39 Years Of Florida Sprint Car Racing

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1969 - 2007
39 YEARS OF FLORIDA SPRINT CAR RACING
TBARA and EAST BAY COMPILED by BOB PATTEN
FEATURE WINNERS 2007 Winners
DRIVER PAVEMENT DIRT TOTAL PAVEMENT DIRT
1 Wayne Reutimann, Sr 53 43 96
2 Frank Riddle 89 6 95
3t Jim Childers 87 3 90
Sam Rodriguez 1 89 90
5 Larry Brazil 85 0 85
6 Robert Smith 42 34 76
7t Taylor Andrews 3 58 61
Sport Allen 4 57 61
Dave Scarborough 61 0 61
10 David Steele 49 1 50 7
11 Kenny Adams 1 44 45
12 Stan Butler 43 1 44 1
13t Roland Johnson 0 37 37
Jimmy Riddle 34 3 37
Gene Lasker 0 37 37
16 Joe Melnick 5 30 35
17 Donnie Tanner 33 0 33
18 Robbie Smith 2 27 29
19 Keith Butler 25 3 28 1
20t Larry Tyler 25 0 25
Greg Leonard 0 25 25
22t Wayne Hammond 11 11 22
Sonny Hartley 21 1 22
24 Hardy Maddox 20 1 21
25 Red Kuntsbeck 1 19 20
26 Jim Haynes 12 6 18
27 Dude Teate 17 0 17 1
28 Bill Roynon 14 1 15
29t Jimmy Alvis Sr. 12 0 12
Ronnie Smith 9 3 12
31t Dick Byerly 0 11 11
Shane Butler 11 0 11 1
Danny Martin, Jr 1 10 11 1 2
34t Casey Johnson 0 10 10
David Smith 9 1 10
Doug Heveron 10 0 10
37t Jim Alvis 9 0 9
Johnny Gilbertson 0 9 9
Bob Luscomb 8 1 9
Red Stauffer 5 4 9
Billy Yuma 9 0 9
Troy Decaire 9 0 9 5
43 Brian Maddox 0 8 8 1
44 Rocky Sullivan 0 7 7
45t David Slawiak 6 0 6
Gary Gimmler 6 0 6
Joey Aguilar 6 0 6 1
48t Randy Alvarez 2 3 5
Jack Arnold 5 0 5
Kipp Beard 5 0 5
Wayne Reutimann, Jr 5 0 5
Bo Hartley 5 0 5 1
53t Jimmy Dodd 4 0 4
Pete Folse 4 0 4
Bobby Johns 4 0 4
Eddie Kelley 4 0 4
Paulie Milum 0 4 4
58t Carlton Calfee 1 2 3
John Rosploch 3 0 3
Michael Smith 0 3 3
Ernie Teed 3 0 3
Daryl Smith 0 3 3
Mark Gimmler 3 0 3
64t Bobby Alexander 0 2 2
Bobby Allen 0 2 2
Brady Alvis 0 2 2
Buzz Barton 2 0 2
Ray Bolin 1 1 2
Ray Bragg, Jr 2 0 2
Will Cagle 0 2 2
Steve Campbell 2 0 2
Scott Desane 1 1 2
Wendy Mathis 2 0 2
Matt Mercer 2 0 2
Todd Schmidt 2 0 2
Curtis Smith 2 0 2
Greg Staab 0 2 2
Willie Stauffer 2 0 2
Ronnie White 0 2 2
Steve Williams 0 2 2
Brian Gingras 2 0 2 * 2
82t Scott Adema 1 0 1
Chuck Amati 0 1 1
Bob Auld 0 1 1
Mike Bare 1 0 1
Johnny Beaber 0 1 1
John Berg 0 1 1
Bobby Bush 1 0 1
Kevin Cahill 1 0 1
Steve Chassey 0 1 1
Danny Curry 0 1 1
Brad Davis 1 0 1
Tommy Denton 0 1 1
Rodney Duncan 0 1 1
Shaun Farr 1 0 1
Rick Ferkel 0 1 1
Rob Fuller 1 0 1
John Gilbert, Jr. 1 0 1
Jac Haudenschild 0 1 1
Jack Hewitt 0 1 1
Denis Hood 1 0 1
Jack Johnson 0 1 1
Todd Kane 0 1 1
Sheldon Kinser, Jr 0 1 1
Howard Klienatland 1 0 1
Neil Larose 0 1 1
Ralph Liguori 1 0 1
Shane Miller 1 0 1
Rik Myers 0 1 1
Mike Partin 0 1 1
Dave Pletcher 1 0 1
Bobby Rose 1 0 1
Lee Scrape 0 1 1
Mike Shank 0 1 1
Ollie Silva 1 0 1
Tom Stookey 0 1 1
Jeff Swindell 0 1 1
Paul Urbanek 1 0 1
Mike Van Dusen 0 1 1
Tom Winegardner 0 1 1
Larry Jay Brazil, Jr 1 0 1 * 1
Stephen Darvalies 1 0 1 * 1
Ben Fritz 1 0 1 * 1
Frank Carlson 0 1 1 * 1
Matt Tiffany 0 1 1 * 1
TOTALS 935 657 1592 24 5

TBARA DRIVER CHAMPION - Troy DeCaire			 	*	FIRST TIME WINNER	
TBARA OWNER CHAMPION - George Rudlph, Jr						
125 DIFFERENT WINNERS!

Note: Does not include Limited Sprints…

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Conceivably Wayne Reutimann Sr. could still increase his tally.

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That is good stuff

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that must have been a weeks job to find all that info

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[QUOTE=ancrdave;3241]1969 - 2007
39 YEARS OF FLORIDA SPRINT CAR RACING
TBARA and EAST BAY COMPILED by BOB PATTEN
FEATURE WINNERS 2007 Winners
DRIVER PAVEMENT DIRT TOTAL PAVEMENT DIRT
1 Wayne Reutimann, Sr 53 43 96
2 Frank Riddle 89 6 95
3t Jim Childers 87 3 90
Sam Rodriguez 1 89 90
5 Larry Brazil 85 0 85
6 Robert Smith 42 34 76
7t Taylor Andrews 3 58 61
Sport Allen 4 57 61
Dave Scarborough 61 0 61
10 David Steele 49 1 50 7
11 Kenny Adams 1 44 45
12 Stan Butler 43 1 44 1
13t Roland Johnson 0 37 37
Jimmy Riddle 34 3 37
Gene Lasker 0 37 37
16 Joe Melnick 5 30 35
17 Donnie Tanner 33 0 33
18 Robbie Smith 2 27 29
19 Keith Butler 25 3 28 1
20t Larry Tyler 25 0 25
Greg Leonard 0 25 25
22t Wayne Hammond 11 11 22
Sonny Hartley 21 1 22
24 Hardy Maddox 20 1 21
25 Red Kuntsbeck 1 19 20
26 Jim Haynes 12 6 18
27 Dude Teate 17 0 17 1
28 Bill Roynon 14 1 15
29t Jimmy Alvis Sr. 12 0 12
Ronnie Smith 9 3 12
31t Dick Byerly 0 11 11
Shane Butler 11 0 11 1
Danny Martin, Jr 1 10 11 1 2
34t Casey Johnson 0 10 10
David Smith 9 1 10
Doug Heveron 10 0 10
37t Jim Alvis 9 0 9
Johnny Gilbertson 0 9 9
Bob Luscomb 8 1 9
Red Stauffer 5 4 9
Billy Yuma 9 0 9
Troy Decaire 9 0 9 5
43 Brian Maddox 0 8 8 1
44 Rocky Sullivan 0 7 7
45t David Slawiak 6 0 6
Gary Gimmler 6 0 6
Joey Aguilar 6 0 6 1
48t Randy Alvarez 2 3 5
Jack Arnold 5 0 5
Kipp Beard 5 0 5
Wayne Reutimann, Jr 5 0 5
Bo Hartley 5 0 5 1
53t Jimmy Dodd 4 0 4
Pete Folse 4 0 4
Bobby Johns 4 0 4
Eddie Kelley 4 0 4
Paulie Milum 0 4 4
58t Carlton Calfee 1 2 3
John Rosploch 3 0 3
Michael Smith 0 3 3
Ernie Teed 3 0 3
Daryl Smith 0 3 3
Mark Gimmler 3 0 3
64t Bobby Alexander 0 2 2
Bobby Allen 0 2 2
Brady Alvis 0 2 2
Buzz Barton 2 0 2
Ray Bolin 1 1 2
Ray Bragg, Jr 2 0 2
Will Cagle 0 2 2
Steve Campbell 2 0 2
Scott Desane 1 1 2
Wendy Mathis 2 0 2
Matt Mercer 2 0 2
Todd Schmidt 2 0 2
Curtis Smith 2 0 2
Greg Staab 0 2 2
Willie Stauffer 2 0 2
Ronnie White 0 2 2
Steve Williams 0 2 2
Brian Gingras 2 0 2 * 2
82t Scott Adema 1 0 1
Chuck Amati 0 1 1
Bob Auld 0 1 1
Mike Bare 1 0 1
Johnny Beaber 0 1 1
John Berg 0 1 1
Bobby Bush 1 0 1
Kevin Cahill 1 0 1
Steve Chassey 0 1 1
Danny Curry 0 1 1
Brad Davis 1 0 1
Tommy Denton 0 1 1
Rodney Duncan 0 1 1
Shaun Farr 1 0 1
Rick Ferkel 0 1 1
Rob Fuller 1 0 1
John Gilbert, Jr. 1 0 1
Jac Haudenschild 0 1 1
Jack Hewitt 0 1 1
Denis Hood 1 0 1
Jack Johnson 0 1 1
Todd Kane 0 1 1
Sheldon Kinser, Jr 0 1 1
Howard Klienatland 1 0 1
Neil Larose 0 1 1
Ralph Liguori 1 0 1
Shane Miller 1 0 1
Rik Myers 0 1 1
Mike Partin 0 1 1
Dave Pletcher 1 0 1
Bobby Rose 1 0 1
Lee Scrape 0 1 1
Mike Shank 0 1 1
Ollie Silva 1 0 1
Tom Stookey 0 1 1
Jeff Swindell 0 1 1
Paul Urbanek 1 0 1
Mike Van Dusen 0 1 1
Tom Winegardner 0 1 1
Larry Jay Brazil, Jr 1 0 1 * 1
Stephen Darvalies 1 0 1 * 1
Ben Fritz 1 0 1 * 1
Frank Carlson 0 1 1 * 1
Matt Tiffany 0 1 1 * 1
TOTALS 935 657 1592 24 5

TBARA DRIVER CHAMPION - Troy DeCaire			 	*	FIRST TIME WINNER	
TBARA OWNER CHAMPION - George Rudlph, Jr						
125 DIFFERENT WINNERS!

Note: Does not include Limited Sprints…[/QUOTE]

This is a great list.

Does anyone know if this list has been updated anywhere since 2007? Thanks.

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What is the fourth number?

10 David Steele 49 1 50 7

What does the fourth number in this series mean?
Pavement, dirt, total and ???

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I think the 4th number, if any, is the number of wins in 2007 alone.

A couple things I noticed on here… al
Ost everyone with several wins did it on either dirt or asphalt. Wayne Reutimann is close to a 50/50 ratio, and Wayne Hammond is exactly there with 11 on each.

Kenny Adams only has 1 asphalt win… it was at Orlando Speedworld on October 18th about 6 years ago. It was my birthday, and the race went non-stop in a wild showing of Kennys mastery of a Sprint car. The whole race lasted maybe 6-7 minutes, and every second of it was amazing.

Slammin’ Sammy Rodriguez was an outstanding racer that never got the recognition he deserved as a great Sprint car guy. He is also the Grandfather of Aric Almirola.

Robert Smith was also very good on both surfaces.

Wayne Reutimann had 96 wins… Buzzie Reutimann has zero.

Jac Haudenschild also has a single win, and I believe I was there for that one also. It was the Florida Fairgrounds Speedway, and he was driving an under-powered Bill Roynon car. That didn’t stop the Wild Child from running that car wide open, every lap, and smoked the local field.

Greg Staabs only win came in a Ledford Construction car, just after the team lost their driver, Jim Haynes, to a crash in Phoenix at the Copper Classic.

Matt Tiffany had only 1 win, and it was on asphalt. I met him at South Georgia in his rookie year… one of his first races ever. He ran great, but didn’t win… his comment to me was “wait till we get to the dirt tracks. I don’t know what I’m doing on asphalt yet”. He was real good on both, and to come out with only a single win is surprising (although the stats may have changed since this list… In fact, probably did).

Cool stuff to look back and remember…!

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My man Childers…THIRD on the list :slight_smile: Has a couple of dirt wins…but most of 'em on the asphalt. Golden Gate, Sunshine, and DeSoto were probably most of those, although I think he won a couple or three down at Hialeah.

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Also some very famous names from up north:

Dynamite Ollie Silva
The Ohio Traveler Rick Ferkel
Scruffy Bobby Allen
Jack “Do It” Hewitt
Steve Chassey
Jeff Swindell
Chuck “The One Armed Bandit” Amati
Ralphie “The Racer” Liguori

My bet is every single one of these guys is in a Hall of Fame or two… And they all came to run with the TBARA at one time or another. That’s impressive for ANY sanctioning body to have behind them.

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well

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Jerry, i don’t think Buzzie ever raced a sprint car. I know he practiced one once and didn’t care for it.

I am a litttle suprised that Wayne “Pooky” Reutimann Jr. only has 5 Feature wins though.

Sam Rodriquez was almost unbeatable for a while at Eastbay, fast and smooth.

Wayne Hammond always put on a show, still exciting today in his Modified.

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:grinser010:

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Scruffy

is from the deep south.

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Very true Larry. Bobby Allen was originally from the Miami area, but I’ve never heard of any racing he did on any local tracks. Once he landed in Hanover, PA and got in a Sprint car, he became very successful.

Same basic story for Modified superstar, Gil Hearne. Born down here, moved to NJ, becomes mega big star up north.

Any chance someone has any pics of these 2 in their Florida cars before their transfers to the north country…???

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Bobby Allen at Hollywood Speedway in 1964… This car was built by Robert Hamke, Sr. (That’s him talking to Allen in the second photo) - His son is a top car builder today now living in NC…
Gil Hearne at Hollywood Speedway around 1961…

Bobby Allen Bobby 5X5 Day Photo.jpg

Bobby Allen with Bob Hamke_ Sr_ in 1964 Oscar McGee Photo.jpg

Gil Hearne with a win in the early 60s__.jpg

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[QUOTE=Frasson118;101251]Very true Larry. Bobby Allen was originally from the Miami area, but I’ve never heard of any racing he did on any local tracks. Once he landed in Hanover, PA and got in a Sprint car, he became very successful.

Same basic story for Modified superstar, Gil Hearne. Born down here, moved to NJ, becomes mega big star up north.

Any chance someone has any pics of these 2 in their Florida cars before their transfers to the north country…???[/QUOTE]

Eddie Roche,s Motorsports Retrspectives have pix of Allen and Hearne. Bobby was also the factory driver for Rathmans exterminator karts. I raced with him at the Winternationals that were held at the New Symrna airport.

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Somehow, I just KNEW that Dave would come up with these. Great work Dave, and Thanks.

Doug… I wasn’t ‘picking’ on Buzzie, as I know he rarely ever ran Sprints. It was just an observation, as usually where you see one of them in a list, you will also find the other. Many wins in a lot of places for both, it just seemed odd that this list is 96-0 in Waynes favor…!

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Jerry i know you weren’t picking on Buzzie, thats not why i chimed in. Just wanted to add to your observation. No harm done.

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Not a problem whatsoever…! I like observations and history lessons. In fact, less than a year ago, I didn’t know that Buzzie had EVER been in a Sprint car. I saw a picture not long ago of the traditional looking Reutimann colors on a Sprint car, and my immediate thought was that it was Wayne… but it WAS Buzzie.

Never too old to learn new stuff, no matter how old it is…!

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I also wonder about Racefan99’s question regarding if this list has been updated by Bob Patten or anyone else since 2007. If would be a great resource for my research (if available). Does anyone know how to contact Bob Patten? Thanks in advance !

Richard Golardi
Columnist on Hoseheads.com
“Florida Open Wheel”

http://www.hoseheads.com/richard.html