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My first race was when I was a year old (guess grandma and grandpa were busy) was at a track less than 2 miles away named speedroam basicly stock cars then Haubstadt opened with super modifieds OMG My dad and I and his buddies went nuts watching them then someone turned us on to sprint cars at THAT and off following the USAC trail we went Remember falling asleep on way home listening to them reliveing the race All started round mid 50;s what great times :6:

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I grew up going where ever Dad raced. Following CORA and the Buckeye Midgets with the Chevy II then the Speedrome with the VW.

Some of the best memories were going to Mississippi and Tennessee in the late '70s and early '80s and the crowds standing and cheering after hotlaps. The weekend runs up to Michigan to run Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids. All great memories.

Then after my brother started racing sprintcars it was Bloomington, Putnamville, Kokomo every weekend. Then that became Gas City and Putnamville after I started racing.

Now I am lucky to get to 1 or 2 races a year. Thanks for starting this thread, it has been nice to stroll down memory lane.

Olympic stadium in kc mid 60s to 70s on Sunday nights , Fridays at old lakeside , Sedalia for the fair races , the first trip to Knoxville ,and when you went to visit dads parents the one and only ascot ,

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Originally Posted by JJMooney:
I grew up at Shangri-la Speedway in Owego NY, a half mile paved track in the Southern Tier of NY state near the PA border. Geoff Bodine started his career there. Went to my first race at three months old. My dad crewed/built engines for the Northeast pavement modifieds that raced there in the 60’s and 70’s with drivers such as Mike Zopp, Don Diffendorf, Graeme Bolia, Don Yeingst, Larry Groover, and Brett Bodine.

When I got older, I helped sell welding insurance at the track. For those who have no idea what “welding insurance” is: if you paid two bucks for the insurance and needed the welder to help with repairs on your race car you were covered. If you didn’t have the insurance, you had to pay the track welder’s hourly rate which was something like 10 bucks. That was back in the days before store bought parts. If you broke it-you fixed it, most times at the track in between races. A track welder was pretty popular back in those days.

I had forgotten about welders at the track. I can remember my mom always yelling at me to stop watching the welders that I’d go blind.

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I can remember early 70s several visits to Lawrenceburg and possibly one to Queen City Speedway (Tri County)

I mostly remember playing with hotwheels on the benches of the old grandstand, The Crows Nest with Burt Swafford terribly misspronouncing names and until recently, I WAS. Krebs, Not CRABS. Salaminto, not SALLAMINO etc.

I remember Butch WIlkerson in a Black Number one and I always cheered for Butch. (Still say hi all the time and am glad for that) Gillstrap, Millburn (Also drove LMS), Krebs, Barr, Salminto, Gaines. Deputy (who I've seen at Paragon a couple times) and a host of others who's names aren't on the top of my head but I'd recognize in a heartbeat.

Remember one night not so much due to the racing but we were tearing down a old chicken coop and I got stung in the leg. (I've always had a bad reaction to stings bellow the waist) We went to the race that night but the fair was on, I didn't feel like hobbling around so we just went in for the racing. I know it was before the feature but from sitting, My leg had swelled four times normal size. Dad hauled me to the hospital. :(

Once I was liberated (Got my Drivers license) I often hit three our four races a week late 80s early 90s. Union County on Fri night, Florence sat and burg on sunday for LMS and stocks. Was working on a couple stock car teams in the late 80s

Thankfully I am still enjoying racing and almost every race, Dad and I share that passion, Its one of the few things other than fishing and shooting that we talk about regularly. Im thankful for that.

Have fun, Get to a race, Best Family dollar you can spend!

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My first dirt track race was Gas City 1996 I do believe..they re opened after a few years closed..My dad grew up around Anderson Speedway as my great uncle used to build stock cars. I was hooked after seeing sprint cars for the first time..and have been going all over indiana/Ohio since..I went to the indy 500 in the mid 90s but dont remember much of it and went to the first nascar race at indy in 94..i just like dirt better.

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Bloomington-Friday , Paragon-Saturday , always Kokomo on Sunday. Sometimes Putnamville or Lawerenceburg on a Saturday. I have scares and lost a lot of skin on all of those bleachers.

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Originally Posted by racefan20:
Started going to Anderson just after high school, absolutely loathed Bob Fields, I cheered for Vic Hellis who graduated HS one year in front of me. Was a big Darwin Blankenship fan too.

Haha! It was quite the rivalry that Selma's Vic Hellis had with Willow Branch's Bob Fields. I always remember that both had beautiful cars. The blue and white Hellis Muffler King #51 of Hellis versus the orange and black Fields Auto Parts #31 of Fields. I almost forgot about #00 of Ray Fullen and Jim Cooper, too. Jim Cooper always drove a #95, sponsored by Car Brite.

I liked ol' Darwin Blakenship, along with Herb Rose. In fact, I didn't really "dislike" any of them, but Bob was just my favorite. I know not many people were a big fan of Bob.

I also liked when they brought in Randy Sweet and CJ Rayburn a few times to try to break the world record. Those cars were WILD, but to a kid, they were so awesome.

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The original Vallejo Speedway which was about 2 miles from my house. First race was around 1956 with a friend of mine whose dad LR Brown raced at the fastest 1/4 in the west at the time invited me to go along. The track is long gone but it was the place that infused racing into my blood.

Montpelier Speedway. My dad and his best friend, who was the driver, built a car in 1985 to race there. '85 is also the year mom was pregnant with me. They won the first race they ever ran, and mom gave birth to me a few weeks later. My chances of not becoming a race fan were slim, but I wouldn't want it any other way. I loved watching the stock cars, and developed my passion for late models growing up there. In the late 90's we started going to Gas City after it reopened on Friday nights, and I began to see that sprints can put on a pretty good show too. Now it's a 2 hour drive to Montpelier, and I don't go every week like I did for 22 years. They don't run my beloved late models anymore, but it is still home. Just looks like a cross dresser when I show up and see midgets instead of the late models. The current owner has done a great job of improving the track though, so I still gladly support the place.

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I grew up in western NY and started getting interested in drag racing when I was 10 or 11. My parents didn't go to the races, so I bugged and begged my dad to take me. He finally relented and we planned to go to a big drag race. A few days before, my folks told me they couldn't afford the tickets. However my mom saw an ad for a dirt track with adult admission of $2.50 and told me that dad would take me there if I wanted. I had seen some dirt cars on trailers and in some garages and thought they looked cool so I said OK!. So I went to my first race at Holland Speedway in 1967, the last year it was dirt. Before relocating to SC in 1973, My dad and I also went to Stateline (dirt-Busti, NY)
Lancaster (asphalt) and saw my first sprintcar race at the Erie County fair.
Early on, my parents tried to discourage my interest in racing. Shortly after they were married they went to a midget race at the Civic Stadium in Buffalo, and a driver was killed in front of them so they never went to another race until I came along. After they saw that my interest in racing was NOT going away, even my mom started going with dad and I.
Both my folks are gone now, but I'll always remember those good times. Thanks Mom and Dad for sacrificing what you wanted so I could have what I wanted.

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Jackson Motor Speedway, Jackson Mi. Been going since I was in a stroller and use to be put in the front seat to help pack the track so I was told. Grandparents built it in the late 40's. and sold it mid 60's. It was a high banked oil clay track that was very dangerous. After a few years they made into a 3/8 paved track. We ran bikes, super modifieds, midgets, sprints and stock cars. Many Marc Times invitational 100 lappers for stockers. Chitwood thrill shows and I remember Evil doing a long bus jump end to end. I'm sure Crocky was there too. Some big open wheel shows. I never missed a race there that I can remember from 58 on. It closed in 73.

ELDORA! Grew up about 45 minutes southeast of there. I have vivid memories of Saturday night "Super Sprint" car races in the mid-seventies. They were sprint cars with all sorts of wing contraptions made of plywood, aluminum, or some other material. I remember the announcer (Terry Baltes) would excitedly announce that the fans were being treated to an "all Super Sprint Car warm-up group!" They used to hot lap all the divisions together prior to this! The racing was terrific, I really enjoyed that particular era.

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Avilla Speedway ,Auilla Indiana Bryan Motor Speedway .Bryan Ohio
Quincy raceway now Butler speedway

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First race I went to was at the Princeton IN fairgrounds. They raced "late models". 50's and 60's Fords and Chevys. Then a guy named Tommy Helfrich showed up in a Camaro that was bad fast and upped the ante for everyone. I saw my first sprint car race at TSS with Buckwheat Gates and Dick Gaines in the 70's. My dad never went to the races but my older brother would take me. Occasionally we would slip out of Sunday night church early and go to TSS. Ronmil you remember when Dick Snyder hit the light pole in turn 3 at Princeton and the lights went out till like 2am? We stayed until the races were over like 3 or 4am. Think my brother got in big trouble for that one. Ha ha

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Ascot Park

My dad took me and my brother to a sprint car race there in 74 i believe. When my mom went on a trip to see her folks, dad decided to take us out for a treat. Ive been hooked on sprint cars ever since.

I can still see Bob "flash" East setting quick time after quick time in the Coulter Chevy. When Gary Howard broke the 19 sec bracket. Bobby Olivero in the tamale wagon followed the next year by Rick Goudy. Clark Templeman in the blue #3 JFK car. Bob Meli's mean flip in turns 1 & 2 in the 78 car. Ive still never seen a car flip so fast. David Fair white pearl 96, Mike Shaw's african paint scheme #92, Jimmy Oskie was up front no matter which car he was in, a Dean Thompson slide job, Steve Howard in the #20 Cunningham chevy was as wild and exciting as can be, the California Cowboy Ron Rea in the beautiful King O' Lawn Chevy, Tony Simon, Kerry Norris, Max and Mike Sweeney. The Arizona group would come over with Lealand McSpadden, Ronnie Shuman and gang. When there was money on the line, nobody was better the Ronnie Shuman. I could go on and on with those memories.

All those ole memories brought me a new one, a couple of sprint weeks ago at Haubstaut. I went over to Mike Spencer car after the race and asked one of the guys standing by the car if this Mike Spencer was related to the Mike Spencer that used to race at Ascot. He said ya that it was his dad and pointed to him who was working on something in the trailer. He said to go talk to him. So I stood at the trailer door and asked him if he used to race at Ascot. He looked at me and smiled a little and said yes. I told him that i remembered him in the white and blue #64 car and his smile got bigger and that look in his eyes i'll never forget. I think he had a brief racer flash back idk. Great thread btw

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I haven't grown up yet, and probably never will ... but I spent a lot of time a Williams Grove Speedway when I was young.

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Good ole Salem Speedway in Salem, IN and Louisville Motor Speedway for me! Also hit Bardstown Speedway down in KY alot since my old man was the track anouncer for awhile. Sprinkle in some Brownstown, Bloomington, and Haubstaudt here and there....then we started racing ourseves. First kart race was at Sportsdrome Speedway in Jeffersonville, IN....good times!

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Oddly, it's the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum. My uncle took my cousin and I to the indoor Midget races several times in the early to mid 70's. First race cars I'd ever seen other than in photos. I'm still a big Midget and Sprint fan. Thanks to my uncle.

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Grew up across town from Knoxville Raceway. Started attending with my parents 6 months after i was born. Attended other area race tracks, Chariton, Newton, Oskaloosa and Kessell Speedway in Des Moines. Race cars evolved from jalopies to supermodifieds to sprint cars. Attended every Knoxville Nationals up until last year. Many great memories and some things I would like to forget. Highlight of the early years were trips to the IMCA big car races at the Iowa State Fairgrounds and occasionally to surrounding state fairs, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas. Also made a couple of trips to Olympic Stadium in Independence Mo. Late teen and twenties pretty much traveled all over the country.

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I am lucky to have been born where I was (Terre Haute) and that I am the son of a great race fan. I was able to go to quite a few tracks when I was growing up, these two though, stand out as the ones that had the most to do with making me a lifelong lover of the sport:

Hanging onto the backstretch fence of the world's greatest half-mile oval was such a great place to be a kid. Sheldon Kinser, Gary Bettenhausen, Pancho Carter, Tom Bigelow, Rich Vogler, Hut Hundreds, Hulman Classics, you name it. I never missed a one.

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Sitting on the hillside of this great racing arena, way out in the Morgan County countryside really helped set the hook in me at a young age. This photo from the Edd Sheppard Collection gives you an idea of what a regular weekly show was like for those lucky enough to frequent this place on Saturday nights.

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My first race was at Funks Speedway Winchester. My grandfather was a friend of Funk's and we went to the first sprint car race after WW2 on Labor day 1945. We went in the back gate and I spent the afternoon in the infield. I rembered that Bus Wilbert won that race but Duke Cook corrected me that it was Jimmy Wilburn. It was my first time to watch Elbert Booker race and he became my sprint car racing hero. To this day my racing heros are sprint car drivers.

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Hartford and Kalamazoo Motor Speedways. Supermodifieds. Gordon and Nolan Johncock. Sammy Sessions and Elver Harrington. Wonderful era. My first race was at the long gone Saugatuck Speedway.

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My first race (& first trip to the state fair) was in 1958, at the ripe old age of 5, to the Minnesota State Fair on the then DIRT 1/2 mile.
Dad & I went every year for the big open wheel show.
In 1964 they paved the track, about a third the way into the race Dad asked, "What do you think?" I responded, "Let's go down to the Midway. This is boring."
We never went back, in fact, Dad didn't go to another race until his Grandsons started Kart racing.

In my high school years, I went weekly with my buddies (and dates, when we could find girls willing to put up with us) to Cedar Lake Speedway in Somerset, WI & to the Stillwater Speedbowl in Stillwater, MN. Also from 1969 - 1973, I attended every Pro roadrace at Donnybrooke International Speedway in Brainerd, MN.

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I live 20 min south of Eldora , so it was Eldora Saturday night , and Finlay Sunday night . Good times . Sure made it really hard to go to school Monday .

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The first race Dad took me to was at Fairbury American Legion Speedway. Since Dad was a stock car guy the supermodifieds were little more than filler between stock car races for him but I loved them! I know I've said this here before but we were lucky enough to have the pleasure to see the likes of Larry Cannon and Bubby Jones who went on to race in The 500. Those two along with Dean Shirley, Steve Cannon, Hersh Jenkins, Jerry Camfield, Jerry Blundy, Chuck Amati, Bobby Carrigan and Jack Tyne among many others.

Since Dad was a stock car guy we also went to Peoria Speedway and the long gone Sterling Speedbowl Park. Once in a while Dad would even take us out West to Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, IA and once we even went all the way out to Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Although I cherish all the trips to Peoria and Sterling my fondest memories are of "Boom Boom" , "Ol' Bub" and all the others carryin' the left front and gassin' it up in their beautiful sprinters/rail cars at Fairbury.

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Kokomo Speedway,,,,, back when Bill Lipkey had it and the stands all around the track, yes all around the track was full and Kool. When they would bring the drinks, hotdogs, popcorn, and throw the peanuts at you in the stands because the place was packed elbow to elbow with fans. There was more people attending a race back then on a regular show than what WOO and USUC combined together could bring in a day now. Back when promoters, promoted and did not have a boil in there ass like they do today. The only track that would come close to what it use to be like then now is the Burg. Back then it was all about the people who came through the gates to get in. Now it's all about the money. So don't whine and cry because people don't show up to your track. I believe the promoter at the Burg gets it. It's not just about your racetrack. It depends alot on how you treat your fans to.

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Limaland & Eldora with Findlay, Fremont, New Bremen & Shadybowl thrown in from time to time.
That said I haven't been to Shadybowl in like 43 years.
We also went to Portsmouth & KC ( Atomic ) when we went to Southern Ohio to visit a family friend.
Hit Kalamazoo once, Tim Richmond was supposed to race that night but never showed.

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Originally Posted by Shawn:
Haha! It was quite the rivalry that Selma's Vic Hellis had with Willow Branch's Bob Fields. I always remember that both had beautiful cars. The blue and white Hellis Muffler King #51 of Hellis versus the orange and black Fields Auto Parts #31 of Fields. I almost forgot about #00 of Ray Fullen and Jim Cooper, too. Jim Cooper always drove a #95, sponsored by Car Brite.

I liked ol' Darwin Blakenship, along with Herb Rose. In fact, I didn't really "dislike" any of them, but Bob was just my favorite. I know not many people were a big fan of Bob.

I also liked when they brought in Randy Sweet and CJ Rayburn a few times to try to break the world record. Those cars were WILD, but to a kid, they were so awesome.

I remember seeing Fullen hit the wall at the pit entrance in turn 3 one night. Drove the engine all the way into the cockpit. Dont think he raced for awhile after that. I first started going to races at Muncie Dragway. My uncle built it and I got to go behind the scenes and meet all the greats of the 60's dragway scene.

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Columbia Speedway in Cayce, SC in the 1960's. It was dirt then and we watched all the NASCAR greats of the time race there. Ralph Earnhardt, Tiny Lund, Lee Roy Yarbrough were among the ones that ran weekly and the Grand National (now Cup) tour showed up 3 times during the year. It would be a quite a few more years before I was able to get off to sprint car country.

Whitewater Valley Speedway, Liberty, In, Florence, Ky, and Eldora, mainly late models back in the day, until sprint races at WWVS and then CRA there. First USAC wing race at Florence Ky I think.

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First of all, what a great thread. Learned a lot about a number of different tracks.

My first trip was to Belle Clair Speedway in Belleville, IL. I was about 3 years old and my dad & mom took me there. A great little bullring that still puts on a great show (especially midgets) today.

They ran on Friday nights and as SW911 posted they pitted the cars on the infield. The Allied Auto Racing Association (AARA) raced Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at three different speedways. Anybody care to guess where the Saturday & Sunday night shows were?

The hot shoes back then included Dandy Don Klein, Kenny Schrumm, Carl Springer, Mike Hammerlee, Ed Dixon, Charging Charlie Johnson and others that escape the memory bank.:14: Wib Spaulding made an occasional appearance and made his presence felt.

Don Klein just about owned Belle Clair. He won so many track championships, they shoud have named it after him. He was still running up until either last year or the year before and was still competitive.

I always loved the standing starts. My mom also told me NOT to look at them welding right in front of us in the pits. She said I would go blind. No wonder my eye sight isn't the best.:3:

Later on the opened Highland Speedway in Highland, IL. That became my Saturday night track and I starting working as an official there prior to moving to Indiana. I came east in the early 70's and starting hitting the local Sun Valley Speedway. I still wish they would have kept that name.

First asphalt track that I had seen and in 1974 witnessed my first Little 500. WOW!!!!!!! Missed only one since and I still look forward to the last week in May every year. No other short track race quite like it.

For the boys who were discussing the late model drivers at Anderson you were correct on the rivalry between Vic Hellis & Bob Fields. Later Bobby Fields, Bob's son raced Vic just as hard. We sat up between turns 3 & 4 and the fans supporting both of those drivers also sat up there. Many an interesting night I might add with the fans sometimes providing as much action as the drivers down on the track.

Interesting side note to this is when the track came up for sale when Joe Helpling passed away 7 area men stepped up to the plate and purchased the speedway. I believe that is when the name changed as well but I might be wrong on that.

Rex Robbins the President of the American Speed Association was the lead guy of the group. Who were the others you ask? Two of the group were............... John Hellis (Vic's dad) & Bob Fields. The others were Bob Byrne, local sports writer; Charlie Masters, former sprint car driver; Leo Parrish and one other whose name escapes me.

Amazing how one trip to the speedway can provide a lifetime of memories and entertainment even today.

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Grew up going to Oswego Speedway weekly from CT, the 5+ hour drive each way didn't seem too bad while heading to and from the Steel Palace!

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Originally Posted by Mud Packer:
First of all, what a great thread. Learned a lot about a number of different tracks.

My first trip was to Belle Clair Speedway in Belleville, IL. I was about 3 years old and my dad & mom took me there. A great little bullring that still puts on a great show (especially midgets) today.

They ran on Friday nights and as SW911 posted they pitted the cars on the infield. The Allied Auto Racing Association (AARA) raced Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at three different speedways. Anybody care to guess where the Saturday & Sunday night shows were?

The hot shoes back then included Dandy Don Klein, Kenny Schrumm, Carl Springer, Mike Hammerlee, Ed Dixon, Charging Charlie Johnson and others that escape the memory bank.:14: Wib Spaulding made an occasional appearance and made his presence felt.

Don Klein just about owned Belle Clair. He won so many track championships, they shoud have named it after him. He was still running up until either last year or the year before and was still competitive.

I always loved the standing starts. My mom also told me NOT to look at them welding right in front of us in the pits. She said I would go blind. No wonder my eye sight isn't the best.:3:

Later on the opened Highland Speedway in Highland, IL. That became my Saturday night track and I starting working as an official there prior to moving to Indiana. I came east in the early 70's and starting hitting the local Sun Valley Speedway. I still wish they would have kept that name.

First asphalt track that I had seen and in 1974 witnessed my first Little 500. WOW!!!!!!! Missed only one since and I still look forward to the last week in May every year. No other short track race quite like it.

For the boys who were discussing the late model drivers at Anderson you were correct on the rivalry between Vic Hellis & Bob Fields. Later Bobby Fields, Bob's son raced Vic just as hard. We sat up between turns 3 & 4 and the fans supporting both of those drivers also sat up there. Many an interesting night I might add with the fans sometimes providing as much action as the drivers down on the track.

Interesting side note to this is when the track came up for sale when Joe Helpling passed away 7 area men stepped up to the plate and purchased the speedway. I believe that is when the name changed as well but I might be wrong on that.

Rex Robbins the President of the American Speed Association was the lead guy of the group. Who were the others you ask? Two of the group were............... John Hellis (Vic's dad) & Bob Fields. The others were Bob Byrne, local sports writer; Charlie Masters, former sprint car driver; Leo Parrish and one other whose name escapes me.

Amazing how one trip to the speedway can provide a lifetime of memories and entertainment even today.

Yeah a lot of the fun back then was sitting at the top of the tall stand in 4. You could either watch the race in front of you or the fights in the pits behind you. :D

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I have to admit that I grew up at Sun Valley also. I have fond memories of the same LM drivers. My biggest memory is laying in the back seat of the family LTD, half asleep heading toward Fortville, and counting the yellow/orangish lights that were lighting up Hwy 67 in front of the Reformatory. I knew I was half way home then.

Yes son, I watched fenders (or whatever you call them).
Just accept that fact. Lol.:32:

Oh, by the way, Bob Fields won many races with his left arm resting on the top of his door, driving with the other.

Born in 76, first race was Lawrenceburg at 6 months, (I'm told), earliest memories are at Bloomington on Fridays, Paragon, Putnamville, or Brownstown on Saturdays and every Sunday at Haubstadt. Been to over 50 tracks by my count at this point.

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Great Photo Jerry Shaw, I too have a particular fondness for Paragon, though I can never quite put my finger on why. It is the quintessential Hoosier dirt track for me.

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Jacksonville Il, Pittsfield Il, and Little Springfield, I grew up at these three tracks hardley ever missing a night. Someone said something about Ralph Vortmans sharp little supper modified. If I remember right his tail section came off of one of our old combines. Jerry Blundy and Wldman Kelly were my to guys. The Battles that Dean Shirley and Ronnie Milton put on at Springfield every sunday were Classic. Brings back some great times with my Dad.

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Great Photo Jerry Shaw, I too have a particular fondness for Paragon, though I can never quite put my finger on why. It is the quintessential Hoosier dirt track for me.

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The Paragon photo came from the Facebook page dedicated to Edd Sheppard's induction into the Hall of Fame, this year. There are hundreds of great pics from the Sheppard family, Larry Miller's family and many other sources there.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1146...ocation=stream