1980 Spare Mint 400

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 The 1980 Spare Mint 400 at Kansas is known for a big one on the first lap involving 24 cars meaning ONLY TWELVE CARS FINISHED!.

The big one started when 2nd place Alloy Wilson had brakes failure and went into 3rd place Mike Seasons before Seasons got loose and took out some cars while Alloy slid on the grass and took out Tom Landis and Eugene Carbureski, spun and took out Kraig Shiftright who hit roof first HARD into the wall. Wilson flipped once and was upside down by the end of the crash. At the end of the crash William Highbanks is seen flipping a lot of times. He got replaced by Maurice Aikens (1979 to 1984 Vitoline backup.)

Kraig suffered two cracks in his roof (not a proper fractured roof which is a fractured skull in the cars world) and severe pain. Unbelievably Kraig only missed the Virginia 500 replaced by Maurice Fillups and returned in the 1980 LA 500 with a headband to treat pain as well as the two bandages on his roof to seal the cracks.

Unfortunately part timer Eugene Carbureski was involved but part timer Thomas Tanrev SOMEHOW not involved. Rookies Misti and Claude were also involved but HERBERT BROWN AVOIDS THE WRECK!!! AND WINS! Don Chapcar was 2nd and 3rd going to The King. Chick Hicks was 13th and Alloy Wilson 14th. However the race was shortened to 192 laps after a part of the catch fence and outside wall collapsed on lap number 2 and took 40 minutes to fix. due to Kraig's impact with it on the first lap crash.

Kraig misses one race and so does Alloy and James. Alloy got replaced by his brother David Wilson (he had two brothers: Paint Roller Pete and David), William by Aikens Sr (aka Maurice Aikens, father of Aikens, whose real name is Eric) and Kraig by Maurice Fillups.

Only Carbureski and Tanrev are the part timers because the others did not attend because they're part time.

Chick is involved after Kraig's rear end tagged Chick and sent him into the wall. He finished 13th.

## Footage

1. 38 - Wilson
2. 24 - Seasons
3. 43 - Landis
4. 21 - Chick Hicks
5. 20 - Carbureski
6. 11 or #17 (car that goes into wall) - Kraig
7. red car flipping at 0:13 of the video - Cleanair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiqSmXU71xg

## Transcript

### The Big One!

TBA: As The King leads followed by Alloy Wilson and Mike Seasons with Eugene Carbureski in 4th. They continue on turn 3 AND ALLOY WILSON'S LOST IT! I REPEAT! ALLOY WILSON IS HIT!

TBA: CARNAGE AT KANSAS AS A MULTI CAR CRASH TAKES OUT SOME OF THE BEST! CHICK HICKS INVOLVED! KRAIG SHIFTRIGHT INTO THE WALL! JAMES CLEANAIR FLIPS **A LOT**!

TBA: A lot of smoke created so it's not worth showing a replay but we see the aftermath. Multiple cars all over the place. Kraig Shiftright took a hit on his roof right in the catch fence.

TBA: On the grass we have last year's rookie James Cleanair, a completely wrecked car. James had flipped around seven times at the end of the crash. Bill Brady and Mike Seasons also on the grass. CHAOS today at Kansas!

### James Cleanair's Memory Test

Doctor: I will give you a test to remember anyone. Who is this?

James: Is it TOMMY GEARSON!?

Doctor: CLOSE! But that's Bernie Simpson.

James: Phew, that was a close one. Tommy Gearson is deadly! He killed freaking Steve Alcott!

Doctor: Who is this?

James: Is it Bill Brady?

Doctor: That's Don Chapcar. Who is this?

James: Is it Murray Clutchburn?

Doctor: You got that RIGHT!

James: Is this JOHN RETOLINE!?

Doctor: That's Thomas Tireson.

James: Even closer than before!

Doctor: Actually no. Who is this anyway?

James: THE KING!

Doctor: You got that RIGHT! Only 2 out of 5. Meh you could use improvement heck you did not remember your wife.

## Results

1. Herbert Brown - 192 laps
2. Don Chapcar - 192 laps
3. The King - 192 laps
4. Cole Speedland - 192 laps
5. Johnathan Melter - 192 laps
6. James Robson - 192 laps
7. Ronald Oaks - 192 laps
8. Bernie Simpson - 192 laps
9. Thomas Tanrev - 192 laps
10. Ron Pitcar - 192 laps
11. Dale Earnhardt Sr - 192 laps
12. Ernie Gearson - 192 laps
13. Brad Gonzalez - 98 laps(crash)
14. Thomas Tireson - 98 laps(crash)
15. Harold Axel - 1 lap(crash)
16. Alloy Wilson - 1 lap(crash)
17. Sammy Smelter - 1 lap(crash)
18. Bill Shields - 1 lap(crash)
19. Kraig Shiftright - 1 lap(crash)
20. Klint Shiftright - 1 lap(crash)
21. Don Alternators - 0 laps(crash)
22. William Highbanks - 0 laps(crash)
23. Greg Candyman - 0 laps(crash)
24. Bill Brady - 0 laps (crash)
25. Claude Scruggs - 0 laps(crash)
26. Mike Seasons - 0 laps(crash)
27. Chick Hicks - 0 laps(crash)
28. Eugene Carbureski - 0 laps(crash)
29. Tom Landis - 0 laps(crash)
30. David Palmer - 0 laps(crash)
31. Mike Yankee - 0 laps(crash)
32. Norman Green - 0 laps(crash)
33. Misti Motorkrass - 0 laps(crash)