[Dirtfan]

Sweet Owen Speedway, just west of Vandalia In on IN46W. Dale DuBois built and operated that track for a few years.I used to operate a wrecker there when it was open. Had I have known SHORTBUS at that time I would have drug him into the woods and left him:rolling. GO FAST who posts here, his Dad raced there when it was open.Dale DuBois raced a modified at Bloomington Speedway until just past three years or so.

[HurstBros0]

Sweet Owen ... I went there once with Dad and Mike Johnson. Mike drove a car in every race they had that night . There was a 46 (maybe) Chevy sedan that didn`t have any back doors . I was 8 or 9 and I thought that was the coolest thing I had ever seen. Also the track owner must have been a Marty Robbins fan because I remember listening to "Big Iron" many times before the races started.

Dan Hurst

[Butch47265]

Originally Posted by babcock14d you didn't want to go off turn 3, you were looking at the tree tops and it was a long way to the bottom!:Steer

In 68/69 sprint car racing was good I was driving Jim Waltz 21 charlie car following Bob Black he picked up a rock with rr and hit me above r eyeoff turn 4 got STOPPED in turn 1 BLOOD was so thick cant see where to stop, but it was FUN we think??????????? Butch Wilkerson#1

[Butch47265]

:checkered::checkered:

Originally Posted by babcock14d you didn't want to go off turn 3, you were looking at the tree tops and it was a long way to the bottom!:Steer

In 68/69 sprint car racing was good I was driving Jim Waltz 21 charlie car following Bob Black he picked up a rock with rr and hit me above r eyeoff turn 4 got STOPPED in turn 1 BLOOD was so thick cant see where to stop, but it was FUN we think??????????? Butch Wilkerson#1:checkered::checkered::checkered:

[RBL56]

Alan Barr won the race that day and Bob Black was 2nd.

[SHORTBUS]

Originally Posted by dirtfan sweet owen speedway, just west of vandalia in on in46w. Dale dubois built and operated that track for a few years.i used to operate a wrecker there when it was open. Had i have known shortbus at that time i would have drug him into the woods and left him:rolling. Go fast who posts here, his dad raced there when it was open.dale dubois raced a modified at bloomington speedway until just past three years or so.

dan,
do you remember the old freedom - new hope speedway.it was located right next to the drag strip.only ran about two years.
Won the biggest feature there.beating denny cambell in a 50 lapper.

[midget96]

My dad raced there.:Steer He grew up in Owen County. One time after the army he and some of his army buddies parachuted out of a plane and landed in the middle of the track and went racing.:respect::O: How cool. We also watched super 8 movies this weekend of dad and his brother racing at Eureka Speedway down here by Bedford. The ol' pond in turn 3 and 4 was hit a couple of times.:applaud:

[Dirtfan]

Originally Posted by SHORTBUS dan, do you remember the old freedom - new hope speedway.it was located right next to the drag strip.only ran about two years. Won the biggest feature there.beating denny cambell in a 50 lapper.

Sure do, the Wise family opened the New Hope Speeedway back in the early 70'S

[Go Fast]

My dad ran there in stock cars and sprints in the early 70's. A violent sprint car crash caused him to loose interest in further driving duties. He later fielded cars for Jack Dubois, "Shorty Deckard" and a few others. At one time the track had a 6 cylinder class running some pretty hot in-line Chevys.

As a kid my normal Saturday was loading up and heading to Sweet Owen in the
early afternoon. Playing with some Matchbox cars in the dirt behind the grandstand until the racing started. Then after the races, stopping at the El Patio motel/restaurant for a Pizza Burger at 1 AM.

[snoopy]

Hey Sam Sr, Wasn't Rosie in charge at Sweet Owen?