What Happened to These Guys

[racincowboy02]

Jackie Boggs, Brian Birkhoffer, Scott James, Rick Eckert I haven't heard anything from them in a while just curious as to what happened to them and there are more i just can't remember the names

[Jking24]

Birkhoffer retired after winning Knoxville 3 years ago, scout james ran a limited schedule last year with a new team if i remember correctly. Eckert still runs outlaws and has switched to rocket. Jackie Boggs runs a more regional schedule in the Kentucky southern Ohio area

[TheJet-09]

Scott James races for the Dolhun's out of Wisconsin:

http://www.scottjamesmotorsports.com/index.html

I was wondering what happened to Riggs out of Illinois? I think Shirley drove for him one year.

[BIGSTEVE00]

Jackie Boggs has been racing locally. He had been running both a late model and modified the last couple years. He ran quite a bit last season at Atomic Speedway.

Birkhofer retired. He came back and ran two to three races last season but other than that he hasn't ran since he won Knoxville.

Rick Eckert I believe ran WoO last season as he has for many years.

James has ran some but didn't run every weekend last season.

[MI Dirt Fan]

How could you not hear anything about Eckert in awhile. He's been on the WoO tour for ever.

[Loobs_07]

What about Brady smith #2 outta Wisconsin?? Seen his car in a past lasalle video and brought back some memories as a kid. He always ran hard.

[HoosierDirtFan]

What about Brady smith #2 outta Wisconsin?? Seen his car in a past lasalle video and brought back some memories as a kid. He always ran hard.

Brady Smith retired around the end of the 2013 / 2014 seasons.

[Josh Bayko]

How could you not hear anything about Eckert in awhile. He's been on the WoO tour for ever.

He’s won some races on tour the last few years too.

[zach51]

I'll add another one. What ever happened to Darren Miller?

[HoosierDirtFan]

I'll add another one. What ever happened to Darren Miller?

He retired around 2008 / 2009. Spending time with his kids.

[Pennsboro23]

What ever happened to Darrell Lanigan?

Sorry, I had to.

[zach51]

Well played Penns.

[MI Dirt Fan]

What ever happened to Darrell Lanigan?

Sorry, I had to.

I was going to say or Owens...

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

What ever happened to Darrell Lanigan?

Sorry, I had to.

Darrell who?

[Josh Bayko]

What ever happened to Darrell Lanigan?

Sorry, I had to.

This would have worked with Chub Frank, too.

[zyoung25]

Scott James races for the Dolhun's out of Wisconsin:

http://www.scottjamesmotorsports.com/index.html

I was wondering what happened to Riggs out of Illinois? I think Shirley drove for him one year.

Riggs runs a business and is a basketball coach


I'll add another one. What ever happened to Darren Miller?

Went back to being a bean farmer.

[Matt49]

It's amazing how many of these guys win a huge race and immediately retire. When you ask them why, the answer is always the same. We won a huge race and we are still barely in the black. It just isn't worth it anymore.
This sport has priced itself out for anybody that isn't independently wealthy or has such a person backing them. Even a person that is good at finding reasonable sponsors, is a good driver, and knows how to run a tight shop, cannot really make it in this sport...meaning making enough money to support yourself and a family. Dennis Erb is about the last of that dying breed.

[Hoosier_Dirt]

Idk how in the world Dennis Erb Jr. Continues to do it.

[Raceready]

This would have worked with Chub Frank, too. Or Davey { Juice } Johnson !

[Josh Bayko]

Or Davey { Juice } Johnson !

Davey doesn’t race but a handful of times a year anymore.

[racincowboy02]

Thanks for the info as far as Eckert goes I quit going to races for about 3-4 years and quit following the sport working 55-60 hours a week pretty every week and not getting to go to the races kind of got out of the loop

[blncfn57]

What ever happened to Darrell Lanigan?

Sorry, I had to.

he got tied up in a deal where he gets paid no matter how he finishes. Oneal has got the same deal, but he's not about to give up and let that kid of his whoop him every race....... yet

[blncfn57]

Went back to being a bean farmer.

not sure Miller was ever a farmer. Thinking he had an auto repair business in the early years of racing.

[zyoung25]

not sure Miller was ever a farmer. Thinking he had an auto repair business in the early years of racing.

Just going off of what his dad told me, don't get a much better source than that.

[smith19]

what ever happened to jon Osman. ok who the he11. lol

[pink floyd]

what ever happened to jon Osman. ok who the he11. lol

I remember him well.

[blncfn57]

Just going off of what his dad told me, don't get a much better source than that.

Learn something new every day!

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Learn something new every day!They are large scale farmers. Thousands of acres, why he didn’t follow tours, at least I don’t think he did. He was very good though. Farming and the expense of racing just became too much of I’m not mistaken.

[blncfn57]

I've watched him since his early years racing, as he raced almost weekly at my local track. This is the first I have ever heard of him being a farmer. I'm not doubting you guys, just kinda shocked that I hadn't ever made that connection over the years.

[BIGSTEVE00]

I've noticed this too. Its a shame because most of these drivers were really good drivers and fun to watch. I remember watching Darren Miller run Bloomquist down and winning the North/South 100 @ Florence and after that he seemed to vanish from the tracks. Same thing with Birky. He was my favorite driver and I hate that he stopped racing. And some drivers can't afford to travel that used to like Billy Drake. He used to come over here to southern Ohio every year for the Lucas Oil shows and even picked up a win at PRP. But after his former car owner Wes Steidinger decided to step away from racing he had to start racing locally and now stays in Illinois most of the time.

[CIRF]

Speaking of Darren Miller, to this day he holds the record for turning the fastest lap ever run by a generic dirt late model on The Springfield Mile. 27.581 seconds @ 130.525 MPH. He set the record in qualifications for the Illinois Fall Nationals back on September 17th, 2006. I was at Springfield the day he turned that lap. He was flat flyin'. I don't know for sure but that possibly could be the fastest average speed ever run by a dirt late model.

Wasn't aware Miller is a mega-farmer. Those huge operators are pretty busy at certain times of the year and I can see how it would interfere with his racing, or vise versa.

[LugNutz]

What ever happened to Wayne Chinn?

[MI Dirt Fan]

What ever happened to Wayne Chinn?

He ran a little bit I think last year in Ohio area may have been the year before. Other than that..

[Crossbones]

What about Patrick Sheltra, Justin Rattliff, Terry Casey, Brad Neat, Josh McGuire, Michael England, Jeremy Miller, Jordan Bland?

As for Darren Miller, I remember he intended to run the Lucas series in 2009 and turned a couple of cars over in Georgia/Florida and then quit completely, never heard from him again.lol

[Patansplant]

I have a challange for the where they are crowd. Without using the internt, who can give some background on Ed Kisko? Hint, North Western Pen sylvania.

[speedemon3b]

McGuire quit after a pretty nasty wreck and last I saw was big into politics in Kentucky. Ratliffs family is still racing they own Jason Jamesons car. The guy that I miss watching that I think had potential to do big things was Klint Byars

[chupp n bloomer fan]

McGuire quit after a pretty nasty wreck and last I saw was big into politics in Kentucky. Ratliffs family is still racing they own Jason Jamesons car. The guy that I miss watching that I think had potential to do big things was Klint ByarsYes. Very spot on with Klint Byars. And did he run well at Eldora, dang.