Robbins was an instrumental figure to the success of the knoxville raceway and the knoxville nationals. It appears to me, now that my peotone, il story had to beaccording to this in santa fe trail ceased operation in amarillo and i was without employment, so i started my current business, thus deciding to spend my time on the business rather than racing. Bob owned his own mortuary in wickenburg, arizona, but sold it in 2005 and is now retired. In 1964, richert left macdonald to pilot the wagnerjohnsonwilson. Roy robbins, a native of louisville, ky, claimed the first race and. He had a total of jerrj wins in the phoenix area plus numerous others in colorado.
Jan 17, 2008 roy robbins and stan bowman both grew up in southern indiana. He built his own sprint car and had bung eng as his driver. Knoxville raceway is a semibanked 12 mile dirt oval raceway zook clay located at the marion county fairgrounds in knoxville, iowa, united states. He is a threetime champion and fourtime runnerup in the world of outlaws series. He was the winner of the inaugural nationals in 1961, known as the super modified national championship at the time. The 5hour energy knoxville nationals is an annual sprint car event held at knoxville raceway in knoxville, iowa. Jul 30, 2012 roy robbins, the 1961 knoxville nationals winner. On saturday night, the fourday knoxville nationals completed its 54th showing with. Nascar driver kyle larson fired from ganassi racing after. Bob will always primarily be remembered as a sprint car driver with particular success in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
See more ideas about race cars, sprint cars and dirt track racing. Although it has been roughly fifty years since robbins has been to this historic place, he has always been remembered fondly and we thank him for his contribution and place in knoxville raceway history. The 68yearold columbus resident and his son, joss, own a sprint. This is the 21st installment in national speed sport news 30 days of knoxville countdown to the 52nd annual goodyear knoxville nationals. Remembering roy robbins sprint car capital of the world. This week in racing history june 11 cart driver alex barron born 1970. Select this result to view roy lynn robbins s phone number, address, and more. 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. Features vintage sprint car pic thread, 1965 and older only. Career feature wins 19542019 206 drivers have won feature events. He even campaigned a stock car at shearings speedway in 1950. The third result is roy lynn robbins age 60s in stanley, nc.
The event is the biggest and most prestigious race of the year in sprint car racing. Jhc features the legend of stan bowman tomorrow afternoon. Mark kinser born may 5, 1964 is a retired american sprint car racing driver. Weld raced in the usac championship car series in the 19651972 seasons, with 36 career starts, including the 1970 indianapolis 500. The most successful driver in nationals history is steve kinser who has won the event a record 12 times. Roy robbins, cecil beavers, ted pfeiffer and so on compete each weekend. They have also lived in columbus, ga and charlotte, nc plus 2 other locations.
Bob kinser sprint car racing news, schedules, results, and. Roy robbins sprint car racing news, schedules, results, and. The washington county historical society is mourning the loss of our native son and legendary, professional race car driver, roy robbins jr. Roy robbins was inducted into the knoxville raceway hall of fame in 1983. Races at the sprint car capital of the world are held on saturday nights from april through september each year. He won the 1971 knoxville nationals, the premiere event in sprint car racing. In 1976, he won the hulman classic at terre haute,ind. We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and interactive features such as polls and a message board. Grant king 1994 inductee victoria auto racing hall of fame. Roy robbins won the first knoxville nationals in 1961. Although it has been roughly fifty years since robbins has been to this historic place, he has always been remembered fondly and we thank him for his contribution. He had great success throughout the midwest, particularly at eldora speedway and kc raceway, where he was a track champion. Kenny weld, 18, becomes the youngest driver in history to win the knoxville nationals. The first knoxville nationals was held in 1961 with roy robbins taking the win.
We offer our sincerest sympathies to his family for their loss. Remembering roy robbins knoxville raceway sprint car. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Robbins was the first to win the knoxville nationals. The initial season of stoops freightlinerusac sprint car racing in 1996 produced memorable moments in abundance and the first driver since 1957 to win a usac sprint car title without the aid of a feature victory. Stan bowman, usac driver, at the salem speedway 1962. Jan opperman february 9, 1939 september 4, 1997, was an american racecar driver. Past knoxville nationals winners year driver, number, owner 1961 roy robbins, 37, o. Donny schatz born august 10, 1977 is an american professional sprint car racing driver. Saturday, october 17, 2015 by track historians eric arnold and bob wilson all of us at knoxville raceway and with the marion county fair board. The nos energy drink knoxville nationals is an annual sprint car event held at knoxville. An associated press writer called winning the event sprint car racings premiere title.
Jhc features the legend of stan bowman tomorrow afternoon published by admin on fri, 10042019 9. Roy was a retired iron worker for the local 70 in louisville, kentucky and also a former sprint race car driver and won the knoxville nationals in 1960. Sure would like to see those photos if you copied them. This is a tribute page to honor the racecar drivers that risked their lives and the racecars that paved the way in. The race was won by roy robbins, a former boxer and iron worker from louisville, kentucky. Once it dried and the field of 24 cars started laying rubber down, the field did an about face.
Past knoxville nationals winners knoxville raceway. Campaigned stock cars at western speedway in the 1950s and teamed with driver dick varley from 1959 to 1961. Greg weld march 4, 1944 august 4, 2008 was an american racecar driver weld won the 1963 knoxville nationals, the premiere event in sprint car racing. But a brisk wind and a hot afternoon sun changed the track from wet and tacky to a drypacked surface midway of the feature race.
Knoxville, iowa roy robbins, the winner of the first knoxville nationals at. Roy robbins sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Roy robbins phone, address, background info whitepages. He finished in the top ten 11 times, with his best finish in 4th position in 1970 at sacramento. Retired racer still giving back to sport the republic. Historical, news, notable natives no comments yet the washington county historical society is mourning the loss of our native son and legendary, professional race car driver, roy robbins jr.
Get the latest stats, news, and much more exclusive content from the sprint car community. Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course stats restrictor plate races all star race. Oct 18, 2015 a tribute to local racing legend, roy robbins jr. Updated 5220 9790 9717 9755 9750 9784 9775 9836 9821 9835 9758 9748 9844 9845 9847 9845 9751 9802 9607 9858 9831 9760pic. World of outlaws invitational at knoxville has drivers excited to get back to racing.
Worked with driver bob simpson in the late 40s and early 50s and won many races with him. The rain did a good job of wetting down the clay surface. Frey did particularly well at the little 500 race held at anderson speedway in indiana. They were close friends and stans death caused roy to be one of the first persons to use a roll cage on a sprint car. Samuel alan slammin sammy swindell born october 26, 1955 in bartlett, tennessee is an american sprint car driver. Aug 07, 20 knoxville nationals champions year driver car owner 1961 roy robbins 37 o. Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more. Meanwhile, back in imca competi tion aboard the macdonald offy no. He was born in washington county, indiana, the son of the late roy robbins, sr.
In 2006, one of the world of outlaws sprint car series. He currently competes fulltime in the world of outlaws, driving the no. Mark is the 1996, 1999, and 2000 knoxville nationals champion as well as the 2001 kings royal winner. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. Oct 17, 2015 all of us at knoxville raceway and with the marion county fair board are deeply saddened by the passing of roy robbins. Board of directors california coastal rural development. Jul, 2010 audie was one of two drivers to utilize a wing in the 1961 nationals, and he finished a close second to roy robbins. Roy is related to dianne k robbins and angela robbins tuck as well as 2 additional people. Thanks for stopping by the most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the planet. The program started under clear skies after a rainy morning. Nobody covers columbus, indiana and the surrounding areas like the republic. Mar 8, 2016 roy robbins won the first knoxville nationals in 1961. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. News, photos, results, and more from dozens of associations.
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