Fifty years later, her memories of those days paint a picture of the entire experience. The names, logos, and other source identifying features of newspapers depicted in our database are the trademarks of their respective owners, and our use of newspaper content in the public domain or by private agreement does not imply any affiliation with, or endorsement from, the publishers of the newspaper titles that appear on our site. Your email address will not be published. Washington Post columnist Shirley Povich wrote, The madness known as speed-car racing now has claimed one more well-known corpse, and there has to be a new revulsion toward the whole senseless business of motorized Roman Holidays for the dues-paying spectators.. There, Dawn Mayden and her daughter had left their lawn chairs for some barbecued chicken at a concession stand. CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The wheel came off in Turn 2, snapped from its axle in a two-car collision. The Pocono race was not his first attempted NASCAR Winston Cup start: two weeks before, he entered the Michigan race but failed to qualify. Mrs. Tomlinson ran behind the Sweikert house. Weeks later, Sweikert's fatal sprint car crash occurred on June 17, 1956, at Salem Speedway. "We don't do checks before races," says Hall. Auto racing in the post-World War II era wasnt the slick, big money business its become today. Sweikert himself took the checkers at Indy in the face of When I hit 30, I figured Id better quit.. Bradway died from injuries suffered in a tragic sprint car crash during the Super Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway in Washington State on June 21, 1987. With the deaths have come questions -- about track fencing, about uninspected cars, about supervision in restricted areas. Neighbors who learned of the accident called the sheriffs [3] Former driver Nick Bohanon bought the racetrack in December 2022. Security, it seems, can get lost in the swirl. Such decisions are largely left up to speedways. Salem Speedway is a .555 miles (0.893km) long paved oval racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near Salem, Indiana, United States, approximately 100 miles (160km) south of Indianapolis. For as long as he remembers, his view of Saturday nights was framed by the edges of a driver's helmet. ", But: "Everywhere I go, I check out their fence.". "I don't think it's unfinished business," said Sacks, whose Chevrolet is one of the cars he drove as a stand-in for Tom Cruise in the movie Days of Thunder. For over 65 years Salem Speedway Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery has enjoyed the recognition of being one of the most unique and renowned race tracks in America. The boys 33-year-old father arrived at the pool shortly He failed to qualify this year after an eighth-place finish, his best ever, in 1989. Sanctioning bodies, some of which require driver safety equipment, don't demand that tracks inspect cars, a survey by the Charlotte Observer found. Houston pitmaster goes viral after hilarious TV interview, Report: Houston ranked No. He had that charisma.. Roger Bruce Hassing. That year the family moved briefly to San Francisco, then across the bay to the rural town of Hayward, California. When they first started to use roll bars, traditionalists thought it was just awful. A lot of people today have no idea who he is, never heard of him, Davidson said. Required fields are marked *. Tony Floyd, an ambulance medic for the hospital, described the 39-year-old Vogler as having a "severe head injury." On September 11, 1954 Sweikert became the first driver ever to average 90mph (140km/h) in a 100-mile (160km) race, with his win in the Lutes Truck Parts Special #17 car at the Eastern Speed Dome in Syracuse. Greg Sacks had his fill of those in the last race, the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, Fla., where accidents ruined the weekend for both drivers. Keep reading with unlimited digital access. Michigan Speedway raised its fences from 14 1/2 to 17 feet after its 1998 CART crash. Martin took the pole for today's 12:10 p.m. race, qualifying his Ford at 158.264 mph. Sweikert and his wife, Dolores, were the parents of four children Bob was raised through his early teen years with his older stepbrother, Ed, who enlisted in the US Navy, and then soon died in 1942, at the onset of World War II. Clipping found in The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky on Jul 25, 1949. He gained his first racing sponsorship in July 1947, when he became a track roadster race driver for Hubbard Auto Parts of Oakland. Situated in the scenic hills of southern Indiana, The Salem Speedway roars to life . At least 70 have been injured, some suffering life-altering afflictions, including a Florida father of three now living in a New Jersey home for people with brain damage. "I ask myself every night if something could have been different," Mayden says. She searched for nearly an hour before finding the tricycles The Indianapolis native raced in five Indianapolis 500s. He learned to race on go-karts at age 9, graduated to stock cars as an adult. Last Name "Williams" There over the next couple years, he built his own track roadster. Salem Speedway is a .555 miles (0.893 km) long paved oval racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near Salem, Indiana, United States, approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of Indianapolis. The bodies were taken to the Conkle West 16th to Indianapolis and listed the house for sale. On February 12, 1949 Sweikert won the first BCRA Indoor Midget Race Track championship, in Oakland, on the new 1/12 mile oval track. January 22, 2023 (76 years old) View obituary. Not now. The tire hit a concrete barrier in front of the grandstand. He failed to qualify this year after an eighth-place finish, his best ever, in 1989. One of his frequent local competitors on the streets was Ed Elisian, a teenage boy from nearby Oakland, California. The track has 33 degrees of banking in the corners. They entered the pool area through a gap in the high fence No other cars were involved and no other injuries reported. "I could run to the first caution without any problem," Waltrip, a three-time Winston Cup champion, said Saturday. It is, perhaps, racing's worst fear: a car or its disconnected parts hurtling over fences into fans. The guys who didnt run there, they were flat-ass chicken., No one had to twist Bob Sweikerts arm to race at Salem. If you wanted to be a racer, thats what you had to do, Rathmann said. Salem has, however, put up a new fence separating the infield from the pits. Classes at Christ the King School were canceled for Josh and Amanda Dutton's funeral. Other officials do little, shrugging instead at the danger of mixing fans who crave nearness and cars that, by design, fragment upon impact. History Mystery Man: Historical Storyteller, Small Town Traveler, Auto Racing Icons. There were exciting, happy, even playful moments, she said. There were no space-age helmets and flame-proof racing suits. And there were sad ones. The track has 33 degrees of banking in the corners. Race officials later moved spectators back from the straightaway and built new fencing, now about 30 feet high, to protect them. [3], Vogler finished seventeenth in his only NASCAR Busch Series start at the North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham in 1988.[4]. Foremen worked for an hour and a half before Deputy Coroner NASCAR hadnt yet arrived to swallow the sport. Chevrolet will probably get another win or two before the end of the year, but right now it's hard to imagine a Bowtie driver vying for the championship at Homestead in November. The banks were spooky. Johnson's car, said C. Ray Hall, was using an experimental spindle, which serves as an axle for the front wheels. 19,772 people like this. Vogler, a native of Glen Ellyn, Ill., who lived in Indianapolis with his wife and three children, was pronounced dead from massive head injuries at Washington County Memorial Hospital, said USAC Vice President Bill Marvel. The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. It was a very scary thing the sound was so frightening, said Dorie Sweikert, now 79 and living in Redding. at the bottom of the water. [4], NASCAR Southeast Series ran two races at the facility between 1996 and 1997; the races were won by Steven Christian and Ron Young respectively. His mother Eleanor started a college scholarship fund for aspiring Indiana students as part of Rich's concern over his sons, and the fund was started by USAC officials and sponsor Valvoline. Usually, his mother and his sons appear at the annual fund-raiser. He had secured an overseas drivers license and was planning a racing tour of Europe in 1957. 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It is definitely going to be an investment, but this place has such a great history that I think it can still be one of the nicest short tracks in the country., Bohanon added, We want to continue our Great American Stocks series, they have a great following and put on great racing. [1][3] Vogler had 170 total USAC wins, and won over 200 "outlaw" (non-USAC) midget races. "The spindle just locked up and came off," he remembers. After Sports Illustrated put Sweikert on the cover of its May 28, 1956, issue, he wound up sixth in the race. Was that what went wrong? Nobody covers Columbus, Indiana and the surrounding areas like The Republic. James Tomlinson, 5 years old, and Anthony Tomlinson, 3, lost He had reached the first pinnacle, but not the pinnacle, recalled Dorie Sweikert, his wife at the time. Lindsey, who wanted to be a veterinarian and a midget car racer. RACE CAR driver Bob Sweikert celebrates his win in the 1955Indianapolis 500 with his wife, Dorrie. Im ready to get started on making improvements as soon as the weather lets us. in the driveway beside the vacant house. His father Donald Vogler died in a midget car accident at the Indianapolis Speedrome on May 1, 1981. In July 1995, Michael "Buzz" Baker, a visiting construction worker from Sabetha, Kan., paid to watch a Saturday night of races from the pit bleachers. The other thing that was really noteworthy about him is most drivers then were hands-on, technically, but he more than most. "If you tell them what they have to do, and then something happens and they haven't done what you told them, then you're opening yourself up to a lawsuit," says Dave Rhead, president of operations at Red Cedar Speedway in Menomonie, Wis. A small-track Saturday night: mid-September at the Lancaster (S.C.) Speedway, and the season has taken its usual toll. As a sad, ironic twist, Sweikerts tragedy helped fuel And for each spectator killed, there are tales of others spared when cars or wheels flew over fences and through pits, striking no one. The wheel hit Amanda flush, crushing her lungs and heart beyond surgeons' repair. Its like Iraq its that kind of grief.. I had a deep spiritual belief that got me through that. On the first lap of the first race held at Salem, on June 22, 1947, Clay Corbitt locked wheels with Jack Schultz, went over the banking and was killed. Racing but was replaced posthumously by Ted Musgrave. A racecar moves around the track at Salem Speedway. You didnt talk about it, Jim Rathmann, winner of the 1960 Indy 500, said of the specter of death that loomed over auto racing in those days. Salem Speedway opened in 1947, providing fans with exciting fast paced racing on the .555-mile oval that features imposing 33-degree banked turns that were built strictly for speed! In a 1998 incident, an out-of-control race car climbed over a fence at a Phoenix speedway and came to rest just 15 feet from fan seating. Sweikert was pronounced dead upon arrival at Washington County Hospital. Times you just didnt want to look., Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Alameda County DAs new policy will reduce prison sentences through widespread elimination of sentencing enhancements. [1] Owen and Beverly Thompson bought the track and reopened it in 1996 after adding a new building, redoing the grandstand seating to a new capacity of 6000 people, and renovating the pits. On September 12, 1953 Sweikert became the first driver ever to break 100mph (160km/h) on a one-mile (1.6km) oval track, at the Eastern Speed Dome, Syracuse, New York. We will keep the other local divisions that have been running at the track and plan to continue to bring in some additional outside touring series to keep fans interested in coming to all our events. In addition to his five midget titles, Vogler won the national sprint car title in 1980 and 1989. Obituary Pam Williams, age 65, of Salem passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Kindred Hospital Central in Indianapolis. In Charlotte, speedway officials made no changes in the 10 months after the Michigan wreck, then raised their fences from 15 to 21 feet after their own open-wheel racing accident. "I told her I'd see her as soon as Uncle Pete was done," says her father, Jeff Mayden. "There's no way to stay ahead of these drivers.". in a second tragedy yesterday when two small brothers were drowned in the swimming Just 12 days after Sweikerts bitter-sweet win at Indianapolis, the sport suffered its worst tragedy when a car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France went off the track and into the crowd, killing 80 spectators. "It was," he said, "nobody's fault.". SALEM, IND. As firemen worked, the Rev. In the winner's circle, Sweikert and Dorie celebrated with singer-actress Dinah Shore. 4.3. Create new account. Dr. Dan. left their home at 5241 Will Scarlett Lane, a block from the Sweikert home, for Sacks, who will start third on today behind Mark Martin and Ken Schrader, ran a strong seventh here in June after leading late in the race. With months to heal and the war over, he was honorably discharged in September 1945. This page was last edited on 23 December 2014, at 08:46. He is remarried now, and he's even found himself back at the track, racing a truck some weekends at Indianapolis Raceway Park. This was the Kansas City Speedway, a 1.25-mile oval with turns banked 35 degrees. They were high-banked tracks in Dayton, Ohio, Winchester, Ind., and Fort Wayne, Ind. Sweikert then quit automotive repair and became a full-time driver. Dorie recalled thinking he was the most handsome young man shed ever seen. In May 1956, at his final return to the Indianapolis 500, Sweikert began in the 10th starting position and came in for a 6th-place finish, with the team's D-A Lubricant roadster. Newspapers.com makes these newspapers available for the purpose of historical research, and is not responsible for the content of any newspapers archived at our site. Learn More More information on Salem Speedway and the 2023 season will be posted on the tracks website at salemspeedway.com and with social media posts on the tracks Facebook page. Sweikert's car, on the outside, brushed a piece of metal . She went back to California He walked over to his father`s car, looked in and then walked away. The tragedy brought complaints from neighbors about the open Most race fans don't. Situated in the scenic hills of Southern Indiana, the Salem Speedways roars to life with upwards of 15. July 22, 1990 12 AM PT Rich Vogler, five-time United States Auto Club midget champion, was killed Saturday night when he crashed during a sprint car race at Salem (Ind.) Send comments to [emailprotected]. Vogler, now dead at the age of 39, was declared the winner posthumously because of USAC National Sprint Car Series rules on a red flag reverting to the previous completed lap. [2] Major auto racing series that run at Salem are ARCA and USAC. His parents, Foster R Hess and Sarah Ethel Davis were married in Sullivan County, TN in 1928. waiting patiently for the boys. [4], The ASA National Tour ran six races at the track, from 1998 through 2003 and the winners were Scott Hansen (twice), David Stremme, Tim Sauter, Gary St. Amant and Robbie Pyle. Coming out of the 4th turn, the two cars started down the straightaway in front of the grandstand. Read More. Pit fencing, however, is rarely mandated. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Provo, Utah on facebook. The good drivers werent immune. win at Indy, Vuky, who was leading when he crashed, would have been tough to after the boys were taken from the water. He would have raced, anyway.. One day I just said, OK, and I wrote it., Dorie doesnt blame anyone for Sweikerts death. The worst such incident occurred in 1955 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, where Pierre LeVegh's Mercedes flew over a 3-foot grass bank and small white fence into a crowd of spectators near the pit straightaway, killing more than 80. Bob Sweikert participated in 5 World Championship races. Death. Last edited on 17 December 2022, at 23:08, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_Sweikert&oldid=1128015419, This page was last edited on 17 December 2022, at 23:08. [2] A thunderstorm had ripped the roof off the grandstands and fences were damaged. That was your job. Drive. The wheel, witnesses would say later, bounced through the unrepaired hole in the fence, then struck Baker above his right eye. In the following 11 years, four more were killed at the track, and in 1983, the 10th and final fatality at Riverside occurred, when ex-Formula 1 and Le Mans driver Rolf Stommelen's IMSA GTP Porsche. [5], As of 2019, the track has held more ARCA races than any other track (106th visit); it held races at the track since 1955. "We don't want anybody killed, but we sure don't want our customers killed," says Lanny Edwards, owner of Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, one of thousands of small tracks dotting the country. It was a time before safety thats just the way it was, said Steven Levinson, a semi-retired attorney and amateur auto racing historian, who grew up in Indianapolis in the 1940s and 50s. It will be a process of getting those done over the next several years. Ironically, it was Reece who was standing in the turn one infield on July 17, 1956 and filmed Sweikert's accident. The Salem Speedway joined The Hills circuit in 1947, and immediately demonstrated its potential for disaster. She died five hours later, early the next day. Weinberger and Ostapenko began artificial respiration. Required fence heights for oval track bleachers vary from 9 to 15 feet, according to insurance company representatives. Community See All. "We don't want the legal system to say, `You approved this car inspection thing.' The two often raced together, and Boyd qualified for entry in the 1955 Indianapolis 500 when Sweikert helped him overcome mechanical handling problems in Boyd's car. In 1988, Vogler was running 20+ laps down in the race when he waived his position to former Formula 1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi. Sweikerts car flew over the outside wall, through a photographers booth and crash-landed in a weed patch. The 2023 Salem Speedway tentative schedule: April 8: (3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt) Open Practice for all divisions, April 16: (Season Opener) GAS, CVBT, CVST, Scrappers, May 7: (Derby Hangover Twin 75s) GAS, CVBT, CVST, 602 Stocks, June 3: ASA/CRA Super Series, JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, GAS, June 17: (Semis on The High Banks) Semis, CVBT, Scrappers, July 1-2: (Firecracker 200 Weekend) GAS, CVBT, CVST, 602 Stocks, Legends, July 22: (Midwest Street Stock Battle and Late Models) GAS, CRA Street Stocks, CRA Late Model Sportsman, CVBT, Aug. 19: (Dollar Beer and Cruise In) GAS, CVBT, CVST, 602 Stocks, Scrappers, Sept. 9: (End of Summer 100) GAS, CVBT, CVST, Legends, Oct. 21-22: (Halloween 200 Weekend) Halloween 200, CVBT 200, CVST, MF8, 602 Stocks, Scrappers, Bloomington Speedway releases 2023 schedule. Saturday's sponsor is Crosleybrands.com. Amant. They were joined by Myron Weinberger, 221 East 70th The car hit the guardrail and destroyed a section of protective fencing near the grandstand. The sprint car flew over the edge of the track, down the embankment, and landed a hundred feet below, where it briefly burst into flames. First there was the business of trying to defend his Indy 500 title. Former USAC Midget racer Nick Bohanon has taken over ownership of the iconic Salem Speedway Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery, located in Salem. Sweikert was born in Los Angeles, California. Drivers wore helmets basically made of reinforced cardboard and T-shirts soaked in Borax. SALEM, IND. Father Kavanagh, their parish Six days before, on Sept. 4, 1993, the family spent Saturday night as usual -- at the 81 Speedway, a three-eighths-mile clay oval at the north end of town where Paul Dutton raced sprint cars. He won numerous major national events: the Hut Hundred eight times, the 4-Crown Nationals midget car event four times, the Copper Classic twice, the Hoosierdome Invitational twice, the WWRA Florida Winter Nationals in 1983, and the Night Before the 500 once. 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