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July 31, 2012 at
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Hypothetical question: If there was to be a Oklahoma Dirt Track Hall of Fame built, what five would be your first inductees?
Include at least one car owner amongst those five and you can include promoters as well.
They may not necessarily be from Oklahoma but made a huge impact on the state of dirt track racing. And this is not limited to just open wheel. Anything dirt track roundy round.
David Smith Jr.
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July 31, 2012 at
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Bud Carson - Promoter
Donnie Crawford - Multi-time Tulsa Speedway Track Champion
Emmett Hahn - Former NCRA champion/Founder ASCS
Aaron Maddon
Jackie Howerton
David Smith Jr.
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July 31, 2012 at
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Posted By: David Smith Jr on July 31 2012 at 01:44:03 PM
Hypothetical question: If there was to be a Oklahoma Dirt Track Hall of Fame built, what five would be your first inductees?
Include at least one car owner amongst those five and you can include promoters as well.
They may not necessarily be from Oklahoma but made a huge impact on the state of dirt track racing. And this is not limited to just open wheel. Anything dirt track roundy round.
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Racers Shane Carson, Harold Leep, Ray Crawford, Earnest Jennings, and Len Larkin. Track officials Milo Dean, Bud Carson, and John Rittenoure
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July 31, 2012 at
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Bud Carson
Pat Suchy
The whole Jennings Family
Shane Carson
Harold Leep, who wasn't always from Oklahoma but how can you leave him out?
Man, there were some good ones. Plenty more that deserve a spot.
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July 31, 2012 at
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Don Strawn , Dutch, bud and Shane Carson ,Jack Claxton , Suchy, the list could go on and on .
winners dont cry when they lose , they go back to the
drawing board and come back for round 2 !
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July 31, 2012 at
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Lloyd K Stephens
Jack Claxton
Bud Carson
Shane Carson
Emmett Hahn
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July 31, 2012 at
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Posted By: mdspivey on July 31 2012 at 03:53:47 PM
Bud Carson
Pat Suchy
The whole Jennings Family
Shane Carson
Harold Leep, who wasn't always from Oklahoma but how can you leave him out?
Man, there were some good ones. Plenty more that deserve a spot.
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I appreciate the sentiment, but lets stick to the ones over 30 at this point.
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Funny how sometimes on these polls u ask specific questions like which FIVE and yet some people list 8. It;s like, man did you even read the question or do you just wanna make ur own post.
1. Bud Carson
2. Jack Claxton
3. Jennings Family ( can't just say 3 or 4 )
4. Emmett Hahn
5. Dutch
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Posted By: SFSfan on August 01 2012 at 01:04:13 AM
Funny how sometimes on these polls u ask specific questions like which FIVE and yet some people list 8. It;s like, man did you even read the question or do you just wanna make ur own post.
1. Bud Carson
2. Jack Claxton
3. Jennings Family ( can't just say 3 or 4 )
4. Emmett Hahn
5. Dutch
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By the way, that is a fun poke at myself because I wasn't gonna list just five with the whole Jennings clan qualifying in my opinion.
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August 02, 2012 at
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Posted By: SFSfan on August 01 2012 at 09:51:55 AM
By the way, that is a fun poke at myself because I wasn't gonna list just five with the whole Jennings clan qualifying in my opinion.
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i listed 5 racers and 3 track officials......the way i see it is i have 2 more track officials....sorry, didnt mean to wrinkle your panties...
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While every hall of fame I have ever been around elicited some kind of heartache and/or dispute over who should be inducted and who shouldn't, I'd love to see a racing hall of fame in Oklahoma. The heritage is so rich, and yet with the closing of iconic tracks like Oklahoma City and Tulsa, the ability to preserve that history has been gravely threatened.
"I'd pay $15 to watch a sprint car sit still."
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Posted By: bsman63 on August 02 2012 at 09:17:15 AM
i listed 5 racers and 3 track officials......the way i see it is i have 2 more track officials....sorry, didnt mean to wrinkle your panties...
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Not at all man. I am in total debt to you for posting so many kick ass videos. You have allowed so many of us to relive a lot of cool memories. I wasn't calling you out by any means. Keep the videos comin'!! Great Job!
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This message was edited on
August 02, 2012 at
07:44:09 PM by helper monkey
I look at this challenge to mean the "inaugural" class. To get in on the first ballot, you've got to be the best of the best of the best. To get in on the first ballot, you need to have transcended the single stage of one track, one class of cars or one racing series. Here's my list:
5 tie. Buddy Cagle - Many time track champion, multi-disciplined driver competing and winning in modifieds, supers, midgets, sprints, with cage and without.
5 tie. Shane Carson - Won many races without focusing on a championship in Oklahoma (Knoxville isn't too bad though), WoO, NCRA, then a second career as promoter.
4. Jack Walker - OKC transplant from Wichita, Jack's chassis was the benchmark of open wheel cars from the late 60's until the late 70's
3. Bud Carson - Promoter extrordinare. Made the transistion from promoting drag racing to dirt at Taft Stadium, OKC Fairgrounds (twice), Enid
2. Harold Leep - Not an Oklahoman by birth, but won everywhere he raced and in all eras that he raced, 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's, then he came back to restore racing to Muskogee.
1. Jack Zink - Formidable driver on his own, he is the reason that Jackie Howerton and Emmett Hahn belong on the second ballot. He fielded the finest open wheel cars from midgets to local supers to sprint cars and Indy. HE WON INDY for goodness sake!
I know, I cheated and took the easy way out by "creating" a tie for 5th so I could name 6 instead of just 5, but that's my list.
Helper Monkey
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August 02, 2012 at
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Loyd K. Stevens
Shane Carson
Steve Carbone
Glen Owens
D.E. Suggs
Greg Wooley
Andy Hillenburg
Wayne Johnson (once his career is over)
Donnie Crawford
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