Open Cockpit Legend Jim Maguire to Race atWhip City Speedway                                         This Coming Saturday, September  4
                                                
                                         Denny Zimmerman & Jim Maguire
BY MARK McKEON
WESTFIELD,MA - Open cockpit all star Jim Maguire will come out of retirement to race a Quad 4 Midget at Whip City Speedway this Saturday, September 4. Maguire won numerous USAC races, was the 1963 URC Sprint Car Champ and has 14 ARDC Midget wins to his credit. Among the drivers Maguire raced against – and defeated – were A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Roger McCluskey, Don Branson and Earl Halaquist.
     Maguire was scheduled to compete in the 1964 Indianapolis 500, but was involved in a terrible accident during a USAC Sprint Car race at New Bremen, OH, which resulted in the amputation of his right arm at shoulder.  The car he was supposed to drive went instead to a young Italian immigrant living inNazareth,PA by the name of Mario Andretti. After an intensive period of physical therapy, Maguire learned to race with his one remaining arm, and racked up victories in the ARDC Midgets and the ATQMRA TQ Midgets.When Maguire visitsWhip City this week, he’ll be piloting the Skip Matczak owned Quad 4 Midget usually wheeled by Indy 500 rookie of the Year Denny Zimmerman.
     Whip City Speedway is easy to reach from either I-91 or the Mass Pike.  One low admission covers both an afternoon karting program and an evening show for Mini Sprints, Quad 4 Midgets and Modified Lites
                                             Igo is Fast and Fortunate At Whip City Speedway
                                                       BY MARK McKEON: August 28, 2010
WESTFIELD, MA – With two wins in only six previous starts, it’s a given that Brandon Igo is a very talented driver, but he also needed a double shot of luck to pick up his third 600cc win at the Whip. His first good fortune came at the expense of Chris Lennox, who was looking for his first win of the season.  Igo passed Lennox on lap seven, but the pass was negated by a yellow flag.  Whether Igo could have raced by Lennox again at the end will be fuel for the hot...........click here to continue