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  McCluskey Wins The 200; Calls Course The Toughest
Roger McCluskey, looking for a water hole, discovered the end of the rainbow with two laps to go in the Memphis 200 yesterday afternoon at Shelby County International Raceway.
McCluskey, driving a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner for Norm Nelson, covered the 200 miles in 2:24:59 at an average speed of 73.08 miles per hour.
McCluskey, who arrived two days before most of the drivers to get a sneak preview of SCIR, lost the lead to the scrambling Foyt after 100 laps.
www.lakelandraceway.com /articles/ca_mccluskey_wins_the_200.htm   (761 words)

  
 Plymouth Superbird - 1970 - Roger McCluskey #1 (1:18 Scale) - 15-401613246
In keeping with our tradition of bringing you the very best we are pleased to announce the unveiling of the 1970 Superbird driven by Roger McCLuskey.
Roger was well on his way to winning a third straight title until a blown tire put the Superbird he was driving into the wall 17 laps from the finish line.
All 23 of McCluskey's Stock Car wins were behind the wheel of Chrysler products, all but one of them were hemi powered.
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 WIBC Fantasy 500: The Drivers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
McCluskey's best overall finish at the 500 was third place in 1973.
McCluskey served as an official for the United States Auto Club from 1979 until his death in 1993 at the age of 63.
McCluskey was an 18-time Indianapolis 500 competitor, and led the race on several occasions.
www.wibc.com /fantasy500/drivers.aspx?id=RogerMcCluskey   (157 words)

  
 STANBROUGH & COONS HEADLINE MCCLUSKEY CLASSIC ENTRIES - RacingWest
The Roger McCluskey Classic is named in honor of one of the finest open wheel drivers, who raced out of Tucson, Arizona.
During his illustrious career, McCluskey won 23 USAC Sprint Car main events and was the 1963 and 1966 National Sprint Car Champion.
McCluskey was also a talented stock driver, winning the USAC Stock Car title in 1969 and 1970.
www.racingwest.com /news/story.php3/14596/index.htm   (606 words)

  
 McCluskey Jr. carrying tradition of racing father | www.azstarnet.com ®
It has been 11 years since his father's death, but Roger McCluskey Jr.
Although the track won't be completely finished in time for this weekend's races, USA Race Park is going to be a first-class facility when completed, according to McCluskey.
McCluskey is married with three children, including Roger McCluskey III, and lives in Indianapolis.
www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/54752   (516 words)

  
 IRP Announces Sprint Race to Honor USAC Legend Roger McCluskey
The event carries McCluskey's name as a tribute to one of the greatest competitors and most well-respected officials in the history of motorsports.
He earned immeasurable respect from persons from all walks of the motorsports industry as a result of his ability to focus on and successfully solve important issues, all the while maintaining a fun-loving and good-natured attitude toward work and life.
The Roger McCluskey Memorial Sprint Car Classic will include open wheel stars such as Andy Michner, Kevin Thomas, Chet Fillip, 1996 USAC Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Champion Brian Tyler and David Steele, the winner of the 1997 IRP season-opening Skoal Bandit Indyana Sprint Classic.
www.theautochannel.com /news/date/19970604/news003105.html   (469 words)

  
 Tucson Weekly : cityweek : New Year's Guide City Week
However, with the right amount of attention (this should be a healthy start), Tucson's Roger McCluskey Classic could comfortably settle into the second-biggest racing event in the world.
"Roger McCluskey was a racer who grew up in Tucson and drove Indy cars," Burns said.
Although McCluskey never won the big one, he did make quite a name for himself in the racing world when he won the USAC Sprint Car title in '63 and '66, and the USAC Stock Car title in '69 and '70.
www.tucsonweekly.com /gbase/cityweek/Content?oid=oid:76824   (1156 words)

  
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The thunder, roar and dust return to Tucson tomorrow and Saturday as the Roger McCluskey Classic at United Sports Arizona Race Park marks the rebirth of the sport in southern Arizona after an absence of more than four years.
McCluskey died July 29, 1993 and is buried in Indianapolis.
Some of the nation's top sprint car drivers will be in town for the races at the three-eighths of a mile oval.
www.tucsoncitizen.com /print/pro/123004c1_mccluskey   (529 words)

  
 Artemis Images - Roger McCluskey's #8 G. C. Murphy Kuzma Offy...
Roger McCluskey's #8 G. Murphy Kuzma Offy during preparation for the Hoosier Hundred.
This photo was taken during the Hoosier Hundred, September 7, 1968 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
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 The Official USAC Racing Website - Kruseman targets “McCluskey Classic” at Tucson’s USA Race Park New Year’s Day
Cory Kruseman of Ventura, Calif., winner of USAC’s 2004 Valvoline "Jimmy Caruthers Award" for spirit and determination, headlines drivers slated to compete in the December 31-January 1 "Roger McCluskey Classic" at the brand-new USA Race Park in Tucson, Ariz.
Stewart was awarded USAC’s Roger McCluskey ’Award of Excellence" December 10 in memory of the former USAC racing champion and official.
McCluskey, a Tucson native, passed away in 1993 and competed in 18 Indianapolis 500s during his spectacular USAC career.
www.usacracing.com /content/view/4171/100   (410 words)

  
 1:18 Scale McLaren Racing Models by Carousel 1
Although body shapes have since been aerodynamically refined, side radiators and wings, front and rear, remains the pattern 30 years later.
Roger McCluskey was 3rd at Indy in Lindsey Hopkins' M16A, and he went on to win the 1973 National Championship.
In 1974, revised rules required narrower rear wings and lower turbo boost to limit speeds, plus smaller fuel tanks to increase safety.
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 Black and white photo ad of Roger McCluskey
Black and white photo ad of Roger McCluskey
Description: Black and white photo ad of Roger McCluskey end over end wreck in Reading, Pa. Ad was published 4/24/64.
Photo is taken through plastic and may show wrinkles or crookedness that is not in the ad.
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 THE GOOD SHIP JOLLYROGER
Bootsy McCluskey, now a freshman up at Princeton and enrolled in villainous Joyce Carol Oates' creative writing class, e-mailed Drake a wonderful ghost story.
Joyce didn't like the story, because she did not get it-- it was aimed at the subtler elements of our souls, and the liberals' threshold of literary subtlety is a machine gun.
If THE JOLLY ROGER variable is introduced into the model, the liberal's self destruct themselves, providing fantastic entertainment for all those who've signed aboard our cruise.
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Colin Chapman, Eddie Kuzma and Roger McCluskey will posthumously assume their place among the legends of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race in the Auto Racing Hall of Fame induction ceremonies May 16.
McCluskey proved his motorsports mettle as a driver and racing official.
McCluskey competed in every Indianapolis 500 from 1961-79 except for 1964, due to a sprint car-related injury, and scored a career-best finish of third in 1973.
www.indycar.com /news/print.php?story_id=1229   (534 words)

  
 Perris Auto Speedway
However, Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Arizona will be staging a triple-header in memory of the great Roger McCluskey on February 9-10.
"The Roger McCluskey event over there will be a great show.
We will be hosting the USAC/CRA season opener on Super Bowl weekend.
www.perrisautospeedway.com /2006/pr061205.html   (925 words)

  
 Opener will honor McCluskey, Brown
The weekend will be in memory of Roger McCluskey of Tucson and Gene Brown ofPhoenix, two of Arizona's most popular and prolific drivers.
"In addition, being able to salute the memory of Roger McCluskey and Gene Brown, it is a tribute to two of America's all-time greats with the kind of competition they liked the most - open-wheel racing on the dirt."
The Copper World Classic will be given a higher profile at PIR in 2007 with a slot in the November NASCAR weekend lineup.
www.azcentral.com /sports/speed/articles/1204manzanita1204.html   (321 words)

  
 Ford Racing: Team Ford Racing News
Speedway, Ind. — Racing fans won’t have long to wait for auto racing to begin in 2007 with a signature open-wheel extravaganza staged in February as Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix is scheduled to host an inaugural USAC Tripleheader in Memory of Roger McCluskey the weekend of Feb. 9-10.
Race organizer Dennis Wood, who organized the original Copper World Classic at Phoenix International Raceway in 1978, expects this event to contain much of the pomp and circumstance associated with previous February races in the Arizona capital.
“Being able to salute the memory of Roger McCluskey is a tribute to one of America’s all-time greats with the kind of competition he liked the most—open-wheel racing on the dirt,” Wood said.
www.fordracing.com /news/detail/?article=31835   (334 words)

  
 Roger McCluskey, 63; Car-Racing Champion - Free Preview - The New York Times
Roger McCluskey, 63; Car-Racing Champion - Free Preview - The New York Times
DISPLAYING ABSTRACT - Roger McCluskey, a former driving champion and an auto racing official, died on Sunday at a hospital here.
McCluskey, who was executive vice president and chief operating officer of the United States Auto Club, which runs the Indianapolis 500, had been suffering from cancer.
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 New Roger McCluskey and Norm Nelson 1/18 Superbird Diecasts - MoparStyle
New Roger McCluskey and Norm Nelson 1/18 Superbird Diecasts - MoparStyle
New Roger McCluskey and Norm Nelson 1/18 Superbird Diecasts
After seeing how much difference the car was on the mile track, a call was made to Ronney Householder in Detroit, who ordered up the gently used Bird from Petty Enterprises.
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 GMP 1/18 Roger McCluskey Konstant Hot Sprint Car, GMP, Indy · Formula 1, Auction, Diecast, Collectibles, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Roger McCluskey is a legend in open wheel and sprint car racing.
In 1963, he drove this sprint car to 7 wins and a USAC sprint championship.
GMP, a leader in vintage sprint die cast, produced this fantastic, 1/18 scale, die cast replica of Roger McCluskey's Konstant Hot sprint car.
www.gomotorbids.com /LotDetail.cfm?Lot_ID=90380   (664 words)

  
 The Official USAC Racing Website - USAC Tripleheader in Memory of Roger McCluskey, Gene Brown at Manzanita Feb. 9-10
USAC Tripleheader in Memory of Roger McCluskey, Gene Brown at Manzanita Feb. 9-10
INDIANAPOLIS - Racing fans will be excited to know they again have a signature open-wheel extravaganza to attend in February as Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Ariz. will host a USAC Tripleheader in Memory of Roger McCluskey and Gene Brown the weekend of Feb. 9-10.
“In addition, being able to salute the memory of Roger McCluskey and Gene Brown is a tribute to two of America’s all-time greats with the kind of competition they liked the most – open-wheel racing on the dirt.”
www.usacracing.com /content/view/6203/100   (450 words)

  
 Winged Warriors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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A powerhouse in the factory supported Chrysler organization, Norm Nelson Automotive won the USAC Stock Car Owner Championship seven times from 1963-1970, fielding cars for top drivers like Roger McCluskey, Jim Hurtubise, Lloyd Ruby, A.J. Foyt and Paul Goldsmith.
A three time USAC Stock Car National Champion himself with 35 wins to his credit, Norm Nelson raced a Plymouth Road Runner in select 1970 races finishing in 2nd behind teammate Roger McCluskey earning the team the prestigious numbers #1 and #2 for the following year.
www.nationaldiecasters.com /winged_warriors.htm   (144 words)

  
 TJSlideways.com - USAC TRIPLEHEADER IN MEMORY OF ROGER McCLUSKEY AT MANZANITA FEBRUARY 9-10   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
From Dick Jordan: Racing fans will be excited to know they again have a signature open-wheel extravaganza to attend in February as Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Ariz. will host an inaugural USAC Tripleheader in Memory of Roger McCluskey the weekend of February 9-10.
"In addition, being able to salute the memory of Roger McCluskey is a tribute to one of America's all-time greats with the kind of competition he liked the most - open-wheel racing on the dirt."
The race will mark the 2007 debut of USAC's Silver Crown, National and Western Midget racing series, while the USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, originally scheduled at Perris, Calif. on Feb. 10, will open their 2007 campaign at The PAS on Feb. 3.
www.tjslideways.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=26420   (474 words)

  
 RacingWisconsin.com
(West Allis, WI) April 12, 2004 — Stock car driving legends Norm Nelson, Roger McCluskey, Fred Lorenzen, and Dave Marcis were among those who captured the imagination and admiration of thousands of race fans attending stock car races during the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s at The Milwaukee Mile.
The familiar paint schemes and body styles of USAC Stock Car and NASCAR legends return to America’s Legendary Oval with the Grand National Vintage Racing group, who will showcase their classic stock car-bodied racers on the speedway Thursday night, June 24, a kick-off to the first nighttime NASCAR event weekend at the historic track.
Season tickets, partial season tickets and fan hospitality packages area available by calling (414) 453-8277, or on-line at www.milwaukeemile.com.
www.racingwisconsin.com /mile040412.htm   (414 words)

  
 MOOD - Information about 'Roger McCluskey'
Roger McCluskey has starred in the following movies
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 Roger Mccluskey Norm Nelson Dodge Color 8x10   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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 DirtTrackDigest.com - Pelkey wins inaugural "Roger McCluskey Classic"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
DirtTrackDigest.com - Pelkey wins inaugural "Roger McCluskey Classic"
Josh Pelkey of Phoenix, Ariz. led all 40 laps of Saturday
afternoon's inaugural "Roger McCluskey Classic" USAC Southwest Sprint Car
www.dirttrackdigest.com /news/106978913.shtml   (153 words)

  
 Display Press Release
Josh Pelky last years winner,and Johnny Herrera lead the entry's to the second annual Roger McCluskey Classic at USA Race Park in Tucson Arizona on New Years weekend!
Winter racing starts on December 31st and January 1st at USA Racepark in Tucson, Arizona with the second annual Roger McCluskey Classic, with Johnny Herrera from Albuquerque, New Mexico leading the points chase to Tucson for the Sprint Car Racing League.
Rick Ziehl from Las Cruces, New Mexico trailing Herrera by seven points and Ron Clark a close third in points, from Tucson, Arizona driving the Joe Morales, O'Rielly Chevrolet Sprinter will also enter the Arizona New Years Classic!
www.pitsideracing.com /DisplayPressReleases.asp?ID=828   (332 words)

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