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Opperman driving at Williams Grove Speedway in the 1970s. Jan Opperman (February 9, 1939 – September 4, 1997), was an American racecar driver. He won the 1971 Knoxville Nationals, the premiere event in sprint car racing.
In 2018, Clauson was elected into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. The facility also built the Bryan Clauson Tower with fan donations overlooking turn 2 at the famed Knoxville Raceway. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway's new infield dirt track conducts a 39-lap USAC Midget race in his memory starting in 2018.
Doug Wolfgang (born July 26, 1952 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is a retired American racing driver.He holds 140 World of Outlaws sprint car series wins (fifth all-time), 37 All Star Circuit of Champions wins, and is a five-time Knoxville Nationals champion and two-time Kings Royal winner.
USAC sanctions several regional 360 c.i.d. non-wing sprint car series across the country. USAC's West Coast Sprint Car Series was launched in 2009 by Santa Maria Speedway promoter Chris Kearns, and joined forces with USAC in 2010. The West Coast series primarily races at tracks across California while also having special event races in Nevada.
Weld won the 1963 Knoxville Nationals, the premiere event in sprint car racing. [2] Weld raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1965–1972 seasons, with 36 career starts, including the 1970 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 11 times, with his best finish in 4th position in 1970 at Sacramento.
Former Lady Vols star Michelle Marciniak and longtime Knox News beat writer Dan Fleser were inducted to the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame
Foyt has been inducted into the following halls of fame: Texas Sports Hall of Fame (1967) [11] Auto Racing Hall of Fame (1978) [12] National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame (1988) [13] Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1989) [14] National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (1990) [15] International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2000) [16] Automotive Hall ...
In the 1997 season, he won the Gold Cup, and the Knoxville Nationals, which is considered the premiere event in sprint car racing. [1] He was the first driver who did not defend his Knoxville win, when he moved into NASCAR. After moving to NASCAR, he kept his sprint car team going, fielding a car for his brother Dale and the late Kevin Gobrecht ...