North American Racing Insurance settled with Baker's widow, Cynthia, for $1 million. The Winston Cup season leader easily beat Schrader's 157.219 mph in qualifying Friday. First there was the business of trying to defend his Indy 500 title. February 27, 2023 (100 years old) View obituary. Perhaps in part because Bob Sweikert refused to accept fear, Dorie convinced herself he was safe from harm. The good drivers werent immune. Marjorie Ann Bitter. In between, she got her first taste of the sport and it terrified her. Drive. They were joined by Myron Weinberger, 221 East 70th pool that the 500-Mile-Race winner had built for his own children. Fifty years later, her memories of those days paint a picture of the entire experience. Drivers, nursing accumulated grudges, satisfy them on and off the track. and the winner of the 1955 Indianapolis Motor Speedway classic and had built Such indifference to safety is a concern to track officials everywhere. James Tomlinson, 5 years old, and Anthony Tomlinson, 3, lost He'd heard the track was going to build a fenced playground in the infield in Lindsey's honor, but those plans went unrealized. Usually, his mother and his sons appear at the annual fund-raiser. Other tracks have taken a similarly reactive approach to tragedy. Always open. Vogler, who would have been 40 on Thursday, raced in five Indianapolis 500s. 1 most stressful city for workers in U.S. Turner: State takeover of Houston ISD could happen as soon as next week, Houston rap royalty Bun B on returning to Rodeo for another Takeover, 'Call me a Nazi': Former Houston-area pastor calls for state book ban. Salem, IN (April 20, 2021) - Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS will head to the famous High Banks of Salem Speedway Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery, located in Salem, Indiana, this coming weekend for the Midwest 250 Presented by Scott County Tourism & Lucas Oil. Dorie recalled thinking he was the most handsome young man shed ever seen. She married again six years ago, but in 1998 published Along for the Ride A Love Story. The book is a personal, poignant and sometimes painful look back on her time with Bob Sweikert. He died a week later. Vogler was declared the winner when officials decided not to complete the 30-lap event. In early 1948, he married Marion Edwards. He died the day after his sister, on his 10th birthday. He was about to take the white flag for the final lap. "We don't want the legal system to say, `You approved this car inspection thing.' 47K views, 969 likes, 76 loves, 119 comments, 367 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from History Mystery Man: Salem Speedway is one of the most iconic race tracks in America. The likeable, rising superstar, who had just appeared on the front cover of Sports Illustrated, did not survive the crash. They settled in Indiana, to be close to the Speedway where Sweikert hoped to race and win. Not all would race The Hills. Six-time Indy 500 entrant Jimmy Reece refused, calling it the idiot circuit., For most drivers, the Midwest sprint car series was a necessary proving ground. The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Such decisions are largely left up to speedways. He would make consecutive starts at Indy from then on, up until 1990. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! AUTO RACING: Salem Speedway has new owner DANIEL SUDDEATH daniel.suddeath@newsandtribune.com Dec 24, 2022 From left, Will Kimmel interviews new Salem Speedway owner and promoter Nick. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. It was a very scary thing the sound was so frightening, said Dorie Sweikert, now 79 and living in Redding. to Indianapolis and listed the house for sale. 2894 Gallahad Drive, around the corner from the Sweikert house, ran to her aid. She is one of 29 spectators since 1990 to be killed by cars or their flying parts at U.S. auto racing events. Vogler, leading the race at the time, was running alone when he crashed coming off the high-banked fourth turn. The wheel, witnesses would say later, bounced through the unrepaired hole in the fence, then struck Baker above his right eye. Their shoes where on the pools rim. "I'm happy to be in the front of the field, even if it's not on the pole.". I had a son who was killed in a crash as well.''. at the bottom of the water. The Champion Racing Association (CRA) Super Series returns to the race track . Then came a June 17 sprint car race at Salem Speedway. 1,509 were here. He walked over to his father`s car, looked in and then walked away. Carol Ann Williams. Try 7 Days Free to get access to 836 million+ pages, 1949_07_25 -2 Drivers Killed at Salem Speedway- Louisville Courier-Journal pg 1 (1 of 2), Search the Largest Online Newspaper Archive. During 1947 Sweikert began mailing monthly accounts of his life to Veda Orr, through April 1956. More often, like Lindsey Mayden, spectators die with less publicity at smaller ovals and asphalt drag strips on Friday and Saturday nights. Send comments to [emailprotected]. 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. 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. This year's Fall Classic at the .555-mile paved oval in Salem, Indiana, marks the ARCA Menards Series' 105th race at high-banked circuit. Racing close with Elisian, both cars pushed high. 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Richard Frank Vogler (July 26, 1950 July 21, 1990) was an American champion sprint car and midget car driver. He won the Fireman Nationals midget car race at Angell Park Speedway in 1985. This event be an action packed weekend full of racing and fun. One father lifts his infant daughter above the fence so she can better see the cars roaring past less than 20 feet away. [1] Don Gettelfinger Sr. bought the track in 1987 and he replaced the fence with concrete. He won 1 race and accumulated a total of 8 championship points. The .555-Mile oval that features imposing 33-degree banked turns was built strictly for speed. There was kind of a machismo attached to it. I wanted what he wanted, she said. "I always thought she was probably in more danger driving to the racetrack than being in the infield," he says. [1] In 1987 he won the inaugural Chili Bowl Midget Nationals race. 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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. backstretch wall to his death. their lives while wading in the pool behind Sweikerts house at 5301 Lancelot None of todays safeguards existed then. In the 1950s, talent won races, but luck decided who lived and died on the track. Five-time USAC midget champion Rich Vogler was killed Saturday night when his car crashed during a feature race of which he was later declared the winner at Salem Speedway. [5], Because of USAC rules on a red flag reverting to the previous completed lap, he was declared the winner of the event following his death, which was his 170th win. [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. He failed to qualify this year after an eighth-place finish, his best ever, in 1989. Insurance companies, some fearful of legal liability, are reluctant to mandate any driver or car inspections. And with good reason; with 33-degree banking in the corners, Salem Speedway was built in 1947 with all out speed in mind. I didnt even think Id hit 21. Bob Sweikerts death in an auto race last June was reflected "A good Sunday was when every driver cheated death and went home alive." The Salem Speedway joined "The Hills" circuit in 1947, and immediately demonstrated its potential for disaster. Sweikert fought for custody of their young daughter. Sweikert's car, on the outside, brushed a piece of metal . On February 12, 1949 Sweikert won the first BCRA Indoor Midget Race Track championship, in Oakland, on the new 1/12 mile oval track. "Some people said it went over the fence." Its like Iraq its that kind of grief.. Both tracks also increased their fences' overhang. Your email address will not be published. After a complicated, sometimes off-and-on courtship, they were married in 1953. He actually maintained his sprint car, even after he won (Indy).. 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. Dr. Dan Anderson pronounced Vogler dead at 11:40 p.m. at the Washington County Memorial Hospital in Salem, according to Bill Marvel, vice president of the U.S. Auto Club. But there are those who think he adapted to the track as well as anybody. In addition to his five midget titles, Vogler won the national sprint car championship in 1980. Fencing, maybe, or car safety. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Provo, Utah on facebook. tragedy after two-time 500 winner Bill Vukovich cartwheeled over the [2] He won USAC National Sprint Car Series championships in 1980 and 1989, USAC National Midget Series championships in 1978, 1980, 1983, 1986, and 1988. "When it came down, it came down on us.". Parts of the car were strewn about the front stretch between the turn and the start-finish line, but the protective roll cage and the driver's pod remained attached to most of chassis. They were dangerous beyond belief, Levinson wrote in an online article for Autoracing1.com. Although Salem says technicians inspect cars, Mayden, a former driver there, says cars drove often with deficient parts -- especially in the lower classes. Fifteen were gone within just seven years. Now his dream was not just to win Indy, but to be the best in the world. Keep reading with unlimited digital access. 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. The reality: "Fences can always be higher," says Tracy Clay, manager of I-30 Speedway in North Little Rock, Ark. Forgot account? "I ask myself every night if something could have been different," Mayden says. From The Third Turn, an online resource for all news and results stock car racing. 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[1], Bob Sweikert grew up in pre-war Los Angeles. Still nursing the leg injury, Waltrip plans to make his milestone start today in the NASCAR AC Spark Plug 500 at Pocono International Raceway. This was the Kansas City Speedway, a 1.25-mile oval with turns banked 35 degrees. SALEM, IND. She never saw danger coming. ". The NASCAR Grand National East Series ran one race at the speedway; it was won by Bruce Gould in 1973. Sweikert then quit automotive repair and became a full-time driver. in the driveway beside the vacant house. Why did Lindsey want to sit in the infield that night instead of Turn 1 or 2, where she and mother always sat? He ran seventy-two races that first BCRA season, finishing 14th out of 130 active members in the annual point standings. Bob Sweikert participated in 5 World Championship races. Nobody covers Columbus, Indiana and the surrounding areas like The Republic. Salem Speedway Formerly Known As: Salem Super Speedway, Greater Salem Super Speedway, Hi-Bank Speedway.555 mi./0.893 km. No other cars were involved and no other injuries reported. 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. They had a large family wedding in West L.A. Sweikert returned to Hayward and opened his own small business, Sweikert Automotive, an automotive repair shop based out of his parents' garage. A good Sunday was when every driver cheated death and went home alive.. in a second tragedy yesterday when two small brothers were drowned in the swimming 1949_07_25 -2 Drivers Killed at Salem Speedway- Louisville Courier-Journal pg 1 (1 of 2) three weeks ago to make her home. 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. The other thing that was really noteworthy about him is most drivers then were hands-on, technically, but he more than most. Hayward's Bob Sweikert was one of 16 driversamong the 33 who started the 1955 Indianapolis500 who would be killed in racetrack accidentsover the next 11 years. See more of Salem Speedway on Facebook. Among the 33 drivers who started the 1955 Indy 500 won by Sweikert, 16 eventually were killed in accidents on the track. Lindsey, who liked her daddy to play Pretty, Pretty Princess with her at night, and who, on this day in 1996, kissed him and waited while he worked as a spotter for his brother in the afternoon's last race. Log In. Neighbors who learned of the accident called the sheriffs Sixteen have been killed in grandstands and bleachers, nine in pit and infield areas, one leaning against a track fence, another sitting on his vehicle at the end of a drag strip. 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. [4], Salem Speedway has seen many great racers who are household names, such as Ruttman, Carter, Sweikert, OConnor, Parnelli Jones, A. J. Foyt, Al Unser, Mario Andretti, Vogler, Allison, Parsons, Waltrip, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Busch, Kasey Kahne, Ken Schrader, Joey Logano, and the list goes on. Sweikert finished sixth at Indianapolis the following May, but then died weeks later, at age 30, in 1956 after crashing a Sprint car at Salem Speedway. Amant. As firemen worked, the Rev. NASCAR hadnt yet arrived to swallow the sport. [2] Major auto racing series that run at Salem are ARCA and USAC. [1][3] Vogler had 170 total USAC wins, and won over 200 "outlaw" (non-USAC) midget races. [2] A thunderstorm had ripped the roof off the grandstands and fences were damaged. ", But: "Everywhere I go, I check out their fence.". Finishing first among the survivors was a young driver from Pittsboro, Indiana, named Jeff Gordon. You just couldnt be afraid all the time.. The tragic death of Bill Vukovich during the 1955 Indianapolis 500 unfairly cast a long, dark shadow over the career of the winner of that year's race Bob Sweikert. hunting for them, to call them to supper. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. On September 26, 1953 Sweikert won the Hoosier Hundred, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, a race which is chronicled by many as "the greatest race ever" run. A racecar moves around the track at Salem Speedway. A grim reminder of the darkness of the board-track era of the 1920s. the 25-by-12 pool with prideful anticipation. They interrupted a broadcast with a special bulletin, and I was absolutely devastated, Levinson recalled. Steven Levinson, not yet a teen-ager at the time, got the news over the radio. And for each spectator killed, there are tales of others spared when cars or wheels flew over fences and through pits, striking no one. At the time, Vogler was scheduled to run the full Winston Cup Series in the near-future for U.S. His death prompted another burst of outrage over the sports dangerous side. Vogler was the National Alliance of Midget Auto Racing (NAMAR) midget champion in 1973. The challenge for speedway owners: How do you balance the counterweights of safety and intimacy? Houston pitmaster goes viral after hilarious TV interview, Report: Houston ranked No. After winning the55 Indy title, Sweikert began plotting his next move. The first major fund-raiser for the fund has been a Daytona 500 viewing party in Indianapolis, today well-attended with a silent auction and notable names in auto racing in the state as guests. Michaels Catholic Church, arrived and gave last rites. In the winner's circle, Sweikert and Dorie celebrated with singer-actress Dinah Shore. That was your job. ''I knew him well but we never talked about his father`s death. 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. Last year he won 16 of the 33 races en route to his fifth championship. "My stamina's not what it should be. Of course, it saved a lot of lives.. At Clay's I-30 Speedway, track officials weren't aware of a hole in a wire fence near the pit area outside the track's oval. I definitely want to clean the place up, paint it, do something with the signage out front. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Racing is returning to Salem, Indiana. 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