Gary balough race car driver

In addition to his many short track wins balough also won the 1981 miller high life 300 at the charlotte motor speedway. Id like to say a few things, but my lawyer says not to, balough told reporters at the track. A couple of local racers told me that the operation was fronted by a race car operation. Aug 28, 2008 ben with gary balough, bens son and the ever present prototype engineering red shirts and hats and someone all north ga racers know and someone who knows more racing history than anyone else i know, george seagraves blue shirt. Gary hot shoe balough piloted this piece of racing history to a victory at syracuses super dirt week in 1980. Gary balough is a retired stock car racing driver who competed from. Oct 05, 2018 rpwsdw2018 legendary driver, gary balough, talks about his book, hot shoe.

By placing our clients needs first and managing their projects as if they were our own we have built a superlative record of service, exceeding owner expectations time and again, and. Halmar racing team nascar camping world truck dirt modifieds. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for gary balough on. Rpwsdw2018 legendary driver, gary balough, talks about his book, hot shoe. Gary balough has won more than races throughout his career and has accumulated more than 20 wins in the all pro division. Rpwsdw2018 legendary driver, gary balough, talks about his book. Coastal 181 is open and operating during this challenging time. It remains to this day one of the most important innovations in the sport of dirt racing and has inspired much of what we see today on dirt modified race cars.

Halmar racing media brings you closer to the action with in car video, interviews, photos and more of your favorite halmar drivers like stewart friesen, jimmy horton, allison ricci and more. Stock car racing legend gary balough s story is one for the ages. The nyscca and dirt hall of fames are halls of fames for race car drivers, not inductees who have been canonized as saints. Understanding gary balough race results and driver. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Apparently, the drugs were moved in a dummy fuel cell while travelling up i95 from florida. Freddy the beaumont flyer fryar born february 15, 1935, in baton rouge, louisiana died april 29, 2020 was an american stock car racing driver. Gary balough will be the special guest on wednesday, september 14 when inside florida racing comes back on the air on real racin at 7 pm. Gary balough racing prime time racing gary hot shoe balough, there was no one better, on dirt. Empa hall of fametony ferraiuolo eastern motorsport. I used to love coming to pensacola and racing, especially for the snowball derby, balough said earlier this week. Rpwsdw2018 legendary driver, gary balough, talks about his. Balough whipped dirt modified racing s best in 1976, 77 and 78 at super dirt week while also claiming a handful of july 4 and labor day specials on the syracuse mile. Aug 08, 2005 gary balough and kenny weld were both tried and convicted back in the early 80s of drug trafficking cocaine.

Maybe more infamous than gary balough himself, is the no. In 1980, gary s legendary kenny weldbuilt batmobile dirt modified was constructed using some of that extra money. Started 8th and was running 5th when someone blew an engine in front of me and myself, bobby allison, donnie allison and harry gant were wrecked out. Gary balough 2018 interview on wtbq radio duration. Stock car racers charged in drug smuggling ring upi archives. And nascar was fully aware that two of the 40 drivers in the daytona 500. Gary balough speed51 speed51 100% short track racing. Read more about one of racings most enigmatic characters and his epic rise and fall. After 3year layoff, garvey to drive balough slm tonight at 5 flags thats what always caught my eye about garys cars. Results to all years run as a single event accessible by clicking event era. In 1980, weld built the infamous batmobile for driver gary balough.

Stock car racing legend gary baloughs story is one for the ages. Empa hall of famekenny weld eastern motorsport press. People lie, cheat, steal and even kill for a variety of reasons. They uncover stories of smuggling marijuana, evading the feds, getting busted and how it cost him his career and family. On track, balough was a driver who pissed off richard petty, got spit on by fans. Gary balough is a retired stock car racing driver who competed from 1979 to 1992. Gary baloughs road race texas racing history lone star. Driving for his old smuggling partner, pee wee griffin, he finished 5th at tucson in january 1995. Gary was a very talented race car driver who once raced in an event which i organized at tws. Butch mock april 8, 1952 was a nascar driver from north miami, fl. Black thursday saw racers arrested in drug ring speed sport. He currently competes fulltime in the weathertech sportscar championship, driving the audi r8 for magnus racing, and parttime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the no.

Among his top, winning drivers were whip mulligan, rags carter, billy osmun, bobby bottcher, sammy beavers, gary balough and son anthony ferraiuolo iv. After 3year layoff, garvey to drive balough slm tonight at 5. Gary balough had the perfect nickname, hot shoe, and unlike many other racers, he more than lived up to his catchy moniker. It was hard to interact with the fans when we were racing, said balough. Balough then returned to asphalt with plans to move up to nascars premier series, where drivers he had blown away at races around the country think rusty wallace. He started an average of 21st place and finished an average of 25th. My story is the autobiography of infamous stock car racer, gary balough. Gary balough stats, race results, wins, news, record, videos. Balough then returned to asphalt with plans to move up to nascars premier series, where drivers he had blown away at races around the.

For those who havent read the book yet, here is the link to order it, when you order it direct. After quite some time away from the sport, his next race was a 200lap allpro race in summerville, south carolina where he earned the pole position and won the race. Halmar racing team nascar camping world truck dirt. Tnt custom racing is proud to be a part of the 46th annual world series of asphalt stock car racing in 2012. See more ideas about dorney park, race cars and racing. Gary balough facts not fluff bob hilbert sportswear dirt. Harvey even put balough in a car at the 1979 daytona 500 where they finished 35th. Gary balough retired nascar winston cup series driver. Balough, the twotime snowball derby champion 1980, 1986, will be helping garvey out with the car, which will be wrapped in a throwback theme to baloughs glory days dominating the shorttrack world.

When you look at the total picture, there are few dirt drivers with a more interesting story than balough, imo. Billy harveys car driven by gary balough gary balough from gary balough he will spend more time in prison than he spent in the busch series. All time dirt modified driver rosters from 19701979 bravehost. It was a mid 1980s texas race of champions troc on the two mile road course at texas world speedway tws in college station, texas. Bob rahilly of rahmoc racing built the engines for both of these races. The weldbalough batmobile modified will be a featured attraction at motorsports 2016 oaks, pa the no. He won big in the asphalt late models while learning his trade in his native south florida, then moved north for the lucrative northeastern dirt modified purses and, in a type of car and on a surface totally unfamiliar to him, dominated. You may place orders online or by mail or call them in as usual. Gary balough was a legend on short tracks around the united states.

Garvey to drive for 2x snowball champ gary balough 5 flags. Click on the site to see gary balough s career results at that track glossary. I will gladly come back anytime and answer more of your questions. Nicknamed the batmobile, it was a feat of racing engineering, created by balough and car builder kenny weld. Included were two drivers who ran last sunday in the daytona 500, nascars most prestigious event gary balough, 34, of fort lauderdale, who finished 11th, and william joseph harvey, 32, of rome.

Andrew andy lally born february 11, 1975 is an american professional sports car and stock car racing driver as well as a street luge racer. See more ideas about late model racing, hot shoes and race cars. Sussex, nj on sunday, october 12, 1980, dirt track modified racing was changed forever when florida driver gary balough, behind the wheel of a revolutionary race car, totally dominated the super dirt week schaefer 200 before a full house crowd at the new york state. He built and raced bigblock modifieds and scored 16 wins driving for weikert at reading speedway. He competed in the nascar grand national and winston cup series between 1956 and 1971 although they were five nonconsecutive years career summary. Coastal 181 bookstore reading for racers motorsports books. Halmar is a name with a proud 50 year legacy of service, integrity and performance. In addition to his many shorttrack wins, balough also won the 1981 miller high life 300 nascar late model sportsman race at. Gary hot shoe balough, one of the greatest drivers to ever hit the track, is the focus of one of racings greatest controversies gary in 2017 with the batmobile at orange county fair speedway motorsports fans know, that like many other sports, racing has its fair share of controversies. Now i have read hot shoe and i want to shake his hand. I used to love coming to pensacola and racing, especially for the snowball derby, balough. Having a great time at the area auto racing news motorsports show, ran into some old friends, kyle petty and jimmy horton, stop by, we would love to see you, if you cant, go online at and get your autographed copy of my book.

Gary balough nascar results, statistics and car numbers. Gary balough facts not fluff sign in to follow this. Balough was convinced in 1994 to return to the florida short tracks where he immediately began winning again. Not only were they the fastest, but they were always the best looking. November 19, 2019 thanks again to dale earnhardt jr. But since you used him as an example, kenny tremont doesnt have the life story that balough. Fourtime knoxville nationals champion kenny weld sits down for an interview with larry nuber at the federal correctional institute in sandstone, minnesota. Oct 28, 2017 gary brought his restoredbatmobile to middletown for es 200. Balough is known for being one of the countrys winningest drivers on dirt and asphalt short tracks, though his career would take an unexpected turn just as it began to peak.

Balough, who competed in busch in 1982 and 90, is serving a 30year sentence in a tallahassee, fla. Gary currently works with halmar racing as a coach and mentor to young up and coming drivers like stewart friesen, allison ricci, tyler boniface and dan morgiewicz. This isnt anything against kenny tremont, obviously a great racer and fan friendly driver. Gary balough, donnie wetmore and jim delaney were this years inductees into the prestigious group of drivers. He competed in three nextel cup series events in his career before retiring to become a co car owner at rahmoc enterprises. Nov 28, 1982 ten florida men, including gary balough, a professional stock car racer, were convicted today of conspiring to smuggle tons of marijuana into florida aboard highpowered speedboats. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.

Gary used his career revival to run two exhibition truck series races before the series began. He makes it sound like gary was a poor junky who was an addict and now is recovered, the real story and. Dale earnhardt jr has called it one of the most fascinating stories in all of motorsports, and now sits down with legendary racer gary balough about his life on the track and behind bars. The batmobile with driver gary balough at the 2017 running of the eastern states event at ocfs. The driver they called hot shoe would come to be known for two things. Late model racing, dale earnhardt, daytona beach, car and driver, hot shoes, bad. Gary balough book bob hilbert sportswear dirt racing. Mike eddy and gary balough are just some of the names you might know. He was the winning car owner at super dirt week in syracuse, ny three times in the 1970s with driver gary balough, won the eastern states 200 at middletown, ny in 1977 with balough. Larsen and balough have restored the batmobile to its original design, as subsequent owners had changed it to keep it legal, and todays fans flock to see the legendary car and talk with its driver. Gary balough in florida bob hilbert sportswear dirt. The car was two seconds faster than any other car at the 150 dirt modifieds in syracuse. Gary balough racing career profile driver database.