Friday, June 26, 2015

58 Days till Indycars at Pocono Raceway

We're counting the days till the Indycars invade Pocono for the ABC Supply 500.
 
 Just 58 Days to go!

The number 58 car was driven by Eldon Rasmussen in the 1976 Schaeffer 500 at Pocono Raceway.

 
 


In 1976 Eldon Rasmussen lined up between George Snider and Sheldon Kinser in Row 9 of the Schaeffer 500 at Pocono. 
 He finished 20th.
 
He raced in a chassis he built himself and he called it the 'Rascar'.


 
Signing autographs at Indianapolis in 2014. 
 He raced in  three Indy 500's from 1975 to 1979 and his best finish was 13th.
 
His Indycar career spanned from 1973 to 1979 with a best finish of 7th in the California 500 at Ontario Speedway in 1975.
 
 
Originally from Alberta, Canada,
Eldon Rasmussen was inducted into
the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2001.
 
 

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