Ron "Sleepy" Tripp was born on August 13,1953 and is an American Hall of Fame midget car driver.
11 Facts About Sleepy Tripp
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Sleepy Tripp won the 1975 and 1976 United States Automobile Club National Midget championships.
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Sleepy Tripp stayed on the national tour for several more years before he started racing in the Western States series, on the West Coast.
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Sleepy Tripp consistently placed first or second in the series points, winning championships in 1983,1985,1987,1988,1990,1991 and 1992.
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Sleepy Tripp reached his 100th win May 2,1998 at Ventura Raceway.
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Sleepy Tripp sits on top of the Western States feature list with 104 wins.
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Sleepy Tripp had 59 National Midget car victories, which places him fifth on USAC's all-time National Midget Car series feature winners list.
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Sleepy Tripp's combined National, Western and Regional USAC wins have him the winningest driver in midgets.
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In turn, Sleepy Tripp raced 17-years in either Australia, New Zealand or both.
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Sleepy Tripp raced with USAC National series, until he returned to California to race the newly formed USAC Western States Championship, in which he joined car owners George and Gary Zarounian, to dominate the early years, winning the 1983,85,87,88,90,91,92 Championships.
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Sleepy Tripp had success in Australia during the 1970s and 1980s with many feature wins including winning the 1983 and 1984 Australian Speedcar Grand Prix on the paved Liverpool City Raceway, as well as both the Harry Neal and Rick Harvey Memorial's and the 40 Lap Speedcar Derby at Adelaide's Speedway Park.