He may not have been the track champion but Larry Phillips won almost every race he showed up at in 1969. My dad was crewing for Johnny Prior back then, who was the 1968 champ, and I believe we only finished ahead of him one time all season.
Enjoyed watching him race at I-70 in the 80's. Dick was the man to beat back then against the stiffest of competition. ASA rivals at the time included Mark Martin,Mike Eddy,Bob Senneker, Jim Sauter, Rusty Wallace, Alan Kulwicki, Larry Detjens, Larry Phillips,Joe Shear,and Ted Musgrave. It was...
This track ran about 1/3 of a season in 2010 and didn't make it because the owners/promoters didn't have a clue how to prep a track or run a show. If it is under new management they may have a shot at making it as it is a nice 1/3 mile configuration. It would compliment I-76 Speedway in Ft...
My dad used to help johnny prior I remember going to centralia regularly as a kid initially on sunday nights and then at some point they changed to fridays. John's wife Betty used to dominate when they had the powder puff races. My main memory of turnpike as a kid was the modified coupe that...