African-American racing driver Tommy Thompson participated in the ninth round of the championship at Trenton International Speedway. On the final lap of the 42-lap race one of the other competitor slowed down. John Barringer had to swerve to avoid contact. However Thompson hit Barringer. Thompson's left front wheel and Barringer's right rear wheel became locked. Both cars hit the wall head-on. Thompsons car was launched over the wall. Both Barringer and Thompson were transported to St. Francis Medical Center. Thompson succumbed to his injuries on 28 September.[11]
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January 01, 1970
1978, usac, mini, indy, series, season, 1978, usac, mini, indy, series, season, previous, 1977, next, 1979, 1978, usac, mini, indy, series, season, second, season, usac, sanctioned, formula, super, championship, contents, race, calendar, results, teams, driver. 1978 USAC Mini Indy Series season Previous 1977 Next 1979 The 1978 USAC Mini Indy Series season was the second season of the USAC sanctioned Formula Super Vee championship Contents 1 Race calendar and results 2 Teams and drivers 3 Death of Tommy Thompson 4 Final standings 5 ReferencesRace calendar and results editRound Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winner Headline event 1 1 Phoenix International Raceway nbsp Avondale Arizona 18 March nbsp Fred Phillips nbsp Tim Richmond Jimmy Bryan 150 2 2 Trenton International Speedway nbsp Trenton New Jersey 12 April nbsp Bill Alsup nbsp John Wood Gabriel 200 3 3 Mosport International Raceway nbsp Bowmanville Ontario 11 June nbsp Bill Alsup nbsp Bill Alsup Molson Diamond Indy 4 4 The Milwaukee Mile nbsp West Allis Wisconsin 18 June nbsp William Henderson nbsp William Henderson Rex Mays 150 5 5 Texas World Speedway nbsp College Station Texas 6 August nbsp Harry MacDonald nbsp Harry MacDonald Texas Grand Prix 6 6 The Milwaukee Mile nbsp West Allis Wisconsin 20 August nbsp Dennis Firestone nbsp Dennis Firestone Tony Bettenhausen 200 7 7 Ontario Motor Speedway nbsp Ontario California 2 September nbsp Dennis Firestone nbsp Bill Alsup California 500 8 8 nbsp Tommy Thompson nbsp Dennis Firestone 9 9 Trenton International Speedway nbsp Trenton New Jersey 23 September nbsp Dennis Firestone nbsp Geoff Brabham Machinist Union 150 10 10 Phoenix International Raceway nbsp Avondale Arizona 28 October nbsp Kevin Cogan nbsp Kevin Cogan Miller High Life Bobby Ball 150Teams and drivers editNo Driver Owner Car Engine Note 2 nbsp Herm Johnson Austin Johnson Lola Volkswagen 3 nbsp Fred Phillips Citation Engineering Zink Volkswagen 10 nbsp Dennis Firestone Crossle Cars Pacific March Volkswagen 12 nbsp Dick Ferguson Race Research Inc Volkswagen 19 nbsp John Kalagian Beth Ardisana Lynx Volkswagen 29 nbsp Pete Halsmer Simpson Racers Lola Volkswagen 37 nbsp Nancy James Citation Engineering Zink Volkswagen 38 nbsp Desire Wilson Citation Engineering Zink Volkswagen 39 nbsp Richard Tallon Richard Tallon Lola Volkswagen 41 nbsp Bill Alsup William Alsup Jr Argo Volkswagen 42 nbsp Harry MacDonald HCM Racing Ralt Volkswagen 43 nbsp John Wood Bill Scott Racing Volkswagen 45 nbsp William Henderson Bertil Racing Engines Lola Volkswagen 46 nbsp Stuart Moore Janet Moore Lola Volkswagen 48 nbsp Dan Park WREP Industries Volkswagen 50 nbsp Tommy Thompson Black American Racers Lola Volkswagen Thompson died from injuries sustained in a crash in the ninth round of the championship 55 nbsp Geoff Brabham David Psachie Ralt Volkswagen 60 nbsp Bob Cicconi Lou Cicconi Lola Volkswagen 70 nbsp Syd Demovsky Syd Demovsky Lola Volkswagen 77 nbsp Bryan Johnson Fitzpatrick Racing Enterprises Volkswagen 82 nbsp Kevin Cogan Ralt American Ltd Ralt Volkswagen 94 nbsp John Sisk Aspen Racing Wheeler Volkswagen 97 nbsp Gary Bettenhausen American Eagle Racing Lola Volkswagen 98 nbsp Tim Richmond Sale Chevrolet Lola Volkswagen 99 nbsp Dave Bruns Linne Enterprises VolkswagenDeath of Tommy Thompson editSee also Tommy Thompson racing driver African American racing driver Tommy Thompson participated in the ninth round of the championship at Trenton International Speedway On the final lap of the 42 lap race one of the other competitor slowed down John Barringer had to swerve to avoid contact However Thompson hit Barringer Thompson s left front wheel and Barringer s right rear wheel became locked Both cars hit the wall head on Thompsons car was launched over the wall Both Barringer and Thompson were transported to St Francis Medical Center Thompson succumbed to his injuries on 28 September 11 Final standings editColor Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th amp 5th place Light Blue 6th 10th place Dark Blue 11th place or lower Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify DNQ Brown Withdrawn Wth Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Blank Did not participate DNP Driver replacement Rpl Injured Inj No race held NH Pos Driver nbsp PIR1 nbsp TRE1 nbsp MOS nbsp MIL1 nbsp TEX nbsp MIL2 nbsp ONT1 nbsp ONT2 nbsp TRE2 nbsp PIR2 Points 1 nbsp Bill Alsup 21 2 1 23 2 10 1 2 4 12 1046 2 nbsp Dennis Firestone 5 24 3 22 6 1 24 1 16 2 894 3 nbsp Harry MacDonald DNS 20 4 3 1 26 2 3 23 7 831 4 nbsp Herm Johnson 16 5 14 2 7 5 5 22 3 5 773 5 nbsp John Wood 1 15 24 3 9 3 5 26 9 674 6 nbsp Bob Cicconi 25 21 10 5 27 6 14 19 2 4 506 7 nbsp David Bruns 2 6 4 18 3 504 8 nbsp Gary Bettenhausen 3 17 4 22 7 9 28 6 453 9 nbsp Tim Richmond 1 22 16 7 9 4 428 10 nbsp Ken Nichols 4 7 4 18 5 404 11 nbsp Kevin Cogan 3 1 340 12 nbsp Pete Halsmer 4 9 6 21 24 15 10 10 19 23 318 13 nbsp Geoff Brabham 12 6 1 290 13 nbsp Fred Phillips 2 4 13 22 25 290 15 nbsp Tommy Thompson 8 7 9 9 8 14 245 16 nbsp William Henderson 11 18 1 224 17 nbsp Syd Demovsky 8 5 19 18 8 208 18 nbsp Stuart Moore 2 21 163 19 nbsp Tom Bagley 3 140 20 nbsp Dan Park 13 6 8 135 21 nbsp George Dyer 5 11 16 21 128 22 nbsp Jim Giffin 12 10 28 6 13 127 23 nbsp Michael Yoder 7 7 15 115 24 nbsp John Kalagian 27 10 20 7 21 99 25 nbsp Joe Gimpel Jr 15 11 11 14 9 90 26 nbsp Ted Field 13 16 19 8 25 23 11 89 27 nbsp Bill Cruse 6 80 27 nbsp Eddie Miller 6 80 29 nbsp Bryan Johnson 26 24 25 7 20 16 76 30 nbsp John Sisk 12 8 18 23 17 18 75 31 nbsp Richard Tallon 12 11 9 28 72 32 nbsp Dick Simon 14 12 8 20 69 33 nbsp Bill Follmer 7 60 34 nbsp Heinz Snizek 8 50 35 nbsp G Scott Ovel 9 14 45 36 nbsp Butch Meyer 18 28 16 17 17 12 12 27 41 37 nbsp Dick Ferguson 24 13 25 10 40 37 nbsp Larry Skipsey 11 11 40 39 nbsp Rich Vogler 22 10 33 39 nbsp Benny Scott 16 20 17 11 33 41 nbsp Bill Simpson 10 30 41 nbsp Domenick Billera 10 30 43 nbsp Gary Passon 13 DNS 15 12 20 28 44 nbsp Doug Clark 14 27 13 t 15 24 15 25 45 nbsp Mike Frangkiser 11 19 24 46 nbsp Roy Kischell 17 28 28 17 16 17 47 nbsp Phil Caliva 15 21 13 13 47 nbsp Bobby Unser Jr 22 19 20 26 13 49 nbsp Nancy James 25 12 12 49 nbsp Bob Larson 19 14 24 12 51 nbsp Roger Mears 26 22 15 10 52 nbsp Dennis Blackwell 18 23 28 9 52 nbsp Ron Banks 29 21 19 9 54 nbsp Bert Busby 23 15 8 55 nbsp Bubby Jones DNS 17 6 55 nbsp Tom D Eath 23 22 6 57 nbsp John Barringer 13 5 57 nbsp Bill Thelander 13 5 57 nbsp Gene Romero 14 5 57 nbsp Don Schoeny 14 5 57 nbsp Greg Atwell 16 5 57 nbsp Bill Noble 27 24 5 63 nbsp Rich Amick 17 4 63 nbsp Jan Slesinski 17 4 63 nbsp Hank Chapman 18 4 63 nbsp Roger Bighouse 20 4 67 nbsp Tom Hessert 21 3 67 nbsp Bobby Hillin Jr 23 3 69 nbsp Lou Gigliotti 25 2 69 nbsp Bobby Olivero 25 2 69 nbsp Elliott Forbes Robinson 26 2 69 nbsp Allan Turner 26 2 69 nbsp Desire Wilson 26 2 69 nbsp Howdy Holmes 27 2 69 nbsp Denny Moothart 27 2 nbsp Mike RandolReferences edit Round 1 Ultimate Racing History Retrieved 25 July 2015 Round 2 Ultimate Racing History Retrieved 25 July 2015 Round 3 Ultimate Racing History Retrieved 25 July 2015 Round 4 Ultimate Racing History Retrieved 25 July 2015 Round 5 Ultimate Racing History Retrieved 25 July 2015 Round 6 Ultimate Racing History Retrieved 25 July 2015 Round 7 Ultimate Racing History Retrieved 25 July 2015 Round 8 Ultimate Racing History Retrieved 25 July 2015 Round 9 Ultimate Racing History Retrieved 25 July 2015 Round 10 Ultimate Racing History Retrieved 25 July 2015 Race driver succumbs to N J crash injuries Baltimore Afro American Retrieved 25 July 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1978 USAC Mini Indy Series season amp oldid 1220687044, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
