Modified Winner

richard savage · Car Owner

Modified Winner

real modified fan · "Flashback"

Richard, Art's first cars were # 909 & 09 so can you give us a better hint. RMF

spdracer19 · Pick-um contest administrator

Koselers #15 was the 'Wod Chopper Special' and wasn't Art's #909 the 'Stump Jumper'?

1950's hmmm... I have to do some research.

richard savage · Car Owner

rmf,

Art was a very-very young man at the time, his first # was 21jr.

as a written down car owner, if you remember #21 was his # for many years. It was then changed to#14 when potter drove it after a split with a driver i can't mention, then back to the #21

one more hint, the driver was from preston and won three races one with Art and two in his own car.

spdracer19 · Pick-um contest administrator

I remember the 14. That was a Capri. The picture in my Avatar was Potter in Arts 21 Pinto. man that car was beautiful.

Who owned the 909 then? I always remembered Arts name associated with it but that was the late '60's and I was just getting into racing.

Is the answer to your question Arts brother? Don't even know his name but I know he had the service station there at the Preston 4 corners.

richard savage · Car Owner

spd,

Art did have the 09 and the 909 after the 21jr. And no it was not his brother Bob.

Keep try-en.

openwheelracer · Admin/Mod/Eyewitness

I'm not sure, but I think he didn't start racing until the 60's, but I'll take a shot with Art Moran Sr?

richard savage · Car Owner

openwheelracer,

I had to make change to the ?, they did not call them

modifieds they were claiming cars (my bad) but your anser was wrong.

openwheelracer · Admin/Mod/Eyewitness

After some research, and putting 2 and 2 together (I think?) How about John Savage Sr?

richard savage · Car Owner

openwheelracer,

You are correct! It was 1953 and Art was to young to drive, so he had my dad drive for him. My dad won the consi and then won the feature after starting way in the back of the pack. They finished the year out and dad retired that year after his 5th child was born also on that same night. They ended up 8th in points and made $25 dollars from the point fund. Dad returned in 1959 to shake down a new car for his good friend the late Marvin Chase. Well done.