Warsaw Speedway Quiz Answers!
1950 Quiz Answers
1. What is the name of the Association that governed the Warsaw Speedway races in the 1950's and 60's on a weekly basis?
(Hoosier Hot Rod Association)
2. What famous "Archie" drove a white #53 during nearly all of the 1950's?
(Holle)
3. What driver was known for actually driving his racecar from the back seat?
(Wheatie Smith)
4. What famous soda was advertised on the front of the infield scorer's pagoda?
(Pepsi)
5. What was C.E. "Hoot" Gibson's real first name?
(Claris)
6. What popular hot-rod racer made his way into the famous Daytona race in 1957?
(Freddie Boggs - He actually was running up near the front when mechanical problems forced him out of the action)
7. Who was the "Coffee Queen" from the concession stand that rode around the track on the back of a convertible each year?
(Louise Miner)
8. What kind of vehicle was used as the ambulance during the 1950's?
(Station Wagon)
9. What was the name of the man that was killed at the speedway on Aug. 9, 1958, while crossing the track towards the pits?
(Walter Schroeder, a mechanic from Wakarusa) I will add the article in under the 1958 results
10. Who is the driver pictured at the top of this page with the #33 stock car?
(Larry Plummer)
1960 Quiz Answers
1. Who was the track announcer during the entire 1960's? He never missed a race!
(Milo Clase)
2. What family sold popcorn every Saturday night? Two of their children (young future sprint drivers themselves) even walked through the stands selling it?
(The Davis Family)
3. What was the nickname of Paul Grim's famous flame-throwing modified?
(The Weenie-Burner)
4. What driver won his first of four modified/sprint track championships in the mid-1960's? His other championship years were 1970/71/72.
(Jimmy Elliott)
5. In what year on July 4th was Ron Cleveland, of North Manchester, killed when a car's accelerator stuck causing it to go through the pit exit, crash into a guard fence, and veer backwards into the crowd?
(1963 - I'll post the story in the results section)
6. What type of red vehicles were used as push-trucks during most of the 1960's and were actually part of the entertainment themselves as they ran along-side cars and put out fires while the driver never missed a beat?
(Jeeps)
7. Who drove the #57 modified? He continued on for many years as a car owner with his #57 being driven by some of the Midwest's best sprint car drivers?
(Paul Hazen)
8. Who is the driver pictured at the top of this page with his wife and son? He was a pioneer of sprint racing with his son being a very successful sprint car driver as well.
(Don Walker with his wife and a young Jeff)
1970 Quiz Answers
1. How much did an adult general admission grandstand ticket cost in 1972?
(Only $2.00 per person)
2. Hoot Gibson managed the speedway until July 1978 when his contract was bought out. Who took over as track president for the remainder of the '78 season?
(Jim Bucher)
3. Two innovative fun specialty races were introduced by the new track manager that filled the crowd with excitement and the drivers with food! What races were these?
(Hot Dog Races and Watermelon Races - The drivers would drive 3 laps in one direction, stop at the start/finish line, eat 2 hot dogs or a huge slice of watermelon, and then drive 3 laps in the opposite direction)
4. The sister of a well-known sprint and late model driver made her mark as one to be contended with in the stock car competition. Who was she?
(Lora Lee Sherman)
5. Although he didn't start racing until a few years later, this popular and very successful driver was pictured in the 1976 Warsaw Speedway program in an arcade ad. Who is he?
(Tony Elliott)
6. The King of the Outlaws, Steve Kinser, actually raced at the Warsaw Speedway one time and finished 2nd in the feature race. When was that?
(Friday, August 25, 1978)
7. A father and son racing team from Huntington emerged during the 1970's in their #11 and #12 late models. The son raced at Warsaw until the very last race. Who are they?
(Les & Terry Sroufe)
8. What long-time (love him or hate him) Kokomo driver held the One-Lap Sprint Track Record of 15.07 for several years in the mid-1970's until they lengthened the track a bit around 1977? He then recaptured the record again in Aug. 1980 at 14.98 and held it for another 3 years.
(Louie Mann)
9. Who is this Michigan driver pictured at the top of this page in the #26 sprint car? He raced for several years at Warsaw and won many features including one in August of 1971.
(Jim Murphy)
10. Another Warsaw Speedway regular for over 15 years, who is the Huntington driver pictured below in this interesting stocker? He worked at his own body shop and always drove a #14 hobby or street stock.
(Rocky Anders)
1980 Quiz Answers
1. Throughout the entire 1980's, how many laps were raced in a regular sprint, limited late model, and street stock feature?
(Sprint - 25 laps, LLM - 20 laps, SS - 15 laps)
2. In what year did the track get a huge overhaul with lengthened straightaways, new 3rd & 4th turn cement walls, new clay surface, and the track exit to the pits was moved to the end of the backstretch?
(1986)
3. Who is believed to be the youngest feature winner at the Warsaw Speedway and what class of car did he win that feature in?
(13 yr. old, David Fitzpatrick on 08/29/87 in the roadrunner class)
4. Who won more Sprint Season Championships during the 1980's than any other driver?
(Denny England)
5. Who won the Limited Late Model Season Championship in 1986 without ever winning a feature?
(Butch Boggs)
6. Who won tons of street stock features in the mid-to-late 1980's, but missed getting his photo in the newspapers numerous times because his racing uniform was always unzipped showing his bare chest in the winner's photo?
(Harvey Hayes)
7. Who won so many sprint feature races in 1985 that a $100.00 bonus bounty was offered for anyone beating him? (Bonus question: Who finally beat him?
(DeWayne Barker, finally beaten by Rich Lemming of Goshen)
8. In 1985, the speedway was visited by its 1st New Zealander who stopped by the track to try out his brand new sprint car before flying back home. Who was he?
(Note: He ended up flipping that new car wildly down the backstretch, through the fence, and over the backstretch wall during the feature)
(Ian Easton of Shannon, NZ)
9. Who won a heat race at the age of 15 during his very first visit to the track in Sept. of 1986?
(Jeff Gordon)
10. Who is the driver pictured at the top of this page?
(Tom Beezley)
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