Usac driver ramo stott

Don white won his 50th victory in nichels chassis numbered dc93 when it was running the updated 1973 charger body. He would also claim the pole position for the 1976 daytona 500. Stott would leave imca after the 1968 season and go on to race in arca and usac. Usac stock car series 1977 standings driver database. Jul 02, 2007 usac had always propped its champ car division as its number one division. He got a junie donlavey ride after usac regular ramo stott has a secondplace finish at talladega superspeedway earlier that season. July 29, 1973 petty poaches pocono bench racing from the. Twin 200 usac stock car race michigan international speedway, brooklyn, mi july 15, 1973 100 laps on 2 mile paved oval. Ramo stott nascar race cars, road runner, car and driver, plymouth, car. Usacs 1975 national stock car owner champion, jack housby, has passed away at the age of 80 in des moines, iowa. Today, the usac serves as the sanctioning body for a number of racing series, including the silver.

As a factory supported driver, ramo stott was provided this car by. Jul 14, 2014 lem blankenship, also from keokuk iowa drove this car for stott racing to high finishes in usac during the summer of 1970 and 1971. He won five titles, including four in a row 19711974. Ramo stotts nascar superbird at the talladega aero car reunion if you are a true nascar fan from back in the day you remember the wild winged dodge daytona and plymouth superbird. Chrysler in the usac stock car series page 7 allpar. Winged warriorsnational bbody owners association ramo. Year, age, races, win, t5, t10, pole, laps, led, earnings, rank, avst, avfn, raf, llf, dnq, wd. If you lived in the midwest and went to the imca or usac races you remember the gang from keokuk, iowa. Both ramo and ernie both had wins in imca, usac and arca. Foyt chevrolet 100 6,596 running 22 2 4 roger mccluskey 2 norm nelson plymouth 100 3,976 running 36. He drove some nascar events, but had most of his success with usac stock car series. After leaving imca in 71, ramo won titles in both arca and usac. Sep 03, 2018 from 1971 through 1976 ernie campaigned a limited schedule with the united states auto club competing against the likes of fivetime series champion butch hartman, twotime series champion and winningest driver in usac stock car racing, don white, 3time series champion norm nelson, former nemesis and 1975 usac champion ramo stott, as well as.

From 1956 to 1979, usac sanctioned the united states national championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the indianapolis 500. Driver ramo stott 1970 nascar grand national results racing. Stott would win the arca championship backtoback in 1970 and 1971 and then win the usac stock car championship in 1975. As an example, ramo stott is listed five times in the table, because at one time or another his car carried each of the five numbers listed in the table. Fuel and brake lines run the applicable length of the chassis. Usac believed it would take from its premier division.

He drove some nascar events, but had most of his success with usac stock car. 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 took the. At least 21 different drivers are known to have competed in plymouth superbirds from 1970 to 1972 in arca, nascar and usac. See more ideas about race cars, plymouth superbird and nascar. Ramo stott owned and raced this beauty to the 197071 arca championship and it still retains its original sheet metal and is unrestored. Nascar plymouth supberbird, ramo stott information on. The united states auto club usac is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the united states.

Ramo stott arca champion, 1975 usac stock car champion, superbird driver. Moore won the milwaukee race 9775, beating ramo stott. Butch then tries to get under richard and almost takes them both out. Ramo stott was well known for his winning ways in the early 70s driving the. On october 14, 2000, retired race car driver ramo stott appeared at the my classic car autofest nationals in evansville, indiana. Chrysler in the usac stock car series page 9 allpar. Stotts driving career ran from 1955 to 1990, and he was the 1970 and 1971 arca series champion, the 1975 usac stock car champion, and the 1976 daytona 500 pole sitter.

With ramo is fellow keokuk driver lem blankenship who drove the blue bird in usac in 1971. Indy 500 racers made their mark in usac stock cars speed. Infobox sport governing body the united states auto club usac is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the united states. Usac extends its condolences to his family and his many friends and. Usac had always propped its champ car division as its number one division.

From 1956 to 1979, the usac sanctioned the united states national championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the indianapolis 500. John was a really superb driver but the tiller racing stables equipment wasnt the best and this hindered his winning. His brotherinlaw was another keokuk legend, the late ernie derr, who ravaged the imca stock car circuit for years. The race also featured several usac drivers who occasionally dabbled in cup racing including super tex himself a. Other prominent stock car stars that hailed from keokuk and came up around the same time were nascar stalwart and car builder dick hutcherson, and the prolific arca winner and onetime daytona 500 polesitter ramo stott. Excellent condition but may have small scratches or marks all easily fixable with a graphics program not apparent in the small, lower resolution scans. Jan 12, 2020 explore stoltzsams board ramo stott race cars, followed by. White, derr, ramo stott and hutcherson were the big guns, however, and they. Both lem and his brother, gordon blankenship are expected to attend the keokuk reunion. This is an imca stock car flyer of the late 60s early 70s. Stott won the milwaukee race 81475 and led a 1 3 mopar sweep. Corrie, ramo and lance are from left to right, bottom row. Born april 6, 1934, ramo stott is a former nascar winston cup driver from keokuk, iowa.

In 1968, john sat on the pole at the race in topeka, kansas. At least 33 different drivers are thought to have competed in dodge charger daytonas from 1969 to 1971 in arca, nascar and usac. He had led the whole race until the last lap when ramo stott and ernie derr came around to pass him and one of them bumped him out of the way. First of all, i had a very, very good race car, says ryan of the matthews car. He competed in nascar winston cup, usac stock car, and arca. Ramo, former arca and reigning usac stock car champion, won the pole for the.

Click on the site to see ramo stotts career results at that track. In 1976, driving the matthewsbuilt 75 laguna, he started on the outside front row of the daytona 500 with fellow iowa usac driver ramo stott of keokuk on the pole. 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 took the checkered flag. Usac extends its condolences to his family and his many friends and associates throughout the motorsports industry.

The event was fia sanctioned and usac drivers were encouraged to race in the event. Ramo stott and corrie stott with crew plymouth volare 8x10. Lem blankenship, also from keokuk iowa drove this car for stott racing to high finishes in usac during the summer of 1970 and 1971. Stott went on to win automobile racing club of america titles in 1970 and 1971 and a united states auto club title in 1975. We have just added this historical race car to our feature car page and encourage you to take a look, it is a very rare example of a time long gone.

Usac drivers find information on your favorite usac drivers. Browse through latest information on your favorite usac drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. It was common to drive the race car to the track, take out the seats, put in seat. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series. Nascar former driver ramo stott born april 6, 1934 is a former nascar winston cup. Nov 05, 2017 in 1965 and 1966 the two combined to win 72 of the 74 imca stock car races held. Ramo returned to the driver seat in 1972, winning on the high. May 27, 1974 don white of keokuk, iowa, a twotime united states auto club usac stockcar champion, won the 50th feature of his career monday by capturing the 100lap main event on the halfmile track at the missouri state fairgrounds.

The driver of the vehicle, who has not been identified, was transported to greenville memorial hospital for treatment. Scratch built quad shocks and differential cross brace. It is known that ramo stott actually had only one car, so even though there were five different numbers, there was still only one car. Driver statistics are for nascar unless otherwise noted. Click on the site to see ramo stott s career results at that track. The former latemodel stock car driver, now 62, watched his brotherinlaw, don. Foyt, ramo stott, gordon johncock, and jim hurtubise. Bob whitlow, former center for the nfls cleveland browns, detroit lions and atlanta falcons, started the race as well. Ramo stotts nascar superbird at the talladega aero. Some mopar drivers that you didnt usually hear much about in usac stock car racing. Ernie derr imca perennial champion in dodge chargers. In fullbodied stock car racing during the 1960s, white was a prominent name, as he captured 53 usac stock car wins, the most ever, 32 of them during a fouryear period when he drove factorybacked dodges for the indianabased ray. Ramo stott s nascar superbird at the talladega aero car reunion if you are a true nascar fan from back in the day you remember the wild winged dodge daytona and plymouth superbird. He had led the whole race until the last lap when ramo stott and ernie derr came around to.

Pierce auto parts dodge 4 johnny rutherford terry nichels dodge 5 clarence lovell don bierschwale chevrolet 6 jack bowsher jack bowsher ford 7 verlin eaker. White was the winningest driver in usac history and was selected to the usac hall of fame in 20. From 1971 through 1976 ernie campaigned a limited schedule with the united states auto club competing against the likes of fivetime series champion butch hartman, twotime series champion and winningest driver in usac stock car racing, don white, 3time series champion norm nelson, former nemesis and 1975 usac champion ramo stott, as well as. Usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n. He has reached the top at last as late model stock car racing champion of the automobile racing club of america arca. He won seven races and had 12 topfive finishes to record his third straight championship.

Butch hartman became the dominant force in the usac stockcar ranks in the early 70s. Jul 07, 20 the race also featured several usac drivers who occasionally dabbled in cup racing including super tex himself a. He was a 2011 inductee in the national dirt late model hall of fame. Individual driver statistics for the 1977 usac stock car series. Ramo stott interrupted hartmans winning streak in 1975. Probably the best nonchamp of the imca era, he was a bridesmaid all through the 60s. The last of the big four drivers that keokuk produced, don white, has passed away at age 89 in his hometown.