Birkhofer Winner! Fall Nationals Springfield, IL Mile - 9 September 1998 - Dirt Late Model Feature

Exciting 100+ mile an hour dirt track racing... Brian Birkhofer, Billy Moyer, Bob Pierce, Ray Guss Jr., Gary Webb, Dan Schlieper ...
UMP Fall Nationals - Historic Springfield, Illinois Mile - 9 September 1998 - # 15 Brian Birkhofer Winner!

[@SS-kz7td]

This is insane. Do they still race Late Models at this track? Gary Webb and Ray Guss... I grew up watching those guys at a local track. What a throwback! Thanks for sharing.

[@HRT87]

Thanks for comment. Historic dirt track. I remember watching AJ Fight race there when I was a kid. They still race UMP late models once a year. See en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_State_Fairgrounds_Racetrack for more info. Race speeds exceed 100 mph!!!!

[@carsonwatkins9334]

No they haven’t raced the late models there for some time now those cars are not built to handle those kind of speeds

[@braytinfriedman8870]

They still race modifieds downstate at the mile me personally I think somebody needs to throw out a million dollars. Big risk. Big money 🤷

[@Sparky4Life913]

I was on Ray’s 12
crew back then and always loved going to this track. Had to really secure every panel😳. Cars were stupid fast🤯

[@Xdtrl]

Late models in 1998 650hp to 700hp
Late models in 2019 875hp to 1000hp.
Suspension technology like no other, If present day latemodels ran at a mile. Speeds would be around the 165 plus mark.

[@danielblaylock5566]

This is fast ass speed on dirt...... I once seen a guy hit turn 1 wall when his throttle stuck......... They said it was a 150 mile per hour hit......... He survived and I got to see the mangled car after the race in the pits........ It was no longer a car.............. Not a single saveable piece left.................... I miss the old days.......