KIMMEL WINS AT SPRINGFIELD; event marred by death of veteran Dean Roper
SPRINGFIELD IL, 8-19-01 - ARCA RE/MAX Series point leader Frank Kimmel won
the PAR-A-DICE 100 here Sunday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds mile dirt
in Springfield, a race marred by the death of veteran stock car driver Dean
Roper.
Veteran ARCA stock car driver Roper died at Memorial Medical Center in
Springfield this afternoon after an accident in which his Ford slowed on the
frontstretch and impacted the inside retaining wall on lap 17 of the ARCA
RE/MAX Series PAR-A-DICE 100 at the mile dirt Illinois State Fairgrounds
track.
There were no visible injuries and Roper was unconscious when safety teams
arrived. The Fair Grove, Missouri driver was then transported to Memorial
Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. There were no other injuries
as a result of the accident.
Roper, 62, was the USAC Stock driving champion 1981-82-83 and was the
winningest ARCA RE/MAX driver on dirt with 9 career victories, including 3
at the Springfield mile. He became the 2nd oldest driver to record an ARCA
RE/MAX Series victory when he won at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in 1994 at
age 55. The majority of Roper's success came at the wheel of stock cars
fielded by the Mueller Brothers Racing Team of Random Lake, Wisconsin. Roper
drove his first race in 1960 and was a 5-time St. Louis-area short track
champion from 1967-73 prior to his national championship racing success.
Roper is survived by wife Marilyn and brother Dale Roper, both of whom were
at the track on Sunday.
Roper's son, race driver Tony Roper, was fatally injured in a NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series race in 2000 at Texas Motor Speedway.
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My thoughts go out to the Roper family. Unfortunately, this isn't the first
time that they've had to go through this.
Arthur Rymer
Man.... That sucks.. Both Tony and his dad killed racing. That's
weird.....................
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Arthur Rymer <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:3b8055f2$[email hidden]...
> KIMMEL WINS AT SPRINGFIELD; event marred by death of veteran Dean Roper
>
> SPRINGFIELD IL, 8-19-01 - ARCA RE/MAX Series point leader Frank Kimmel won
> the PAR-A-DICE 100 here Sunday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds mile dirt
> in Springfield, a race marred by the death of veteran stock car driver
Dean
> Roper.
>
> Veteran ARCA stock car driver Roper died at Memorial Medical Center in
> Springfield this afternoon after an accident in which his Ford slowed on
the
> frontstretch and impacted the inside retaining wall on lap 17 of the ARCA
> RE/MAX Series PAR-A-DICE 100 at the mile dirt Illinois State Fairgrounds
> track.
>
> There were no visible injuries and Roper was unconscious when safety teams
> arrived. The Fair Grove, Missouri driver was then transported to Memorial
> Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. There were no other injuries
> as a result of the accident.
>
> Roper, 62, was the USAC Stock driving champion 1981-82-83 and was the
> winningest ARCA RE/MAX driver on dirt with 9 career victories, including 3
> at the Springfield mile. He became the 2nd oldest driver to record an ARCA
> RE/MAX Series victory when he won at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in 1994 at
> age 55. The majority of Roper's success came at the wheel of stock cars
> fielded by the Mueller Brothers Racing Team of Random Lake, Wisconsin.
Roper
> drove his first race in 1960 and was a 5-time St. Louis-area short track
> champion from 1967-73 prior to his national championship racing success.
>
> Roper is survived by wife Marilyn and brother Dale Roper, both of whom
were
> at the track on Sunday.
>
> Roper's son, race driver Tony Roper, was fatally injured in a NASCAR
> Craftsman Truck Series race in 2000 at Texas Motor Speedway.
>
> ---------------------------------
>
> My thoughts go out to the Roper family. Unfortunately, this isn't the
first
> time that they've had to go through this.
>
> Arthur Rymer
>
>
Sounds like he may have had a heart attack or something, if thats the case
there are plenty far worse ways to go.
--
Darrin Stevens
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"Tyler Hudson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:3b8058ed$[email hidden]...
> Man.... That sucks.. Both Tony and his dad killed racing. That's
> weird.....................
>
>
> --
> Tyler Hudson
> AIM - fordusa49
> http://msdirt.tripod.com - Mississippi's Dirt Track Scene
> http://www.tylerhudson.8m.com - My Official Website (updated 08/17)
>
> Arthur Rymer <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> news:3b8055f2$[email hidden]...
> > KIMMEL WINS AT SPRINGFIELD; event marred by death of veteran Dean Roper
> >
> > SPRINGFIELD IL, 8-19-01 - ARCA RE/MAX Series point leader Frank Kimmel
won
> > the PAR-A-DICE 100 here Sunday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds mile
dirt
> > in Springfield, a race marred by the death of veteran stock car driver
> Dean
> > Roper.
> >
> > Veteran ARCA stock car driver Roper died at Memorial Medical Center in
> > Springfield this afternoon after an accident in which his Ford slowed on
> the
> > frontstretch and impacted the inside retaining wall on lap 17 of the
ARCA
> > RE/MAX Series PAR-A-DICE 100 at the mile dirt Illinois State Fairgrounds
> > track.
> >
> > There were no visible injuries and Roper was unconscious when safety
teams
> > arrived. The Fair Grove, Missouri driver was then transported to
Memorial
> > Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. There were no other
injuries
> > as a result of the accident.
> >
> > Roper, 62, was the USAC Stock driving champion 1981-82-83 and was the
> > winningest ARCA RE/MAX driver on dirt with 9 career victories, including
3
> > at the Springfield mile. He became the 2nd oldest driver to record an
ARCA
> > RE/MAX Series victory when he won at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in 1994
at
> > age 55. The majority of Roper's success came at the wheel of stock cars
> > fielded by the Mueller Brothers Racing Team of Random Lake, Wisconsin.
> Roper
> > drove his first race in 1960 and was a 5-time St. Louis-area short track
> > champion from 1967-73 prior to his national championship racing success.
> >
> > Roper is survived by wife Marilyn and brother Dale Roper, both of whom
> were
> > at the track on Sunday.
> >
> > Roper's son, race driver Tony Roper, was fatally injured in a NASCAR
> > Craftsman Truck Series race in 2000 at Texas Motor Speedway.
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> >
> > My thoughts go out to the Roper family. Unfortunately, this isn't the
> first
> > time that they've had to go through this.
> >
> > Arthur Rymer
> >
> >
>
>
Looking into it I guess he hit the end of pit road, what a bum deal for that
family.
--
Darrin Stevens
www.Stevens-Racing.com
www.TeamECR.com
www.SimRaceCar.com
www.Thomas-SuperWheel.com
"Darrin Stevens" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:3b806a0e$[email hidden]...
> Sounds like he may have had a heart attack or something, if thats the case
> there are plenty far worse ways to go.
>
> --
>
> Darrin Stevens
> www.Stevens-Racing.com
> www.TeamECR.com
> www.SimRaceCar.com
> www.Thomas-SuperWheel.com
>
>
> "Tyler Hudson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> news:3b8058ed$[email hidden]...
> > Man.... That sucks.. Both Tony and his dad killed racing. That's
> > weird.....................
> >
> >
> > --
> > Tyler Hudson
> > AIM - fordusa49
> > http://msdirt.tripod.com - Mississippi's Dirt Track Scene
> > http://www.tylerhudson.8m.com - My Official Website (updated 08/17)
> >
> > Arthur Rymer <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> > news:3b8055f2$[email hidden]...
> > > KIMMEL WINS AT SPRINGFIELD; event marred by death of veteran Dean
Roper
> > >
> > > SPRINGFIELD IL, 8-19-01 - ARCA RE/MAX Series point leader Frank Kimmel
> won
> > > the PAR-A-DICE 100 here Sunday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds mile
> dirt
> > > in Springfield, a race marred by the death of veteran stock car driver
> > Dean
> > > Roper.
> > >
> > > Veteran ARCA stock car driver Roper died at Memorial Medical Center in
> > > Springfield this afternoon after an accident in which his Ford slowed
on
> > the
> > > frontstretch and impacted the inside retaining wall on lap 17 of the
> ARCA
> > > RE/MAX Series PAR-A-DICE 100 at the mile dirt Illinois State
Fairgrounds
> > > track.
> > >
> > > There were no visible injuries and Roper was unconscious when safety
> teams
> > > arrived. The Fair Grove, Missouri driver was then transported to
> Memorial
> > > Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. There were no other
> injuries
> > > as a result of the accident.
> > >
> > > Roper, 62, was the USAC Stock driving champion 1981-82-83 and was the
> > > winningest ARCA RE/MAX driver on dirt with 9 career victories,
including
> 3
> > > at the Springfield mile. He became the 2nd oldest driver to record an
> ARCA
> > > RE/MAX Series victory when he won at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in 1994
> at
> > > age 55. The majority of Roper's success came at the wheel of stock
cars
> > > fielded by the Mueller Brothers Racing Team of Random Lake, Wisconsin.
> > Roper
> > > drove his first race in 1960 and was a 5-time St. Louis-area short
track
> > > champion from 1967-73 prior to his national championship racing
success.
> > >
> > > Roper is survived by wife Marilyn and brother Dale Roper, both of whom
> > were
> > > at the track on Sunday.
> > >
> > > Roper's son, race driver Tony Roper, was fatally injured in a NASCAR
> > > Craftsman Truck Series race in 2000 at Texas Motor Speedway.
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------
> > >
> > > My thoughts go out to the Roper family. Unfortunately, this isn't the
> > first
> > > time that they've had to go through this.
> > >
> > > Arthur Rymer
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
ugh :(
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"Arthur Rymer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:3b8055f2$[email hidden]...
> KIMMEL WINS AT SPRINGFIELD; event marred by death of veteran Dean Roper
>
> SPRINGFIELD IL, 8-19-01 - ARCA RE/MAX Series point leader Frank Kimmel won
> the PAR-A-DICE 100 here Sunday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds mile dirt
> in Springfield, a race marred by the death of veteran stock car driver
Dean
> Roper.
>
> Veteran ARCA stock car driver Roper died at Memorial Medical Center in
> Springfield this afternoon after an accident in which his Ford slowed on
the
> frontstretch and impacted the inside retaining wall on lap 17 of the ARCA
> RE/MAX Series PAR-A-DICE 100 at the mile dirt Illinois State Fairgrounds
> track.
>
> There were no visible injuries and Roper was unconscious when safety teams
> arrived. The Fair Grove, Missouri driver was then transported to Memorial
> Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. There were no other injuries
> as a result of the accident.
>
> Roper, 62, was the USAC Stock driving champion 1981-82-83 and was the
> winningest ARCA RE/MAX driver on dirt with 9 career victories, including 3
> at the Springfield mile. He became the 2nd oldest driver to record an ARCA
> RE/MAX Series victory when he won at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in 1994 at
> age 55. The majority of Roper's success came at the wheel of stock cars
> fielded by the Mueller Brothers Racing Team of Random Lake, Wisconsin.
Roper
> drove his first race in 1960 and was a 5-time St. Louis-area short track
> champion from 1967-73 prior to his national championship racing success.
>
> Roper is survived by wife Marilyn and brother Dale Roper, both of whom
were
> at the track on Sunday.
>
> Roper's son, race driver Tony Roper, was fatally injured in a NASCAR
> Craftsman Truck Series race in 2000 at Texas Motor Speedway.
>
> ---------------------------------
>
> My thoughts go out to the Roper family. Unfortunately, this isn't the
first
> time that they've had to go through this.
>
> Arthur Rymer
>
>
