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Anyone have images or stories from 1978 season? Where's Bruce Flanders now?

"Got no reason for livin' right."

Nothing here, but I am very interested in the topic. Isn't Flanders over at the Orange Show now?

"Ralphie, Senor, muchas gracias por una mas cerveza"  -
Scott Daloisio @ the PAS

Bob is correct. Bruce has moved from Irwindale to Orange Show Speedway for the 2009 season. In addition, he will be calling the Speedway Motorcycle races at The Grand in the City of Industry on Wednesday nights and like always, he will be doing the Long Beach Grand Prix next month. You can see and hear him on the Internet TV show "Haunted Saloon" every Tuesday evening as well.

1978 CRA Season Notes

First Race, March 4th 1978, was at El Centro. It was a two day show and Ron Shuman was the winner driving for Gary Stanton in the #75 car. 2nd was Lealand McSpadden, 3rd was Jimmy Boyd in the Woodruff #21. 4th Mike Shaw, 5th was Steve Howard.

3/05/78 El Centro - RON SHUMAN (Stanton 75) - 2 Mike Shaw, 3 Jimmy Boyd, 4 Dean Thompson, 5 Tony Simon.

3/25/78 Ascot Park - LEALAND McSPADDEN - 2 Tom Astone, 3 Jimmy Oskie, 4 Tony Simon, 5 Dean Thompson.

4/01/78 El Cajon - WALLY PANKRATZ (Pieper 71) - 2 Jimmy Oskie, 3 John Ryals, 4 Roger Mears, 5 Dean Thompson.

4/08/78 Ascot Park - TOMMY ASTONE - 2 Jimmy Boyd, 3 Tony Simon, 4 Dean Thompson, 5 Jimmy Oskie.

4/15/78 Ascot Park - LEALAND McSPADDEN - 2 Mike Shaw, 3 Lee James, 4 Max Sweeney, 5 Rick Goudy.

4/22/78 Manzanita - LEALAND McSPADDEN - 2 Smokey Snellbaker (McNeely 98), 3 Jimmy Oskie (Kindoll 1), 4th Steve Howard, 5th Dean Thompson (Bromme 3)

4/29/78 Ascot Park - JIMMY BOYD (Woodruff 21) - 2 Walt Kennedy, 3 Dean Thompson, 4 Mike Shaw, 5 Rick Goudy.

5/05/78 Ascot Park - LEE JAMES (Chuck Howard 15) - 2 Jimmy Boyd, 3 Mike Shaw, 4 Jimmy Oskie, 5 Dean Thompson. *Chuck Howard was Indy 500 flag man Brian Howard's dad.

5/13/78 Speedway 117 - STEVE HOWARD (Glen Howard # 94) - 2 Dean Thompson, 3 Buster Venard (FT) , 4 Lee James 15, 5 Tom Roa.

5/20/78 Ascot Park - DEAN THOMPSON (Bromme 3) - 2 Walt Kennedy, 3 Rick Goudy, 4 Tom Hunt, 5 Buster Venard.

5/27/78 Ascot Park - DEAN THOMPSON (Bromme 3) - 2 Mike Shaw, 3 Rick Goudy, 4 Walt Kennedy, 5 Tony Simon.

5/29/78 Ascot Park - TONY SIMON - 2 Rick Goudy (Morales 2), 3 Steve Howard, 4 Walt Kennedy, 5 Buster Venard.

6/03/78 Ascot Park - DEAN THOMPSON (Bromme 3) - 2 Rick Goudy (Morales 2), 3 Bob Meli, 4 Jimmy Boyd, 5 Tony Simon.

6/17/78 Speedway 117 - JIMMY OSKIE (Kindoll 1) - 2 Mike Shaw, 3 Rick Goudy, 4 Buster Venard, 5 Tony Simon. Dean Thompson 3. * Dean was also Fast time.

6/24/78 Ascot Park - BOB MELI - 2 Billy Felts, 3 Jimmy Oskie, 4 Tony Simon, 5 Walt Kennedy.

7/01/78 Ascot Park - DEAN THOMPSON (Bromme 3) - 2 Steve Howard, 3 Rick Goudy, 4 Jimmy Oskie, 5 Tony Simon.

7/03/78 Ascot Park - DEAN THOMPSON (Bromme 3) - 2 Jimmy Oskie, 3 Rick Goudy, 4 Buster Venard, 5 Steve Howard. *Firecracker 50

7/08/78 Manzanita - LEALAND McSPADDEN - 2 Rick Goudy, 3 gene Brown, 4 Buster Venard, 5 Jimmy Oskie.

7/15/78 Speedway 117 - JIMMY OSKIE (Kindoll 1) - * Steve Howard had fast time that night at Speedway 117, a fast track run by Don Basille.

7/22/78 Ascot Park - LEE JAMES (Howard 15) - 2 Jimmy Oskie (Kindoll 1), 3 Dean Thompson (Bromme 3), 4 Rick Goudy (Morales 2), 5 Buster Venard (Elias 7)

7/29/78 Ascot Park - STEVE HOWARD - 2 Jimmy Oskie (Kindoll 1), 3 Dean Thompson (Bromme 2), 4 Buster Venard (Elias 7), 5 Rick Goudy (Morales 2)

8/05/78 Ascot Park - JIMMY OSKIE (Kindoll 1) - 2 Rick Goudy (Morales 2), 3 Rick Goade, 4 Tim Lightfoot, 5 Rip Williams.

8/11/78 Speedway 117 - DEAN THOMPSON (Bromme 3) - 2 Jimmy Oskie 1, 3 Rick Goudy (Morales 2), 4 Ron Rea, 5 Tom Roa. *Jimmy Oskie had fast time.

8/12/78 Ascot Park - TOM ROA - 2 Steve Howard, 3 Ron Rea, 4 Tim Lightfoot, 5 Billy Felts.

8/19/78 El Cajon - WALLY PANKRATZ (Pieper 71) - 2 Billy Allen, 3 Jimmy Oskie, 4 Dean Thompson, 5 Max Sweeney.

8/26/78 Ascot Park - DEAN THOMPSON (Bromme 3) - 2 Jimmy Oskie (Kindoll 1), 3 Tony Simon, 4 Lee James (Howard 15), 5th Mike Shaw.

9/02/78 Ascot Park - JIMMY OSKIE (Kindoll 1) - 2 Dean Thompson (Bromme 3), 3 Rick Goudy (Morales 2), 4 Buster Venard (Elias 7), 5 Steve Howard.

9/04/78 Ascot Park - RICK GOUDY (Morales 2) - 2 Dean Thompson (Bromme 3), 3 Steve Howard, 4 Billy Felts, 5 Lee James (Howard 15)

9/04/78 Ascot Park - RICK GOUDY (Morales 2) - 2 Lee James (Howard 15), 3 Dean Thompson (Bromme 3), 4 Buster Venard, 5 Billy Allen.

9/09/78 Manzanita - BUSTER VENARD (Elias 7) - 2 Rick Goudy (Morales 2), 3 Lee James (Howard 15), 4 Dennis Matousek, 5 Curt Waters.

9/16/78 Ascot Park - RICK GOUDY (Morales 2) - 2 Jimmy Oskie (Kindoll 1), 3 Johnny Anderson, 4 Mike Andreetta (car # 8), 5 Steve Howard.

9/23/78 Ascot Park - RICK GOUDY (Morales 2) - 2 Dean Thompson (Bromme 3), 3 Jimmy Oskie (Kindoll 1), 4 Lee James #15, 5th Billy Allen.

9/30/78 Speedway 117 - RICK GOUDY (Morales 2) - 2 Bob Meli, 3 Lee James (Howard 15), 4 Tom Roa, 5 Buster Venard (Elias 7), * Rick Goudy had fast time in the Tamale Wagon.

10/01/78 Ascot Park - RICK GOUDY (Morales 2) - 2 Buster Venard (Elias 7), 3 Mike Shaw (Cunningham 20), 4 Dub May 28, 5 Lee James (Howard 15)

10/07/78 Ascot Park - RICK GOUDY (Morales 2) - 2 Buster Venard (Elias 7), 3 Dean Thompson (Bromme 3), 4 Bob Brutto, 5 Jimmy Oskie (Kindoll 1)

10/14/78 Manzanita WESTERN WORLD (WOO RACE) - LEALAND McSPADDEN (Bailey 01) 2 Mike Brooks (Annett 12), 3 Johnny Anderson (Woodruff 21), 4 Roger Rager (Aden 4J), 5 Eddie Leavitt 40, 6 Doug Wolfgang (Smith 4x), 7 Mike Shaw (Cunningham 20), 8 Jimmy Oskie (Kindoll 1), 9 Rick Goudy (Morales 2), 10 Jimmy Boyd (Watson 78), 11 Kenny Jacobs 3x, 12 Bobby Allen la, 13 Tom Corbin (Marler 4), 14 Mike Johnson (Tucker 17), 15 Smokey Snellbaker (McNeely 14), 16 Garry Rush (Stanton 75)
CAR THAT DID NOT FINISH... Sammy Swindell (Brown 44), Larry Clark 78, Jack Hewitt 18, Dub May (Stanton 75A), Tom Roa 26, Shane Carson (Trostle 20), Lee Osborne 81, Buster Venard (Elias 7), Rick Ferkel (Bromme #3)

10/19/78 Ascot Park - DEAN THOMPSON (Bromme 3) - 2 Gary Patterson (Ross 56), 3 Johnny Anderson (Woodruff 21), 4 Clark Templeman, 5 Bubby Jones (Siebert 49)
Pacific Coast WOO Open preliminary, day one.

10/20/78 Ascot Park - RICK GOUDY (Morales 2) - 2 Rick Ferkel (Daugherty 0), 3 Lealand McSpadden (Bailey 01), 4 Jimmy Boyd (Watson 78), 5 Jimmy Oskie (Kindoll 1)
Pacific Coast WOO Open preliminary day two.

10/21/78 Ascot Park - BUSTER VENARD (Elias 7) - 2 Steve Kinser 11, 3 Jimmy Oskie (Kindoll 1), 4 Rick Goudy (Morales 2), 5 Rick Ferkel (Daugherty 0), 6 Johnny Anderson 21, 7 Doug Wolfgang 4x, 8 Sammy Swindell 44, 9 Jimmy Boyd (Watson 78), 10 Gary Patterson 56, 11 Chuck Gurney (Snow 4), 12 Shane Carson (Trostle 20), 13 Dean Thompson (Bromme 3), 14 Lee James (Howard 15), 15 Mike Brooks 12, 16 Roger Rager 4J, 17 Bubby Jones 49, 18 Paul Sylvester 14, 19 Larry Clark (Stanton 78), 20 Tom Roa 26. DNF Mike Shaw (Cunningham 20), Lealand McSpadden 01, Dub May (Stanton 75), Ron Shuman (Gibson 2x) DNF Wayne Bennet lx, Bob Meli (Hauser 78) FT Buster Venard 7. Pacific Coast WORLD OF OUTLAWS.

11/18/78 Ascot Park - BUSTER VENARD (Elias 7) - 2 Mike Shaw (Cunningham 20), 3 Jimmy Oskie (Kindoll 1), 4 Rick Goudy (Morales 2), 5 Walt Kennedy.
Don Peabody CRA Classic.

*Thanks to Chris Holt.

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Champion Driver: Rick Goudy
Rookie of the Year: Rip Williams and Ric Paronelli
Most Improved Driver: Buster Venard
Champion Car Owner: Alex Morales Inc.

I remember Tommy Astone going north to compete on the asphalt at Altamont Speedway's 1/2 mile. Wasn't he Billy Vukovich's brother-in-law or some relation and lived in Fresno?

"Ralphie, Senor, muchas gracias por una mas cerveza"  -
Scott Daloisio @ the PAS

Where's Oskie, Goudy, Pankratz, Bobby Olivero, now? Did you know Oskie knew the opening line from every Twilight Zone? Where's Shuman?

"Got no reason for livin' right."

Ron Shuman won both days in Imperial (El Centro), however, he was driving Eddie McNeely's Red Crush #14a. Jimmy Boyd piloting Ken Woodruff's #21n set the all-time one-lap track record after a rainstorm made the track very tacky. I believe that same combination won the first World of Outlaws event at the Devils Bowl 2 weeks later.

Mickey Dale

the red crush

infidel since 1970

Will this one do?

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No matter where you go, there you are.

Must have been the same Sunday show after a Saturday night rain out. Here's what the feature looked like.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/sdennison/AscotHardSlickey.jpg

"Got no reason for livin' right."

whooooaaaa... that was a great photo Fredcee! Thanks for sharing that one.

"Ralphie, Senor, muchas gracias por una mas cerveza"  -
Scott Daloisio @ the PAS

Wally ran the senior division at Ventura last year, and Ronnie has been working with the ASCS at Manzy. Shuman will be running a 30 lap Midget race at Manzy, on the 10 of next month. He also ran the Chili bowl last year..and I heard Oskie was in the "Twilight zone", but that's just one of the forum rumors. BIG GRIN Now you can tell me where the rest of them are,OK? I heard that one of them was having another problem but some think it's not..BIGGER GRIN..

Kenny

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. 

Here's a few more. Don't know how to post the pictures direct. Help if you can.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/sdennison/ElCentro1.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/sdennison/ElCentro2.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/sdennison/ElCentro3.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/sdennison/ElCentro4.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/sdennison/ElCentro5.jpg

"Got no reason for livin' right."

You have photobucket, so you almost have it..Bring up photobucket in a new window and simply copy and paste it. Right click on the picture, then left click on copy...Bring it over to Hoseheads open window, right click in the window and paste it on...You'll get it..

Kenny

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. 

OK, I'll try that.

"Got no reason for livin' right."

Too small, I'll try another.

"Got no reason for livin' right."

Posted By: Fredceedobbs on March 29 2009 at 06:39:10 PM Too small, I'll try another. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/sdennison/HotLapsBig.jpg OK, so what determines the file size for the picture post? Seems like it only takes thumbnails.

Left double click the picture in Photobucket, it will open another window and that will make it as big as it gets. Then just,copy paste... Please don't send me any money..OK one without opening, and one after the double click and the new page with the enlarged picture.

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. 

OK, one more time.

Anybody know this Ascot regular?

"Got no reason for livin' right."

Is his name, thank you?

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. 

You have the first clue on his leathers. Next hint: National Champion, early 70's. You could win a pony if you get this right.

"Got no reason for livin' right."