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The racing history of the Road Kings begins with the formation of the club itself.
The club began in 1952. "T.V." Tommy Ivo started racing his "type car" that year. Ivo became the first true professional racer. Going from town to town (between his movie roles), racing throughout the country. Also that year, Richard Johnson campaigned at the local tracks. Ralph Marshall rode a Vincent Rapide in the gas motorcycle class in 1952-53. Bob Sagesar competed in a gas coupe with a blown flathead in the early '50s as well. By then, Bill King had already been running on the salt, starting back in 1946.
Later in the 1950s, Don Prudhomme started his career in the gasser wars. Don then stepped up to the fuelies and the national spotlight. Ken Safford started the same year as Prudhomme driving gas coupes, fuel dragsters and funny cars. All told, there were 36 Road Kings racing in the 1950s.
In the 1960s the variety of machines and classes followed the trends being set throughout the country. George Sakora ran a Crosley gas dragster, while Owen Engle and Denny Cross raced their 4 cylinder machine.
Later members like Nick Sfetsku, Joel Embick. Ed Drugmond, Bill Loven and Frank Ney piloted drag boats.
Many still race today, like Bob Muravez, who recently began driving the Western Hoist top fuel dragster in the Nostalgia Races. In his 3rd race Bob won at Las Vegas.
The list today contains many names from the same family, again mimicking the national trend. The Salvatores, Pucios, Giannoupolis, and Daltons families all have multiple members racing today.
To look at the list of Road Kings and the wide variety of vehicles driven is to look at the sport of racing and see its' history.
Here
is the complete racing history of the Road Kings:
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RACER Don Prudhomme Tommy Ivo Ken Safford Don Gaide Tom Jandt Rod Peppmuller Ralph Marshall * Clyde Richardson Bob Sagesar Jim Allison Jim Miles Don Hoffman Starr Williams* Mike Plat* Cederquist Brothers Richard Richard Johnson Tim Quinn Bill Handly George Sakora* Owen Engle Denny Cross Gary Cassidy Jim Delamare Bob Muravez Ed Janke Nick Sfetsku Joel Embick Tom McCurry Don Johnson Phil Riepe Larry Sutton Ron Cravens Ron Raybum Dick McNay Roy Flastad Dan Ladwig Bob Wright* Kent Baber Don Lewis Skip Torguson Dale Norstrom Tim Ryan Fred Murphy Jay Lewis Ron Vanetta Ray Cash Dave Ostercamp Bill King Doug Auzene Stan Dalton Sharron Dalton Ed Drogmund Jim Giannoulis Peter Giannoulis Frank Pucio Brain Pucio Eddie Salvatore Noel Salvatore Jerry Sater Rick Sayers Wade Zimmerman Pat Zimmerman Lynn Greenberg Bob Beck Bob Beck Bob Stratford Rich Baldaseroni |
TYPE/CLASS Gas/Fuel Dragster/Funny Car GasIFuel Dragster/Funny Car/Jet Car Gas Coupe/Fuel Dragster/Funny Car Gas & Fuel Dragster Gas Coupe/Gas Dragster Gas Dragster Gas Motorcycle Gas Coupe Gas Coupe Gas Coupe Gas Coupe/Fuel Coupe & Roadster Gas Boa & Motorcycle Gas Coupe and Sports Car Gas Coupe and Sports Car Gas Roadster/Fuel Roadster Gas Coupe/Gas Sports Car Gas Coupe Gas Coupe 4 cyl Gas Dragster 4 cyl Gas Dragster 4 cyl Gas Dragster Fuel Dragster Gas Coupe Gas Dragster/Fuel Dragster Gas Dragster Gas Drag Boat Gas Drag Boat Gas Dragster Gas/Fuel Dragster/Funny Car Gas Coupe Gas Coupe Gas Coupe Gas Coupe/Dragster Gas Roadster Gas Coupe/Fuel Dragster/Bonneville Racer Gas Coupe Gas Coupe Gas Dragster/Fuel Dragster Gas Coupe Gas Motorcycle Gas Coupe/Gas Roadster Fuel Altered Circle Track Midget Gas Coupe Gas Roadster/ Bonneville Racer Gas Coupe/Sedan/Sports Car Gas Motorcycle Lakes Racer Bracket Racer Bracket Racer & Altered Bracket Racer Drag Boat Racer an Gas Altered Bracket Racer Bracket Racer Bracket Racer Bracket Racer Bracket Racer Bracket Racer Bracket Racer Bracket Racer Bonnivelle Racer Bonnivelle Racer Bracket Racer Road Racer Drag Race Announcer Bracket Racer Bracket Racer |
YEAR(S) 1957 -Current 1952-1983 1957-1976 1957-1965 1955-1966 1955-1966 1952-1953 1953-1955 1952-1953 1953-1953 1952-1977 1956-1965 1956-1974 1956-1974 1955-1972 1952-Current 1953-1953 1953-1959 1960-1962 1960-1962 1960-1962 1966-1968 1953-1959 1957-Current 1957-1958 1970-1975 1968-1980 1956-1980 1956-1970 1956-1956 1956-1956 1954-1954 1961-1961 1956-1956 1953-Current 1956-1956 1954-1954 1958-1967 1970-1976 1956-1957 1956-1956 1967-1967 1967-1967 1956-1956 1956-1965 1959-1962 1952-1959 1946-1949 1997 -Current 1990-Current 1992-Current 1956-1976 1980- 1980-Current 1990-Current 1990-Current 1 1990-Current 1990-Current 1990-Current 1990-Current 1990-Current 1991-1993 1974-1990 1974-Present 2003-Current
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