Casual interview with world of outlaw driver steve kinser. Initially started his working career in the family tree logging business, before spending some time in the us navy. Steve kinser exhibit to be featured at sprint car hof. Buckeye outlaw sprint series boss alltime win list.
Bob kinser was inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame in 1999 and was reported to have won 29 track and series championships and more than 400 features during racing career that spanned more than 40 years. Leffler surprised weld with this car and greg did not take kindly to it. News, photos, results, and more from dozens of associations. Mark is the 1996, 1999, and 2000 knoxville nationals champion as well as the 2001 kings royal winner. Note the wing mounts on the bruce cogle ford sprinter. Twin 100s booked at lawrenceburg midwest racing archives. Espn named him the 25th on their top drivers of alltime in 2008.
World of outlaws legend steve kinser isnt retiring after all. Jan oppermans 4x sprint car speedway motors museum of. He was a threetime usac sprint car series champion 1977, 1981, 1982. In that period, he has won 435 feature events and 15 championships. Mitchells scott gerkin spent the vast majority of his racing lifetime in the shadows of the greatest sprint car driver in the history of the sport, bloomingtons steve kinser, and the greatest sprint car ownercrew chief of all time in oolitics karl kinser. Woo star steve kinser and former lawrenceburg speedway track champion randy kinser. He liked the old springfront car just fine and thought it quite capable of defending the championship. The 2014 featured attraction at the national sprint car hall of fame and museum is the salute to champion steve kinser. Kinser, a bloomington, indiana native, died of cancer. Steve kinser interview speed sport magazine episode 8 part. Driver profile sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Eddie rickenbacker, mauri rose, johnny rutherford, eddie sachs, bob sall, bryan saulpaugh, everett saylor, bill schindler, sammy sessions, wilbur.
From jalopies at bloomington speedway to multiple sprint car feature wins and track championships kinsers driving career lasted until 1996 with his final start in the masters classic. Notably, you can look to the topfour drivers in the usac national sprint car points. In the previous two decades, kinser has driven in 1400 world of outlaws sprint car races. Jul 11, 2012 mark kinser is one of the most popular sprint car drivers in the history of the sport, but his career ended suddenly in 2006 and his whereabouts have been on the minds of sprintcar fans across the world ever since. Brian ellenberger, bobby clark, bob teeple, bob kinser, 1. Brownstown speedway will host the raindelayed noway out 40 tonight for sprint cars. Knoxville, iowa december 10, 20 national sprint car hall of fame inductees bob kinser and galen fox, along with richard butch wilkerson, allen barr, danny. Brownstown to host sprintcar special seymour tribune. In 1954, he bought a 36 flathead ford coupe with no real knowledge of racing and an army tank helmet. Speedway in 1985, earned some 29 track and series championships, including four straight south central indiana racing association crowns.
A sprint car star, sheldon passed away after a valiant fight against throat cancer, racing in 1987 despite losing his voice box. Sheldon kinser december 9, 1942 august 1, 1988, was an american racecar driver. Nov 01, 2000 in the previous two decades, kinser has driven in 1400 world of outlaws sprint car races. Nobody covers columbus, indiana and the surrounding areas like the republic. Top 25 sprint car drivers all time sprint car trivia. Dec 11, 2014 legendary sprint car driver steve kinser isnt retiring after all.
In 1975, ray lee goodwin was hired to pilot the machine and won several features throughout the midwest before crashing at knoxville, ia, midway through the year. Kraig kinser driver of the skr 11k sprint car has likely concluded his season with the world of outlaws for 2015 due to a reoccurring back injury caused by a previous racing incident. Steve has won every major sprint car race during his racing career. His dad, steve kinser, is the most winningest driver in world of outlaws history. The patriarch of the famed kinser racing family has died at 86. Individual driver statistics for the 1985 crestliner vans usac. Stida winged 410 sprint car power rankings top 50 through april 19.
Billed as the lawrenceburg twin 100, the program will consist of separate 100lap championship races for both sprint cars and latemodel stocks, plus fast car dashes in. After about eight years of racing in a straight line, the kinser clan bought a sprint car. Bob kinser, whose only usac national sprint car win came at his home track, bloomington ind. Crestliner vans usac national sprint car series 1985. Bob coulter speedway motors museum of american speed.
Bob s sons steve and randy and grandson, kraig, all became successful sprint car drivers and steve has joined his father in the national sprint car hall of fame. His boss, tony stewart, said the 60yearold bloomington driver will compete in about 40 world of outlaws races for tony stewart. The kinser racing family patriarch won 29 track and association championships and more than 400 feature races in. In 1981, bob kinser was elected to the hoosier auto racing fans hall of fame. Finishing behind giddings, kinser and wolfgang were ricky hood. Thanks for stopping by the most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the planet. Larry miller drove for us first, and he was a good driver. Mark kinser is one of the most popular sprint car drivers in the history of the sport, but his career ended suddenly in 2006 and his whereabouts have been on the minds of sprint car fans across the world ever since. Usac sprint winning car owner larry bayless passes usac racing. Amazing vintage crash photos general discussion about racing history nascar.
Apr 03, 2020 indiana also had an abundance of sprint car driving talent, including bob kinser, dick gaines, sheldon kinser, rex mitchell, larry miller, butch wilkerson and mike johnson. Crestliner vans usac national sprint car series 1985 standings. Local racing legend to be honored posthumously, inducted. David gravel wins historic, unusual night at knoxville may 9, 2020. Sprint car hall of fame in 1999 in honor of his outstanding achievements as a driver, including his having won. Hall of fame inductees national sprint car hall of fame. Kinser kicking back, cant quite kick habit sprint car. This car was built in 1974 by don maxwell for speedy bill smith. Newcastle speedway 07011997 sprintcar dash youtube. Kinser grew up around sprint cars and dirt tracks, but he did not hop into a 410 sprint car until he was 16 years old.
Retired racer still giving back to sport the republic. Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more. The 65 year old driver form bedford in retired from racing after the 1995 season and is father of two familiar racing sons. Mitchells gerkin gains entry into national sprint car. Rex mitchell sprint car driver 1960 and 70s has 312 members. From 40 years ago in 1977, bobby black won the sprint car main event at bloomington. Dick gaines was second, followed by butch wilkerson of columbus, ron dorsett and bob kinser. Bob hogle, jimmy oskie, and some other west coast guys won in sprints on dirt and pavement, all over the west coast, oskie even won some races in south. Kinser, a national sprint car hall of fame inductee in 1999, raised two sons. World of outlaws nos energy drink sprint cars knoxville raceway, may 8, 2020 highlights may 9, 2020 dirtvision replays knoxville raceway may 8, 2020 may 9, 2020 one to remember. Tommy dickson won the super sprint car feature over ed angle, bob kinser, doc dawson and jack hewitt at.
Jokers wild highlights night 1 of 3 eldora speedway july 14, 2016 duration. Greatest stock car driver, maybe, race car driver no way, he never ran indy cars, open wheel of anykind, only ran dirt at the start of his racing days, and only in stock cars. Steve, randy, and bobs widow, mahala, will be on hand with other family members friday night to celebrate bobs memory and the racing action. By 1978, very few sprint car drivers were achieving indianapolis 500. In 1963, bob served as relief driver for johnny white as they captured the little 500 sprint race at anderson, ind. Bob kinser was leading the scira points going into this night and rex mitchell was second in the scira points both was on hand trying to add to their points total as allen barr and orville yeadon had elected to run a big 500 lap race at eldora on this night which yeadon won and barr ran third but most of the hot dogs from the scira was at. The night before the main event, roy hit the track for qualifying in his winged supermodified and laid down the fastest qualifying lap of the field, setting a new track record. While he was inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame in 1999, bob kinser is probably best known for raising two sons steve and randy who became very successful drivers in their own right. He hails from oolitic, indiana cousin to steve kinser, mark won the 1996 and 1999 world of outlaws championship and was runnerup in 1991, 1998, and 2001.
From 1987, ricky hood won the sprint car feature at bloomington. These were legendary car driver combos back in the day. Individual driver statistics for the 1985 crestliner vans usac national sprint car series. May 18, 1968 a spectacular auto racing show is on tap saturday night, may 25th at lawrenceburg speedway. Kinser is a thirdgeneration sprint car driver, following in his fathers footsteps by competing on the tour. All drivers who are in their prime, in their 20s, living it up on the track in the glory days of today. Bob kinser sprint car racing news, schedules, results, and. With 20 world of outlaws woo championships under his belt, the 62year old kinser leaves a motorsports venue in which his family name has become synonymous with speed, skill, and accomplishment. We bought a car from dizz wilson, the late mitchell man who, like karl, is a member of the national sprint car hall of fame in 1965, and ive been playing in the dirt ever since, karl said. His career began at bloomington speedway, racing jalopies. Learn more about kinsers renowned career through the exhibit, open june to november 1.
Jul 28, 2015 sheldon kinser born 09 dec 1942 bloomington, indiana. In fact, steve is a 20time world of outlaws craftsman sprint car series champion and also a member of the national sprint car hall of fame. Brown dirt, green money, black moods car and driver. Bob kinser was leading the scira points going into this night and rex mitchell was second in the scira points both was on hand trying to add to their points total as allen barr and orville yeadon had elected to. Son to car owner karl and cousin to steve kinser, mark won the 1996 and 1999 world of outlaws championship and the 1996, 1999, and 2000 knoxville nationals.
Knoxville, iowa december 10, 20 national sprint car hall of fame inductees bob kinser and galen fox, along with richard butch wilkerson, allen barr, danny smith and many others, are expected to remember the south central indiana racing association scira this thursday, december 12, at 7 p. Hill loyalist had to admit that bob kinsers first born was not of this earth. Steve the king kinser born june 2, 1954, is a professional sprint car racing driver. Also from 1977 at twin cities, phil fultz of clifford won the hobby stock feature event. Rex mitchell sprint car driver 1960 and 70s public group. Nov 04, 2017 november 4, 2017 national sprint car hall of fame inductee bob kinser has passed away at the age of 86. Bobs sons steve and randy and grandson, kraig, all became successful sprint car drivers and steve has joined his father in the national sprint. Summary of contents for revell steve kinser bass pro shops sprint car page 1 if you have any questions or comments, call contactez notre ligne dassistance au. He also drove in the usac and cart championship car series. It only raced one time during that season and was wrecked in its first race by bob moore.
Bob kinser was inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame in 1999 in honor of his outstanding achievements as a driver, with over 400. Bob kinser, a legendary sprint car racer who started his career in the bloomington area before dominating locally and at tracks around the united states, died saturday. November 4, 2017 national sprint car hall of fame inductee bob kinser has passed away at the age of 86. He has won 20 championships in the world of outlaws woo series. Bob kinser sprint car racing news, schedules, results.
The event was originally scheduled in march, but was called after nine laps because of rain. The advice of earl fleetwood and jim waltz sent bob in the right direction, and his first track championship came in columbus, indiana in the late 50s. See more ideas about sprint car racing, sprint cars and dirt track racing. He competed in his first career world of outlaws race on march 18, 1978 at devils bowl speedway. Kinser grew up around sprint cars and dirt tracks, but he did not hop into a 410 sprint car.
Greg weld was the driver of the dunseth chevy to start the 1968 race season. Said bob baker, the display, featuring the seven historicallysignificant nonwinged and winged sprint cars and other steve kinser related art and artifacts, will only be. Mark kinser born may 5, 1964 is a retired american sprint car racing driver. Alan barr was another great sprint driver we bought the car that im driving in my avatar from alan barr. Seven time lincoln park speedway track champion bob kinser is shown here in his 1994 sprint car. Kinser recently spoke with speed sport magazines bob gates. Mar 05, 2019 usac sprint winning car owner larry bayless passes bob kinser on the night of his lone usac national sprint car victory, aboard the larry baylessowned no. Jul 6, 2014 this pin was discovered by raymond hillman. The salute to champion steve kinser special exhibition coincides with the kings final full season with the world of outlaws woo stp sprint car series in 2014. The revealing story will be featured in the august issue of the.
Bob kinser, 1999 national sprint car hall of fame inductee was born this day in 1931. Vintage anderson indiana photos page 1 hoseheads sprint. Steve the king kinser born june 2, 1954 is a professional sprint car racing driver. Kinser left the world of outlaws in 2006 to compete with the national sprint tour series, but returned to the world of outlaws for the 2007 season. Lawrenceburg, past, present, future sprint car and. From jalopies at bloomington speedway to multiple sprint car feature wins and track championships kinser s driving career lasted until 1996 with his final start in the masters classic. Steve kinser is a 20time world of outlaws woo sprint car series champion.
Bob kinser was third, with larry miller and bernie graybeal completing the top five drivers. Randy standridge, mike ward, bob kinser, jack hewitt, jeff heywood, wayne bennet. Bob felmlee, bob cicconi, parker pricemiller, blake feese. Dec 27, 2018 bob kinser was inducted into the national sprint car hall of fame in 1999 in honor of his outstanding achievements as a driver, with over 400 career feature wins. The year 1980 saw trostle win the knoxville nationals for a second time as co owner with karl kinser and driver, steve kinser. Randy kinser was second, with tony weyant, greg staab and kevin thomas completing the top five. Kinsers final race came in 1996 and he was elected into the national sprint car hall of fame in 1999. Kinser, a national sprint car hall of fame inductee in 1999, raised two sons steve and randy who also went on. Steve kinser, the sprint car driver often referred to as the greatest of all time, has announced his retirement from fulltime racing. In 2006, one of the world of outlaws sprint car series. Sep 09, 2014 erin evernham sits down with steve kinser to talk about his last full season in the world of outlaws.