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What a great question. I learned what racing was at O'Hare Stadium in Chicago. I remember a hard-nosed promoter/operator whose nickname was "Ham", and a clown named "T-Bone" I think. Also went to a number of races at Waukegan Speedway. Whitey Gerkin is a racer I remember - not many others. My parents were originally from Milwaukee and I'm told I saw my first race at the Milwaukee Mile when I was 1-year old. That's still my "home" track. As a teenager my Dad started taking me to midget races at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie. Still go there a lot too; in fact was just there on Sunday. When I was dating my wife, many times we went to the stock car races at Hales Corners Speedway. Romantic, hey? Went to all of the open-wheel (mostly WoO and Badger Midgets) shows there up until they closed. Good memories.
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