Jim shampine race car driver

Jun 17, 2019 the father of modern supermodified design. Jim shampine was a seventime oswego speedway champion that not only won more feature events at oswego speedway, 87, than any other driver, but also has three oswego speedway international classic 200 wins to his name, is a twotime winner of the star speedway international classic 200, helped found and was the 1977 international supermodified. Empa hall of famejim shampine eastern motorsport press. Get to know why a supermodified race car is unique in motorsports this rare, exotic, ground pounding supermodified race car produces some of the closest, heart stopping racing action around and rightfully lays claim to the title of the ultimate short track race car. Doug heveron born march 29, 1961 is an american race car driver from liverpool, new york. Jim shampines rear engine super modified classic racing. More than twentyfive years after his death, jim shampine remains one of the most popular super modified drivers ever. Jimmys racing career had started in the early 50s and was in its twilight when he his rearengine super made its debut at oswego in 1968.

The race continued to be known as the jim shampine memorial with transitional changes each year. Notice that the driver position has been relocated to the center of the car. All former winners of the race of champions are automatically inducted by virtue of their achievement. Dec 02, 2008 licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of windup records. Keith shampine notches 1st oswego speedway win in race. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Twin wins for nicotra racing in shampine memorial lakeside. The car won at lorain county and sandusky but not at the o. Having decided the car was ready to be his primary mount, shampine drove it exclusively in 1978 and decimated the competition with 12 wins, a second and five dnfs in the 18race season. With this car the easiest way to follow the history is the parallel roll cage and the front nose piece. Michaels, from liverpool, was racing into the first turn on lap 22 trying. Jim shampine radical offset supermodified concept still in use today by group r motorsports owner bob bogwicz this concept is what makes our brand of racing so unique, exciting and fast. A slideshow of past drivers that didnt make the trip home from oswego speedway. Fittingly, shampines first oswego victory came on memorial day weekend in the jim shampine memorial 75.

Jim shampine racing career profile driver database. Dick trickle dominated his similar form of racing in the mid west with fords waaay past the point when ford officially got out of racing. Gene lee gibson has informed me that his dad, todd gibson also drove this car a couple of times. Groundbreaking supermodified comes to saratoga automobile. Aug 19, 2019 on lap 23, the leaders caught lapped traffic. Pennsylvania pilot, alison sload, became the first female driver in the lakeside ovals rich history to capture a checkered flag in a supermodified main event. May 26, 2019 john nicotra racing drove two stakes into victory lane sunday afternoon at the oswego speedway, sweeping the twin 50lap jim shampine memorial novelis supermodified feature events. When oconnor went to the outside of a slower car, this opened the door for latulip, but the driver of the no. Jim shampine was a seventime oswego speedway champion that not only won more feature events at oswego speedway, 87, than any other driver, but also has three oswego speedway international classic 200 wins to his name, is a twotime winner of the star speedway international classic 200, helped found and was the 1977 international. What makes them so special that those in the know will travel hundreds of miles. Our staff looks back at the five best race car drivers they ever saw compete in person. Jim bought a new chassis from charlie and mike lloyd in pa, car ownerbuilder for the smokey snelbaker 56, who had been winning a lot of races in recent years.

In 1969 heveron began racing at the syracuse geddes microd. However, the track where jim shampine was so successful was also where his career came to an untimely end as during the 1982 running of the classic weekends modified 200 the popular driver suffered fatally head injures when, while driving the no. That 79 event was also the last prior to classic weekend. Keith shampine takes first win in uncles memorial race. A veteran stock car driver was killed in a modified 200 mile race at the oswego speedway, authorities said. Opening day 1982this is the car that shampine and clyde booth built. Jim shampine dominated most of the 70s decade with this car.

In saturdays 75lap jim shampine memorial race, keith shampine took the lead from the outsidepole starting spot and led most of. Sep 25, 20 the accident that claimed the lives of richard dekneef, 53 yearold from california, and his co driver merle hill, 41, of ely, nevada, occurred during the annual silver state classic challenge, a highspeed race car event held in nye county, in northern nevada. The oswego speedway, nicknamed the steel palace is a race track in oswego, new york. It was built in 1951 and today is an asphalt race track. It was maroon booth colors and desert turquoise shampine colors. Jim shampine had pretty good luck with fords for quite awhile.

Oct, 2014 when this supermodified specimen was built, it was part of a particularly nasty, macho breed of unlimited pavement race car that races in a narrow belt from new england across the upper great lakes to the pacific northwest. This weekend almost saw the deltawing pull of a surprising victory at road america, with the phallicallyshaped race car pulling away from its twiceaspowerful competitors in the wet. He was survived by his wife joan and daughters lois and linda. Jim shampine, 41, was killed in the accident saturday night, officials said. Twin wins for nicotra racing in shampine memorial oswego. Oswego, ny as the countdown officially begins toward the 58th annual budweiser international classic 200 for novelis supermodifieds at oswego speedway on august 31, we look back at the top 30 moments in international classic history, with the assistance of. The car was so threatening that oswego banned it after one year of competition and that was the last straw for shampine at oswego.

Jim shampine was a legendary racer in supermodifieds at oswego. Howard became the first driver to ever win a race at oswego driving a rear engine machine. He had won everything there was to win at oswego and revolutionized the cars. Not many pictures were taken of the inside of these cars, but the photographer was evidently intrigued with the damage to the right side of this cockpit. Michaels was killed during the running of the supermodified 45lap feature at oswego speedway saturday night. It would have been the first victory for the weird race car.

Photo by dave innes open drivers johnny coy and bill altonen 8 mix it up at wall. Shampine seemingly won at will with the car through 1981, when he left the division for a period of time and sold the car to norm foster, who put future. See more ideas about race cars, car pictures and car. One of the most successful drivers in supermodified competition and an equally skilled racer in asphalt and dirttrack modified stock cars, jim shampine march 25, 1941 september 4, 1982 of clay, new york, had an innate knack for handling these highpowered machines. Keith, who is the nephew of the legendary driver of the 8ball supermodifieds, has garnered several podium finishes and heat race victories dating back to his oswego beginnings in 2005 but had never quite been able to get that all.

It has been almost 40 years since jim shampine introduced what has become the prototypical supermodified. Photos supplied by, taken by don kranz and bill hartwell. Sep 01, 2015 it has been almost 40 years since jim shampine introduced what has become the prototypical supermodified. Jim had had a stellar career of racing supermodifieds at oswego. Sep 25, 20 coming off the second turn, shampines car spun and was hit broadside in the drivers door by another driver during the modified 200, a supporting race held the night before the super modified oswego classic 200, where he had qualified third fastest. Dan kapuscinski triple crown championship series oswego, ny just weeks after announcing primary sponsor tj toyota, chris osetek of osetek racing technologies has officially submitted a registration for his homebuilt no. The drivelines center section bolts directly to the leftrear hub, so radical is the offset.

The team now eyes a return to championship form with an allnew ifs hawk chassis for 2019 in a two car effort. In saturdays 75lap jim shampine memorial race, keith shampine took the lead from the outsidepole starting spot and led most of the way in the race named in memory of his uncle. Jim shampine with the early classic lead in 1972, this car is one of ivers top six oswego supermodifieds head over to the tribute page for many more shampine images. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of windup records. What made this racecar so unique is that shampine took a concept that many builders were toying with since the early 60s and took it to a winning extreme. The track is the labor day weekend home of the 200lap, nonwing, bigblock supermodified budweiser classic and race of champions a modified touring series event. In 1994, it was a 125 lap event with cliff graves as the winner. It took him a year to get it to work, but in 1978, shampine scored a. Oswego keith shampine picked an appropriate time to notch his first oswego speedway novelis supermodified feature triumph. In his fourth year of competition at oswego he was able to garner two top 3s and 5th in. Solar music rights management, latinautor, abramus digital, latinautor sonyatv, bmi broadcast music inc. Jim shampine was a legendary racer in supermodifieds at oswego cicero, nys jimmy shampine, king of oswego speedways supermodifieds. Coming off the second turn, shampines car spun and was hit broadside in the drivers door by another driver during the modified 200, a supporting race held the night before the super modified oswego classic 200, where he had qualified third fastest. It took him a year to get it to work, but in 1978, shampine scored a dozen wins at oswego in an 18race season.

Photo by lenny league driver lou lazzaro has a wheels length on open driver, dave. May 27, 2019 john nicotra racing drove two stakes into victory lane sunday afternoon at the oswego speedway, sweeping the twin 50lap jim shampine memorial novelis supermodified feature events. When this supermodified specimen was built, it was part of a particularly nasty, macho breed of unlimited pavement race car that races in a narrow belt from new england across the upper great lakes to the pacific northwest. With gary, brenda and eric syrell at the helm, the team realized a dream in 2016 by winning the oswego speedway supermodified track championship with driver michael barnes. People were shocked when shampine, the dominant driver at new yorks famed oswego speedway, unveiled this car in 1976. Jim shampine 1979 race cars, racing, old race cars. A very early shot the pine what a driver, designer, and gentleman. From the pit area, jim shampine cheers on his car and driver warren coniam as they attempt to win the 1979 international classic. Apr 11, 2007 heres an interesting photo showing the interior of a 60s era modified race car.

With oconnor hanging on, sokolic, however, did undergo misfortune in that traffic. Aug 29, 2014 from the pit area, jim shampine cheers on his car and driver warren coniam as they attempt to win the 1979 international classic. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Photographer unknown league drivers joe kelly and sammy beavers at flemington. In addition to being the driver who just so happened to tie that win record, shampine also won exactly forty years and one week to the day that his legendary uncle jim brought the famed rear engine masterpiece to victory lane. Speedway press all the while, coniams teammate and car owner shampine could be seen from the first corner, cheering his driver to the lead. Engineer, builder and driver jim shampine took advantage of the few rules that existed to create what you see here. Apr 11, 2007 jim shampine had pretty good luck with fords for quite awhile. Remembering chevrolet racer fatalities from past septembers. Looking for car owner names bob hilbert sportswear dirt.

He has driven supermodifieds, modifieds, indy cars, nascar winston cup cars, nascar busch grand national cars, sprint cars, late models and midgets. Jim halls chaparral built some of the wildest and most creative race cars ever seen. The accident that claimed the lives of richard dekneef, 53 yearold from california, and his codriver merle hill, 41, of ely, nevada, occurred during the annual silver state classic challenge, a highspeed race car event held in nye county, in northern nevada. Jan 29, 2009 a slideshow of past drivers that didnt make the trip home from oswego speedway.