Marshall sargent race driver

Complete nascar cup series history of every car number. The pombo sargent classic started at kings speedway in the 1980s, before moving to the thunderbowl raceway in 2006. This nascar super modified was built for mike parker of fresno, ca by mike sargent, the son of nascar super modified great, marshall sargent. This is believed to be one of the last photos taken of marshall sargent, left, and al pombo, at kings speedway. Mike won the 1977 san jose speedway championship and the 1979, 1985, and 1986 titles at the fairgrounds track. Sargent was born in arkansas in 1931 and relocated to salinas ca while still a boy. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Marshall sargent nascar results, statistics and car numbers. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for marshall sargent on. Many have come close but tatts or two guns as he became known was one special racecar driver. Founded in 2003 by stewart, the principal purposes of the tony stewart foundation are to raise and donate funds to help care for chronically ill children, drivers injured in motorsports activities, and to support other charitable organizations in the protection of various animal species. Vallejo speedway hardtops racing 19631974 with a spirit 009 sound system duration.

Includes every race start and finish along with dozens of statistical facts for marshall sargent s nascar career. The pombosargent classic first came to the tulare thunderbowl in 2006 and that first year featured a twoday event, in which kaeding won both nights, dominating the 30lap finale on saturday behind the wheel of his als roofing supply, high five pizza, kaeding performance no. Marshall, mike and mark sargent dirt track cars, sprint car racing. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. West coast stock car hall of fame announces 10 candidates. Mike parkers nascar winged this nascar super modified was built for mike parker of fresno, ca by mike sargent, the son of nascar super modified great, marshall sargent. Sprint car racing vintage california vintage race car good ol san jose sacramento race cars brazil scene. He won five nascar xfinity series races, an international race of champions iroc event in 1998 and shared the rolex 24 at daytonawinning cadillac dp. Pombosargent classic returns home to kings speedway. Marshall sargent old race cars, vintage racing, cool cars. Marshall sargent june 25, 1931 october 19, 1990 was a nascar driver from salinas, ca.

Suspension on the buick is transverse spring with a suicide front end. The nascar super modifieds were destined to race on dirt tracks, mainly the san jose fairgrounds but they also raced at watsonville speedway and later at hanford speedway. Dominic scelzi wins pombosargent classic ocean speedway. The 600mile race will also honor fallen service members with their names featured on the windshields of all 40 drivers and several of the pace cars, according to ms. The pombo sargent classic is scheduled for saturday at kings speedway. Driver marshall sargent 1961 nascar grand national results. Marshall sargent and al pombo sprint car racing, old race cars. Tatts was an expert race mechanic who knew how to tune his car and every one had a thumping sound. Race driver ernie derr has died front porch expressions.

Marshall walter major taylor november 26, 1878 june 21, 1932 was an american professional cyclist. In 1963, driver mark ward drove his supermodified to the top 20 in nascar national points. This site is dedicated to the memory of everyone who contributed to the success that made the san jose speedway one of the most successful short tracks ever. Marshall pleasant teague february 22, 1921 february 11, 1959 was an american race car driver nicknamed by nascar fans as the king of the beach for. Seasons spanning over two years for example 2014 championships have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.

Mike had a very impressive 53 main event wins between the two tracks. Legendary keokuk, iowa, race driver ernie derr has died at age 92. Our memories of you bring tears of our loss and laughter at your many antics. Most pages of fantasy racing cheat sheet have moved to their new home, except the tools.

Marshall sargent first came to australia to race at rowley park sa in the 196364 season where he drove a locally built car powered by a ohv chrysler engine. Stewart also won the coke zero 400 at daytona after a controversial finish when he wrecked kyle busch to do so. In march 1968, rumours spread across australia that controversial yankee super mod driver marshall sargent had died in the us. Dirt car racing sprint car racing old race cars car and driver old school old things baseball cards formula 1 crown.

Last photo of marshall and al at hanford marshall with rick hendersonat san jose 1970. Johnny brazil of manteca, ca, was one of the top drivers on the west coast of the u. Auto club speedway up for best nascar track award orange. This type of differential is being used throughout australia by the oval boys. Sprint car racing old race cars vintage california vintage race car car and driver good ol san jose hot cars monster trucks. Dominic scelzi won the pombosargent classic sprint car race at ocean. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and. Mikes on track accomplishments are impressive by any measurable standards,in his 22 year racing career, he had scored over 200 main event wins in many types of race cars including stock cars, super modifieds, sprint cars, midgets, and sports cars. Watsonville fresnos dominic scelzi, driving the no. Marshall sargent race cars, dirt track cars, vintage racing. Marshall sargent stats, race results, wins, news, record. Top nascar drivers such as hershel mcgriff, ray elder, jack mccoy, jimmy. Jimmy sills signs the master copy of history of san jose auto racing during the norcal racing expo held in vallejo on february 27.

Click on the site to see marshall sargent s career results at that track. Australian speedway fans welcomed some quality american racecar drivers during the 1960s. Burt foland was one of the best allaround drivers to ever race on the high. He ran his first race on a converted baseball diamond at fort ord. View the profiles of people named marshall sargent. Marshall sargent racing career profile driver database.

Flat track motorcycle flat track racing dirt racing road racing motorcycle posters european motorcycles racing motorcycles motocross bikes valentino rossi. Mar 28, 2016 the seasonopener in hanford and the pombosargent classic in madera highlight this weeks motor sports in the central san joaquin valley. I really miss the good old day of racing when a racing fan could get up close and personal with a driver and tell him how he felt about his driving. Our database contains statistics, information and history of nascar car numbers. Auto racing in california, especially in san jose, can not be talked about without histories most legendary name, marshall sargent. The old days talking speedway, speedway news from around. Mike sargent is the first 2nd generation driver in the san jose hall of fame. Marshall sargent made a significant impact across the nation, not only with his driving ability but his equipment set a new level on the australian speedway scene. The mile high banked paved oval,located on east tully road, operated from 19461977.

The latter component is made in wa by ken tester and speedway driver noel mcdonald. Get the latest race results driver marshall sargent on. This was one mighty driver able to put his car in spaces that no other driver could or would even attempt. In his career that spanned from 1949 thru 1969, he won over 500 feature events along. Click on the site to see marshall sargent s career results at that track glossary. San jose speedway hall of fame johnny key marshall sargent and al pomboal pombomarshall sargentsargent 7 and pombo 3clyde palmerrick hendersonbill scott johnny colendich nelson kinney with driver dick whalen joe leonardbob barkhimerarnold chaves. His debut went respectably well, finishing a midpack th at portland. Marshall sargent in the sedan and shiner watkins in the midget owned by chet taylor of santa clara ca.

Follmer, henderson, sargent, sweikert, vukovich to enter. The fatties were imported from the usa by marshall sargent. This made for very fast, close, and exciting racing for both the drivers and the spectators. Nov 20, 2010 he actually came out of retirement for one final race, driving al brazils circle no. Mikes on track accomplishments are impressive by any measurable standards,in his 22 year racing career, he had scored over 200 main event wins in many types of race cars including stock cars. Legends of san jose speedway the drivers a to z vintage california, san jose. Sargent s best year was his initial year, finishing 64th in the points after five starts.

Drivers like as dean holden, ray raineri, george rogge, buck wenzel, al pombo, boots cantrell, ed decker, marshall sargent and many others graced this track with their modified cars,all flathead ford v8s, dodge 6 cyls and a couple. Hanford seasonopener, pombosargent at madera highlight. In his career that spanned from 1949 thru 1969, he won over 500 feature events along with numerous state and track championships. Sperber is president of the west coast stock car hall of fame and member of the board of directors of the fiesta bowl. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. The new site is still ownedoperated by darren fauth and ive made it better in every way.

Funny but shiner never did get to race that midget. Join facebook to connect with marshall sargent and others you may know. They called the class the modified stockcarsportsmans and they raced with the heavier stockcars in the marathons. Born in salinas california, son of auto racing legend marshall sargent. Jan 09, 2018 sperber is president of the west coast stock car hall of fame and member of the board of directors of the fiesta bowl.

Inside or passes around the outside hard up on the fence. These rumours began after reports reached downunder of sargent s involvement in a serious race crash in september of 1967. Marshall edward sargent 62531 101990 its been twenty longlong years since you left us. World of outlaws sprintcars 2002 sprint car racing, dirt racing, auto. Marshall sargent marvin porter paul fess rick jeffrey ron gautsche roy mayne roy tyner scott speed skip manning sonny hutchins sumner mcknight. Marshall sargent obituary san jose, ca mercury news. Marshall sargent al pombo johnny key clyde palmer rick henderson howard. I never knew he drove in a sports car race, let alone the first at daytona international speedway. Like the world war ii veterans, one by one were losing all of the oldtime race drivers. Pombo fancied the tight, quartermile oval at the old kearney bowl, where his duels with marshall sargent riveted the valley racing audience in the 1950s and 60s and helped pump racing. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year.

He was born and raised in indianapolis, where he worked in bicycle shops and began racing multiple distances in the track and road disciplines of cycling. West coast stock car hall of fame announces 10 candidates for. Past winners list of the johnny key classic ocean speedway. His stepfather, john bickford, was elected to the west coast stock car hall of fame in 2016. Mike parkers nascar winged estrella warbird museum. Jimmy is one of over twenty drivers who has signed the book so far. He followed that victory with his first points race win as a driver owner at pocono in the pocono 500 on june 7, 2009, the first owner driver in the cup series to win a race since ricky rudd in 1998. Sprint car racing old race cars vintage california san jose sharks vintage race car car and driver nascar monster trucks rat. Follmer, henderson, sargent, sweikert, vukovich to enter west.

Marshall, mike and mark sargent dirt track cars, sprint car. He competed in twelve sprint cup series events in his career, managing three toptens. Former johnny key classic winners going into this saturday night at ocean speedway. I first saw ernie, whose obituary follows, race when i was a teen and hed occasionally bring his dodge to davenport speedway.