuilt. He finished in the top ten 5 times, with his best finish in 5th position in 1968 at brooklyn. Late model stock car races at hutchinson, kansas on april 29. Ernest lloyd sonny hutchins may 17, 1929 november 21, 2005 was a stock car driver who raced in nascars grand nationalwinston cup series from 1955 to 1974.
Hutchins managed to finish second in his qualifying heat and finished seventh in the feature. Race car driver sonny hutchins wins modified race at martinsville speedway digital collection the wslstv news film collection, 19511971, comprises anchor scripts and 16mm news film created by roanoke, va. Brua had led after gaining the lead in the first lap. Late model stock car races at hutchinson, kansas on september.
Brent sherman, 49, ford, serta, brent sherman, may 24th, 1974, st paul, mn. In 2006, hamlin had one of the most successful rookie seasons to date in the series. Bjorge, racing for the first time in des moines, had the pole position and led throughout the race, driving a 1972 monte carlo. Oct 25, 2010 sonny ates full name charles ates nationality american born march 28, 1935 hometown sellersburg, indiana died october 25, 2010 place of death phoenix, arizona racing career summary. Nascar collects advanced statistical metrics to measure performance across many granular. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Race car driver conrad morgan says racing keeps him young. Wednesday september 23, 1959 kansas racing history.
Ates raced in the usac championship car series in the 19681970 seasons, with 15 career starts, including the 1969 indianapolis 500 finished 17th. Slinger speedway veteran battles back from his worst wreck. He competed in one nextel cup series event in his career. Gary raced very successfully in a 63 z06 corvette prior to stepping into a z28 in 67. Morgan shepherd bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Get the latest race results driver morgan shepherd on. The smaller 12lap race took place between two trans am series events as part of the. From crate engines for drag racing, circle track racing, street cars, and offroad, from small block v8 to sealed engines, from ls drag race beasts with modified camshafts to superchargers, from sealed factory crate engines to handbuilt customs, the engine you need to win can be found here.
Old vintage cars vintage race car nascar crash ridge runner dirt track racing auto racing old race cars car and driver race day. Race car driver sonny hutchins wins modified race at. Morgan, recently graduated from college, finished the season point standings in second place. Amongst race cars of the 40s, 50s, and 60s, youll find these body builders well represented at this shop in north alabama. Seasons spanning over two years for example 2014 championships have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends. Ernie derr racing at the minnesota state fair in 1970. Get the latest race results driver sonny hutchins on. This biographical article related to united states auto racing is a stub. September 29 the canadian alouette 1, the first satellite built outside the united states and the soviet union, is launched from vandenberg air force base in california. August 16, 1956 steele county speedway, owatonna, mn, imca stock car, sonny morgan. Gardena, ca, nascar pacific coastshort track, jim reed.
Morgan has taken the green flag thousands of times. Sonny morgans chevrolet caught fire shortly thereafter causing him to drop out of the race. Minnesotas mel whalen drove an inspired race to finish sixth, and the top ten. It was purchased as few factory options as possible except for the factory 396 c. Late model stock car races at hutchinson, kansas on april. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for sonny morgan on. More than 11,300 spectators were on hand to see dave bjorge win the 25lap feature race. He was able to get the car repaired only to roll it. Sonny morgan nascar results, statistics and car numbers. Research, compare and save listings, or contact sellers directly from 28 2018 corvette models nationwide.
The wslstv news film collection, 19511971, comprises anchor scripts and 16mm news film created by roanoke, va. A grant from the national endowment for the humanities funded the preservation and digitization of this collection. Race date cars winners st chassis engine len sfc miles purse pole cau. He last competed parttime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the no. I could take the z28 through that straightaway, probably 150, 160 miles an hour, flat out in a four wheel drift, and we were turning 8,500 rpm on. I could take the z28 through that straightaway, probably 150, 160 miles an hour, flat out in a four. Late model stock car races at hutchinson, kansas on. Morgans last full spring cup season was nearly two decades ago, and his last national series victory was in 1993. The sprint car main started out on the wrong foot as ned fry of burlington, iowa. In 1959, putting a 283, yblock, nailhead, lincoln, caddilac, or packard 352 into a lightweight car with a sporty body, started the trend that became the muscle car era of the late 60s. For those who have been looking around for a long time searching for reliable and serious historic. After quick repairs, sonny morgan took over beauchamps car as relief driver and was gaining on jepsen when the engine began to sputter. Jul 14, 2014 morgan shepherd can still probably handle a race car better than most people, but at 72 years old, the nascar driver s age is raising some questions. The son of former sprint car driver gary morgan is another up and coming driver that has the great support of a family rich in racing that have all come together to assist their latest generation wheelman.
Jun 05, 2018 a minnesota woman who died at the age of 80 last week will not be missed by her family, who let the public know in a biting obituary. Bob jusola was a veteran race car driver who lived in rural centuria, wisconsin. Sonny morgan, 248, plymouth, sonny morgan, sonny morgan. Shop 2018 chevrolet corvette stingray for sale at cars. Beauchamp was leading ebert by about 300 yards at the finish. A minnesota woman who died at the age of 80 last week will not be missed by her family, who let the public know in a biting obituary. Charles sonny ates march 28, 1935 october 25, 2010 was an american racecar driver biography. You can have the greatest chassis in the world, but the power plant for your race vehicle is the engine. Jeffrey morgan race cars 37 photos motor vehicle company. American stock car racing driver who was named 2005 nmpa man of the year. Click on the race number to see the results of that race. He was able to get the car repaired only to roll it over five times in the south turn. Sonny hutchins, born may 17, 1929 in richmond, virginia, began his stock car racing career on march 18, 1950, at the richmond fairgrounds when he entered the hank stanley memorial race. Bobs father was a firstgeneration finnishamerican, and bob was proud of his finnish heritage.
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