Originally Posted by Mud Packer:
A guy by the name of Don Klein raced at Belle Clair when I lived there and still competes today in a late model. That was over 30 years ago. If he didn't win the Allied Auto Racing Association championship, he had a bad year. They used to run Belle Clair on Friday, I-55 on Saturday and the now shuttered St. Charles Speedway on Sunday night. Dandy Don just dominated back in the day.
Don doesn't dominate AARA like he used to, but he did win a feature last year at Belleville.:checkered: I would love to know how many laps he has run at Belle-Clair over the past 50+ years. It has to be astronomical.:eek: