Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway called Quinten Beeman “officially a legend” after his exit from his rolled-over Crown Vic. He popped out the driver’s-side window of his car on its side, raised his arms, and saluted onlookers. However, Quinten felt that’s not what made him a legend.
When he took off his helmet, he shook his beaver tail, his Texas tailgate, his big ole mullet, and yelled at the guy who spun him out. For every action, there’s an equal and (not-so) opposite reaction–and the crowd cheered loudly.
“I yelled, ‘This long hair don’t cover this redneck,’” Beeman, of Stoystown, Pennsylvania, said. “That riled the fans up. I didn’t give that other driver too much time to talk, and I certainly didn’t hear what his excuse was for wrecking me. I was rather frustrated. He really got me twisted.”
Beeman admitted his Crown Vic struggled this race night.
“My stuff was terrible,” Beeman said. “I was running seventh or eighth in the feature when someone caught my left-rear quarter panel and spun me all the way around. I heard both tires pop on the left side, then the wheels dug into the track surface.”
He was not hurt. Beeman sat in a Kirkey full-containment seat with RaceQuip belts. He wore a Bell helmet and Ultra Shield neck collar. The roll cage in Beeman’s Crown Vic came from Bernheisel Race Components.
His Crown Vic, however, suffered some damage to its radiator, fender, Watt’s link and intake manifold. Quinten Beeman also has another Crown Vic ready to race, if needed. He stays busy, though, racing FWDs and crate late models at tracks near the Pittsburgh area.
“We’ll see what the schedule allows,” Beeman said. “Since I’m an official legend there [at Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway], I would really like to race there some more.”
The Outside Groove Executive Editor has covered motorsports since 2000. His many awards include the 2019 Eastern Motorsport Press Association (EMPA) Jim Hunter Writer of the Year and the 2013 Russ Catlin Award for Excellence in Motorsports Journalism.
