Jack Flannery
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Jack Flannery is a retired American off-road racing driver who was active in the 1980s and 1990s. Flannery won six short course off-road championships in SODA and one in Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR).
Flannery owned Flannery Trucking in his hometown Crandon, Wisconsin, the home of Crandon International Off-Road Raceway.[1] He sold the company late in his racing career and moved to Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. His sons Jamie and Jed were successful off-road racers in SODA and CORR.
[edit] Racing career
In 1992 he competed in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, setting the record for the fastest hill climb in the Unlimited Off-Road Truck class.[2] In 1996 he won the Borg-Warner World championship off-road race race at Crandon.
Flannery won the 1997 Governor's Cup at Crandon enroute to winning the 1997 SODA Class 4 championship.[1]
Most of the drivers in SODA changed to new short course off-road racing series CORR after the 1997 season. Flannery narrowly won the 1998 CORR Pro-4 (4WD) championship over his son Jamey.[3] Flannery won another Governor's Cup race in 1999.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Chevy Thunder rocks Crandon Raceway; Pete Biro; June 22, 1997; off-road.com; Retrieved February 15, 2008
- ^ 800 HP 9.2 L Chevy Truck, Retrieved February 16, 2008
- ^ Chevrolet 1998 Season Review, December 8, 1998; motorsport.com; Retrieved February 15, 2008
