What Happened to These Guys

[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.