Driver Nickname Trivia

[John Berti]

F118 - Yes I also attended the re-union but arrived too late as they were just loading up. Problem is my family loves the trucks at Daytona, so that has become our Friday event. I try to get to DAARA whenever plus the group in Tampa. Well just a few answers this time;

Blackiie Wangerin
Onion Todd Bodine
Shoe Kenny Shoemaker

The others which I neede answers for are:
Dave Quiet Man Humphries - NEMA
Joe Coverdale - The ad man
Troy Robinson - Batman (called at Citrus & PGS,)

Here are a few more mostly the Northeast again:

Moon
Dude
Another Wild Bill (midgets)
Grummy
Norwalk Nightrider
Sonny
Hully
Skip
Wild Man
Hoss Hayes (sorry had to throw a trick question in ther)
Chuggy
Mousey

The "Wild Bill" from midget racing was the legendary "Wild Bill" Schindler. He lost his left leg from above the knee while racing in a Champ car race in 1936 at Mineola, L.I. He raced until he died in a sprint car racing crash in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1952. He was one of my dad's favorites and always use to talk about the legend of Bill Schindler when I was growing up. My dad use to see him race at the old Century Speedway which became the Century Shopping Plaza in West Springfield, MA

[Denman]

Mr Berti;

Very good again. The name Hoss Hayes was the name Elton Hildreth used when he drove outlaw tracks so he wouldn't be penalized. Elton was also known as the Wildman.


Now how about Tiny
Sonny
Air Canada
Big Al
The Candyman
Tiger Tom
Everett Express

Mixture of drivers


I also see Speed World has rained out again this evening.

[John Berti]

Mr Berti;

Very good again. The name Hoss Hayes was the name Elton Hildreth used when he drove outlaw tracks so he wouldn't be penalized. Elton was also known as the Wildman.


Now how about Tiny
Sonny
Air Canada
Big Al
The Candyman
Tiger Tom
Everett Express

Mixture of drivers


I also see Speed World has rained out again this evening.

Tiny - DeWayne "Tiny" Lund
Sonny - Ernest "Sonny" Hutchins, Sonny O'Sullivan, Sonny Hartley a former TBARA sprint car racer
Air Canada - Gilles Villeneuve
Big Al - Al Unser Sr.
The Candyman - Elliott Sadler
Tiger Tom - Tom Pistone, Tommy Baldwin, Tommy Sylvester
Everett Express - Gerald Chamberlain

If the rain holds off I may go to Showtime Speedway. They have the sprint cars racing tomorrow night along with the Sportsman. Figure 8 for the street stocks as well and if it is as good as it was last week that will be worth going in itself.

[Frasson118]

Denman.... just so you know for next year, the Reunion goes from noon til 5:00. Truck race starts at 8 I believe. Plenty of time to take in both, just get an earlier start from home...!

[Frasson118]

Sonny Seamon
Candy Man, Don Whalen.... always drove beautiful red & white striped cars that looked like candy canes.
Cynderella is actually local LLM racer Cynthia Strehle. They had fan participation night, so she grabbed her helmet, jumped in her Cadillac, and raced. The spirit of these races is strictly amateur drivers, but she couldn't resist (plus they needed any extra cars they could get), and went by Cynderella as her alias.
Dopey.... that was just a poke at Mayfield
Doc... a few I can think of are McKinney, Hoctor, and Smith
Although Fritz Epright is correct, not many remember that's what Freddie Rahmer went by before being upgraded to Fast Freddie.
Hollywood... I was thinking local Dirt LM racer Joe Kump

[Frasson118]

How about:

Black Jack
The Intimigater
Million Dollar Man .... not Million Dollar Bill
Mississippi Flyer
The Tampa Terror
Mr Smooth
The Clown Prince... X2
The Rebel
Rapid Roy... immortalized by Jim Croce
Irish Jack
Grandpa
Boom Boom... not Larry Cannon
Rice-a-Roni
Lone Star JR

[John Berti]

How about:

Black Jack
The Intimigater
Million Dollar Man .... not Million Dollar Bill
Mississippi Flyer
The Tampa Terror
Mr Smooth
The Clown Prince... X2
The Rebel
Rapid Roy... immortalized by Jim Croce
Irish Jack
Grandpa
Boom Boom... not Larry Cannon
Rice-a-Roni
Lone Star JR

Black Jack - Jack Brabham
The Intimagator - Chris Wall
The Million Dollar Man - Donnie Moran
Mississippi Flyer - Jerry Inmon
The Tampa Terror - Will Cagle
Mr. Smooth - One of Billy Moyer's many nicknames
The Clown Prince - The late, great Joe Weatherly
Irish Jack - Jack Murphy
The Rebel - Art Reedy
Rapid Roy - Roy Hall, Roy Seidell
Lone Star JR - Johnny Rutherford
Rice-A-Roni - Larry Rice

Can't think of anyone for Grandpa. Do know that Bill Greco was called Gramps at the tail end of his racing career. Also drawn a blank on Boom Boom. You said it wasn't Larry Cannon.

[John Berti]

Here's some more to try to guess.

Flying Dairy Farmer
Captain Kirk
Pistol Pete
Nasty Neil
Loveable Les
Cuban Missile
Bent Creek Bandit
Farmer Brown
Zeke
Hammerin' Hank
Jungle John
Sand Lake Slingshot
Racing Logger
Rapid Robbie
Rit
Voo Doo Child
Bristol Stomper
The Racing Grandfather
Jiggs
Tricky Nicky
Stash
Whitey
Choo Choo Charlie
S.J.
Tampa Tornado
The Old Master

[Denman]

Here is a few of them Mr Berti,

Tampa Tornado - Robbie Crouch
The Old Master - Frankie Schneider
SJ - SJ Evonsion
Cuban Missile - Aric Almirola
Loveable Les Alberti
Sandlake Slingshot - Kenny Tremont (loved to watch him race the Valley)
Captain Kirk Alexander
Nasty Neal Murray

[AB195]

OsMos---

asked about the midwest; the knights----the white knight was dickie trickle and the blue knight was tommy reffner

[Denman]

How could I forget

Voodoo Child - Scott Bloomquist
Stan Stash Gregor (Plainville and Riverside days)
\Jiggs - I can see the car coming out of the fourth turn but am a loss to his name at this point.

[John Berti]

Here is a few of them Mr Berti,

Tampa Tornado - Robbie Crouch
The Old Master - Frankie Schneider
SJ - SJ Evonsion
Cuban Missile - Aric Almirola
Loveable Les Alberti
Sandlake Slingshot - Kenny Tremont (loved to watch him race the Valley)
Captain Kirk Alexander
Nasty Neal Murray

S.J - Steve Evonsion
Yes, watching Kenny Tremont race at Lebanon Valley Speedway was like watching a surgeon at work. He was so methodical in the way he'd work his way up through a field. Before you know it he had the lead and off he went running away from the field. The Valley's winningest driver with 96 wins and 12 track championships.

[Denman]

Good morn Mr Berti, Frass 118 and all

Yes Mr Berti it was Steve Evonsion. Used to love him watch the maroon coach #300 at the Park.

Here are a couple more before we head out to the races.

The Killer
Professor
Flyin' Ryan (not Newman)
The Hammer
T Mac
EPJ
King
Rebel Ross
JP
T-Bone
Flyin Fire Chief from Haverhill.


Hope the rain stays away from all tracks tonight. You mentioned Showtime tonight with the Sprints. I'll be heading (hopefully) to East bay for final chance to use my rain stubs from a couple of weeks back. East Bay Sprints, Fl Mini Sprints plus more. Should be a good show. Drive safe everyone.

[Frasson118]

Most responses were correct from my last list, with a few adjustments:

Black Jack I was looking for Jack Boggs
The Clown Prince.... was looking for 2. Jabe Thomas was the other
The Rebel I was thinking was Frank "The Rebel" Mundy
Grandpa was USAC driver from the 60's Don Branson
Rapid Roy from the Jim Croce song, was nascar driver Roy Tyner
The other Boom Boom was Florida racer Harold Cannon

The "Jiggs" you were looking for.... was it Peters?

As for T-Mac, I know at least 2. Tim McCreadie and Terry McCarl
EPJ is Earl Pearson Jr.
Steve "King" Kinser
The Hammer... again I know 2. Danny Martin Jr and Marcel LaFrance

Guess here... Flyin' Ryan Godown???

[John Berti]

Most responses were correct from my last list, with a few adjustments:

Black Jack I was looking for Jack Boggs
The Clown Prince.... was looking for 2. Jabe Thomas was the other
The Rebel I was thinking was Frank "The Rebel" Mundy
Grandpa was USAC driver from the 60's Don Branson
Rapid Roy from the Jim Croce song, was nascar driver Roy Tyner
The other Boom Boom was Florida racer Harold Cannon

The "Jiggs" you were looking for.... was it Peters?

As for T-Mac, I know at least 2. Tim McCreadie and Terry McCarl
EPJ is Earl Pearson Jr.
Steve "King" Kinser
The Hammer... again I know 2. Danny Martin Jr and Marcel LaFrance

Guess here... Flyin' Ryan Godown???

Hey Jerry! That is not the "Jiggs" I was looking for although it is a totally acceptable answer. The Jiggs I'm looking for was a driver and later car owner out of Connecticut. That should help tremendously.