Chuck rodee race car driver

Each time you strapped into a race car, you never knew if you were coming back. Hulse raced in the usac championship car series in the 19591964 and 19661968 seasons, with 60 career starts, including the indianapolis 500 races in 1962, 1963, 1966 and 1967. I am a huge usac fan from the golden years 19461964. Mysterious 1964 indy 500 car tnfs archive the autosport. Chuck came back in 1966 with the unlucky and outofdate nonsupercharged offenhauser. April, 1972 if ever there was a guy with a burning desire to make it big. May 5, 1927 may 12, 1973, was an american racecar driver. Chuck rodee fatal accident at indy 500 may 14, 1966. He drove in the usac championship car series, racing. Rodee suffered multiple internal injuries, dying of a ruptured artery to his heart. Chuck rodee won the aaa midget race at the kokomo speedway, kokomo,in. The killer car mickey thompsons sears allstate special. A top notch usac midget driver named chuck rodee backed a car in the short chute wall past the first turn while trying to qualify for the race. Nokie fornoro has won the th race of the season five times, tying dave humphrey for the lead.

Chuck hulse born october 3, 1927, anaheim, california is a retired american racecar driver. Among the entries of the 1964 indy 500 mile race, im much confused about the identity, origin and fate of cars numbers 7 and 37. Rodees luck in the champ cars had not been all that good. Chuck hulse the champ car and indy car online stats. Click on the site to see chuck rodees career results at that track glossary. The first three usac sprint car races ever held took place in florida in february of 1956. Rodee was a veteran of the sport who had raced since the early 1950s. Driver chuck rodee 1958 usac champ car series results. Gene hartley won the first usac race in january 1956 speed.

Chuck moved up to the extremely competitive formula atlantic championship the next few years and finished on the podium regularly against much higher funded teams. He began running cars in the usac national championship in 1963, hiring drivers like bob harkey, chuck rodee, mel kenyon and bud. A driver who had competed in two 500s, including the year before, was 39 year old charles rodegheir or chuck rodee as he was known to racing fans. Chuck rodee escaped injury today when the engine on his chalik american rubber and plastics special blew up coming out of the first turn at. Find everything in one place on chuck hulse including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. National midget auto racing hall of fame geni family tree. Art pollard fatal accident at indy 500 may 12, 1973 all. Former northwest indiana steel worker, dennis duke nalon made 10 starts with a bf of third in 1948. Hartley continued at a rapid pace in the cautionfree race, taking the checkered flag in a track record time of 15 minutes and 7. Killed in qualifying for the indianapolis 500 when his car crashed backwards against the wall at turn one. Gene hartley won the first usac race in january 1956. Though he never did, the car remained with him until 2014, when it sold to the consignor and the late keren s. Russo won the first race held at the nutley velodrome in new jersey in 1938 russo was part of midget racings chicago gang with emil andres, tony bettenhausen, duke nalon, cowboy orourke, jimmy snyder.

Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. It opens with footage of the spectacular flip of jacks car the previous year on the. Macdonald was a sports car driver for carrol shelby and was known for his sideways driving style. Chuck hulse split from pat flaherty race ban posted in the nostalgia forum. Art pollard fatal accident at indy 500 may 12, 1973. Most of the photos have captions describing the drivers. Former nhra funny car driver chuck etchells passed away yesterday. The hall of fame is located at angell park speedway in sun prairie, wisconsin, and can be accessed during weekly sunday races during the summer. Chuck was a vastly successful driver, finishing 2nd in the 1991 star mazda series and backing that success up by winning the 1992 star mazda overall championship. The first incident on the track occurred on lap 17. From news and results, to online fantasy racing has it all. Safety slow to arrive despite race carnage orlando. Still alive and well and chuck is a regular visitor to historic and current motorsport events in the us.

Raced mainly in midgets, but his career was littered with a number of crashes. The first time i ever saw indy cars on the track was may 14, 1966 or the first day of qualifying for the indianapolis 500. My dad is chuck hulse who was a hot rod and sprint car driver from the 50 and 60s. Jan 12, 2005 page 1 of 3 50 greatest midget drivers. Rodee again avoids injury in indianapolis car mishap the. The most comprehensive sprint car racing website on the web. Rodee again avoids injury in indianapolis car mishap. The fatal crash of chuck rodee during the second lap of a warmup in a qualification attemp. Tragic 1946 open wheel crash newsreel speed king killed in race crash duration. Janet guthrie was the first woman to qualify and compete in the indianapolis 500. I was wondering if marty or somebody else has a list of the 50greatest midget drivers. Ken boyse of wellman, iowa, a new driver this year, had a little trouble in the second heat race as he was coming out of turn two and rolled his car. Fatalities may 14, 1966 indianapolis motor speedway.

Indianapolis motor speedway deaths 1966 chuck rodee. Missed opportunities the tale of the 1967 gerhardt. Series profile sprint car racing news, schedules, results. Allen was another driver that knew the one to victory lane at various dirt tracks in the midwest. Chuck rodee in 66, visiting british f1 driver mike spence in 68, jim malloy in 72. Clicking on a race will open to a page of thumbnail photos which when clicked will open to a larger photo on the screen. Driving the powerful novi race car, nalon was the races pole winner twice 1949 and 1951. See more ideas about race cars, indy cars and indy car racing. Chuck rodee and dan wheldon indiana open wheel forum.

While chuck had tried to qualify for the race since 1959, he only managed to get in twice. The photos that came out the best and were in decent shape were put on a cd. Genes dads ford dealership put together a texas stroker v860 for the car. The race is remembered historically as a moment of firsts for the event. Hello all i am brand new just signed up last night and am fascinated by it all. Lillard, had forgotten a few important items for his event, including race officials and a sound system. A 2time veteran of the indianapolis 500, he drove in usac midget, sprint. Usac reveals dates for 2020 winter dirt games sprint car.

Missed opportunities the tale of the 1967 gerhardt ford indy car. Chuck started racing in 1949 and the next year saw him marry and take up a job with firestone as an instrument technician, but chuck continued to race, competing in midgets, sprints, hot rods and even in hillclimbing at the pikes peak. Most of the negatives and slides were in bad shape after over 40 years of poor storage. He was not injured but his car was scratched for the rest of the evening. Usac silver crown sprint car racing news, schedules. Rodee at the time was one of my favorite midget drivers. Rodeghier september 8, 1927 died may 14, 1966 was an american racecar driver.

Chuck s parents and his wife, janet were watching in the. A 2time veteran of the indianapolis 500, he drove in usac midget, sprint and championship car competition. Chuck rodee was the professional name for race car driver charles j. Born in dragon, utah, pollard died in indianapolis, indiana, as a result of injuries sustained in practice for the 1973 indianapolis 500. It was going to be an historic day at the indianapolis motor speedway and i was going to see it all. Chuck rodee fatal accident at indy 500 may 14 1966 video. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Chuck parsons racing career profile driver database. His first indy car race had been in 1957 and he had 27 starts in indy car races.

He drove in the usac championship car series, racing in the 1957, 1958, 1960, and 19621965 seasons. Chuck won 20 cra victories and the 1959 cra championship. Chuck rodee had been coming out to the speedway for years, he only lived a mile away, but he was originally from chicago. In memory of all the great race car drivers, owners, mechanics, promoters, officials, track personell, family members, sponsors, fans or anyone that was a part of springfields speedway history. He was killed during a qualification attempt at the indianapolis motor speedway on may 14, 1966. Chuck rodee the champ car and indy car online stats.

Chuck rodee fatal accident at indy 500 may 14 1966 video pics. It was a new kuzmablum or blumkuzma chassis built for the 1964 race. He died while attempting to qualify for the 1966 indianapolis 500. Chuck had been coming out to the speedway for years, he only lived a mile away, but he was originally from chicago. Usac national midget career wins calculated at the conclusion of the 2016 season rank wins driver 1 111 mel kenyon 2 95 rich vogler 3 78 bob wente 4 63 bob tattersall 5 59 sleepy tripp 6 48 jimmy davies 7 38 bryan clauson 8 35 tracy hines 9 31 gene hartley 31 chuck rodee 11 30 dave darland 30 mike mcgreevy 30 johnny parsons 14 27 gary. I started to come up with a list who i thought would be considered great,but i know somebody else already has it. Killed in a crash during a sprint car race at oklahoma city, oklahoma. But, with a driver near 300 lbs, the car didnt really have an advantage. Chuck rodee fatal accident at indy 500 may 14, 1966 video.

Parnelli jones took the lead at the start, and led the first 59 laps. Chuck hulse born 03 oct 1927 south gate, california. A fourcar crash in turn four involved jack turner, bob christie, allen crowe, and chuck rodee. Russo won the first race held at the nutley velodrome in new jersey in 1938. Chuck rodee won the race that was flagged by nokie fornoros dad nick and included legends parnelli jones, roger mccluskey, don branson and bob tattersall.

Mysterious 1964 indy 500 car posted in tnfs archive. Displayed at historic indy car gatherings in 2015, 2016, and 2019, the cars ford engine was rebuilt by ed pink racing in 2018. May 11, 2015 chuck hulse split from pat flaherty race ban posted in the nostalgia forum. The car clipped the wall coming out of turn one and did a halfspin as it headed to the grass on the inside of the short chute. May 21, 2015 a driver who had competed in two 500s, including the year before, was 39 year old charles rodegheir or chuck rodee as he was known to racing fans. Standing beside the car is audie mcwilliams talking with kenny kenneda and steven kenneda.

Click on the site to see chuck rodee s career results at that track. Andy linden won the aaa sprint car race over tommy hinnershitz and eddie sachs at the state fair speedway,oklahoma city. A four car crash in turn four involved jack turner, bob christie, allen crowe, and chuck rodee. The races covered are from 1963 to 1966 20 races and include usac sprints, late models and indy cars from trenton nj, langhorne pa. I used a film scanner and scanned the negatives and slides the best i could. Vintage baseball video sports auto racing events rare sports films. In the first usacsanctioned feature, hartley started eighth and methodically worked to the front, passing chuck rodee for the lead coming out of the second turn on lap 64. Chassis c71 entered just one race inperiod, the 1967 indianapolis 500. With over 30 stock cars on hand for the competition, the event was a bit disorganized at best. Mar 04, 2017 chuck rodee fatal accident at indy 500 may 14 1966 video pics.

He went with a contingent of midgetcar drivers to hawaii in the winter of 193435. News, photos, results, and more from dozens of associations. I found a lot of old negatives of pictures that i took back in the early to mid 1960s. The first stock car race scheduled for sunday afternoon, november 14. It was the only car roger ward ever failed to qualify for the race last year in 65 and the same car that rutherford spun into the pits with at trenton, injuring two people. Even though i never seen him win he could manhandle a midget like few others. Standing beside the car is audie mcwilliams talking with. Bob sweikert won the first race at southland speedway in west palm beach, followed by chuck weyant at jacksonville speedway and pat oconnor at medley speedway in miami. By far the fastest speed a frontengined race car had ever attained at the speedway. History vintage cageless midget picture thread page. Browse hundreds of tracks for news, events, photos, and more. The national midget auto racing hall of fame is a hall of fame and museum for midget cars. April, 1972 if ever there was a guy with a burning desire to make it big in the world of professional auto racing, its chuck amati. In memory of all the great race car drivers, owners, mechanics, promoters, officials, track personell, family members, sponsors, fans or anyone that was a part.