Johnny is set to be inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame in knoxville, iowa on saturday, june 2nd. John anderson born april 20, 1944 in warren, michigan died august 5, 1986 in charlotte, north carolina was an american stock car racing driver. His obituary follows, johnny was a major player in midwest and beyond dirt track stock car racing for a lot of years. Johnny anderson racing career profile driver database. For 60yearold funny car driver johnny gray and his pitch energy team, the 49th annual auto club nhra. Click on the site to see all races run at that track view career statistics for johnny anderson. He drove in the nascar winston cup series between 1979 and 1983, posting a best finish of fifth career. How many people can say they successfully drove a late model race car, sponsored race. Jordan anderson nascar driver page stats, results, bio. Remembering johnny johnson front porch expressions. White had suffered a back injury in a racing accident at winchester, ind.
Gary gerould interviews johnny anderson after he made a clean sweep of the first gold cup in chico in 1980. Johnny rutherford bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Anderson, lawicke with wife owner and crew, 1961, 2nd place finish anderson, johnny rutherford, pace car driver ben casey,1960 anderson, jack rounds qualifying for little 500, 1959. Get nhra driver greg andersons career highlights, bio, stats and latest news. Feature johnny and brenda anderson are sitting at the kitchen table in their comfortable, wellappointed carmichael, california, home talking about the good old daysthe decades when johnny was driving openwheel race cars and stock cars, winning races and championships at tracks across california and the united states. Feb 05, 2015 starting 11 th in the 21 car field, anderson drove a strategic race, running consistently in the top 10 for the early part of the event, and recovering mid race from an accident that caused substantial damage to the left rear quarter panel of his redandwhite no. Johnny allen was stationed in the service in corpus christie, texas in the mid 50s. He considers bandimere speedway his home track, and childrens.
How many people can say they successfully drove a late model race car, sponsored race cars and racing series, sold race cars and parts and owned a race track and promoted races all while running some other businesses. He finished in the top ten 7 times, with his best finish in 4th position at the 1964 indianapolis 500. During his racing career, he drove for several seasons, including his aaa championship and indianapolis 500 win, for ed walshs team. Johnny s dad, andy anderson was a father to four racing sons. Starting 11 th in the 21car field, anderson drove a strategic race, running consistently in the top 10 for the early part of the event, and recovering midrace from an accident that caused substantial damage to the left rear quarter panel of his redandwhite no. Top 10 nascar drivers who never won a cup race youtube.
You were an outlaw before the word outlaw became a household name. Supermodified racers reunion a hit with southern fans bob. The purpose for kennedy tank sponsoring cars was multifaceted. He drove in the nascar winston cup series between 1979 and 1983, posting a best finish of fifth.
That is winning driver as well as the race promoter, johnny mais, in the lightcolored cap and coat, seated on the right side of the seat in a car at kenwood park speedway at salina, kansas. He drove in the usac championship car series, racing in the 1963 and 1964 seasons, with 11 career starts, including the 1964 indianapolis 500. Apr 04, 20 johnny is considered as the only entrant from alabama in the iconic little 500 held at anderson, in, speedway in central indiana. Johnny anderson, ron vines, rick ferkel, sprint cars, pancho carter. Get nhra driver greg anderson s career highlights, bio, stats and latest news. Morrison retiring funny car driver johnny gray is an oilman from artesia, n. Sprint car racing dirt track racing old race cars vintage race car car and driver repeat cool cars antique cars rocks 1974 hammerdown. Jordan anderson is an ownerdriver in the gander outdoors truck series, driving the no. In 2019, following a sixwin season, he returns to thorsport racing.
Anderson has made 101 career truck series starts and posted his best. He was one of the best, said johnny ardis of mobile, al. Johnny even raced the beach course from 53 until the super speedway came into existence. Johnny anderson met up with an unusually tall trophy girl at calistoga speedway. Johnny white would claim the little 500 crown on may 25, 1963 but not without the help of a relief driver. Hammerdown photos page 2, johnny anderson, with images. Johnny was a major player in midwest and beyond dirt track stock car racing for a lot of years. May 23, 2011 billy is the younger brother of former agajanianfaas racers indy car and national hall of fame sprint car driver, johnny anderson from sacramento, ca. Much thanks and appreciation goes to the nascar media group for providing statistical content, video, images and all kinds of nascar love. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. For a lot of us who know johnny, and what he did on the race track, this is an honor that was long overdue. Hall of fame inductees national sprint car hall of fame.
My sincere condolences to johnny johnsons family on his passing. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Johnny blamer is a race car in the piston cup racing series. Johnny is considered as the only entrant from alabama in the iconic little 500 held at anderson, in, speedway in central indiana. He had driven sprint cars for 40 years and had been inducted into the little 500 anderson speedway hall of fame. Nascar cup series results races click on the race to see the complete results for that race. He worked in a machine shop and was a fan of the local corpus christie track, where his first race car was a kaiser. He is a capitol motors verve xt that is painted in a green and white livery, with faux wheel drive decals all over his body, and the number 54 on his doors and roof. A large customer base for kennedy tank at the time came from the major oil industry, whom had a keen interest in automobile racing and. Johnny was the first one to introduce sprint car racing down under, as he was the first one to take a sprint car to australia. John anderson sprint car driver at knoxville raceway. Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand.
Johnny anderson, ron vines, rick ferkel, sprint cars, pancho carter, sprint car racing dirt track racing old race cars vintage race car car and driver repeat cool cars antique cars rocks. Jordan anderson is an owner driver in the gander outdoors truck series, driving the no. Nov 14, 2011 johnny white would claim the little 500 crown on may 25, 1963 but not without the help of a relief driver. Billy is the younger brother of former agajanianfaas racers indy car and national hall of fame sprint car driver, johnny anderson from sacramento, ca. American stock car racer and threetime winner of the indianapolis 500. Dec 08, 2015 sprint car racing dirt track racing old race cars vintage race car car and driver repeat cool cars antique cars rocks 1974 hammerdown. Vukovich was attempting to race his way into a third straight win at indy in 1955. Born april 20, 1944 in warren, michigan, anderson first drove in racing competition at flat rock speedway in 1965, winning the michigan figure. I did join the outlaws the first year they began and still visit every time they come to town. Johnny randall, a young racecar driver, falls in love with tony bradley, who hates racing because her brother was killed in a midget carrace the car size, not the driversize. Original caption driver johnny roberts pokes his head out the window as his car falls to pieces thats the hood and front fenders at right during a 250 mile stock car race in daytona beach.
Driver johnny anderson 1972 nascar winston cup results. John anderson racing career profile driver database. The most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the web. Anderson racing clients race with vintage clubs such as csrg racing, hmsa, svra, the monterey historics, sovren and more all over the country and in grand prix support races in the. You gotta have an insane skill set developed over years of turning laps, great equipment that can cost hundreds. Supermodified racers reunion a hit with southern fans. Johnny entered his cars at total of five times at this spectacular race that features 33 starters taking the green flag three abreast and racing for 500 laps on a 14 mile high banked oval.
Johnny benson official driver page, grand rapids, mi. He was inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame in 1995 and the international motorsports hall of fame in 1996. However, johnny didnt do much as he ended up in the middle of a 37 car pile up right at the start of the race. Johnny sauter nascar driver page stats, results, bio. Johnny brazil old race cars, sprint cars, sprint car racing. Johnny roberts maryland stock car racing hall of fame. Top driver killed in an aaa championship race at del mar dirt track, when it is believed something broke on his car, pitching his car into a series of flips and mays onto the track. John anderson racing supports a fleet of formula fords, formula junior, formula b, formula 2 and 3, formula atlantic, formula 1 and two liter sports racing cars. A true midget and sprint car legend, he was one of americas greatest he won the. Johnny competes in the dinoco 400 at the motor speedway of the south in cars. A few laps later, another relatively minor skirmish sent him to the. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Also identified in this photo is william wigley, the black boy at left, waving his cap above his.
With johnny sands, vivian austin, don castle, frank orth. Johnny anderson race results in the 1972 nascar winston cup series. Andersons racer plunged over an embankment while he was participating in the world 300 race for super modified cars. In a year that saw lots of exciting new talent emerge onto the florida racing scene, particularly in the late model wars, and veterans such as ricky carlton, james powell iii, jimmy cope and mike franklin jr. He is, like cortland and tommy highbanks, sponsored by faux wheel drive. Click on the site to see johnny anderson s career results at that track. Johnny boyd, a race car driver who once finished third in the indianapolis 500, died on oct. Wednesday rites set for anderson lakeview services for mort anderson, 32, of coral, a race car driver killed saturday night in competition at mobile, ala. Johnny gray is retiring from racing, but not from helping. Sprint car racing dirt track racing old race cars vintage race car car and driver repeat cool. Sam bartus looks over his new track, the paved quartermile capital speedway. February 20, 1963 a new stock car racing track is being planned on a site one mile east of highway 51 on 151 this spring, sam bartus of mosinee, operator of tracks at wisconsin rapids, wausau, and friendship, announced wednesday. Bill roynon was a very accomplished sprint car driver, accustomed to running at the front of pack.
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