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AFTER 6 MONTHS OF PUSHING MY PLASTIC BUMPER IS HOLDING UP JUST FINE..IT WAS A LITTLE SLIPPERY WHEN NEW BUT NOW ITS SEASONED JUST RIGHT TO GET A SIDE BITE IF I HAVE TO..STOCK CARS SOMETIMES DIG IT UP BUT THERE SURE ISN'T ANYMORE SPLINTERS..(Knapp photo) ART MALIES HAS ANNOUNCHED THE HE AND CAROL WILL BE RETIRING AT THE END OF THE 2008 WORLD OF OUTLAW SEASON...THEIR SON ERIC WILL TAKE OVER THE "WORK'N WOODY IN 2009..(Knapp photo) JOE GARVER FROM CLINTON, INDIANA DRIVES A 1992 JEEP CHEROKEE PUSH TRUCK..EMPLOYED AS A AUTO TECHNITION AT MIKES MOTOR COMPANY HE HAS BEEN PUSHING SINCE 1992..TERRE HAUTE ACTION TRACK, VERMILLION COUNTY SPEEDWAY, CHARLESTON SPEEDWAY, LINCOLN PARK SPEEDWAY, BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY, AND RED HILL RACEWAY ARE THE MAIN TRACKS HE PUSHES AT.(Knapp photo) RAY MANKUNAS(right side of photo) SHOWN HERE WITH HIS SHOTGUN RUSS HERBOLD AT TERRE HAUTE HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR OVER 10 YEARS.. HOME IS DANVILLE, ILLINIOS WHERE HE HAS BEEN THE OWNER FOR 21 YEARS OF "THE SHOP AUTO REPAIR"..HIS TRUCK IS A 1979 CHEVY 1500 4x4 WHICH HE HAS USED AT VERMILION COUNTY SPEEDWAY AND NUMEROUS TRACKS..HE WAS A IMCA TRACK OFFICIAL IN 1993..(Knapp photo) STEVE MOAT FROM BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA SHOWN HERE WITH HIS SHOTGUN STEVE GROGAN STARTED PUSHING 1995..HE WORKS NUMEROUS TRACKS AROUND THE TRI-STATE AREA WITH HIS 1994 FULL SIZE CHEVY BLAZIER..(Knapp photo) ALTHOUGH IT DOESN'T HAVE A BLUE LIGHT ON TOP RETIRED POLICE OFFICER EVERETT HOLT FROM JOLIET, ILLINOIS STILL LIKES TO FOLLOW RACE CARS..HIS TRUCK IS A 1994 GMC 1500 WHICH HAS A 400hp 350c.i. LT4 CORVETTE ENGINE WHICH GETS THE JOB DONE QUICKLY..THE TRUCK IS LOWERED 3 1/2 INCHES IN THE REAR AND 1 INCH IN THE FRONT..CLOCKED ON THE MILWAUKEE MILE @ 134 MPH WITH THE ALL ALUMINUM PUSH BUMPER AND LIGHT BAR INSTALLED..HE SAYS 2008 WILL BE HIS LAST YEAR PUSHING AFTER 23 YEARS BEHIND THE WHEEL..A LONG TIME OFFICIAL WITH THE UMARA GROUP..(Brent Seelman photos) THIS ISN'T YOUR REGULAR PUSH TRUCK BUT ONE WORD MAKES IT INTERESTING AND THAT IS "HEMI"..STEVE GIBSON FROM OSSIAN, INDIANA 1923 FORD ROADSTER PICKUP RUNS A 331 c.i. HEMI THAT WAS ONCE IN A 1956 DODGE DUMP TRUCK..IT WAS BUILT AS A HIGH SCHOOL AUTO SHOP PROJECT BEFORE HE BOUGHT..THE WINDSHIELD FRAME AND RADIATOR ARE ORGINAL 23 FORD PIECES..HE RECENTLY FABBED UP THE DIAMOND PLATE ALUMINUM STORAGE BOXES AND ADDED THE NERF BARS..STEVE HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR 45 YEARS ALL OVER INDIANA, EASTERN OHIO, AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN..HE PRIMARILY PUSHES NOW AT WINCHESTER AND GAS CITY IN INDIANA AND ELDORA SPEEDWAY IN OHIO..(Brent Seelman photos) LOOKING TOWARD THE FLAGSTAND AT PADUCAH INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY.. ITS HIGH BANKED CLAY.. MIDWEST SPRINTS READY FOR THERE HEAT COMING THROUGH TURN THREE.. CARL JOHNSON FROM OPDYKE, ILLINOIS IS A TRUCK MECHANIC..HE PUSHES WITH HIS 1993 JEEP AT MANY OF THE MIDWEST SPRINT CAR SERIES SHOWS.. PAUL BROWN IS A CARPENTER BY TRADE FROM TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA..HE PUSHES WITH HIS 1985 GMC 1500 TRUCK AT TERRE HAUTE, UPPER BOSWELL, AND ROMAIN COUNTY, IL.. JOE CHAMBERS A MEMBER OF THE INDIANA MILITIA PUSHES AND ACTS AS THE PACE TRUCK FOR MANY OF THE MIDWEST SPRINT CAR SERIES SHOWS.. TIM CHAMBERS WHO MAKES UP THE FAMILY DUAL OF PUSHERS MADE THE LONG TRIP FROM OHIO TO THE PADUCAH INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY.. DANNY AND HIS FATHER LEO FRANCIS ARE FROM FREDERICKTOWN, MO.RUN A PAIR OF INTERNATIONAL SCOUTS WHICH ARE HIGHLY MODIFIED.. THEY STARTED PUSHING IN 1999 AND NOW FOLLOW THE POWR-I MIDGET SERIES AND MICRO SERIES FULL TIME.. THE OLD SCOUTS HAVE A 8000 POUND WENCH AND ARE CAPABLE OF HANDLING MOST JOBS..THE MODIFIED WHEEL BASE MAKES THEM VERY MANEUVERABLE... PADUCAH INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY AT NIGHT.. LEO FRANCIS TAKES CARE OF HIS POWR-I MIDGETS.. TO CLOSE EQUALS NO STEERING.. JIMMYJEEP BEHIND DOUG HEVERON'S LAST RIDE TESTING AT SPEEDWORLD..(Knapp photo) DOUG HEVERON CLIMBS ABOARD HIS LAST CAREER RIDE..(Knapp photo) JIM HILAND BILSTEIN SHOCK REP, JERRY STUCKEY HURRICANE CHASSIS BUILDER, AND OWNER DON HECKMAN DID A FINAL CHECK ON THE CAR BEFORE IT GOES TO THE LITTLE 500..(Knapp photo) JIMMYJEEP PUSHING OFF DOUG HEVERON ON THE FRONT STRETCH AT ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD..(Knapp photo) DAVID HOLLINGER WAS THERE WITH HIS "SUPER PUSHER" TO HELP BEFORE I SHOWED UP..(Knapp photo) SEE MORE OF DAVID'S SUPER MODIFIED ON THE "SUPER PUSHER" PAGE..(Knapp photo) ---------------------- JOE CHAMBERS IS SELLING "OFFICAL PUSH TRUCK" PATCHES..THIS WOULD BE A NICE ADDITION TO YOUR SHIRT OR JACKET AT THE TRACK..JOE HAS BEEN A PUSH TRUCK DRIVER FOR YEARS AND IS WELL KNOW FOR HIS PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION TO THE SPORT... BILL HILGNER'S ANTIQUE SOLAR MIDGET IS JUST ONE OF THE MEMBERS WE WORK WITH FROM THE DAYTONA ANTIQUE AUTO RACING ASSOCIATION.. CLICK HERE FOR THE DAYTONA ANTIQUE AUTO RACING ASSOCIATION WEBSITE Copyright © 2008 JimmyJeep All Rights Reserved