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Midwest Racing Archives: Today in Racing History

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Preserving the history of Midwest Auto Racing. Monday, August 3, 2015. Today in Racing History. August 3, 1972. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Preserving the history of Midwest Auto Racing. So much racing history has been made through the years right here in the Midwest. From the rich dirt ovals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska to the paved short tracks in Minnesota and Wisconsin, some of the best drivers ever to get behind the wheel of a race car competed right here in the heartland. 1958 &...

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Midwest Racing Archives: August 2015

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Preserving the history of Midwest Auto Racing. Monday, August 31, 2015. 1963 – Horstmeyer breaks record in Minnesota State Fair win. St Paul, Minn. (August 31, 1963) – Bill Horstmeyer, a 32-year-old electrician from Stoughton, Wis., won the 25-lap IMCA championship speedway race at the Minnesota State Fair before 21,083 fans. Riding the high rim, Hortsmeyer cracked the track record of 10 minutes and 23 seconds established by Leroy Neumayer on August 31, 1960. With Daniels out of the picture, Forest Lake&...

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Midwest Racing Archives: Today in Racing History

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Preserving the history of Midwest Auto Racing. Thursday, August 6, 2015. Today in Racing History. August 6 , 1983. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Preserving the history of Midwest Auto Racing. So much racing history has been made through the years right here in the Midwest. From the rich dirt ovals in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska to the paved short tracks in Minnesota and Wisconsin, some of the best drivers ever to get behind the wheel of a race car competed right here in the heartland.

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Midwest Racing Archives: October 2014

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Preserving the history of Midwest Auto Racing. Friday, October 31, 2014. October 31, 1967. Links to this post. Thursday, October 23, 2014. 1987 - Kemp quite a racer in his own right. Burlington, Iowa (October 23, 1987) - Larry Kemp has proven to be a successful racing entrepreneur, winning awards while wearing the hats of both owner and promoter at 34 Raceway and the Donnellson Dirt Track. 8220;I think some of them think I’m just some guy that came along,” Kemp laughed. Upon his graduation from. In 1959,...

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Midwest Racing Archives: April 2015

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Preserving the history of Midwest Auto Racing. Thursday, April 30, 2015. 1972 - Latham First at Winchester. April 30, 1972) Ralph Latham made the return of Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) new cars to the Winchester Speedway here Sunday a fast and exciting one as he won the 100 lap feature before slim crowd of about 2,500. The race was the first for ARCA at. Three laps earlier, on the 73rd circuit, Watson suddenly dropped from a close third with a broken fan belt after running nose to tail with L...

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Midwest Racing Archives: March 2015

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Preserving the history of Midwest Auto Racing. Monday, March 23, 2015. The Original Third Mile Nationals. Omaha, Neb. - In 1968, Eagle Raceway just east of Lincoln, Nebraska started a season ending special event for Sprint Cars and called it the Third Mile Nationals. Beckman won the dash and his heat. Other heats went to Lonnie Jensen and John Stevenson. Kenny Gritz won the Junior Championship (B feature) with a last lap pass of Dutch Buettenbach. Little Joe Saldana set fast time of 16.26 seconds the...

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Midwest Racing Archives: January 2015

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Preserving the history of Midwest Auto Racing. Wednesday, January 28, 2015. The Mysterious Ford 427 SOHC. Http:/ www.victorylane.com/articles/2014 05 pg62-63.pdf. Links to this post. Tuesday, January 13, 2015. The IMCA Sprint Cars at the Knox County Fair. Jerry Blundy in victory lane at the Knox County Fair. Blundy would score wins at the historic half-mile in the 1950's, 60's and 70's. 8211; Right off of Interstate 74 on exit 51 in. O, here goes…. As it turns out, the International Motor Contest Associa...

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Midwest Racing Archives: 1975 - Knoxville sprint title to Leavitt

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Preserving the history of Midwest Auto Racing. Sunday, August 9, 2015. 1975 - Knoxville sprint title to Leavitt. August 9, 1975) – Eddie Leavitt of. Won the 30-lap National Super Sprint championship at the Marion County Fairgrounds Saturday night, but he was an extremely worried driver on the final lap. Although Leavitt, 32, won by nearly three-fourths of a lap over second-place Roger Rager of Mound,. And lapped all but three cars, he slammed into the wall on the 29th lap, severely damaging his car.

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Midwest Racing Archives: July 2015

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Preserving the history of Midwest Auto Racing. Friday, July 31, 2015. Today in Racing History. July 31, 1993. Links to this post. Thursday, July 30, 2015. 1961 – Louisville’s Robbins Bests Field in Iowa Super Modified Go. Knoxville, Iowa (July 30, 1961) - Roy Robbins, a 33-year-old mechanic from Louisville, Ky., captured the first annual super modified racing championship here Saturday night and in the process collected $1,280 of the $6,000 purse. Robbins finished second in the first heat race behind the...