They scored chevrolets first nascar win in years, it was the fastest race ever run. Growing up in richmond, virginia, i was raised on a friday night diet of 1960s nascar fuel injected modified racing at southside speedway. Raymond friday hassler july 29, 1935 february 17, 1972 was a nascar grand national and winston cup series driver. He never won a major stock car race but he never gave up.
I didnt want to run 30th in a 35 car field and say i was a nascar cup driver. It is kind of terrifying that some of these men had just enough time to see the car that was going to. Harold and freddy fryar, raymond friday hassler, joe lee johnson, bobby burcham and grant adcock are a few of the local drivers who. Hassler made his debut in 1960 but only drove a handful of races per year until 1967 when he drove 21 of the 49 races for red sharp and finished 32nd in points, he drove his own car in 1969 to a 28thplace finish. Other drivers in the photo, from left to right, are mike eddy, bob senneker, butch miller, dick trickle, and alan kulwicki. Alabama gang through the years official site of nascar.
This article lists drivers who have been fatally injured while competing in or in preparation for testing, practice, qualifying races sanctioned by the national association for stock car auto racing nascar. Griggs ran a two and three car team, his others drivers often blocking for him when he got out front. Includes every race start and finish along with dozens of statistical facts for friday hassler nascar career. Irvin was a pioneer race car driver, along with his best friend and fellow north georgia native swayne pritchett. Nascar results, statistics, drivers, manufacturers and car numbers for friday hassler owner. David ray boggs born september 8, 1943 in morrisville, north carolina is an american stock car racing driver. Raymond friday hassler july 29, 1935 february 17, 1972 was a nascar grand national and winston cup series driver career. Raymond friday hassler july 29, 1935 february 17, 1972 was a nascar grand national. We thought our drivers were the best and they often proved it against all comers. He competed in the sportsman 300 race at daytona international speedway on february 17, 1979, a late model sportsman division race sanctioned by nascar. National association for stock car auto racing, inc. May 14, 1947 may 21, 1989 was an american stock car driver born in madison, florida. Driver friday hassler 39 battles for position in the nashville 400 nascar race at the fairgrounds speedway july 30, 1966.
Yes almost all of the exhaust were over the right side upper fender. Dick hutcherson ford factory driver, multiple nascar race winner, finished 2nd in nascar points in 1965, 3rd in 1966, 3rd place at lemans 1966. Don williams fatal crash at daytona 17 february 1979 nascar. Teague was familiar with the stock car drivers, having won seven nascar races in 23 starts, but he hadnt raced in that series since 1952. Some of my earliest memories are of red coming to nashville to race against coo coo marlin, friday hassler, and jimmy griggs.
Complete nascar career statistics for friday hassler. Driver friday hassler career statistics racingreference. Driver friday hassler 1971 nascar winston cup results. Complete nascar cup series history of every car number. Veteran nascar driver and television commentator neil bonnetts comeback attempt ended when he died friday during a practice session for the daytona 500. I used to do interviews on the track sometimes when i was flagging for asa, and this time im talking to jim sauter. Click on the site to see friday hassler s career results at that track glossary. Raymond friday hassler born july 29, 1935 died february 17, 1972 racing crash at daytona birthplace. Career edit hassler made his debut in 1960 but only drove a handful of races per year until 1967 when he drove 21 of the 49 races for red sharp and finished 32nd in points. News item e366deb8a4052121d525c19c49b889cd youtube.
No cars in this one, but i consider it stock car history because of who is in it besides myself. The duo split the four races, and burcham won two poles to boot. Farmer was a mentor for the young driver during his career and also served as allisons crew chief in what is now the nascar xfinity series. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Friday, a friend to all was fatally injured in an nascar, grand national race at daytona international speedway. Friday hassler 69 chevelle nascar race cars, stock car racing, old.
Nascar results for friday hassler at daytona international speedway. A separate list compiles drivers who have died of a medical condition while driving or shortly thereafter and another section shows non driver deaths. Another anecdote about guldstrandhe wasnt mentioned by name in the article, but a race series record search would definitely show that it was dick, but in an old 71 issue of stock car racing magazine, in a cover story on chevy stock car driver friday hassler, the author noted that in the previous four years of nascar grand. Nascar driver kyle larson fired from ganassi racing after. As it applies to nascar, that ageold question might refer to fire suits, driving gloves or helmets. On august 21, 1966, one of the great moments in richmond stock car racing history took place in trenton, new jersey when our drivers swept the top three positions in the. Hassler killed at daytona in crash involving 12 cars the. A fearless driver, he had competed at the old horse racing track at warner park and drove a hassler special car to win the 25mile race during the 1921 chattanooga interstate fair. Red farmer was one of the many nascar legends honored during the 50th daytona 500 in 2008. Raymond friday hassler was killed in a multicar crash in his qualifier for the 1972 daytona 500, and ricky knotts died in the same event eight. Williams was injured in a fiery multiple car crash. Maureen reagan, center, shakes hands with stock car driver. Hassler is prominently featured in the 1975 book the worlds number one, flatout, alltime great stock car racing book by jerry bledsoe. If you like now share this video gone but not forgotten.
It was not an official win for hassler, and it is one of only three instances when two drivers drove the winning car in a nascar premier series race. Mcduffie jim malloy john dawsondamer john nemechek juluis slick johnson. Teague was familiar with the stock car drivers, having won seven nascar races in 23 starts, but he. Albany saratoga speedway a vintage stock car racing site. Chattanooga, tn drivers fryar and burcham had ruled the night in the four previous flameless 300 races. Hassler, whose youngest son was only 18 months old, was fresh from his finest season ever on the nascar grand national circuit. Thats the day that one of stock car racings most colorful and popular characters, tiny lund, lost his life in a crash at talladega superspeedway. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. This year, however, the first 125 would claim the life of a very popular driver, raymond friday hassler. Tennessee driver friday hassler ran in 5 nascar cup races between 1960 and 1972, taking a total of 48 top 10 finishes. He made his debut in 1960 but only drove a handful of races per year until 1967 when he drove 21 of the 49 races for red sharp and finished 32nd in points. Friday hassler nascar results, statistics and car numbers.
Tennessee driver friday hassler ran in 5 nascar cup. He competed in the sportsman 300 race at daytona international speedway on february 17, 1979, a late model sportsman division now xfinity series race sanctioned by. List of nascar fatalities wikimili, the best wikipedia. Hassler made his debut in 1960 but only drove a handful of races per year until 1967 when he drove 21 of the 49 races for red sharp and finished 32nd in points. He improved to 27th for sharp the next year and drove his own car in 1969 to a 28thplace finish.
Friday hassler was a nascar grand national and winston cup series driver and one of nascars most competitive independent nonfactory drivers. Another chattanooga driver friday hassler added to the scenic city narrative by. Racing history minute 1972 daytona 500 racersreunion. Raymond friday hassler was killed in a multicar crash in his qualifier for the 1972 daytona 500, and. Hassler died of injuries sustained as a result of a carpileup during the first. This is a category to list all the drivers who are from tennessee. That driver im referring to is ayrton senna, aka one of the greatest if not the greatest formula one driver of alltime. It was the 18th lap of the race when, on a restart, a tire on the dodge of david ray boggs went flat and as he slowed on the back straight, cars began to pile into each other, with jimmy crawford slamming into the passengers door of fridays car. At the 1971 volunteer 500 at bristol motor speedway, hassler was a relief driver for race winner charlie glotzbach.
Not associated with nascar, the national association for stock car auto racing. Likely the most accomplished chattanoogan to compete on the nascar circuit, his death came during a thursday qualifying race for the 1972 daytona 500. Don hume doug moore earl brooks ed negre friday hassler gc spencer glenn dunnaway glenn jarrett greg sacks hank thomas. The new track would remind me of ken squiers catamount stadium design, with modern facilities and attention to getting away from that bucolic, outhousestyle facility that had, for so long, been the norm for smalltime stock car tracks out in the country. Harold and freddy fryar, raymond friday hassler, joe lee johnson, bobby burcham and grant adcock are a few of the local drivers who raced, won, and some died in the races prior to the. Now retired, he is a former competitor in the nascar grand american series, the nascar winston cup series, and the arca racing series. In fact, two of the alltime great drivers from georgia competed their throughout there careers. Located in the town of malta, right on interstate 87 the northway, as attracted the. See rock city in chattanooga friday hassler chevrolet. After 70 years, ageless wonder red farmer still racing. Friday hassler was very well liked by his fellow drivers. Raymond friday hassler was a nascar grand national and winston cup series driver.
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