Jan 09, 2017 7eleven is no stranger to motorsports having sponsored indycar, nascar, and nhra teams dating back to the 1980s. Jim campbell is a wissota super stock racer from two harbors, mn. Campbell, born april 8, 1955, ailsa craig, ontario, canada, canadian harness racing driver who was north americas leading money winner and a sixtime champion at the hambletonian 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, and 2006, the top race for threeyearold trotters campbell absorbed the basics of horsemanship from his father and grandfather and then set off in the. The program consists of driver who compete for gms racing and jr motorsports. Jim stahl owen stephens jr warren fat stewart red st. Sprintcar driver killed in pennsylvania racing accident. The cumberland county coroners office said campbell, 45, from feasterville. One spectator, cassie reese, said a car going around the track began to spew smoke. Jim cosman sonny costa frankie cox rick cox paul coyan j. Jan 23, 2020 in another area of development for chevrolet, the 2020 class of the drivers edge development program has been announced. Bob hilbert sportswear dirt racing national northeast.
John duncan campbell born april 8, 1955 in ailsa craig, ontario is a retired canadian harness racing driver. Smokey campbell kenny campeau bob cannon larry cantly jimmie lee capps tony cardin brant carey dale carlson. In 1935 he became the first driver to officially exceed 300 miles per hour in a land vehicle. Delaney stepped it up to a tworace schedule for the 1950, and. He raced in formula 5000 but after an accident sidelined him from that, he returned, initially shortterm into sportscars. Both john and jim campbell have established themselves in the upper echelon of harness racing, however many consider john campbell the greatest reinsman of alleras.
The first ever leader of a lap of the ars series, campbell was involved in racing from 1980 until 1993. Jim campbell, who was sentenced may 19 to 120 days at his huntington beach home for impersonating a firefighter, had a motion to terminate his probation granted oct. The younger campbell, naturally, had an affection for the firebreathing sprint cars. Chevrolet unveils earnhardtthemed monte carlos motor trend. Campbell was to the right of the groove at half track and he lifted. Manufacturers representatives, from left, jim campbell for chevrolet, mark rushbrook for ford, and ed laukes for toyota, shake hands after a press conference before practice for. Sprint car driver killed in highspeed crash in pennsylvania daily mail. Drivers edge development archives nascar talk nbc sports. Jan 21, 2019 the former president of jackson harness raceway insisted thursday that no drivers cheated at the nowclosed track, despite the recent suspension of a wellknown driver and trainer as part of an. Race car driver killed in crash at pennsylvania speedway 6abc. Hall of fame driver campbell closes career with wins in final. The cumberland county coroners office said campbell, from.
A crash sixtyfour laps in would force the driver to finish 31st in the race. Inside the cockpit of a funny car with jim campbell youtube. Police stop fake firefighter after report he was doing it. He then went into drag racing but it was sportscars in which he saw most of his success. Driver killed in sprint car crash at williams grove speedway. On july 12, 2008, campbell won his 10,000th race as a driver by guiding share the delight to victory in the sixth race at meadowlands racetrack. He raced in canam and stockcars, formula ford and karts, but also worked as a test and factory driver for penske, toyota and chevron on varying things like chassis development and abs brakes. Jim dunn racing rolls into 2020 nhra season with a new funny.
Delaney stepped it up to a two race schedule for the 1950, and. Springfields programs memories of springfields speedway. Dunc had two sons ray and jack campbell with his family near london, ontario. Meyers joe stricker lee stultz bill thompson butch tucker. Ray was a trainer driver as well as his son robert campbell. Nhra jim campbell interview driver for dunn racing ramdomlife. Jim campbell, chevrolets director of car marketing, presented the keys to one of each model to teresa earnhardt during festivities at deis monte carlo day on april 24. Jim busby jr born 14 jun 1942 rancho santa fe, california. The former president of jackson harness raceway insisted thursday that no drivers cheated at the nowclosed track, despite the recent suspension of a.
John force racing driver robert hight wins at sonoma. Jamie campbellwalter is a british professional racing driver. Jim hall born july 23, 1935 in abilene, texas is a retired american racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner. Kim campbell stock car racing wiki fandom powered by wikia. Chevrolet boss happy with threerace cup winning streak.
Driver jim paschal 42 drives by some of the 12,596 fans during the nascar 500lap late model race at the fairgrounds speedway aug. Fastforward to the present and campbell is now the driver for jim dunn racings funny car and campbell is truly appreciative of the opportunity. Apr 17, 2020 driver jim paschal 42 drives by some of the 12,596 fans during the nascar 500lap late model race at the fairgrounds speedway aug. Campbells father, jim was a wellknown sprint car driver and owner in the 1970s and 1980s. It includes drivers who were killed immediately, as well as those who were not killed immediately but succumbed to their injuries some time later.
August has been awful on pennsylvania race tracks sports. Race car driver killed in crash at pennsylvania speedway. In the third heat race, steve orme another local, hit the grandstand and washed out the front end of his v8. He has been inducted into the harness racing hall of fame, the canadian horse racing hall of fame and canadas sports hall of fame dunc campbell and his father before him were standardbred horsemen. This page will give you all the information on the campbell racing program in. Team manager for jim dunn racing, jon dunn, welcomes the new sponsors with enthusiasm for the coming season. Every once and awhile i pinch myself to make sure im still alive. Seasons spanning over two years for example 2014 championships have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends. New chassis, clutch, fuel system, and data recorder. Paschal went on to win the race for the second year in. Coyner gary crawford jimmy crawford bob creveston buzzy cripe gene crittendon paul crockett roger crouse clifford crowder bert culpepper jr john cummings bud cunningham gary cunningham jim curry john curwen mark curwen jim cushing jim cushman axel dahlberg steve dailey darrell dake gary. Featured races will be in markets where 7eleven stores are accessible to race fans on their way to and from the race track each day. Aug 15, 2015 according to the tracks facebook page, the name of the driver killed was 45yearold james jim campbell jr. Delaneys debut came during the 1949 season, when he competed at langhorne.
Nov 18, 2017 chevrolets jim campbell shares fond memories of dale earnhardt jr. According to the coroner, a car driven by jim campbell jr. He made his debut in the formula vauxhall junior winter series in 1993, taking second place in the. Aug 15, 2015 a race car driver died in a crash at the williams grove speedway friday night. All time dirt modified driver rosters from 19701979 bravehost. Even with a threerace cup winning streak, the head of chevrolets nascar program wants more victories as the playoffs near. Find everything in one place on jim campbell including their biography, latest news. Jul 17, 2019 even with a threerace cup winning streak, the head of chevrolets nascar program wants more victories as the playoffs near. Back in 2015, jim campbell had never driven a nitro funny car.
According to the tracks facebook page, the name of the driver killed was 45yearold james jim campbell jr. Jim campbell racing career profile driver database. Nov 16, 2019 manufacturers representatives, from left, jim campbell for chevrolet, mark rushbrook for ford, and ed laukes for toyota, shake hands after a press conference before practice for a nascar cup. That came in 1991, when campbell competed at watkins glen. Jim dunn racing has been a leader in the sport of nhra drag racing for more than 50 years and has represented top north american and global brand leaders like 7eleven and its 60,000 stores operated by the. The cumberland county coroners office said campbell, from feasterville. Jim dunn racing spent a very busy offseason preparing a new cattelmans cut funny car for the 2020 nhra mello yello drag racing series season. Chevrolet boss happy with threerace cup winning streak but. Get nhra driver jim campbells career highlights, bio, stats and latest news. Jim campbell, vice president of performance and motorsports for.
Aug 15, 2015 a driver was killed after his car crashed into a wall at an american sprint car race track in pennsylvania on friday. He competed in eleven sprint cup series events in his career. Jim dunn racing rolls into 2020 nhra season with a new funny car ride. Learn more about campbells life and career, including his other records. Malcolm campbell, british automobileracing driver who set world speed records on land and on water. Mechanicsburg sprint car driver james jim campbell jr. Throughout the promotion, associate sponsor oberto beef jerky will be featuring its new trail mix and original beef jerky in 7eleven stores in the u. Hall of fame driver campbell closes career with wins in. Lescure funny car driver jim campbell, bottom, competes against jonnie lindberg, top, during the first round of qualifying during the toyota nhra sonoma nationals at sonoma raceway in sonoma. Jim delaney april 5, 1991 was a nascar driver from lyndhurst, nj. Williams grove cancelled after driver jim campbell jr. Vice president of performance vehicles and motorsports chevrolet, along with chevrolet team owners, richard childress, chip ganassi, and rick hendrick, met with members of the media to discuss the. A race car driver died in a crash at the williams grove speedway friday night. Campbell competed in one sprint cup event in her career.
Driving for moroso racing, campbell started 37th in the race. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. This years sixmember class includes returning members sheldon creed. Im absolutely honored and privileged to race with jim dunn, campbell said. Kim campbell is a former nascar driver from tyler, tx. While he is best known as a car constructor, he was one of the greatest american racing drivers of his generation, capturing consecutive united states road racing championships 1964, 1965, two road america 500s 1962, 1964, two watkins glen grands prix for sports cars. In another area of development for chevrolet, the 2020 class of the drivers edge development program has been announced. We get the chance to interview jim campbell of big jim dunn racing at wild horse pass in chandler arizona.
It was a rough entrance for the driver, starting 43rd in the field of fortyfive and only improving to 40th by days end. Car owners pappy and bob allen jim anderson sonny aurther. Takter won three races on the card with tetrick driving two of the winners. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Chevrolets jim campbell shares fond memories of dale earnhardt jr. Jim dunn racing rolls into 2020 nhra season with a new. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 409 total. A driver was killed after his car crashed into a wall at an american sprint car race track in pennsylvania on friday. A longtime race fan, growing up near pasadenas speedway, busby started racing in hot rods. This is a category for racing drivers who were killed while driving a racing car, either in competition or during testing. Sprint car driver james campbell jr has died in a highspeed crash during a race on friday night.
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