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Jeff Gordon 1990 Year in Review Episode 2

Jeff Gordon 1990 Year in Review Episode 2 of 4 On June 16, 1990 Jeff Gordon recorded a World Record speed for a midget car on a half mile track. He did this at Winchester Speedway. One day later, in the same #4 Diet Pepsi Beast USAC midget, he set a track record in qualifying at Salem Speedway. Also in June, Gordon attended the Buck Baker Racing School at Rockingham. John Bickford and Gordon up to 1990 had their eyes solely focused on getting Gordon one day in an IndyCar and the Indianapolis 500. They began to notice that IndyCar owners at the time were picking drivers on how much sponsorship money they could bring rather than talent. People started to talk to Gordon about NASCAR, which he was not familiar with. Larry Nuber, one of the ESPN hosts for the live televised USAC races, also told Gordon that he should look into NASCAR. Ken Schrader, who he had raced in the USAC Silver Crown Series earlier in the year, told Gordon he should attend the Buck Baker Racing School if he wanted to learn how to drive a stock car in NASCAR. Gordon attended the school free of charge, due to an agreement worked out with the assistance of Nuber and the school. ESPN would tag along to film Gordon's experience and for the school getting publicity on tv, they would not charge the normal $4,000 admission fee. Gordon upon completing the school loved driving a stock car and now wanted to get into NASCAR. Hugh Connerty, vice president of Outback Steakhouse and owner of some Hooters restaurants, was also at the school. Connerty was impressed with Gordon and asked him if he would like to drive his NASCAR Busch Grand National Series car that he was planning on running in some races later in 1990. Gordon after consulting with his mom and stepfather agreed. Connerty had not actually formed a team yet, but Gordon believed in Connerty's plans and hoped that they would come true later in the year. Tragically, 39 year old Rich Vogler in the #1 Hoffman Auto Racing sprint car on Saturday July 21, 1990 died from a crash during a USAC National Sprint Car Series feature at Salem Speedway. He crashed coming to take the white flag while trying go around Wayne Hammond's car that was a lap down. USAC saw how bad the crash was and immediately put out the red flag. Even though there was one lap still left in the race, officials after learning what happened decided to end the race with only 29 of the 30 laps completed and gave the win to Vogler after his death. Jeff Gordon, who Vogler passed for the lead earlier in the race, finished 2nd. Vogler was also supposed to start in his first ever NASCAR Winston Cup Series race the next day at Pocono in the #50 Coors Light Chevrolet Lumina for Ray DeWitt. Vogler was a USAC 7 Time Champion who also raced five times in the Indianapolis 500 and in a NASCAR Busch Grand National Series event in 1988. 0:14 National Sprint Car Series Winchester 0:25 National Midget Series Night Before the 500 (Win) 5:39 Cal Expo State Fairgrounds (3rd) 5:50 National Sprint Car Series IRP (Win) 6:06 Buck Baker Racing School Rockingham 6:40 National Midget Series Winchester (Track Record) 10:00 National Sprint Car Series Winchester (Pole) 15:18 National Sprint Car Series Salem (Win) 15:29 Hardee's Deluxe Racing Series IRP 21:37 IRP Private Test 23:12 IRP 28:28 National Midget Series Angell Park (Win) 28:50 National Sprint Car Series Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial - In Memory of Rich Vogler USAC Sprint Car Team: Owner/Crew Chief John Bickford Andy Graves DISCLAIMER Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.