IMCA

Black Panther Performance History

1948 – 1970

 

 

1948 IMCA Season (Incomplete)

 

Car #

Driver

Car Name

Car Owner

Qual.

Pos.

Qual.

Time

1st

Heat

2nd

Heat

3rd

Heat

Dash

Consi.

Pursuit

Main

Event

 

February 1948 – Plant Field – Tampa, Florida – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Luptow Hal

Frank Luptow

-

unk.

1

-

-

-

3*

-

-**

*This particular race was a match race rather than a consolation race. 

**Frank Luptow dropped out while leading the main event when his rear end let go on the last lap.

 

July 18, 1948 – NSI - Lebanon Raceway – Lebanon, Ohio – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Luptow Hal

Frank Luptow

-

unk.

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

 

September 25, 1948 – NSI - Fairgrounds Speedway – Nashville, Tennessee – 1 mile

9

Frank Luptow

Luptow Hal

Frank Luptow

1

40.33

-

1

-

1

-

-

1

 

November 1948 – Speedway Park – Tampa, Florida – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Luptow Hal

Frank Luptow

1

27.93

2

-

-

-

-

-

1

 

1949 IMCA Season

 

February 1, 1949 – Plant Field – Tampa, Florida – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

unk.

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

 

February 5, 1949 – Plant Field – Tampa, Florida – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

The qualifying times from February 1st were also used for these races.

 

February 6, 1949 – Plant Field – Tampa, Florida – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

3

The qualifying times from February 1st were also used for these races.

 

February 10, 1949 – Plant Field – Tampa, Florida – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

-

-

2

-

-

1

-

-

2

The qualifying time from February 1st was also used for these races.

 

April 3, 1949 – NSI - Columbus Speedway – Columbus, Georgia – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

16

Unk.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Frank Luptow also attempted to qualify a car #82 setting the 13th quickest time in time trials in that car.

 

April 10, 1949 – NSI - Alabama State Fairgrounds Speedway – Birmingham, Alabama – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

4

27.29

-

1

-

-

-

-

2

 

April 17, 1949 – NSI – Macon Fairgrounds Speedway – Macon, Georgia – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

25.56

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

 

May 8, 1949 – NSI – Danville Fairgrounds Speedway – Danville, Illinois – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

2

26.88

-

1

-

1

-

-

2

 

May 22, 1949 – NSI – Audrain County Fairgrounds Speedway – Mexico, Missouri – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

27.05

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

 

May 29, 1949 – NSI – Mower County Fairgrounds Speedway – Austin, Minnesota – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

26.20

1

-

-

2

-

-

1

 

June 12, 1949 – Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway – Des Moines, Iowa – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

25.32

2

-

-

1

-

-

9

 

July 3, 1949 – NSI - Mid-America Fairgrounds Speedway – Topeka, Kansas – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

2

27.01

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

 

July 4, 1949 – NSI – Nebraska State Fairgrounds Speedway – Lincoln, Nebraska – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

26.35

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

 

July 31, 1949 – Danville Fairgrounds Speedway – Danville, Illinois – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

25.61

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

 

August 7, 1949 – NSI – Aurora Downs – Chicago, Illinois – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

25.60

1

-

-

4

-

-

1

 

August 8, 1949 – Cresco Speedway – Cresco, Iowa – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

27.48

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

 

August 10, 1949 – Benton County Speedway – Vinton, Iowa – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

27.40

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

 

August 12, 1949 – Mower County Fairgrounds Speedway – Austin, Minnesota – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

25.17

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

 

August 13, 1949 – Mower County Fairgrounds Speedway – Austin, Minnesota – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

2

The qualifying times from August 12th were also used for these races.

 

August 14, 1949 – Wisconsin Valley Fairgrounds Speedway – Wausau, Wisconsin – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

26.09

1

-

-

2

-

-

1

 

August 17, 1949 – Rapid Speedway – Rock Rapids, Iowa – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

26.62

1

-

-

2

-

-

1

 

August 21, 1949 – Sedalia State Fair Speedway – Sedalia, Missouri – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

26.67

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

 

August 26, 1949 – Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway – Des Moines, Iowa – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

1

24.75

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

 

August 27, 1949 – Sedalia State Fair Speedway – Sedalia, Missouri – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther

Frank Luptow

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

The qualifying times from August 21st were also used for these races.

 

August 28, 1949 – Iowa State Fairgrounds Speedway – Des Moines, Iowa – ½ mile

9

Frank Luptow

Black Panther