Good news in john andrettis cancer fight indianapolis star. Here is something for your website it is about one of my favourite canadians. We all think we know how to drive but without proper instruction, we. Jul 09, 2015 scott maxwell, the subject of this story, was also sitting down in his office on tuesday, but his chair was the cockpit of the brand spanking new ford gt sports car and he was looking out at the. Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course stats restrictor plate races all star race. Why race car driver ron fellows should receive order of. Playersgm challenge champion in 89, 01 daytona 24 winner, 01 and 02 le mans class winner on corvette team, and alms gts champion in 02, cochampion in 03 and 04. Born september 28, 1959 in windsor, ontario, canada, he became interested in racing as a child, becoming a follower of frenchcanadian formula one driver gilles villeneuve. Charter member of the corvette team and member of corvette hall of fame. It teaches you the basics as well as how to push your sports car.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. Throughout his racing career, paul has made an outstanding contribution to the development, sustainability, and safety of motorsport in canada. John rhodes cobb british motor racecar driver britannica. Ron fellows, johnny oconnell and franck freon drove the. Mar 24, 2012 but graham, who was also the race s promoter and couldnt have a driver seriously hurt on his watch at least thats the joke, according to the two men, stops his car, jumps out, and pulls fellows from the vehicle just as hes coming to. He also owns a charity called the sunocoron fellows karting championship to help young kids become racecar drivers.
The majority of their collection is resident at the pronyne museum in pawtucket, ri. In the 2000s, he was also successful at 24 hours of le mans, scoring two gts class wins 2001, 2002 and five more class podiums. Tomy drissi is an american professional stock and sports car racing driver, and. Hermanos rodriguez in mexico city in 2006 while driving for john mcnelly. How is it possible to go from 21yearold racing driver to a 80yearold boss of. Scott maxwell seeks to add to glorious record the star. Ron fellows, canadian road and endurance racer par excellance. He has raced many types of cars, but was noted for his modified and sprint car racing. Elliott tim fedewa blake feese ron fellows jeff fuller colt gilliam jeff green paulie. Canadian race car driver born in ireland who has competed in nascar and arca races as well as many others. He began his career in the canam series races in 1981.
Event sanctioned by the sports car club of america, promoted by the lime rock park, and conducted by the northern new jersey. Ron fellows website here is a link to a really great website about this great canadian race car driver. Sauter finished the 2003 season 8th in the driver standings and, together with kevin. George was head of jag communications, an independent mobile phone retailer. Scott donald pruett born march 24, 1960 is a former american race car driver who has. John graham, the man behind saskatoons nhl bid, could become. John graham, the man behind saskatoons nhl bid, could. Its an alarming scene, as the collision knocks racer ron fellows out and splits the fuel tank of his car, engulfing the vehicle in flames.
Allison, a million dollar winner on the southern nascar circuit, had been the prerace favorite for the united states auto club event, but it was gritty usac regular ramo stott who. Briggs cunningham iii is the son of former racecar builder briggs. Ron fellows, born windsor, ontario 1959, nascar sports car. Born in belfast, northern ireland famous birthdays.
Obituaries death notices newspaper obituaries online. During the late 1990s, ron fellows was a regular winner at watkins glen in the truck series, winning in 1997 and 1999. Ron fellows, a charter member of corvette racing multitime driving champion and class winner in every major longdistance sports car race established his performance driving school at spring mountain in october of 2008. John andretti fights cancer and his message is on full display. George m tilley did drive that car, and so did bill rafter in 69, before ted got the ride. You need to have this experience if youre a corvette owner. In 2002 at watkins glen, pruett replaced jimmy spencer in the no. Home driving school ron fellows performance driving school corvette owners school corvette owners school click on the corvette generation you own below. For 30 years, he was fearless, ruthless and wildly popular, except occasionally with fellow drivers. Rob graham started graham trucking in 1983 and was a driver, mechanic, billing clerk and dispatcher until he had purchased enough trucks and hired enough drivers to support an office staff. Dec 16, 2012 after seeing his chances of winning the 1968 race slip away on the last lap and despite putting together some good runs in others, john moss had yet to see victory lane in the iowa state super stock championships and it frustrated the usually good natured driver. Juldec 1999 buschtruck news jayskis nascar silly season site.
Discussion in the hokey ass message board started by john56h, apr. Trained as an engineer, hill became a racing car mechanic and drove in his first race in 1954. Results of the schaefer transam race for the scca transamerican championship held at lime rock park, lime rock, ct, may 6, 1972. Empa hall of famebilly osmun eastern motorsport press. After seeing his chances of winning the 1968 race slip away on the last lap and despite putting together some good runs in others, john moss had yet to see victory lane in the iowa state super stock championships and it frustrated the usually good natured driver. He has always held his fans in as high esteem as we did him. Jun 29, 2017 race car driver provides health update. Sports car racing photo gallery of john graham cdns cars photo gallery. We also welcome your photos or stories about john to help us tell the story of his career. Discover the most famous people from belfast, northern ireland including sophia mitchell, connor white, george best, patrick huston, c. After many years of talking about it, the mccomb racing photo archive has been shared, in part, on this page. Each semester, the center, which strives to promote an entrepreneurial culture across the college, hosts successful business men and women whose compelling stories of success and failure have inspired and.
John graham, the man behind saskatoons nhl bid, could become the leagues most interesting owner. Aer chevrolet driver ron fellows 7 rounds turn five coming out of a caution in lap nine during the nascar nationwide series auto race at road america in elkhart lake, wis. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover johns connections and jobs at similar companies. John andretti fights cancer and his message is on full. John graham born october 22, 1966 is a canadian professional race car driver. John graham cdns cars photo gallery racing sports cars.
Mar 16, 2015 hes also been a central figure in helping mentor the next generation of canadian racers with his sunoco ron fellows karting series including indycar driver james hinchcliffe and deutsche. He joined aston martin and drove the nimrod at the 24 hours of daytona in 1983. Built in an extremely limited edition of 399 cars, the 2007 ron fellows alms gt1 championship z06 is the first autographed special edition z06, and the first corvette decorated with the canadian flag, which is subtly worked into the fender stripes that recall the legendary gran sport. Ron fellows is a former racing driver from canada who achieved most of the success in the american le mans series, capturing three championship titles in the gts class for three years in a row between 2002 and 2004. Hes also been a central figure in helping mentor the next generation of canadian racers with his sunoco ron fellows karting series including indycar driver james hinchcliffe and deutsche. Scott maxwell, the subject of this story, was also sitting down in his office on tuesday, but his chair was the cockpit of the brand spanking new ford gt sports car and he was looking out at the. He did the initial testing and development with the corvette c5r, and scored corvette racings first alms victory in september 2000 at texas motor speedway along side andy pilgrim. Former race car driver john andretti talks about his battle with colon cancer during a press conference at indianapolis motor.
John graham, racing driver and motorsport promoter and. Staley 62 visionary entrepreneur speaker series brings experienced entrepreneurs to campus to share their insights and wisdom. In 1982 he joined gordon lightfoot diving the lightfoot racing march 811 cosworth. James hinchcliffe recounts 2015 crash that almost killed him. Login skip navigation links rsc home drivers john graham photos. Sep 01, 2015 driving a track with veteran racer ron fellows as the passenger. Ron fellows, born windsor, ontario 1959, nascar sports car driver. He has been active in the uk mobile phone industry since its. In 1990, while wearing both hats at the moosehead grand prix in halifax, he stopped his own race car to pull unconscious fellow driver ron fellows out. The robert graham center is pleased to offer programs that allow medical students, residents, and practicing physicians to partner with us in conducting research.
He also ran an oval race in the same car at loudon which happens to be his single race hes run that is not a road course. Drivers frank biela, marco werner and phillipp peter steered the audi r8 to a. Bill day owned the 47 car driven by doug ingalls, who won a lot, and we hated. Page dedicated to the career of john mccomb, professional sportscar racing driver 19641989. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. Although billy osmun was primarily known a firstclass dirttrack modified stockcar driver and continued to race through 1993, his name is also in the united racing companys alltime record book as the winner of one urc sprint car race at flemington. To keep all the datsun enthuiasts up to date on the steve bonkjohn morton car project 46, leading up to the 20 50th scca. In 1983, he joined aston martin driving the nimrod at the 24 hours of daytona. To the unfortunate racers whose cars he left dinged or crumpled in the dust at speedways across minnesota in the 1950s, 60s and early 70s. Also raced at lacrosse, wausau, kaukauna, madison, wis dells, elko, rockford, wis rapids, and columbus.
Race car driver and dancing with the stars frontrunner james hinchcliffe opened up exclusively with us weekly about the 2015 crash that almost killed him find out more. Everetts fellow employees at whelen are the real sponsors of the whelen car and. Ron had beat them the night before and these photos were being handed out. Nascar sprint cup series at the toyotasave mart 350 at infineon raceway. Youll notice one of the photos below signed to bill day. In 1981, he began his career in the canam series u2 under 2litre class.
Ron fellows is one of the founding members of the championshipwinning corvette racing team. He also ran an oval race in the same carat loudon which happens to be his single race hes run that is not a road course. Exindycar driver battling huntingtons while raising. He is the 2016 nascar camping world truck series champion. These are photos we possess and have noted proper credit where known, if you have information on any of these photos please share in the comments. If you ran a bigger, heavier car like that, you could use a 400 c. Allen grant, shelby team racecar driver who helped clinch the 1965 victory that changed american racing history. Based at the time at terminal 115 in south seattle graham was primarily focused on the alaska barge trade. Johns racing career spanned through 5 decades, as he began racing in 1960. But graham, who was also the races promoter and couldnt have a driver seriously hurt on his watch at least thats the joke, according to the two men, stops his car, jumps out, and pulls fellows from the vehicle just as hes coming to. Apr 19, 2016 allen grant, shelby team racecar driver who helped clinch the 1965 victory that changed american racing history. A former driver, builder, car owner and currently a devoted racing historian, mariscal and ra silvia have been collecting race cars, memorabilia, photography, artifacts and publications for over 35 years. Driving a track with veteran racer ron fellows as the passenger.
Mar 24, 2012 john graham, the man behind saskatoons nhl bid, could become the leagues most interesting owner. Driving a track with veteran racer ron fellows as the. The car was totaled in turn 1 at capital speedway driven by a j moldenhauer. Ron fellows performance driving school official high. More recently, paul partnered with ron fellows and tom ryley to help vault canadian kart racers to international prominence leading to canada in 2010 having four karting world champions.
The stainless steel carrot, a chronicle of john mortons days as an upandcoming racer in 1971 and 1972, tells not just mortons story, but the story of all race car drivers. He competed in cart and the indy racing league competitions, but primarily in imsa gt championship, winning the title in 1982. That car was john hoffmans 66 cutlass street stock. Sadly in 1975 this car took a heavy hit to the left front which landed it well off the race circuit and into woods.