Jim campbell sprint car driver

Smith, richard mitch 58 super modifiedsprint wins, 1 ardc midget win, 1 usac sprint car win, 1971 and 1976 track champion york county racing club hall of fame class of 1985, national sprint car hall of fame class of 1995, eastern motorsports press association class of 1982. According to the coroner, a car driven by jim campbell jr. Empa hall of famewally campbell eastern motorsport. The lincoln speedway read off each of their names, and spoke about jim campbell last. In 1954, he won three aaa eastern sprint car races and attempted to qualify for the indianapolis 500, but failed his rookie test and was told to go home and get more.

It includes drivers who were killed immediately, as well as those who were not killed immediately but succumbed to their injuries some time later. This is a list of inductees in the national sprint car hall of fame. Jim campbell sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Mar 25, 2018 90yearold hall of famer leroy felty to thrill fans on tour in vintage race car. He was the 1951 nascar modified champion and the 1953 aaa eastern division sprint car rookie of the year. In later years he ran several years in the 358sprint division. Driver who died at williams grove remembered for his love. Jim mechanic on 11 central pa track championship cars for owners j. Lloyd, charlie car owner for drivers mike lloyd, jim edwards. The driver to pace the field to green at the indianapolis 500 is jeff gordon.

Jim dunn racingcattlemans cut dodge charge r career best e. Aug 15, 2015 a driver was killed after his car crashed into a wall at an american sprint car race track in pennsylvania on friday. Empa hall of famewally campbell eastern motorsport press. Campbell competed in one sprint cup event in her career. August has been awful on pennsylvania race tracks sports.

List of national sprint car hall of fame inductees wikipedia. Racing legend felty to tour this summer in vintage race car. Reuters a sprintcar driver was killed in a racing accident during warmup laps for a weekend event, prompting a pennsylvania speedway to cancel racing activities on saturday. In 1953, campbell won four american automobile association aaa eastern sprint car races and one aaa midwest race in frank curtis no. Nhras openpits policy allows fans to get an upcloseand personal. Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more. Jimmy won the first ever world of outlaws race in 1978 at devils bowl speedway in dallas, texas. Williams grove speedway officials confirmed campbell s death via press release late friday evening. The cumberland county coroners office said campbell, from feasterville. Vice president of performance vehicles and motorsports chevrolet, along with chevrolet team owners, richard childress, chip ganassi, and rick hendrick, met with members of the media to discuss the.

Driver killed as car strikes wall at williams grove. James sheaffer obituary shermas dale, pa patriotnews. The home of the world of outlaws nos energy drink sprint car seres. Kim campbell is a former nascar driver from tyler, tx. The 2015 pace car for the 99th running of the indy 500 is a corvette z06. Former sprint car veteran jim edwards, 56, passed away on may 27th in phoenix, arizona only six weeks after being diagnosed with cancer. Inside the cockpit of a funny car with jim campbell youtube. Jim delaney april 5, 1991 was a nascar driver from lyndhurst, nj.

We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and interactive features such as polls and a message board. The night before, one of sprint car racings own, jim campbell jr. Images released from wreck that killed sprint car driver jim campbell. The cumberland county coroners office said campbell, from. Jimmy campbell won the imca sprint car race at the jackson speedway, jackson, mn. The younger campbell, naturally, had an affection for the firebreathing sprint cars. Swindells car flipped, hit an outside wall and landed on its wheels. Jim prided himself in the fact that he built his own. James campbell jr was doing warmup laps at williams grove speedway in pennsylvania when his car collided with a wall on the halfmile. Aug 15, 2015 a race car driver died in a crash at the williams grove speedway friday night. Sprint car driver killed in highspeed crash in pennsylvania daily mail. Wally campbell july 16, 1926 july 17, 1954 was an american stock car, midget, and sprint car racer from trenton, new jersey. Kim campbell stock car racing wiki fandom powered by wikia.

Find everything in one place on jim campbell including their biography. Sprint car driver jim campbell died friday in an ontrack incident at williams grove speedway. Catspot organic cat litter utilizes motorsports to promote our allnatural product with worldclass drivers in drag racing, boat racing and sprint car racing all. Deb snyder won the imca sprint car race at the ozark empire fairgrounds, springfield, mo. Bob hilbert sportswear dirt racing national northeast. Earlier this week, sprint car driver kevin swindell was airlifted to a hospital after his car flipped at the start of a heat race at the knoxville iowa nationals. Delaneys debut came during the 1949 season, when he competed at langhorne. Mechanicsburg sprint car driver james jim campbell jr. Chevrolets jim campbell shares fond memories of dale earnhardt jr. Jim campbell racing career profile driver database. Delaney stepped it up to a tworace schedule for the 1950, and. According to the tracks facebook page, the name of the driver killed was 45yearold james jim campbell jr. In 1967, edwards began his racing career at legendary ascot park in.

Nov 18, 2017 chevrolets jim campbell shares fond memories of dale earnhardt jr. Campbells father, jim was a wellknown sprint car driver and owner in the 1970s and 1980s. Kenny sprint car driver from williamsport, pa empire super sprints hall of fame class of 2014 turo, nick. Jim campbell, cogan station, pa midget, ford pinto power. This is a category for racing drivers who were killed while driving a racing car, either in competition or during testing. It was a rough entrance for the driver, starting 43rd in the field of fortyfive and only improving to 40th by days end. Jeff gordon named pace car driver for 99th indianapolis 500.

Aug 15, 2015 swindells car flipped, hit the outside wall and landed on its wheels at the world of outlaws event. Jim prided himself in the fact that he built his own race cars and engines and won without sponsorship. Sprint car racing at williams grove speedway was cancelled friday night after driver jim campbell jr. Aug 15, 2015 reuters a sprint car driver was killed in a racing accident during warmup laps for a weekend event, prompting a pennsylvania speedway to cancel racing activities on saturday. Swindells car flipped, hit the outside wall and landed on its wheels at the world of outlaws event.

Driver who died at williams grove remembered for his love of. Aug 15, 2015 according to the tracks facebook page, the name of the driver killed was 45yearold james jim campbell jr. In later years he ran several years in the 358 sprint division. Three generations of sprint car champions have dedicated years of their lives to running a specialty sprint car racing shop in campbell. In 1988, racer daryl gohn lost his life near the same point on the track where campbell died friday. A race car driver died in a crash at the williams grove speedway friday night. Jeff gordon to drive corvette z06 indy 500 pace car jeff gordon. One spectator, cassie reese, said a car going around the track began to spew smoke. Jim dunn racing rolls into 2020 nhra season with a new.

Driving for moroso racing, campbell started 37th in the race. Sprint car racer killed at williams grove speed sport. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 409 total. Williams grove cancelled after driver jim campbell jr. Sep 21, 2018 on thursday, sprint car racer kevin swindell was severely injured at the knoxville nationals in knoxville, iowa. That came in 1991, when campbell competed at watkins glen. Race car driver killed in crash at pennsylvania speedway. A driver was killed after his car crashed into a wall at an american sprint car race track in pennsylvania on friday.

Its great to have jeff gordon serve as this years pace car driver, said jim campbell, chevrolet u. A crash sixtyfour laps in would force the driver to finish 31st in the race. On thursday, sprint car racer kevin swindell was severely injured at the knoxville nationals in knoxville, iowa. Get nhra driver jim campbells career highlights, bio, stats and latest news. Fans get ready to file out of the grandstand after officials canceled the.

News, photos, results, and more from dozens of associations. Sprint car driver killed at pennsylvanias williams grove speedway. He won 7 races at the famed baylands raceway park and in 1983 was the baylands sprint champion. Sprint car driver killed at pennsylvanias williams grove. Campbell reportedly crashed in the third corner during warm. Get the latest news, results, video highlights, stats and points standings. Driver killed as car strikes wall at williams grove speedway. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Williams grove speedway officials confirmed campbells death via press release late friday evening. Driver killed in sprint car crash at williams grove speedway. Sprintcar driver killed in pennsylvania racing accident.