Mike whitaker race car driver

Nostalgia pro stocks invade wilkesboro dragway sports. Brscc british saloon car championship 1960 standings driver. Nov 10, 2018 1965 tvr griffith 400 entrantdriver mike whitaker and mike. His daughter, chrissy wallace, and son, matt wallace, are also pursing their own racing careers, with chrissy racing 5 races in nascars craftsman truck. It could be either danny byrd or junior hanley driving the 33 hanley drove in relief for byrd, taking over after 387 laps. Mike hiss 7 july 1941 19 december 2018 was an american driver in the usac championship car series. Michael otis chandler, is a former driver in the cart championship car series. The goodwood trophy was won by calum lockie in a 1938 maserati 6cm, while mike whitaker in a 1966 lolachevrolet t70 spyder won the whitsun trophy at the third time of asking.

Historic racer mike whitaker is the latest owner of a car that has had a busy life. Phone and webchat support is available monday through friday, 10 a. Team event roster nascar official home race results. In cars, mike and sulley appear in the movie, monster trucks, inc. He raced in the 19721976 seasons, with 28 career starts, including the indianapolis 500 in 19721975. Lola t70 mkii sl7148 historic sports car racing history cars and special events. On friday night, the outlaw kart track will roar into action for its first point race. He is a younger brother to rusty wallace, older brother to kenny wallace, and uncle to steve wallace. Mike whitaker, mike jordan, ford capri iii 3 litre.

His father, ralph earnhardt, was a successful race car driver and renowned mechanic, and. Robin lambe crew member name hometown position licensed organization. Despite a good lap, the late surge of two fellow gt40s and the powerful lola t70 of mike whitaker meant that when the chequered flag fell the jd classics gt40 qualified in a solid 4th position. Touring car drama was provided by the pre66 championship, with mike whitaker winning race one in his ford mustang after a dominant display second was roger wills mercury comet cyclone after leo voyazides spun his ford falcon into retirement. I think i could have caught hima, whitaker said of his laterace. James has set 31 national and international speed records and succeeded in the sport of auto racing at. Swift pit work meant the car was soon on its way, but sixth was all they. After spice used it in 19791980, chassis cc10 named after preparers cc racing developments found its way to. Third ranked mike whitaker was the one having the good luck, which is a reversal of his fortune from last season.

Aug 28, 2008 the yee 33 leads don biederman and mike miller. Full slate of racing on tap for siskiyou motor speedway. Mike jordan mike whitaker 2017 goodwood members meeting. Plenty of racing this weekend at the siskiyou motor. Michael whitaker racing career profile driver database.

Born in fenton, missouri, he is the younger brother of rusty wallace, older brother of kenny wallace, and uncle of steve wallace. Koffel was instrumental in developing the b1 cylinder head for chrysler for pro stock racing. Mike skinner race results and driver statistics for nascar. Tim d whitaker hamilton, oh, nc interior mechanic rc6. Michael samuel wallace born march 10, 1959 is an american professional stock car racing driver. Sodden silverstone sunday still surprises with quality racing. Mike whitaker delivery driver car quest, new been ave.

In italy, british ace chris craft was a works bwa driver. Click on the site to see mike skinners career results at that track. Percy zentz 39, stefan simmons 45, tyler mckenney 51, jacob russett 53, gavin mote 55, tonay positano 60, joey. We are both the uber driver and the passenger in our lives. So who knows who is in what car here is the winning car on cruise control. Band singer race driver mike mccoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her fathers car in a prestigious race. It is our job to know where you are going and how to get there. He raced in the 19801984 seasons, with 9 career starts, and started in the indianapolis 500 in 19811983. Browse through highres photos for mike whitaker captured by some of the best professional motorsports photographers from around the world. Walker racing team even when he could get works drives, stirling moss preferred to race for the privateer r.

Amr had two cars to run at brands hatch over the bank holiday weekend. Driver idd in crash that killed school crossing guard. Mike whitaker, crew chief and driver has been drag racing for almost 50 years in nhra,ahra,ihra organizations. Martin, with five iroc championships, has more than any other driver. Complete motorsport solutions drivers, mike whitaker racing driver, michiel smits racing driver, goncalo gomes racing driver, ian simmonds racing driver. Our definitive take on the 75th goodwood members meeting. View mike whitakers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The second gerry marshall trophy race, this time a shorter event with no driver changes, went the way of chris ward, who followed up on saturdays success with a 2. Mike whitaker is a longtime admirer of gordon spice and now runs this capri the capri had made ford sexy and was lighting up the tracks. He finished in the top ten twice, with his best finish in 4th position in 1981 at riverside. Groundshaking v8powered pre1966 touring cars took centre stage in the pierpoint cup. In 2002, the ring magazine ranked whitaker as the 10th greatest boxer of the last 80 years. Michael samuel wallace born march 10, 1959 is a nascar race car driver.

Tvr enthusiast mike whitaker now owns the car and is having a restoration completed by model expert nigel reuben. Whitsun trophy return to 2017 goodwood revival report more lola t70 mk2 spyder chevrolet images. A late stop by pirro saw his codriver shaun lynn retain the lead over driver. On monster energy nascar cup series race days, phone support is available one hour before, during, and one hour after the event. Mike whitaker had won saturdays race in his tvr griffith and he started from the front with matt nicolljones jaguar etype lining up close behind in second. The fastest races, the fastest hill climbs, the fastest cars. We race weekend at local tracks in north carolina, south carolina and virginia. There are pit stops, driver changes, full grids and loads of. A fastest lap on lap 21 by mike jordan moved the tvr up within. A lola t70 mk3b goes of the track during the fia masters historic sports car race, at the 2015 silverstone classic. The two driver, 45minute graham hill trophy followed, and sadly time was called on the duel between the jon minshawphil keen jaguar etype and mike whitaker mike jordan tvr griffith 400, when the latter was shown the orange and black flag as the exhaust was hanging off. Mark anthony martin born january 9, 1959 is a retired american stock car racing driver. Tvr grantura and griffith engineering nigel reuben racing.

Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. August 28, 1983 dale earnhardt wins in canada in ed. For three years now, the historic racing circus has descended on west sussex for a seasonopening dustup at the goodwood members meeting. See others named mike whitaker learn the skills mike has. Masters historic festival as it happened msvr msv racing. Local auto racing, golf, road racing, tennis, little. He first started out helping on the crew but then became a backup driver on the team with matt tharp. Michael otis chandler born april 21, 1958, is a former driver in the cart championship car series. Female race car driver, car and driver, women drivers, old hot rods, gilles villeneuve, classy people, trophy wife, awesome shoes, auto racing seb 667 motorsport dan gurney monaco grand prix f1 news formula one world championship jeans race cars racing deviantart. Masters historic festival as it happened sat 17 march 2012 17032012 masters historic festival gentleman drivers mike whitaker brought the masters historic festival at oulton park to a close by holding off leo voyazides to record victory in the gentleman drivers race.

The sunday specials are the john arneberg memorial for imca modifieds, bo hittson memorial for imca sport modifieds and mike cavaye memorial for the mini stocks. This was the prototype griffith, chassis 1, and was built late in 1964 with a 4. On friday night, its a full slate of outlaw kart racing on the little track. An intimidating win at cayuga speedway posted on january 2012. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps.

Plenty of drivers won races in ford capris, but gordon spice, who was. Brscc british saloon car championship 1960 standings championship points standings for the brscc british saloon car championship 1960. Elvis presley, shelley fabares, diane mcbain, dodie marshall. Apr 19, 2018 you can get in touch with nascar three different ways. Masters historic sports car championship race fell to leo voyazides lola t70. California firefighters keep flames at bay the spokesman. Night of thrills presented by hoosier park racing and. Report and photos the sports, racing and vintage car journal. After 2 years of discussions mike wroe agreed to sell the car subject to one condition as mongoose is still sitting on its original body and chassis if the car was going to be returned to race fitness it had to. Mike whitaker motorsports has been a force in pro compact and front wheel drive racing for the past couple of years. Crew roster nascar official home race results, schedule. Huff masters lola t70 to historic festival win msv.

Marcum welding and steel processing to sponsor front wheel. Tvr enthusiast mike whitaker now owns the car and is having a restoration. I had totally forgotten about this until i read the story below recapping dale earnhardts exciting win at cayuga ontario, canada in a 1983 nascar north race driving an ed whitaker built car. Championship racing continues at the siskiyou motor. Along with our racing operation we display our race car at charity car. The driver ranked second in the standings is three time point runnerup. Find the perfect ford capri racing car stock photo. In the 1970s autocar sponsored gordon spice racings ford capris. Chris 3 racing is a family owned and operated drag racing team. He currently competes parttime in the nascar xfinity series, driving for jd motorsports.

Just as gt racing in modern times is booming, so there are full grids for pre66 gt cars that run in the masters historic gentlemen drivers category. Whitaker remained in touch in third throughout before pitting after 12 laps, mike jordan rejoining in sixth. A 1964 ford fairlane owned by martin adams of commonwealth racing motorcycle fame, and the our own 1965 mustang. He has the second most wins all time in what is now the xfinity series with 49. Walker racing team during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Former world touring car champion rob huff starred in the. A 38yearold man from lithonia, lamonte roosevelt whitaker, was identified as the driver of the car that hit umeh, according to pierce. The gentlemen drivers pre66 gt race was won by mike whitaker in a tvr. Mike whitaker, tvr griffith, international trophy for classic gt cars, pre66, silverstone classic, july 2017, silverstone, 60s cars, chris mcevoy, c km44hd from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Mike whitaker is a longtime admirer of gordon spice and now runs. Its easy to see why this caranddriver combination was so captivating for a.

Nov 28, 2016 mike alexander was an awesome race car driver, and was well on his way to becoming a short track ace in the winston cup series, until a vicious crash in the 1988 snowball derby basically ended his racing career although he was able to race for a few more years, he never was quite the same after the accident, though he did win the 1992 track. Wallace made his nationwide series debut in 1990 at. Quick times racing news owner and publisher becky white and dave koffel were also recognized. Our team consists of myself, my wife shirley, son, who also drives, my two grandsons, chris and cj who are race team members. The 75th edition was the fastest, loudest, and most heartstopping yet. Dec 24, 2019 its easy to see why this caranddriver combination was so captivating for a young fan in the late 70s. Apr 16, 2009 named one of the top 100 female athletes of the century by sports illustrated, lyn st. A near headon crash in practice for the 1984 race left him in a coma for several days and prematurely ended his career. View mike whitaker s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. On saturday night, the calculated comfort outlaw pro stocks, imca sport modifieds and mini stocks will be competing on the big track. After that championship, he joined teams with longtime car owner, mike whitaker. He finished second in the sprint cup series standings five times, and has been described by espn as the best driver to never win a championship. They swapped positions several times until a safety car thwarted the momentum of the race.

See the complete profile on linkedin and discover mike s. Mike m bugarewicz lehighton, pa, pa crew chief rc1. Mike whitaker, with riverside cal fire, uses a hose to control a fire monday in sierra madre, calif. No race driver car team pearsons engineering 24 1 fia masters historic formula one ian simmonds tyrrell 012 2 fia masters historic sports car michiel smits lola t70 mk1 spyder 3 fia masters historic sports car mike whitaker lola t70 mk2 spyder 4 fia masters historic sports car goncalo gomes lotus 47 gt 5 jaguar classic ian simmonds jaguar etype. Nascar racer ralph dale earnhardt was born on april 29, 1951, in kannapolis, north carolina. My name is henry mann and as well as running the company with my brother tom, im lead driver for alan mann racing. Portrait of racing driver mike wilds, with the new stanley. Mike whitaker, mike jordan, ford capri iii 3 litre s, gerry marshall trophy, saloon cars, goodwood 75th members meeting, march, 2017, grrc, circuit ra j18nk4 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. After the successful john arnberg memorial race, siskiyou motor speedway is back in action on saturday night with a lineup of imca sport modifieds, mcdonalds mini stocks, late model lites and imca modifieds. Lola chevrolet t70 spyder owned by marshall bailey driven by gary pearson racing in the whitsun trophy at goodwood revival 2017. Experience in marketing partnership in the sport of drag racing. Hrdc rookie john spiers, nearly caused an upset in the allstars grid, giving seasoned tvr griffith racer mike whitaker a run for his money in a very similar machine. Mike wallace born march 10 1959 in fenton, missouri is a nascar race car driver. Mike full name mike wazowski a character who has made several appearances in the cars series.

Complete motorsport solutions driver profile for mike whitaker. Drivers added as stats become available there are 765 drivers with a last name starting with the letter w in the the third turn databases. For that matter, larry detjens drove in relief for miller as well. John arnberg was one of the top drivers in the northern california and southern oregon area and a champion racer. He finished in the top ten times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1972 at ontario. As motorboat racing is a dangerous sport, many individuals including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators have been killed in crashes related to the sport, either in a race, in qualifying, in practice or a private testing session. Michael gans takes hardfought solo win in stena line gentlemen. Standings anderson, indiana speedway home to the world. His daughter, chrissy wallace, and son, matt wallace, are also active in racing competition. With no time to spare for the resident driver, chris ward had no longer jumped out of the gt40 then he was back behind the driver s seat this time. Another spinner was henry mann who rotated his mustang while running a strong fifth.

This time, though, the tvr had to play second fiddle as nicolljones snared the spoils. In his second season with whitaker motorsports, ron was able. Since 1967 the car has only had 4 owners, the most recent of which being mike wroe who owned and raced the car for about 10 years. Jul 15, 2019 whitaker was known as one of boxings best poundforpound fighters before he retired in 2001. Gordon spice racing ford capri driven at goodwood autocar. Local results for games, golf, auto racing, road racing. Stoops freightliner night of thrills thundercars, marcums. Mike whitaker is a longtime admirer of gordon spice and now runs this capri. The 2017 season championship was won by mike whitaker motorsports driver ron phipps, he is the son of national crown winner ronnie phipps. By randy spencer in this edition of memory lane, we look back at the. His daughter, chrissy wallace, is also pursing her own racing career.