Ival Cooper

"The Little Man with the Heavy Foot"

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Picture taken in 1960. Donated by Wayne Thomas

 

Picture taken in 1971. Donated by Tony Barker

Donated by Joel Whittington

Interview with Ival Cooper - July3, 1982

Other News Clippings about Ival Cooper

As told by Mike Kimble: Ivan Cooper was one of the true legends in Mississippi auto racing, dirt or asphalt. Ival won races all over the southeast in modifieds and supermodifieds. He was famous from Memphis to Pensacola for driving the #248. Old timers also remember him driving the #631 in the support class. Ival drove and won for many car owners especially after moving to asphalt full time in the 60’s. Toward the end of his career Ival was associated with the Ardis #30 asphalt sprint car from Mobile for several years.