Background
While in modified midget racing Larry and his father introduced the first car with a suspension system in this type of racing.
While in modified midget racing Larry and his father introduced the first car with a suspension system in this type of racing.
Larry graduated from college with a teaching degree.
He was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1993. Larry"s father Bob got him started in racing. Bob purchased Larry"s first race car, a Kurtis Craft Half Midget from Bob Cunningham in Covington, Indiana prior to turning twelve years old.
Larry went to Modified Midget racing at the Logansport, Indiana track from 1965-1967.
lieutenant was made by Kurtis out of Indianapolis, Indiana. Eventually all cars would have suspension systems on them.
He taught school briefly while racing the modified midget racing circuit. Larry"s father Bob worked as a pit crew member for various race teams at the Indianapolis 500 in the 1970s.
Open wheel career
Rice followed up by winning the 1973 Universal Service Administrative Company National midget driver"s championship himself.
Championship car career
He raced in 5 seasons (1974, and 1978–1979, and 1981), with 9 combined career starts, including the 1978 and 1979 Indianapolis 500 and finished in the top ten 3 times. After he stopped racing in 1991, he became the color analyst on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s Saturday Night Thunder program The program featured midget, sprint, and Silver Crown racing.
He also worked as Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s regular analyst on IRL races.
Robbie Rice currently owns the organisation today. Rice died from lung cancer on 20 May 2009.
He was the 1973 Universal Service Administrative Company National midget driver"s champion and won the Universal Service Administrative Company Silver Crown series in 1977 and 1981. He was fondly known as "The Flying School Teacher" due to his ability to win races. Rice had a major win when he won the 1970 Hut Hundred. Rice finished third in 1972 Universal Service Administrative Company National Midget championship, helping his team (Shannon Brothers) win the owner"s championship. Rice was also the 1977 and 1981 Universal Service Administrative Company Silver Crown Series champion. He won the Silver Crown and sprint car portions of the 4 Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway in 1985. He won his second Silver Crown portion at Eldora in 1987. He was co-named the 1978 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, along with Rick Mears, for his 11th-place finish.