Jungle Park Speedway: Then and now - IndyStar
May 25, 2016 · Popular race car driver James "Chick" Smith from Louisville poses for a photo at Jungle Park Speedway in Indiana. He was later killed in a wreck while racing at the Franklin...
Bill France - IMSA Hall of Fame
In 1970 he and his son Bill France Jr., drove Ford Cortinas in an IMSA race at Talladega Superspeedway. In 1976, he negotiated with the 24 Hours of Le Mans to add a special class for NASCAR stock cars.
History Jungle Park Speedway left silent long ago - The Jalopy …
May 27, 2016 · Jack Shanklin, 86, Camby, one of the last people still alive to have driven a race car at Jungle Park. It was a '39 Ford stock car in 1950. Shanklin was 20 and racing under the name Bill Ewbanks because his parents would have stopped him had they known.
Jungle Park reunion draws car enthusiasts to abandoned …
Sep 21, 2018 · This weekend, at an overgrown racetrack on the banks of Sugar Creek near Turkey Run State Park, car enthusiasts will bring their classic red, white, orange and black racers, chrome detailing...
Who can remember these tracks from the past? Part II
Nov 28, 2009 · Jungle Park Speedway, Rockville, Ind. - 1/2 mile dirt/paved oval (Corners were dirt, straights were paved). Built by Earl Pagett in 1920, the first race was on July 5, 1926 and closed in 1960. Sprint car star Bobby Grim got his start here.
When Bill France, Sr. and Jr. Went IMSA Racing
Here are some rare photos from the event. Bill France, Jr. (left) talks with his father, NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr., before the IMSA sedan race at Alabama International Motor Speedway in November 1970. Note that Bill Sr. is wearing a dress shirt and tie under his driving overalls!
Weekday Photos - Coastal 181
Bill France Jr. seemed much more down to earth than some of NASCAR’s current management. Here he’s feasting on his birthday on what Herb Branham calls “his favorite delicacy – the hot dog.” From BILL FRANCE JR. - THE MAN WHO MADE NASCAR, by H.A. Branham.
Meet the American who created NASCAR: Bill France Sr ... - Fox News
Jul 12, 2024 · Bill France Sr., was an early open-wheel race driver long before he embraced the future with full-bodied stock cars. Here he shows off this Model T-based sprinter at a track in Maryland in...
Photo of the Day - Coastal 181
#2738 - On February 6, 2021, a large crowd gathered to witness the 10th running of vintage race cars on the same ground where the top race car drivers of the day competed for prize money from 1902-1958. The beach/road events moved to Bill France's new Daytona Speedway in 1959.
Martinsville 1979 – David Allio | Racing Photography Archives
Dec 31, 2019 · Skip to content. David Allio | Racing Photography Archives