Drivers and Owners, Point Standings, and Track Records of the O’Day Offy
The webmaster has attempted to incorporate the paint schemes of the O’Day Offy into this webpage. The car was painted in this color scheme sometime during the first half of 1940 and stayed that way until Hank O’Day sold the car to John Sloan and Gus Schrader before the 1941 racing season.
The Known Points Championship Finishing Positions for the O’Day Offy
Year |
Position |
Sanctioning Organization |
Driver |
Owner |
1938 |
2* |
Central States Racing Association (C.S.R.A.) |
Pete Alberts and Joie Chitwood |
Hank O’Day |
1938 |
14 |
American Automobile Association National Championship Trail (A.A.A.) |
Mauri Rose |
Hank O’Day |
1939 |
1 |
American Automobile Association Eastern Sprint Car Series (A.A.A.) |
Joie Chitwood |
Hank O’Day |
1939 |
1 |
Hankinson Speedway Dirt Crown (H.S.D.C.) |
Joie Chitwood |
Hank O’Day |
1946 |
2 |
International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.) |
Ben Musick |
Peaches Campbell |
1948 |
29 |
International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.) |
Bill Hooper |
Peaches Campbell |
1956 |
3 |
United Motor Contest Association (U.M.C.A.) |
Mickey McCormick |
Frank Baldauf |
* The O’Day Offy finished second in C.S.R.A. owner points in 1938 with drivers that included Pete Alberts and Joie Chitwood.
Those Who have Owned and Driven the O’Day Offy from 1938 to the Present
Owner |
Inclusive Years Owned |
The Drivers Included |
Hank O’Day |
1938 – 1940 |
Pete Alberts, Mauri Rose, Joie Chitwood, Johnny McDowell, Tony Willman, Tommy Hinnershitz, Bill Holland, Buddy Rusch, Vic Nauman, and Mike Little |
John Sloan and Gus Schrader |
1941 – c1943 |
Ben Musick and Joie Chitwood |
John Stanfield |
c1943 – c1945 |
|
Peaches Campbell |
c1945 – 1952 |
Ben Musick, Bill Hooper, Buster Warke, Walt Ader, Emil Andres, Red Hodges, and Tommy Vardeman |
Frank Baldauf |
1953 – 1960 |
Mickey McCormick |
Peaches Campbell |
1960 |
|
Bill Dillard |
1960 – 1961 |
|
Mrs. Bill Dillard (who became Mrs. Don Grant) |
1961 – 1963 |
|
Jack Hitt |
1963 – 2011 |
|
Bart Stevens |
2012 – present |
|
Known Track Record Set by the O’Day Offy
Date |
Racetrack |
Time |
Distance |
Driver |
Owner |
Sanction |
7/24/1938 |
Hammond Raceway, Hammond, IN |
16:36.00 |
25 miles |
Johnny McDowell |
Hank O’Day |
C.S.R.A. |
5/30/1939 |
Tri-County Fairgrounds, Altamont, NY |
26.20 |
1 lap |
Joie Chitwood |
Hank O’Day |
A.A.A. |
7/29/1939 |
State Fairgrounds, Harrington, DE |
26.80 |
1 lap |
Joie Chitwood |
Hank O’Day |
A.A.A. |
6/16/1940 |
Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA |
3:01.55 |
5 laps |
Tony Willman |
Hank O’Day |
A.A.A. |
6/16/1940 |
Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA |
4:48.01 |
8 laps |
Tony Willman |
Hank O’Day |
A.A.A. |
6/16/1940 |
Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA |
6:06.81 |
10 laps |
Tony Willman |
Hank O’Day |
A.A.A. |
6/16/1940 |
Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA |
12:22.85 |
20 laps |
Tony Willman |
Hank O’Day |
A.A.A. |
6/16/1940 |
Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA |
15:30.26 |
25 laps |
Tony Willman |
Hank O’Day |
A.A.A. |
6/16/1940 |
Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA |
64:47.46 |
40 laps |
Tony Willman |
Hank O’Day |
A.A.A. |
8/25/1946 |
State Fair Park, West Allis, WI |
6:57.41 |
10 laps |
Ben Musick |
Peaches Campbell |
I.M.C.A. |
To view an incomplete performance record of Hank O’Day’s O’Day Offy 1938 - 1940 |
To view an incomplete performance record of John Sloan & Gus Schrader’s Riverside Offy 1941 - 1942 |
To view an incomplete performance record of Peaches Campbell’s O’Day Offy 1946 - 1952 |
To view an incomplete performance record of Frank Baldauf’s Baldauf Offy 1953 - 1956 |
To return to the primary O’Day Offy webpage |
Sources:
Books:
Safe at Any Speed, the Great Double Career of Joie Chitwood by Jim Russell and Ed Watson, Witness Productions, Marshall, IN: 1992
Microfilm:
Official American Automobile Association records on microfilm 1938-1942
Official International Motor Contest Association records on microfilm 1940-1948