The night before, one of sprint car racings own, jim campbell jr. This is a category for racing drivers who were killed while driving a racing car, either in competition or during testing. The younger campbell, naturally, had an affection for the firebreathing sprint cars. Tired of having to remember your user name and password for countless different racing websites. Malcolm campbell, british automobileracing driver who set world speed records on land and on water. Driver killed in sprint car crash at williams grove speedway. Sprint car driver killed at pennsylvanias williams grove speedway. Kim campbell is a former nascar driver from tyler, tx.
Inside the cockpit of a funny car with jim campbell youtube. Driver bios urc united racing club 360 winged sprints. According to the coroner, a car driven by jim campbell jr. Mechanicsburg sprint car driver james jim campbell jr. Central pa 410 sprint car point series 2015 standings. Speedway officals announced that james campbell jr. Williams grove speedway cancels friday racing after fatal. Nov 18, 2017 chevrolets jim campbell thanks toyotas ed laukes for william byron as the two show their respect and admiration for both manufacturers.
Frankie herr, vince snyder, jim campbell jr, ryan kissinger. Individual driver statistics for the 20 central pa 410 sprint car point series. Campbell, ca dean nelson 36 al murl sacramento, ca speedway automotive. It was a rough entrance for the driver, starting 43rd in the field of fortyfive and only improving to 40th by days end. The cumberland county coroners office said campbell, from. Kim campbell stock car racing wiki fandom powered by wikia. Chuck slate, great meadows, nj rail midget, elto power. Race car driver killed in crash at pennsylvania speedway. Jim dunn racing rolls into 2020 nhra season with a new funny car ride. Aug 15, 2015 according to the tracks facebook page, the name of the driver killed was 45yearold james jim campbell jr. Hall of fame inductees national sprint car hall of fame. Jim delaney april 5, 1991 was a nascar driver from lyndhurst, nj.
Myracepass tm is your ticket to the online motorsports world. Race car driver killed in crash at pennsylvania speedway 6abc. The cumberland county coroners office said campbell, from feasterville. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Aug 15, 2015 a race car driver died in a crash at the williams grove speedway friday night. In 1935 he became the first driver to officially exceed 300 miles per hour in a land vehicle.
Campbell reportedly crashed in the third corner during warm. Nov 18, 2017 chevrolets jim campbell shares fond memories of dale earnhardt jr. August has been awful on pennsylvania race tracks sports. Sprint car driver killed in the us sporting news australia. View the profiles of people named james campbell jr. Sep 21, 2018 but, at least at the beginning of the night, a more somber tone was hit. Driving for moroso racing, campbell started 37th in the race. To access this content, you must purchase one year subscription, six month subscription or. That came in 1991, when campbell competed at watkins glen.
Tribute sprint car racing news, schedules, results, and. Sprintcar driver killed in pennsylvania racing accident. One spectator, cassie reese, said a car going around the track began to spew smoke. Chevrolet boss happy with threerace cup winning streak. Campbells father, jim was a wellknown sprint car driver and owner in the 1970s and 1980s. Toyotas ed laukes jokes with chevrolets jim campbell. Home members and cars officers and club rules classifieds 2020 schedule. Thanks for stopping by the most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the planet. Chevrolet boss happy with threerace cup winning streak but. Jim campbell jr sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Central pa 410 sprint car point series 20 standings.
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. Frankie herr, vince snyder, jim campbell jr, ryan kissinger, colby womer, mike walter jr. Official instagram page for jim campbell, driver of the jim dunn racing cattlemans cut dodge charger funny car. Jimmy campbell will be missed on local dirt track circuit. The accident took place in the third corner of the speedway during warm ups. Delaneys debut came during the 1949 season, when he competed at langhorne. Sprint car driver killed at pennsylvanias williams grove. Obituary jim campbell of columbus memorial gunter peel. Campbell competed in one sprint cup event in her career. Jul 17, 2019 even with a threerace cup winning streak, the head of chevrolets nascar program wants more victories as the playoffs near.
Townsand, kenny sprint car driver from williamsport, pa empire super sprints hall of. Delaney stepped it up to a tworace schedule for the 1950, and. In the same month that fryfogle died, campbell, 45, crashed and died at williams grove speedway in mechanicsburg. Russell, jim mechanic on 11 central pa track championship cars for owners j. James campbell jr was doing warmup laps at williams grove speedway in pennsylvania when his car collided with a wall on the halfmile. Utilising this transition period to digitise and expand the cotswold dog boutique, helping to support a small business. Mrp is a globally recognized login across a vast network of motorsports websites including this site. Williams grove speedway cancelled its racing program midway through practice laps on friday night august 14th after a racing accident claimed the life of sprint car driver jim campbell jr. Get nhra driver jim campbells career highlights, bio, stats and latest news. We have information, driver profiles, race results, photos, history, statistics, and interactive features such as polls and a message board. Jim campbell, cogan station, pa midget, ford pinto power. Aug 15, 2015 the cumberland county coroners office confirmed friday night that sprint car driver jim campbell jr.
A driver was killed after his car crashed into a wall at an american sprint car race track in pennsylvania on friday. Aug 15, 2015 reuters a sprint car driver was killed in a racing accident during warmup laps for a weekend event, prompting a pennsylvania speedway to cancel racing activities on saturday. Sprint car driver killed in highspeed crash in pennsylvania daily mail. Find everything in one place on jim campbell including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos. Robbie stillwaggon, dan shetler, jim campbell jr, dan mazy, tracy templin, tim shaffer, tim kaeding. It includes drivers who were killed immediately, as well as those who were not killed immediately but succumbed to their injuries some time later. A crash sixtyfour laps in would force the driver to finish 31st in the race. Danny lasoski, robbie stillwaggon, dan shetler, jim campbell jr. To all the moms out there, thank you for all you d. Sprint, 1978 lloyd chassis, sbc power selinsgrove, pa track champion. Individual driver statistics for the 2015 central pa 410 sprint car point series.