April 25th, 2006 | Category: The Hoosier Race Report | No Comments
By Danny Burton
Danny Burton’s Hoosier Race Report appears courtesy of OpenWheelRacers.com
Indiana, I suppose, is a short track race fan’s dream. This past weekend a serious race fan could have seen four races in three days had (s)he the time and money. And quite a few of my friends did just that. Thanks to the weather and some of the best competition seen in these parts, short track fans in this area had to be quite satisfied, and tired, as of Sunday night. read more »
October 17th, 2005 | Category: The Hoosier Race Report | No Comments
By Danny Burton
Danny Burton’s Hoosier Race Report appears courtesy of OpenWheelRacers.com
Eleanor Vogler Congratulates Dave Darland
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On a day in which clear and sunny skies smiled over the Winchester Speedway, it was hard to see who was the happiest: USAC Sprint Car winner Dave Darland, or Winchester head man Charlie Shaw. A huge crowd was on hand for this final race of the season at the scary fast half mile paved paperclip oval. The late and great Rich Vogler, who Darland had raced with before Vogler’s untimely death in 1990 at the Salem Speedway, was also honored as the race was named for him. Rich’s mother Eleanor, with much help from John Hoover, kept busy raising money for the Rich Vogler Scholarship Fund. And it should be noted that this was Dave Darland’s first feature win on the high banks. read more »
