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Congratulations to Shane on his induction in to the Sprint Car Hall of Fame.

These photos were supplied by Shane Carson and Terry Sanderson, hope you enjoy these shots from Shane's great racing career!

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Moto-X

Here's a couple of shots of Shane in his moto-cross days, the top he's going over a drop away jump at Amber Valley, 207 bike was Midwest City's David Tucker following.

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Shane's first sprint car win!

Phoenix City Alabama on a cold Jan. 1977 day.  Twin feature day Doug Wolfgang and I shared feature wins in the Rocky Fisher series opener.  Crew dude Tim Carlson from Washington state, instructor George Gillespie, now Pro Shocks Inc. Pres. and the Nance car with rookie Oklahoma driver ...me...

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Sedalia mile

1st time on the mile, Trostle new how to win there, I was just along for the ride......

L to R:  race promoter Robert Lawton, crew dude Dale "hopper" Drotz, trophy girl Debbie Wampler, now Debbie Carson, and owner Bob Trostle

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1985 USAC vs NCRA at Oklahoma City Fairgrounds

Shane after winning the 1985 USAC vs NCRA Champ Dirt Car Challenge A-Main.  The car . . . Pat Suchy's Gambler house car.

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Last USAC vs NCRA races in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, July 21, 1986 USAC vs NCRA Champ Dirt Car race.  Shane Carson in the Gambler Competition Center #76s owned by legendary local race car owner, Pat Suchy, passing USAC super star Rich Vogler in the #39 Coors Light Silver Bullet for the win.  This was the final USAC vs NCRA challenge race held in Oklahoma City.

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1985 Oklahoma City NCRA

1985 - Shane & his father Bud Carson celebrating another NCRA A-Main win in Oklahoma City.  The Pat Suchy Gambler house car again.

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The Rio Airways sprinter

Shane in Richard Tharp's  Rio Airway's WoO sprinter. The photo on the left is Shane during a time trial run at Oklahoma City, the photo on the right he is pulling out for a heat race.  The car featured a J&J chassis.

This is the same Richard Tharp who was a successful Top Fuel dragster driver in the 70s.   There has been a feature about his drag racing in recent months on Speedvision.

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