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JIMMYJEEP BY VICTORY LANE DURING THE 2008 DARLINGTON HISTORIC RACING FESTIVAL..(Knapp photo)
WE WELCOME MICHAEL "TOBY TOBASH" AS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF JIMMYJEEPS PUSH TRUCK WORLD..HE IS FROM OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON AND
DRIVES A 70'S STYLE MODIFIED/SPRINT PUSH CAR..THE PUSHER IS STREET LEAGAL AND DOES A GREAT JOB ON ASPHALT..THE CAR WAS BUILT
BY ED KVISTAD IN BREMERTON, WA. AND WAS DRIVEN BY STEVE PARKER FROM OLYMPIA. WA..THE CAR HAS HAD A 292 CI ENGINE IN IT SINCE
IT WAS BUILT..THE CAR USED TO PUSH AT GRAY HARBOR RACEWAY IN ELMA, WA, WHEN IT WAS A 1/2 MILE..SKAGIT SPEEDWAY IN ALGER, WA,
AND THE OLD SKY VALLEY SPEEDWAY..SHOW PICTUED HERE IS TOBY PUSHING OFF MONTE ZEMA #82 AT EVERGREEN SPEEDWAY..
PUSH TRUCK DRIVER'S "TIMEX MAN" JIM "SLIPPERY" SNYDER GETS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS WORK..
Published September 22, 2008--When Jim "Slippery" Snyder, of Selinsgrove, began servicing area speedways in 1968 with his
push truck, he never imagined he'd still be at it some 40 years later.
During the season finale Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway, the track paid tribute to Snyder's four decades of service
by recognizing him on the front stretch with a call for applause as all his fellow push truck drivers stopped on the track
around him.
And for those of you who don't know what a push truck does, it is safe to say they're vital to a racing program. They help
run-in and iron out the always-changing clay surface and are charged with pushing off sprint cars throughout the night
because the machines are not self-starting.
Snyder has kept track of some statistics throughout the years and they really are quite impressive. Judging by how many races
he attends a year at Selinsgrove, Port Royal and Williams Grove, Snyder estimates he has pushed off 16,000 sprint cars over
the years.
In addition, he's logged 38,400 miles around the tracks and spent $6,400 in quarters to get his truck clean when the action
is over.
Normally being pushy isn't appreciated but in this case, there is plenty of appreciation to go around.
OLD FRIEND PAULIE MILUM TOOK THE SPRINT CAR WIN AT EAST BAY..(Max Dolder photo)
JIMMYJEEP AND THE "WORK'N WOODY BY THE WORLD OF OUTLAW TRAILER AT PADUCAH SPEEDWAY..(Knapp photo)
DONNIE SCHATZ AT THE DRIVERS MEETING..(Knapp photo)
JOEY SALDANA AT THE MEETING..(Knapp photo)
CAROL AND ART MALIES LAST YEAR OF PUSHING..(Knapp photo)
ERIC MALIES WILL TAKE OVER THE JOB OF RUNNING THE "WOODY"..(Knapp photo)
CLOSE UP OF JOEY SALDANA..(Knapp photo)
STEVE KINSER'S PIT..(Knapp photo)
SHANE STEWART'S RIDE AT PADUCAH..(Knapp photo)
OLD TIME SPRINT CAR DRIVER CHUCK AMATI..(Knapp photo)
THE START OF A WOO HEAT..(Knapp photo)
FELLOW PUSHER CARL JOHNSON AND HIS DAUGHTER AMBER..(Knapp photo)
GLENNA DEZARN PUSHING OF KRAIG KINSER..(Knapp photo)
JIMMYJEEP PUSHING OFF JACK HAUDENCHILD DURING TIME TRAILS..(Knapp photo)
THE "WOODY" PUSHING OFF STEVE KINSER..(Knapp photo)
STEVE MOAT PUSHING OFF #2 CRAIG DOLLANSKY..(Knapp photo)
CARL JOHNSON PUSHING OFF DONNIE SCHATZ..(Knapp photo)
THREE OF THE TOP GUNS OF WOO RACING..STEVE KINSER #11, DONNIE SCHATZ #15, AND KINGS ROYAL WINNER DARIEN PITTMAN..(Knapp photo)
TBARA PUSHER STEVE HENLEY..(Rockney photo)
MY OLD FRIEND JOHN SIMON FROM RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA..(Rockney photo)
JAMES WATSON FROM FLORIDA..(Rockney photo)
CURTIS CARTER IN THE PITS AT ORLANDO..(Knapp photo)
THE MSCS DRIVERS MEETING AT PADACAH..(Knapp photo)
KENNY BIRO'S RIDE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT..(Knapp photo)
RESCUE WAS READY TO HANDLE THE FLIP..(Knapp photo)
HARD FLIP PUT HIM IN THE HOSPITAL..(Knapp photo)
PUSH TRUCK WAITING ON THE STEEP BANKING AT PADUCAH..(Knapp photo)
HEAT LAPS AT PADUCAH..(Knapp photo)
JOE CHAMBERS PUSHING OFF..(Knapp photo)
BROTHER TIM CHAMBERS PUSHING OFF..(Knapp photo)
CARL JOHNSON AND DAUGHTER AMBER WATCH THE CRATE ENGINE CARS HOT LAP..(Knapp photo)
JOE CHAMBERS BACK SEAT BUMPER..(Knapp photo)
TIM CHAMBERS BUMPER ALSO IS READY TO PULL AND PLACE IN THE REAR OF HIS JEEP..(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..
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