Jim Wohlfeill pushing up for qualifications at Mansfield Speedway in 1988. - Bob Buffenbarger Photo
Former sprint car driver and current car owner Jim Wohlfeil passed away on Friday. Wohlfeil hailed from Michigan and raced sprint cars throughout the Midwest before becoming a car owner. Wohlfeil most recently had Chris Jones behind the wheel of his Ford powered #3w car.
Wohlfeil’s father Jim also was a racer and car owner during the heyday of Midget Car racing and is a inductee of the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame .
