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Topic: any bigtime sprint drivers ever get any offers from nascar?
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February 12, 2011 at
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wonder how come sammy or steve or donny never got asked to jump into a nascar?
im sure they would be good at it! sprintcars are prolly one of the last steps to getting into a nascar but how come nobody ever advances? jeff gordon kaseykahne tonystewart and some others im sure came from sprints. but no new ones from sprints for years! wonder how come? just some things i was wondering about! thanks guys
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February 12, 2011 at
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Who wants to take the first shot at this newbie LOL
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February 12, 2011 at
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Hell I don't know where to even start...
David Smith Jr.
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February 12, 2011 at
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Steve Kinser did drive for Kenny Bernstien in Winston Cup. It was the Quaker State 26. That deal was on it's way south before he got the ride anyway. He and Lasoski both drove in what was IROC. I know Steve had at least 1 win. Not sure about the Dude. Sammy has driven Busch/Nationwide and Trucks as well as several other sprint car drivers.
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February 12, 2011 at
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It's Saturday and I'm going to get liquored up at a Cornhole Tourny. I'm in a great mood and figured I was once a Newbie too! 
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February 12, 2011 at
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February 12, 2011 at
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Sammy drove a full season of the Trucks in 1995, (their first season), and made some Cup starts in the early 1990s.
Kinser and Lasoski have 1 IROC win each.
Mark Kinser got a shot in the Trucks, but he should have held out for a better offer.
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February 12, 2011 at
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Posted By: Beerhill Gang on February 12 2011 at 01:24:41 PM
It's Saturday and I'm going to get liquored up at a Cornhole Tourny. I'm in a great mood and figured I was once a Newbie too!
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what the hell is a cornhole tourney?  hehe yup im a newbie! but id rather watch sprintcars than anyother motorsport! and hopefully get to drive one by midseason 2011!
thanks guys for updating me dont forget about andy hillenburg! lol
see ya
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February 12, 2011 at
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February 12, 2011 at
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Hate to disappoint but, there were two Andy Hillenburgs. One from Okiehoma who drove NCRA type 100 inch champ dirt cars and WoO sprint cars. Never drove in NASCAR.
The other Andy Hillenburg was from Indiana and drove non-wing sprints and then went to NASCAR and drove the Busch and Wintson Cup series and now (or at least was) a NASCAR driving instructor.
Keep posting, we shall guide you along and get you caught up to speed in our sprint car world. You're starting off good by picking sprint car racing as your choice. 
David Smith Jr.
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February 12, 2011 at
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Im pretty sure indy andy drove the love bug in lindsay lohans crappy remake of herbie rides again or something along that name.
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February 12, 2011 at
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And we cant forget about the 2005 Knoxville Nationals champion getting his truck ride in 06.
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February 12, 2011 at
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Nobody mentioned Dave Blaney? He had a shot at Cup ... turned into a well-paid valet parker.
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February 12, 2011 at
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February 12, 2011 at
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Posted By: leeman197628 on February 12 2011 at 02:05:40 PM
what the hell is a cornhole tourney? hehe yup im a newbie! but id rather watch sprintcars than anyother motorsport! and hopefully get to drive one by midseason 2011!
thanks guys for updating me dont forget about andy hillenburg! lol
see ya
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A CornHole Tourney is a game like horseshoes, only you toss bags filled with corn in boards with a hole in it. Hence the name Corn Hole. Maybe BeerHill Gang could post a picture of the game.
http://www.cornhole.com/
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February 12, 2011 at
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Tyler Walker had a great opportunity but he .......nah I won't go there. I am pretty sure Mark Kinser raced in the truck division but I could be wrong with that ??
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February 12, 2011 at
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I do beleive Sammy drove some type of indy car for a min!
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February 12, 2011 at
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I have photos of Sammy in the Old Milwaukee Busch Grand National series car back in 1984 at Daytona . Sammy ran the 27 in Busch and Tim Richmond ran the Cup series.
He finished 12th at Daytona.
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February 12, 2011 at
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February 12, 2011 at
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Dakota Armstrong and Kevin Swindell are in the Arca race that's on right now.http://www.dakodaarmstrong.com/
The vast majority of the sprint car drivers who have made it in NASCAR have been out of USAC, and non wing cars.
Lets not forget that both Foyt and Andretti have won the Daytona 500.
I'd make a list of drivers that have came from open wheels, but it would take to long.
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
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February 12, 2011 at
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Kenny Schrader ran the wanged sprints and alot of early WoO races, then went to USAC and then, of course, NASCAR.
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February 12, 2011 at
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I can't belive everybody has forgoten the most famous driver to come from sprintcars, Cole Trickel
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