Elliot joins Larson

[CIRF]

I remember Jack's first World 100; helicopter in to jump in Swartz's backup car and qualify. It was the first one I attended, almost had a big issue getting me signed into the pit area (I was only 13 at the time)- Purvis won his first. Jack and Charlie both stuffed them in the fence (same spot on the track if I remember correctly). Hewitt is awesome, I talk to Chase Briscoe a little and get some great stories!

Every winter while we're in Florida we get together at least once with Jack and his wife Jody and go to a little place just outside of Deland, Florida that has the best prime rib we've ever eaten. Jack never tells the same story twice from year to year. The entertainment value is priceless and he can tell 'em for hours. One guy for which Jack doesn't have a kind word of any sort is Freddy Smith. Jack has had more than one dust up with Smith. This is surprising since ol' Freddy is almost always thought of as a good guy. Jack gets fire in his eyes to this day when Freddy's name comes up!

[Rajflyboy]

Finally you guys start talking about some great drivers 👍😃

[EvelB7]

That's funny, I know Freddy well- great guy! I was at the World when they got into it at the end of a heat race. I remember the crowd gathering and someone yelling to get 'JW' back as he had just had bypass surgery, never did see fists fly but JW was telling Freddy he was going to take Jack to all the late model shows just to wreck him....Hewitt is my hero though, true '4 Crown' winner!!!

[CIRF]

That's funny, I know Freddy well- great guy! I was at the World when they got into it at the end of a heat race. I remember the crowd gathering and someone yelling to get 'JW' back as he had just had bypass surgery, never did see fists fly but JW was telling Freddy he was going to take Jack to all the late model shows just to wreck him....Hewitt is my hero though, true '4 Crown' winner!!!

Hewitt is everybody's hero.


Smith and Jack first got into it at Volusia County Speedway (now Volusia Speedway Park). The story Jack tells is that after leading the first 97 of 100 laps of the $10,000.00 to win Governors Cup late model race Freddy spun him deliberate to take away the win. Not sure what year this happened but Jack is still pissed about it and explained as such on a recent podcast I listened to just a few weeks ago. Both the deal at Volusia and the dust up at Eldora was a bit before my time but I've heard the story's from the horses mouth on more than one occasion.

I've read the inaccurate and mildly incoherent musings of our resident chucklehead on how Jack couldn't manage tire wear in a long dirt race. I never brought up the Volusia thing as evidence to the contrary simply because he would have some incoherent c0ckamamie BS excuse about that one, too.

Jack also told me personally that Larson winning all 3 of the 4 Crown USAC races at Eldora was as big, or bigger accomplishment, as him winning all 4 before they did away with the stock cars. He said when he won all 4 he'd been racing at Eldora for over 20 years whereas Larson had never laid eyes on Big E prior to the night he won those 3 USAC races!

[Rajflyboy]

Nothing like the bazooka car. Some of the best racing magazine covers of all time with that car. Yes I was a Freddy fan boy.

[CIRF]

Hey flyboy, will ya' take Hewitt's word for how good Larson is or do ya' think he's just a fanboy, too? I'm thinkin' your evaluation is pretty much meaningless against that of a multiple HoF inductee!

This oughta' be good! LOL!

[Rajflyboy]

Hey flyboy, will ya' take Hewitt's word for how good Larson is or do ya' think he's just a fanboy, too? I'm thinkin' your evaluation is pretty much meaningless against that of a multiple HoF inductee!This oughta' be good! LOL!

What does Hewitt say about Larson???