Cornhusker Raceway Park - Page 2

Paul Merolla · 09-10-2015, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by SStockDart

The lime green car was from South Omaha....Pollish (Poland ancestors) great guys and could really drink beer. I believe they called the car "Concoction" It has been long enough ago, we can probably tell stories,..lol. That car had an Olds rear end...with a "Pollosh Locker" (ya need a welder to make one) I also think they were the first ones around Omaha to use canted - angle plug heads...really helped them....also, the car was noted to shake or wobble the front wheels after the burn out.....lol. I've got lots of stories if ya want more...lol

The Polack you're referring to is Duane "Smiley" Jazynka. He's still building engines for lots of local guys in Omaha and still racing occasionally with his former G/G '62 Vette. Runs it just like he did in the 70s, with a Nash 5-speed...he told me, "the rev limiter is the carburetor."
10 grand and dump the clutch! The only major difference is he now runs a 355 instead of a 287 incher. Fun guy with unlimited stories! Here's a shot of Duane at I29 Dragway a year or two ago:

sstk100 · 11-10-2015, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by cruiznlow

here is a photo of the car at the lights at cornhusker. Anyone know the history on the car and what engine/tranny combo it ran, new owners need all the info they can get to help out with the restoration

There was a Hann Bros. car as I recall. And Bob Hann rings a bell, but not certain.

There was also a small block (327) powered, black Anglia run at the old Omaha Dragway. Owned by Jay Wolf...driven by Gordon Smiley (the same guy killed at Indy 500 practice a few years later)

No idea if it's the same car. (any black paint under the paint layers on the car?)

SStockDart · 07-24-2015, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cruiznlow

OK race fans, here is another blast from the past, This former Cornhusker racecar has been found locally and the new owner is going to restore it to as close to when it raced

The only Anglia i recall is the one Mike Daughety flipped. I think it was green with sbc, 4. Speed. C gas. Now that I think about it...he might have crashed at Flightland...he put wheel spacers on the Anglia so he could put on Crager SS wheels and the spacer broke... It was a 301 sbc.

sstk100 · 08-20-2015, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SStockDart

The only Anglia i recall is the one Mike Daughety flipped. I think it was green with sbc, 4. Speed. C gas. Now that I think about it...he might have crashed at Flightland...he put wheel spacers on the Anglia so he could put on Crager SS wheels and the spacer broke... It was a 301 sbc.

{Pretty sure the Daughtery Anglia crashed at Cornhusker Raceway. I was there that day. It ended up on the left side (north side) about half way down the track as I recall. Yes, broken wheel spacer...pretty sure they were illegal by NHRA rule. One of the few crashes at Cornhusker. (maybe was at Omaha Dragway ??),,, But yes it was a broken rear wheel spacer that caused the wreck.

Fun at Cornhusker:
Saw Wild Willie Borsch at Cornhusker doing exhibition runs with another blown fuel altered.... driving one handed, with the other hand on the side of the altered's door area as he blasted down the track at 150 mph+

BOSSMAN · 08-03-2018, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SStockDart

The only Anglia i recall is the one Mike Daughety flipped. I think it was green with sbc, 4. Speed. C gas. Now that I think about it...he might have crashed at Flightland...he put wheel spacers on the Anglia so he could put on Crager SS wheels and the spacer broke... It was a 301 sbc.

Does anyone happen to have any engine bay shots of this car? I recently acquired a Hilborn Injector that was sold to Performance Sales in Omaha according to the Hilborn build sheet. I believe this unit may have originally been on that Anglia (notes show for a 302ci engine w/ 4 speed). It was later used on a Front Engine Dragster of Herb Shelton / Jim Hicks. Looking for any info and especially pictures if anyone has any.

sstk100 · 09-19-2016, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by cruiznlow

OK race fans, here is another blast from the past, This former Cornhusker racecar has been found locally and the new owner is going to restore it to as close to when it raced

That must be the Hahn Bros car. It was bronze like that as I recall. The other post I just saw shows it's the Hahn Car. Pretty sure it was a small block.
Very cool some one found it, and is puting it back together. Wish I could find my old Jr stock 56 Chevy we raced at Omaha Dragway.