Mike whitaker race car driver

After spice used it in 19791980, chassis cc10 named after preparers cc racing developments found its way to. Our definitive take on the 75th goodwood members meeting. A lola t70 mk3b goes of the track during the fia masters historic sports car race, at the 2015 silverstone classic. Our team consists of myself, my wife shirley, son, who also drives, my two grandsons, chris and cj who are race team members. The gentlemen drivers pre66 gt race was won by mike whitaker in a tvr. Whitsun trophy return to 2017 goodwood revival report more lola t70 mk2 spyder chevrolet images. Koffel was instrumental in developing the b1 cylinder head for chrysler for pro stock racing. Mike skinner race results and driver statistics for nascar. 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. This time, though, the tvr had to play second fiddle as nicolljones snared the spoils. Mark anthony martin born january 9, 1959 is a retired american stock car racing driver. 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. On friday night, its a full slate of outlaw kart racing on the little track.

Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. Crew roster nascar official home race results, schedule. In 2002, the ring magazine ranked whitaker as the 10th greatest boxer of the last 80 years. Standings anderson, indiana speedway home to the world. Apr 19, 2018 you can get in touch with nascar three different ways. Brscc british saloon car championship 1960 standings driver. Click on the site to see mike skinners career results at that track. Mike jordan mike whitaker 2017 goodwood members meeting. Apr 16, 2009 named one of the top 100 female athletes of the century by sports illustrated, lyn st. Stoops freightliner night of thrills thundercars, marcums. 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 is a younger brother to rusty wallace, older brother to kenny wallace, and uncle to steve wallace.

He raced in the 19801984 seasons, with 9 career starts, and started in the indianapolis 500 in 19811983. The fastest races, the fastest hill climbs, the fastest cars. 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 team had been founded in 1953 by heir to the johnny walker whiskey fortune, the late rob walker, who had gentleman listed in his passport as his occupation. An intimidating win at cayuga speedway posted on january 2012. Michael whitaker racing career profile driver database. Driver idd in crash that killed school crossing guard. Team event roster nascar official home race results. Michael samuel wallace born march 10, 1959 is a nascar race car driver. See others named mike whitaker learn the skills mike has. Mike whitaker, mike jordan, ford capri iii 3 litre.

Wallace made his nationwide series debut in 1990 at. Local auto racing, golf, road racing, tennis, little. He finished in the top ten twice, with his best finish in 4th position in 1981 at riverside. 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. In the 1970s autocar sponsored gordon spice racings ford capris. It could be either danny byrd or junior hanley driving the 33 hanley drove in relief for byrd, taking over after 387 laps. Full slate of racing on tap for siskiyou motor speedway. Mike whitaker, crew chief and driver has been drag racing for almost 50 years in nhra,ahra,ihra organizations.

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. Band singer race driver mike mccoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her fathers car in a prestigious race. Walker racing team even when he could get works drives, stirling moss preferred to race for the privateer r. 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. 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. He raced in the 19721976 seasons, with 28 career starts, including the indianapolis 500 in 19721975. Dominant display by mike whitaker at the masters festival. Nov 10, 2018 1965 tvr griffith 400 entrantdriver mike whitaker and mike.

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. Its easy to see why this caranddriver combination was so captivating for a. Third ranked mike whitaker was the one having the good luck, which is a reversal of his fortune from last season. Vores welding and steel street stocks anderson speedway. Aug 28, 2008 the yee 33 leads don biederman and mike miller. Phone and webchat support is available monday through friday, 10 a. George stevens 181, calais 243, narraguagus 253, sumner 278. For three years now, the historic racing circus has descended on west sussex for a seasonopening dustup at the goodwood members meeting. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover mike s. On monster energy nascar cup series race days, phone support is available one hour before, during, and one hour after the event. 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.

There are pit stops, driver changes, full grids and loads of. Mike whitaker, with riverside cal fire, uses a hose to control a fire monday in sierra madre, calif. Browse through highres photos for mike whitaker captured by some of the best professional motorsports photographers from around the world. He has the second most wins all time in what is now the xfinity series with 49. Historic racer mike whitaker is the latest owner of a car that has had a busy life. August 28, 1983 dale earnhardt wins in canada in ed. In fact, the racing always did contribute quite a lot to our overall. 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.

Whitaker remained in touch in third throughout before pitting after 12 laps, mike jordan rejoining in sixth. For that matter, larry detjens drove in relief for miller as well. 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. He first started out helping on the crew but then became a backup driver on the team with matt tharp. 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. I think i could have caught hima, whitaker said of his laterace. By randy spencer in this edition of memory lane, we look back at the. The 2017 season championship was won by mike whitaker motorsports driver ron phipps, he is the son of national crown winner ronnie phipps. Tvr grantura and griffith engineering nigel reuben racing.

Michael otis chandler born april 21, 1958, is a former driver in the cart championship car series. California firefighters keep flames at bay the spokesman. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. John arnberg was one of the top drivers in the northern california and southern oregon area and a champion racer. Nostalgia pro stocks invade wilkesboro dragway sports. Michael samuel wallace born march 10, 1959 is an american professional stock car racing driver. 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. Percy zentz 39, stefan simmons 45, tyler mckenney 51, jacob russett 53, gavin mote 55, tonay positano 60, joey. A fastest lap on lap 21 by mike jordan moved the tvr up within. Martin, with five iroc championships, has more than any other driver. Chris 3 racing is a family owned and operated drag racing team. Huff masters lola t70 to historic festival win msv. Mike hiss 7 july 1941 19 december 2018 was an american driver in the usac championship car series.

Mike m bugarewicz lehighton, pa, pa crew chief rc1. The driver ranked second in the standings is three time point runnerup. Portrait of racing driver mike wilds, with the new stanley. We race weekend at local tracks in north carolina, south carolina and virginia. 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. So who knows who is in what car here is the winning car on cruise control. Lola chevrolet t70 spyder owned by marshall bailey driven by gary pearson racing in the whitsun trophy at goodwood revival 2017. A late stop by pirro saw his codriver shaun lynn retain the lead over driver. 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. He finished in the top ten times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1972 at ontario. Complete motorsport solutions driver profile for mike whitaker. Tvr enthusiast mike whitaker now owns the car and is having a restoration. Lola t70 mkii sl7148 historic sports car racing history cars and special events.

Report and photos the sports, racing and vintage car journal. Former world touring car champion rob huff starred in the. Masters historic sports car championship race fell to leo voyazides lola t70. Mike whitaker is a longtime admirer of gordon spice and now runs this capri. Groundshaking v8powered pre1966 touring cars took centre stage in the pierpoint cup. Robin lambe crew member name hometown position licensed organization. On saturday night, the calculated comfort outlaw pro stocks, imca sport modifieds and mini stocks will be competing on the big track. Gordon spice racing ford capri driven at goodwood autocar.

Brscc british saloon car championship 1960 standings championship points standings for the brscc british saloon car championship 1960. Dec 24, 2019 its easy to see why this caranddriver combination was so captivating for a young fan in the late 70s. 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. View mike whitakers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. His father, ralph earnhardt, was a successful race car driver and renowned mechanic, and. Complete motorsport solutions drivers, mike whitaker racing driver, michiel smits racing driver, goncalo gomes racing driver, ian simmonds racing driver. Mike whitaker is a longtime admirer of gordon spice and now runs. Vt car chief rc2 ben e beshore york, pa race engineer 1 rc3. Along with our racing operation we display our race car at charity car.

This was the prototype griffith, chassis 1, and was built late in 1964 with a 4. Sodden silverstone sunday still surprises with quality racing. Walker racing team during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Mike full name mike wazowski a character who has made several appearances in the cars series. 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. Winterport dragways driver of the year mike whitaker rookie of the year alyssa walcott good sportsmanship award bob cousins employee of the year award jay gonyer super pro class points champion bob cousins rick hunnewell 2nd place jerry hatch 3rd place pro class points champion mike whitaker bob reynolds 2nd place mike jordan 3rd place.

Another spinner was henry mann who rotated his mustang while running a strong fifth. My name is henry mann and as well as running the company with my brother tom, im lead driver for alan mann racing. View mike whitaker s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Mike whitaker delivery driver car quest, new been ave. A near headon crash in practice for the 1984 race left him in a coma for several days and prematurely ended his career. He currently competes parttime in the nascar xfinity series, driving for jd motorsports. Night of thrills presented by hoosier park racing and.

Tvr enthusiast mike whitaker now owns the car and is having a restoration completed by model expert nigel reuben. James has set 31 national and international speed records and succeeded in the sport of auto racing at. Michael gans takes hardfought solo win in stena line gentlemen. Jul 15, 2019 whitaker was known as one of boxings best poundforpound fighters before he retired in 2001. Championship racing continues at the siskiyou motor. 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. Plenty of drivers won races in ford capris, but gordon spice, who was. This weekend, fans will get the opportunity to watch two nights of racing at the siskiyou county fairgrounds.

Experience in marketing partnership in the sport of drag racing. His daughter, chrissy wallace, is also pursing her own racing career. 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. Masters historic festival as it happened msvr msv racing. In his second season with whitaker motorsports, ron was able. A 38yearold man from lithonia, lamonte roosevelt whitaker, was identified as the driver of the car that hit umeh, according to pierce. Marcum welding and steel processing to sponsor front wheel. Street car super nationalsmickey thompson 275 radial. Mike wallace born march 10 1959 in fenton, missouri is a nascar race car driver. 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.

Quick times racing news owner and publisher becky white and dave koffel were also recognized. 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. Nascar racer ralph dale earnhardt was born on april 29, 1951, in kannapolis, north carolina. It is our job to know where you are going and how to get there. Born in fenton, missouri, he is the younger brother of rusty wallace, older brother of kenny wallace, and uncle of steve wallace. Mike whitaker motorsports has been a force in pro compact and front wheel drive racing for the past couple of years. Find the perfect ford capri racing car stock photo. Worswick and tommy entwistle raced it during 1965 before chris lawrence took over. The 75th edition was the fastest, loudest, and most heartstopping yet. His daughter, chrissy wallace, and son, matt wallace, are also active in racing competition.

A 1964 ford fairlane owned by martin adams of commonwealth racing motorcycle fame, and the our own 1965 mustang. Local results for games, golf, auto racing, road racing. We are both the uber driver and the passenger in our lives. Swift pit work meant the car was soon on its way, but sixth was all they. Amr had two cars to run at brands hatch over the bank holiday weekend. Ford capri drag racing car performing a tire smoking burnout at the perth motorplex drag racing venue in western australia no2 jeanmichel martinphilippe martinpeter clarkes ford capri, spafrancorchamps 24 hours, belgium 2122 july 1979.

After that championship, he joined teams with longtime car owner, mike whitaker. Elvis presley, shelley fabares, diane mcbain, dodie marshall. Plenty of racing this weekend at the siskiyou motor. Michael otis chandler, is a former driver in the cart championship car series. On friday night, the outlaw kart track will roar into action for its first point race. They swapped positions several times until a safety car thwarted the momentum of the race. Tim d whitaker hamilton, oh, nc interior mechanic rc6. News nationworld california firefighters keep flames at bay. In cars, mike and sulley appear in the movie, monster trucks, inc. His daughter, chrissy wallace, and son, matt wallace, are also pursing their own racing careers, with chrissy racing 5 races in nascars craftsman truck. In italy, british ace chris craft was a works bwa driver. List of fatal accidents in motorboat racing wikipedia. 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.