Pacemakers Dragway Park

headwrench · Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 60 Location: here

for something to do over the long winter, i thought we could find out what happened to some of our fellow racers that no longer race. sonny phillips, what happened to him. from a long while back, gary detty. chris hawkins, where did he go. just a few names, anybody have onfo on these guys. any other names that you can think of about former racers? i just thought that this might be a better topic than busting someones chops. lets hear it, any info?

Jim Butcher · Joined: 08 Jun 2004 Posts: 342 Location: Howard, Ohio

Chris Hawkins is alive and well and lives up around Fredericktown. He has been to PDP a couple of times this past summer and really has the itch to get back to racing with us. I have been trying to talk him into buying Wayne Wonder's Dart, but haven't gotten it done yet!!
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Jim Butcher

JimHarrison · Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Posts: 93 Location: Glenford,Ohio

What about Kirk Journey?
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Looks like a case of Vehicular Negligence

Leahey Racing · Joined: 03 Aug 2009 Posts: 388 Location: Columbus

How about Bob Sunkle, Bob Hoffman, Vicki Hoffman, Phil Cutlup, Opie Levingood, Bruce Mcann, Les Aimes, Dave Maneely, John Micheals, Eldon Fry, Bob Maxwell, Shad Wheeler, Darrel Yates, Arnold Pope, Ray Fletcher, Doug Fletcher, Denny Andrews, Mark Ross, Glenn Stiener, Tim Bucher, Ric Bucher, Art Fenice, Gary Fenice, Mike Nichols and Jimmy Nichols. Then a car that I don't Know the driver's name Instant T ( maybe a result of Mr T's premature....well you know) . I have a few former where are they nows, Louie Schilling, John Buehler, and Jeff Ross. Then some that have passed Kevin Dodrill, Robert Dillon and I think Max Spray but I'm not 100% sure on Max.

Tony Hall · Joined: 06 Nov 2004 Posts: 360

At this point I have nothing to contribute, but I think this is an awsome idea for a thread. I say make it a sticky. Very interesting

Leahey Racing · Joined: 03 Aug 2009 Posts: 388 Location: Columbus

Kirk Journey was ther once this season trying to work out carb problems.

Leahey Racing · Joined: 03 Aug 2009 Posts: 388 Location: Columbus

Murray, I don't know if you were there in Oct. but one weekend Clayton Wright's grandson had the Wine Wagon out.

hchays · Joined: 20 Sep 2004 Posts: 27 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Shad Wheeler pasted away probably about ten years ago. That man would drive like a mad man. I still remember his first run down pacemakers in the Mustang bodied funny car. What a ride.......
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Leahey Racing · Joined: 03 Aug 2009 Posts: 388 Location: Columbus

I think the cone by the timers landed on Rt3 on that run. He was the only guy that would be in the grass and not lift.

cbutcher · Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 102 Location: Howard

I work with Eldons grandson and he told me about a year ago eldon finally sold the 6 popper opel! Andy couldn't believe it! It sat by a garage outside of howard for the longest time and has since been unseen!

Goldberg · Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Posts: 70 Location: Marion County

Last info I had on Les Ames he lives in the Prospect area and works at the Honda plant in Marysville.....know some people who know him.....sold his drag race stuff several years ago and got into motocross pretty heavy with his son.....told the kid is/was pretty good.....daughter got into softball heavy.....told she was good too!!!!

Doesn't he have some sort of connection to Larry Morgan.....one would think he would be involved with that deal in some sort of way?!?!?

Leahey Racing · Joined: 03 Aug 2009 Posts: 388 Location: Columbus

I believe Les is Larry's brother-in-law.

GBraskett · Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 40

I work at the same facility as Mark Ross and was talking to him the other day about him not racing, he said that he just really does not want to race anyore right now and i'm pretty sure he said he has sold everything. I actually remember seeing the ol 6 banger opel of Eldons at the track a few times last year with the new owners trying to work out some bugs from years of sitting. As far as i know Bob Sunkle and his son both still have their stuff, just not running it, his son lives down the street from me and i hear him fire up the ranger every now and again to move it from the garage to the enclosed. Sonny Phillips sold pretty much all of their stuff, i actually have his fuel injection system on my car.

headwrench · Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 60 Location: here

damn bill. i had forgot about a lot of those guys. i guess thats the price i get to pay for getting old. keep the info rolling in guys.

flowersracing · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 90

Yes Les Ames is Larry's brother in law and we work at Honda together.His boy races professional moto cross and their racing sprint cars. He still wants to come back to drag racing. He comes over to my shop once in awhile and helps on our dragsters. Zak drives the sprint car when he isn't racing dirt bikes