tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100388422011-07-07T13:01:24.448-07:00Memories and storys of my 45+ years of building and wrenching on Sprint Cars, and all other racing matters Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04469114467877806518noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10038842.post-1114650656693620962005-04-27T18:10:00.000-07:002005-04-27T18:10:56.693-07:00

Rick Ferkel (0) and Doug Wolfgang (4x) at Kokamo, In. in 1978. 

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I know it's been awhile since I posted , I've been busy and just haven't had the desire to write anything. Anyway I thought I would give the final point standings for the first year of the World of Outlaws and will write more on the first year later.1. Steve Kinser-51722. Rick Ferkel- 5118- the driver I crew chiefed for many years including 1978.3. Bobby Allen-36884. Doug Wolfgang-30245. Jack

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The 1978 World of Outlaws-standing(left to right)-Don Mack,Terry Gray,Rick Ferkel,Danny Smith,Steve Kinser,Bobby Allen,Rick Nichels,Doug Wolfgang-sitting(left to right)-Sammy Swindell,Johnny Beaber,Ted Johnson,Shane Carson,Bobby Marshall.

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My brother and I went to the World of Outlaws race at Baytown, TX. last weekend and saw a pretty good show, and I got to see some old friends. The Outlaws always have a good race but it just didn't seem the same since Ted Johnson sold the organization to Boundless. I don't think the racers are vary happy with the group, the season has just started and by the way they all sounded you would think

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Dad in Jim Brocks car on the outside of Bob Hebner in Phoenix, Ariz. in 1973.

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Well if you haven't guessed it by now what I consider my best win came in 76 with my dad driving Ron Goringer's car. Like I stated in my last post my brother and I built the car in a week and believe me there wasn't much sleep that week. We headed off to Knoxville, Iowa for the Nationals with a new car that we had not raced yet. When I say we, I mean my dad, mom and her dog Lady, one of my

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Dad being introduced by Kieth Hall at the 1974 Western World Championship at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, a race that I won as crew chief for Rick Ferkel. 

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Well we had dads funeral yesterday and the service was real nice, and my brother did a nice job with the eulogy. I think everyone who might be reading this knows how I felt about him so I'm going to go on with the 76 season.As I said before Ron hired me after the 75 Western and we ran a couple races to finish out the season. That winter I built a new car for Ron and we started the season with

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Dad in the Ron Goringer car that me and my brother built in 1976 at the Des Moines Fairgrounds.

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I am going to skip ahead a few years for this post. The 1976 season could be classified as my best and worst at the same time. The reason that I'm skipping ahead is that my dad is losing his health really fast now and this season was my last helping him on his race cars. At the end of the 75 season I found myself back in Phoenix, Ariz. just before the WESTERN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS at Manzaneta

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Yup, thats me at 10 or 11 man thats a long time ago. 

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The Keith Oleary car in Juarez,Mex. thats Keith to the right with the hat on. 

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For about one season there were no tracks in El Paso so we had to go across the border into Juarez, Mex. to race. I really wish that I could remember those times better but I just can't. There are however some times that I can. If I remember right I was about 10 or 11 at that time, and I did have two good friends (actually we grew up together because our dads raced against each other for many

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My favorite picture of dad, the car was owned by Jim Brock, picture taken in Phoenix, Arz. in 1972

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The modified dad drove for Tony Blaze at Sunland Park. This car was built by Herman Cluge, and he Hand formed the body out of aluminum.

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There were not many tracks in the El Paso area. When one would close another would open and at one time we had to go into Juarez, Mex. to race, (I say one time but it actually was about 2 seasons). The two tracks I remember the most were Sunland Park, just west of town and later Horizon Speedway which was east of town. Sunland Park was built as a horse track with a race track also, I wish I

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This is the stock car dad drove for Tony Blaze later dad would also drive a modified for Tony 

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dads first race car a midget owned by Poncho Welty

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dads motorcycle ride an Indian 

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Where to begin, first let me start by saying this is my first try at blogging. Please bear with me threw my mistakes, I am sure that I will get better in time. I am dedicating this to my dad, who if it had not been for his love of racing, I just might not have had the type of exciting life I have had. Where my dad got his love for racing I really don't know, his parents were not into racing at

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