1979
- Ron Shuman wins the Knoxville
Nationals for car-owner, Gary Stanton in #75. Shuman also wins his first
Turkey Night Grand Prix for midgets. In all, Shuman had more than 20 wins
in 12 states.
- Steve
Kinser wins his 2nd straight World of Outlaws championship.
- CART is formed as car-owners
split from USAC.
- Tim Green won the Western
World Championship at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, AZ. in the Jensen Construction
#55.
- West Capital Raceway races
it's last full season. Nick Rescino is Champ.
- Dirt Cup is Wolfgang's for
the second year in a row. Prelims to Hewitt, Swindell.
- Nick Rescino drove a Super
Modified to victory at West Capital Rcaeway in World of Outlaws competition.
- Steve Kinser wins the first
Mini Gold Cup, June 10 at Chico.
- Jimmy
Boyd chased points and earned his only NARC driving championship.
- Bobby Olivero is USAC Silver
Crown champion. He won both Springfield, IL. and the Hoosier Hundred.
- Dean Thompson wins the Pacific
Coast Championship race at ASCOT.
- Lealand
McSpadden breaks his collarbone at Eldora but races the A-main to the
checkered flag.
- WoO Rookie of the Year is
Tim Green
- Greg Leffler is USAC Sprint
Car champion.
- Steve Lotshaw is USAC Midget
Champ.
- Stan Fox won the Belleville
Midget Nationals & the Jimmy Caruthers Memorial at Manzy.
- Doug
Wolfgang Takes $10,000 win at Champaign, IL.
- Brad Doty is the Lakeville
Speedway Sprint Car Champion after winning 13 of 16 features.
- Jerry Edson Claims Second
Straight Skagit Sprint Car Championship.
Jimmy Sills
was crazy fast in 1979 in the Flammer #83.
1978
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