Race Cars of the 1920s and ‘30s
Sprint Cars Before There Were Sprint Cars
Even though the term "sprint car" did not exist in the 1920s and '30s, that is what these machines were. They were called, simply, "race cars" or, sometimes, "dirt track cars". When the midgets came along in 1933, these became "big cars". The present name of "sprint car" was not used until about 1950.
Most of the photos on this page were taken by Larry Sullivan and are from the Harold Osmer collection.
John Bagley
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Dutch Bauman
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Ben Bennefield
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Wes Breeding
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Frank Brisko
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Frank Brisko
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Breeding D.O. Fronty |
Burbach D.O. Fronty |
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Cotton Bunker
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Red Campbell
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Bob Carey
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Maynard Clark
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Howard Dauphin
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Burt Fickens
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Brown D.O. Gallivan |
Morgan Miller |
Vance D.O. Vance |
Clark D.O. Fronty |
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Bagley D.O. Fronty |
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Glen Hiett
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Paul Markgraf
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Vern McComb
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Harry McQuinn
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Buzz Mendenhall
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Don Morgan
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Kinsey D.O. Fronty
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Sills D.O. Fronty |
Palmer S.O. Clemons |
Walls D.O Fronty |
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Harry Nichols
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Willard Prentiss
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Pete Romcevich
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Mauri Rose
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Gus Schrader
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Gus Schrader
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Saules Miller 4 |
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DuMay D.O. Fronty |
Jansen D.O. Vance |
Schrader D.O. Fronty |
Schrader D.O. Fronty |
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Gus Schrader
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Lou Scheibell
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Jimmy Trainor
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Ernie Triplett
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Jimmy Ward
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Howdy Wilcox
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Boyle Valve Dodge |
Chalmers |
Burton D.O. Fronty |
D.O. Gallivan |
Walls D.O.Fronty |
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Thank You To:
Jeff Adams, Harold Osmer and Don Radbruch