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May 29, 2009 at
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Shane Carson e-mailed this sad news this morningCarol Nance, owner of Nance Speed Equipment, Wichita, Ks passed away thurs afternoon following heart surgery. Services are pending.
"its useless to put on the brakes when you are upside
down" -Paul Newman
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May 29, 2009 at
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End of a era.I for am glad I got to see a part of it.
"Back to the Drive"
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May 29, 2009 at
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Dont know her but sorry to hear about it. My prayers are going out to there family.
JIMMY MINTER 'AKA'dirtrack234
Yesterday
is history,
tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That is
why they call it the present.
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May 29, 2009 at
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Her would be a him. You seriously need to do a little research about Nance Speed Equipment.
Sad news. Laverne was the nicest guy ever to me.
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May 30, 2009 at
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May 30, 2009 at
01:37:51 AM by mjm sleepy
Hated to read this,his Dad LaVern just passed in 2003. It don't seem that long ago.
"If Your Parts aren't from Nance,-----Your Car Don't have a Chance".
So many racers,car owners and fans have lots of wins & memories courtesy of this Family.
Sprint Car racing wouldn't be nowhere near where it is right now if not for the words Nance Speed Equipment.
If any driver ever drove a sprint car, champ car or supermodified with the 1n on it ,they were GOOD or they wouldn't be in a Nance sponsored car.
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May 30, 2009 at
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May 30, 2009 at
01:45:13 AM by uncle a
Carol was was one of best guy's you could ever meet. He was truly an innovator of our sport and will be sadly missed.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Nance family.
Godspeed, Carol
For more info about the Nance family and what they have done for open wheel racing go to www.Racingfromthepast.com and click on the Lavern Nance tab.
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May 30, 2009 at
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Sorry to hear that, had a chance to visit Nance Speed Equipment many times. RIP Mr. Carold Nance.
Don Hubbard
Sooner Circles
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May 30, 2009 at
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May 31, 2009 at
01:57:04 PM by Racing From The Past
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Mr. Nance!!!!!!
Nance, Carol W., 65, former senior manufacturing engineer for Raytheon, passed away Thurs, May 28th. He was born Feb. 19, 1944 to LaVern and Marvell Nance. He loved sprint car racing and was instrumental in the design, development and manufacturing of many of the components that are currently being used in sprint car racing today. Winner of two World of Outlaw championships, one NCRA championship, two world records, and many others across the United States, sprint car racing was a way of life that he was born into and passed on to his children. Survived by his wife of 28 yrs, Debbie; son, Bryon Nance of Tx; daughter, Shelly McKay and stepson, Ojar Peters, brother, Allen Nance all of KS, sisters, Diane Herman of AR, and Sharon Stang, brother-in-law, Dwight Diefenbach, both of KS; five grandchildren, Briana, Shane, Elizabeth, Matthew and Declan. He is proceeded in death by his father, LaVern and sister, Charlotte. Graveside service: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 2nd at Kechi Township Cemetery. Memorials: American Heart Association, P.O. Box 1653, Topeka, KS 66601 and/or National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, One Sprint Capital Place, P.O. Box 542, Knoxville, Iowa 50138.
Warren Vincent
Cans 4 Kansas Heroes
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