Old Late Models

[Clayton_Wetters]

Thought about putting this on Leebos Corner put I don't think hardly anyone even goes there these days. Nothing like old late models, not to say they are better, but they were the best in their own time.

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58630&d=1586378531

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/1e/bf/21/1ebf213356a73c96552867be2ca56e49.jpg

[TerryM]

Awesome stuff, Clayton. Please do more.

[Jking24]

Yes more please. Their before my time but i love seeing anything from the earlier days. Most latemodels already had plastic nose when i started

[EvelB7]

I would guess that is close to around the year Ken Walton won the World....

[intel8]

They ruined a great track when they paved Hawkeye Downs in 89. We were spoiled with all the great drivers in eastern Iowa, miss those days.

[mcarter815]

They ruined a great track when they paved Hawkeye Downs in 89. We were spoiled with all the great drivers in eastern Iowa, miss those days.

Luckily there's no shortage of great race tracks in Eastern Iowa.

[EvelB7]

I agree about Hawkeye Downs, glad I got to run it before and after (ran the dirt car on the pavement a couple of times). You are right about eastern Ia, great tracks.

[CIRF]

Got to attend a race with my parents at Hawkeye Downs prior to it's ruination. Even though I was at an age when it wasn't cool to hang out with the parents I went along 'cause I wasn't old enough to drive and even if I had been I probably wouldn't have owned a car capable of making the 8 hour round trip. It turned out to be a great time since I wasn't familiar with most of the guys racing that night but Dad was. I remember that a couple of my Dad's favorites were there that night, Darrell Dake being one of them. Tommy Hearst and Fast Eddie Sanger were also there, IIRC.

One of the nicer tracks and facilities I ever had the pleasure of attending.

[EvelB7]

Darrell was my one of my favorites as a kid as well, though I will say Mike Neffiniger was probably the top of the list. I was lucky enough to get to race with most of them (except Neffiniger, he retired before I was old enough to run). Running three or more nights a week was the norm back then...

[Clayton_Wetters]

I would guess that is close to around the year Ken Walton won the World....

That might be the car he won the 100 with actually. I'm trying to find out for sure.

[Clayton_Wetters]

Awesome stuff, Clayton. Please do more.

Thank you, I'll try to keep posting more when I get time. I could give out tips on how to post pictures, I'm sure others have some that they would like to post also.

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a0/95/99/a09599579b45ff43f887e786a98bb238.jpg
I can't make out the name on this one. Back around 1980 there were a few cars with a wing actually on top of the car. Buck Simmons and Jerry Inmon come to mind.

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/BJgYhbt4Gpc5zQcIhwkSoerWdz99g_uSXVquw9GAYxy_tKC0m_ IxVZigjT_smAJvHjFZSFJyc-HWkVTPllHJYziMzzqoPROinjcEmQhsy9V4bpuq5p1EL9mA

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzmlExxW8AEVt81.jpg
Does anyone remember the indoor race at the Silverdome?

[intel8]

Dirtfans101 is a great site for late models, they have some great pics there.

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/61/6f/7f/616f7f855cdb421bf5553b230b643ab4.jpg
Wonder what track this is.

[intel8]

By looking at the Silverdome pic, must have been the same crew that prepped the WOO race at Rockford! Luckily someone wasn't hurt at that fiasco! Compacting dirt with a roller.

[Clayton_Wetters]

Dirtfans101 is a great site for late models, they have some great pics there.

Yes, I'll post some from there soon.

[Clayton_Wetters]

By looking at the Silverdome pic, must have been the same crew that prepped the WOO race at Rockford! Luckily someone wasn't hurt at that fiasco! Compacting dirt with a roller.

I've only seen a steam roller one time at a dirt track ever. It was at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, Kentucky.

[EvelB7]

The 17 was most likely Tony Stewart (Washington, Ia., unless he was injured during this time period). His family built cars and engines; also owned a lot of winners in the southeastern Ia area.

[FastEd95]

The 17 was most likely Tony Stewart (Washington, Ia., unless he was injured during this time period). His family built cars and engines; also owned a lot of winners in the southeastern Ia area. That looks like Tony, the inventor of the Paw Saver steering wheel.

[Clayton_Wetters]

http://www.dirtfans.com/images/Long_1978_Eldora.jpg
For the Illinois crowd.

[Clayton_Wetters]

http://www.dirtfans.com/sitebuilder/images/PierceBob_1984_Eldora-494x298.jpg

At the 1984 World 100

[Clayton_Wetters]

http://www.dirtfans.com/sitebuilder/images/Bob_Pierce_Florence_1990-494x332.jpg
Bob Pierce at Florence Ky 1990. Do I detect moisture in the speedway?

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DdPfdLSWkAIjKzs.jpg

Mid-Atlantic Legends Denny Bonebrake and Buddy Armel

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/40/fe/60/40fe60a5a72425baf89c18e70b2c7976.jpg

Missouri Legend ..................

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/61/52/b9/6152b959aada1bcfddd3c1b7c213abc2.jpg

Wow did they put down the rubber that time!!

Atomic in Tennessee..

[EvelB7]

My favorite 77

[EvelB7]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58637&stc=1&d=1586563130

[JimBo]

These are great Clayton. Thanks and please keep posting.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Wendell Wallace at I-44 Speedway in 1987
https://i.imgur.com/vLjtbi0.jpg

[HoosierDirtFan]

H.E. Vineyard at Dixie Speedway for the NDRA Nationals in 1982.
https://i.imgur.com/GSd2cV2.jpg

[CIRF]

http://www.dirtfans.com/sitebuilder/images/Bob_Pierce_Florence_1990-494x332.jpg
Bob Pierce at Florence Ky 1990. Do I detect moisture in the speedway?

Now that is a gorgeous race car, right there. Not all twisted up in the front and jacked up on left rear with the front valance 10" shorter on the right side compared to the left and half rolled over in the corners with the right front stuck out a foot farther than the right rear. That vintage cars were the prettiest dirt late models of the generic era.

I watched Ol' Highbank win a ton of races driving for Lee & Dottie Byers.

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/16/f9/65/16f9656f12ca76600998e504548ca99c.jpg

[intel8]

Great looking cars, not like today's cars that look like a rolling wheel chock.

[dirtcrazy4u]

It was a much easier time back then was it not ?

[STRONGERTHANDIRT]

And a lot more fun I think.

[EvelB7]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58641&d=1586701776

[EvelB7]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58642&d=1586702675Finally figured out how to post pics...I have a lot of personal pics like the two I just put out I will put on from time to time Ia, Eldora, and I-70 mostly (newer NC pics)

[EvelB7]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58644&d=1586715297Purvis at Knoxville, Ia

[bonz45]

hitting the big like button!

[EvelB7]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58645&d=1586718236Smith and Swartz at I70

[CIRF]

A typical late model from about a decade prior to the time the transition was made to non stock appearing bodies and non stock frames and suspension's. Unfortunately I was not old enough to remember these cars when they were raced but I love the way they looked. I'd be surprised if there wasn't a big block in this car in spite of the 283 small block call-out's on the front fenders!

I'm not positive but I believe this car was owned by Bill Kreighauser of Gridley, Illinois and Lynn Wilson drove it. This '67 Chevelle was a thing of beauty, artwork on a dirt track!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/l2BvClG9lEN2K0_kfjoUlhlTTJCIZoncOYPWTNj61-GggueYCQk-FaxzfHengX1gZL1xqOlpG4UOcAWArQ5OyXR0Mz9Hkgma_-pxsg1GOg5jOw

[EvelB7]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58647&d=1586812583 Ron Pallister, I think around 1976

[Clayton_Wetters]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58645&d=1586718236Smith and Swartz at I70

Good going, You're catching on to posting pics!!!

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ed/04/37/ed0437570191f5ccff05e0e1ddb87dee.jpg

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c4/35/6e/c4356ebc6a3ab51e4f78758a6194c102.jpg
Say, it's one of them old 454 big blocks. They sounded so cool...

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/06/70/e8/0670e82edced655f5fd1d4df0e36cd3e.jpg

Neal Bonnett 54 Chevelle. Whoops, it's a blacktopper!!!

[EvelB7]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58648&d=1586901977Yes, took me a bit but finally figured it out. Found these pics cleaning up, took over 200 alone at the World in 1983 (I was 14 and barely got in the pits).... This is Combs, Balough?, and Hearst

[3 wide]

Great old pictures who is 22 that is a great looking car is it Billy Thomas that Neil Bonnett asphalt car is ok my father use to take me to Huntsville ,al an Bobby an Donnie Allison had identical cars the only difference was the color.

[intel8]

Found this old one

[Clayton_Wetters]

Great old pictures who is 22 that is a great looking car is it Billy Thomas that Neil Bonnett asphalt car is ok my father use to take me to Huntsville ,al an Bobby an Donnie Allison had identical cars the only difference was the color.

Stan Massey I believe.

[EvelB7]

Cool pic intel8, been to Columbus Junction more times than i care to admit....

[intel8]

B7, lots of great pics on Facebook group: "Iowa dirt track legends" We all have that one track that makes us wonder why, Farley is mine🙄

[EvelB7]

intel8, I have been sent a few pics from that sight from time to time. Tipton was the first track I got to race at, haven't heard much about it over the last few years; is it still running?

[intel8]

Tipton has specials only, they are promoted by Darkside Promotios from Maquoketa. Al and Kathy Dlouhy (sp) still do the track prep there, met them at East Moline a few years back, nice people.

[EvelB7]

I remember Al (didn't he run a frame machine over in Moline?) He fixed my cars a few times if I remember correctly... Went to East Moline some back then as well (Blue Grass, Davenport, etc).

[intel8]

I never asked what he did besides prep the track. Blue Grass now that was quite the place, took my car there for a fall special and it came home looking like a trash can with 20 years of service🤣

[STRONGERTHANDIRT]

A lot of great pics on West Kentucky Dirt Legends on Facebook.

[EvelB7]

Had my helmet and gloves stolen off the car after the races one night at Bluegrass. Probably cost me more than we won!

[HoosierDirtFan]

Scott Blomquist & Jack Boggs

https://i.imgur.com/236Ggox.jpg

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6d/0f/e8/6d0fe84871dfe751a1df19667de8b108.jpg

CIRF's buddy Arnhead!!!

[EvelB7]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58650&d=1586993190Moyer at Knoxville-- I think his rig is a bit bigger these days!

[Barbecueboy]

Had my helmet and gloves stolen off the car after the races one night at Bluegrass. Probably cost me more than we won!

That's messed up.......people suck sometimes.

[EvelB7]

Yep, only thing worse was about 10 years ago I won a race and with it earned a BBQ dinner and a free stay in Myrtle Beach. Guy delivered the dinner at Fayetteville a few races later and my crew ate it while I worked on the car! Never did make it to the beach and had to smell the awesome BBQ plates in the trailer...

[CIRF]

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CIRF's buddy Arnhead!!!

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58654&d=1587002593

Hahahahahaha!!! Thank you for your contribution, Clay.

[CIRF]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58655&d=1587002959

[intel8]

Bill Beckman Cedar Rapids Ia.

[intel8]

How do I get the pic to appear without clicking on the attachment? Thanks.

[EvelB7]

Very cool Beckman pic, I remember his cars very well. I barely can post pics as it is, one of the more experienced guys can probably help.(I have to upload my pic to album then copy the link in the album, can only be 19.7 kb)

[Barbecueboy]

Yep, only thing worse was about 10 years ago I won a race and with it earned a BBQ dinner and a free stay in Myrtle Beach. Guy delivered the dinner at Fayetteville a few races later and my crew ate it while I worked on the car! Never did make it to the beach and had to smell the awesome BBQ plates in the trailer...

Guessing you fired the crew :)

[EvelB7]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58651&d=1586999807 Hewitt at 86 World, notice the silver crown fuel tank. I believe they wanted to try and run the 100 laps on methanol (people would qualify on methanol and switch to gas for the feature, it held a lot of fuel.)

[EvelB7]

Guessing you fired the crew :)They were good guys and deserved the meal more than I!And I don't remember if I thanked you but we really appreciated it!

[lurker]

Clayton and others,

Thanks for posting all of the photos. Please see if you can come up with photos of some of the NCRA guys I remember from back in the day. Thanks in advance.

Dohn Hauserman
Larry McDainels
Jonny Bone Sr
Bud Perkey
Wayne Brooks
Roger Hines
Tom Laster
Harley Blansit
Buck Cadwell

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7fREYRGxr5Y/WrgmXRdykJI/AAAAAAAABvM/P15LcS3KU20HrVDjaiMjiEyZtZVHiHkEACLcBGAs/s640/Brooks.jpg

Wayne Brooks

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--ZKJqv0zNTU/WrgmaxKPceI/AAAAAAAABv4/ZBlIE6m0mIg9Fa96c5JQkCxzeIqQ-iGVQCLcBGAs/s1600/Patterson.jpg

Chris (cheesy mustache) Patterson

[CIRF]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58658&d=1587063162

[CIRF]

Hewitt at 86 World, notice the silver crown fuel tank. I believe they wanted to try and run the 100 laps on methanol (people would qualify on methanol and switch to gas for the feature, it held a lot of fuel.

The Silver Crown tail tanks generally have a fuel capacity of 75 gallons which was the case with the tail tank Bob Hampshire mounted on the late model in the picture. That amount of methanol is generally sufficient to race 100 laps on a 1 mile dirt track, as is the distance of the Silver Crown races at Springfield, Du Quoin, etc. Since the dirt late models run engines that are larger in regards to displacement (Silver Crown rules limit displacement to 358 c.i.), are carbureted and weigh between 675 and 700 lbs. heavier than the Silver Crown cars Hamp figured that even with the added fuel consumption of the late model 75 gallons would be sufficient for his race car to run the 100 laps given the fact that Eldora is just shy of 1/2 mile in length. As the large fuel load burns off naturally the handling characteristics of the late model would change quite a bit, just as it does with a Silver Crown car on the mile tracks. This makes driver tire management an essential aspect of both type of race cars going 100 laps. Hamp figured Hewitt, being the master of tire management on the miles, he'd do just fine with that aspect of the late model at Eldora. He figured right.

[EvelB7]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58652&d=1586999826 Ray Godsey and I believe Paul Crockett on the front row of the 1984 World 100....

[Clayton_Wetters]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58651&d=1586999807 Hewitt at 86 World, notice the silver crown fuel tank. I believe they wanted to try and run the 100 laps on methanol (people would qualify on methanol and switch to gas for the feature, it held a lot of fuel.)

Was that really a SC fuel cell or was that just a sprint car rear body section for show, since Jack was a spring car driver? I thought I remembered the announcer saying something about it. I remember seeing that car in the pits.

[Clayton_Wetters]

How do I get the pic to appear without clicking on the attachment? Thanks.

If you are taking that picture from your pictures on your computer, you could turnaround and right click on the attachment so that the picture opens, then right click on the picture, then left click on "copy image address". Then you would do the following.

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58657&d=1587008819

paste image address here

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58657&d=1587008819

Hope this helps without being too confusing.

[BloomerWon]

file:///storage/emulated/0/Download/rs%3Dw_776%2Ch_388%2Ccg_true.webp

[BloomerWon]

I give up! Lol

[Clayton_Wetters]

BW you must have the address down wrong. Where did you come up with it?

[BloomerWon]

I'll just have to do this and you all can go from there.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://mikethewelder.com/arnie-the-geneva-fox&ved=2ahUKEwj0q9S7j_DoAhWEZM0KHc5nCd8QFjAAegQIBRAC&usg=AOvVaw2d5VLAv2ZWIzPn8zGG2pdP

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/ea4cb42b-5dcc-4e82-8dc7-08279c9faa4a/45affbef-56d7-47f7-bcb8-78f673565abb.jpg/:/rs=w:582,h:291,cg:true,m/cr=w:582,h:291

Okay :)

https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/ea4cb42b-5dcc-4e82-8dc7-08279c9faa4a/45affbef-56d7-47f7-bcb8-78f673565abb.jpg/:/rs=w:582,h:291,cg:true,m/cr=w:582,h:291

Right click on any picture and then click on copy image address Just add before and after the above address.

[BloomerWon]

https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/ea4cb42b-5dcc-4e82-8dc7-08279c9faa4a/45affbef-56d7-47f7-bcb8-78f673565abb.jpg/:/rs=w:582,h:291,cg:true,m/cr=w:582,h:291

Okay :)

https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/ea4cb42b-5dcc-4e82-8dc7-08279c9faa4a/45affbef-56d7-47f7-bcb8-78f673565abb.jpg/:/rs=w:582,h:291,cg:true,m/cr=w:582,h:291

Right click on any picture and then click on copy image address Just add before and after the above address.

Android phone has a right click? I'll try it at home later...

Thanks!!

[BloomerWon]

https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/ea4cb42b-5dcc-4e82-8dc7-08279c9faa4a/45affbef-56d7-47f7-bcb8-78f673565abb.jpg/:/rs=w:582,h:291,cg:true,m/cr=w:582,h:291

[BloomerWon]

Got it lol.....

[153J]

http://www.statelinelegacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Miles-Stitzinger-1982-late-model.jpg


picture is from : http://www.statelinelegacy.org/

[go2fast]

Dose ante body have some pictures of RJ when he drove a white car with his number 5 on it

[Barbecueboy]

http://www.statelinelegacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Miles-Stitzinger-1982-late-model.jpg


picture is from : http://www.statelinelegacy.org/


That's sharp.......

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcT_ldtrjTCGLuV383s1mwKYesEaK5q EqQIuzuWLqXBYMDfqr-wX&usqp=CAU

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/DsIdKXI1cmy9wTz-LaDjNvkOujGa691-92ySwqaS87KqOXh3I2kleGhKjED7lFgl7pDQTqRo_FJ2bQDvrT mQjWfG7369WiBycN-R_NDFCkqfdnTT

Here's two of them.

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTpvYoasihmbMts2EcTgBrkDIqPr7l hY31KWsyGz_UjYpPPE7Xf&usqp=CAU

And an older RJ pic

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSe7Adt5cjA0jAgPJvdQBOjHVkPUQj OTZ7QQEv0QmEly46Lb_oO&usqp=CAU

I bet you meant this one!!!

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/d4/b5/08/d4b5089f345c49b206d9c1a7f3ed89b8.jpg

It's not Ed Dixon. lol

[intel8]

That yellow fifty car won alot of races, didn't matter who drove it. Larry Ekrich cars where always up front.

[EvelB7]

Yes, Dolan was always tough and in the 50 almost unbeatable. One of the old 50 car drivers lives only a few miles from me, see him from time to time....

[intel8]

I'm not sure who won more in the Precision Performance ride, Tom Hearst or Ray Guss Jr. I think it was Guss that replaced Dolan, heard they thought Dolan was not aggressive enough.

[CIRF]

https://randylewis.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1967-Dake-Sterling-ILL-.jpg


Darrell Dake was from Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was nearly unbeatable at the now long gone Sterling Speedbowl Park in Illinois. Speedbowl was a 1/3 mile and was very near perfectly round. Darrell Dake had a top notch operation. His hauler and racecar were first class and immaculate down to the last detail. This '66 Fairlane was legendary among fans and competitors alike in western Illinois and all of Iowa. This car was a little before my time but I got to see Darrell race modern late models during his later years. This was the quintessential dirt late model of it's time.

[intel8]

Darrell Dake! This guy was a true racer! Remember looking at his aluminum chassis at Farley one year all the lead they had on it in various places.

[intel8]

Keith Simmons (former Farley owner) has a replica of this car, very impressive job, see if I can find a pic.

[intel8]

Darrell Dake.

[dirtcrazy4u]

Great pictures and good conversation guys. I applaud you all that have contributed. I never kept the photo's I had once I downsized. 😠

[EvelB7]

As a kid my dad would pit by Darrell at Davenport. He would have me help with his tires, I ate it up. When I started racing he was one of the guys I was truly excited to be on the same track with. Before Simmons left North Carolina he actually rebuilt one of Dake's haulers (we did the exhaust on it). Even at 30+ years old I was excited when Darrell stopped by our shop to talk.

[intel8]

Dake replica by Simmons.

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nnukRPDZrtU/WrgmY7-AtYI/AAAAAAAABvg/Zhi6HiHG1cAy_7kguoVR2tUxvc9Qt8BaACLcBGAs/s1600/Gill.jpg

A personal favorite John Gill

[3 wide]

I remember that the cowboy at brownstown never missed the Jackson 100 when roger Williams was promoter

[b1eagle]

I enjoy threads like this when we don't any racing going on.There are some on Facebook that are real good.

[wuss]

Do you happen to have any pics of Dale Fischliens car from Hawkeye Downs? If I recall right, it was a white late with purple number 22 on it. He was a favorite of mine back then. Thanks

[EvelB7]

I will see what I can dig up, I see him from time to time.

[3 wide]

I've got some old skeeter pictures I'm going to try an get on here most of you probably don't know what a skeeter is that was the start of sprint cars no clutch had to be pushed off.

[MUD MAESTRO]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/61/6f/7f/616f7f855cdb421bf5553b230b643ab4.jpg
Wonder what track this is.

Maybe Blue Grass Iowa. Start finish line on back stretch.

[intel8]

Mud I think you are right about this being Blue Grass, found this old pic of Kevin Schroeder. The only time I raced there the tree's had overgrown the flagstand and it appear the flagger was in a treestand. Gary Webb was very fast there.

[racincowboy02]

I love seeing these pics those looked like some of the good ole days back and before my time the time I grew up around were the 90's and the early 2000's those cars to me were where I got started anybody have an of Chris Madden from around that time frame I believe he drove a White body with a neon orange roll cage and a Charter Communications as the sponsor on the rear quarter panel if my memory serves me correctly

[intel8]

Dale Fishlein from Busch Allstar Tour.

[Clayton_Wetters]

I love seeing these pics those looked like some of the good ole days back and before my time the time I grew up around were the 90's and the early 2000's those cars to me were where I got started anybody have an of Chris Madden from around that time frame I believe he drove a White body with a neon orange roll cage and a Charter Communications as the sponsor on the rear quarter panel if my memory serves me correctly

Yes looking at these old settings of days in the past are priceless.

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/9a/f0/05/9af0053352608d09b1a3b3a3f964cea3.jpg

Charlie Swartz

[intel8]

Gary Webb in Larry Moring ride.

[intel8]

Ed Sangers Monza.

[wreck]

That's a neat ride! I met Ed Sanger a few years ago at Knoxville by chance and got to hear some of his stories, which was really cool. He had stories about the World 100, working in NASCAR with Morgan Shepherd, and Larry Phillips being unbeatable.

[intel8]

Wreck, Ed Sanger can be still be found in the stands today, his stories make you forget about the racing, lol. I was at a WDRL race in Superior Wi. and was talking with the promotors and when I told them I was from Iowa they told me how impressed thet were with Ed, one year he wrecked front end of his car in the heat, they thought he was done but he worked on it, started in the back but ended up winning the feature. Many other stories about the Silver 1000 in Proctor too. Truly a legend.

[intel8]

Ed Sanger 1984 World 100, believe this is the car he built for Bobby Allison to drive in the Miller 100 at Hawkeye Downs, this was a very dominant car.

[dirtcrazy4u]

I believe it was the first lernerville 100 lap late model race. Anyhow, this guy shows up from Iowa, that alone got everone's attention. But more so than that , this was a time that everyone had big blocks under the hood. Here comes ed Sanger in with a small block, well I'm not sure how he did or finished but a lot of guys switched over to small block power the following year. If memory, ha, that's funny. Bob Wearing and Clate Husted had everyone on there feet. Wearing was none as Mr. Invitational. But boy Clate had his number every time I saw those 2 go head to head.

[EvelB7]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58683&d=1587685439 Hewitt in Swartz backup at Eldora, maybe Jim Curry in the 7?

[EvelB7]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58684&d=1587685452 I need help on this one, Eldora 83- cannot remember who was in it but one of the best looking cars at the time.

[dirtybird73]

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58684&d=1587685452 I need help on this one, Eldora 83- cannot remember who was in it but one of the best looking cars at the time.

My guess would be David Speer

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/57/57/28/575728d9e8a0f86654b30d5bc67b221c.jpg

Wonder what track he's on? Looks like plenty of bite in the track. And maybe that strange wall too!!

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/48/b9/a9/48b9a92815d1f97b0178fa2513c143a9.jpg

I never did see this car at a track. Wonder who it is.

[intel8]

53 is Joe Kosiski from Omaha Ne. Think the track is Davenport Ia. before the concrete wall, those block tore up alot of cars.

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/d8/47/81/d847819c11601cbb7df0739f8cccc598.jpg

I saw this one at Paducah once though at a NDRA race. They called it the Yellow Canary at the time. It was very fast, as the driver usually was too.

A year or two later the concrete grandstands actually slid down the hillside onto the track. Anyone remember that?

[Clayton_Wetters]

53 is Joe Kosiski from Omaha Ne. Think the track is Davenport Ia. before the concrete wall, those block tore up alot of cars.

I'll bet they did. lol

[CIRF]

Chargin' Charlie's Wedge! I believe Ray Callahan of Springfield, Illinois had a hand in building this car. One of the coolest modern generic late models ever!

http://www.4m.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=58689&d=1588300431

[intel8]

Charlie's wedge car was found and restored by the owner of a Minnesota race track.

[EvelB7]

The car the was restored I believe was one of the mid-engine cars. The original Wedge car he built was front engine.

[doyle hargraves]

I thought Callahan was from Pekin Indiana? I know he wasn’t from Springfield

[STRONGERTHANDIRT]

Larry Moore in yellow LM. Stands at PIR did start sliding down the hill but didn't actually slide onto the track. Pushed the front straight wall onto the track. Not sure what they did wrong when constructing those concrete stands but they sure were nice when they were new.

[CIRF]

originally posted by-doyle hargraves I thought Callahan was from Pekin Indiana? I know he wasn’t from Springfield

You are absolutely correct. I broke one of my personal Cardinal rules and typed prior to fully knowing what I was talking about. Thank you for exposing my glaring inaccuracy and setting the record straight.

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/48/b7/e2/48b7e2073cf478314893d79ad530363a.jpg

Charlie Swartz and Ray Callahan had no limits.

Watching Charlie qualify at Eldora was always a treat because you knew the car was put to it's limits!!!

[Clayton_Wetters]

http://www.dirtfans.com/images/Earl.jpg
http://www.dirtfans.com/images/EarlRobert_1975.jpg

This orange and white 44 car was a screamer back in 1975 and 1976

Top picture The first car to ever win a $1000 feature at Brownstown Speedway in a 100 lapper.

I remember that race. It was the fair with a huge carnival going. Robert Earl ran the best race I ever saw him run. The Chevelle screamed around the track on rails for 100 laps in great tune. Beating Paul Crockett's Chevelle by a half a lap. Crockett's Chevelle won 12 features at Brownstown in 1976 but got a surprise that night.

The cars ran 13" tires back then, BTW

1976 was my first full season of going to dirt races.

[BloomerWon]

[QUOTE=Clayton_Wetters;2318958]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/48/b7/e2/48b7e2073cf478314893d79ad530363a.jpg

That thing comin' or goin' CWs??

[Clayton_Wetters]

Yes!!!!!.....

[BloomerWon]

Hahahahaha....

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/87/aa/9a/87aa9a649590822faace85936036ea4e.jpg

Guess who???

[reddyfreddy]

Leon Archer

[intel8]

Hard hit to the infield tower at Iowa state fairgrounds speedway.

[Bforwarned]

Bob Hill and the JD1 car

[EvelB7]

Bob Hill and the JD1 carVery cool, love the Hap's sticker (worked there in college!). Bob lived not far from me for a while, been several years since I have seen him.

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/38/91/41/389141b778bcd4277bb28ff07ae90ea8.jpg

Jim Dunn at Pennsboro..

[Clayton_Wetters]

Hard hit to the infield tower at Iowa state fairgrounds speedway.

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/51/d2/6e/51d26e045f2c681467ec6bb7975bf7a3.jpg

Another hard hit.

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/08/64/0f/08640f96f1af3d297ea565e9053d8063.jpg

Alan Kulwicki at Hales Corners Speedway, Hales Corners, Wisconsin.

[Barbecueboy]

man.....those bell bottoms,lol.

How did we do that to ourselves back then?

[Clayton_Wetters]

man.....those bell bottoms,lol.

How did we do that to ourselves back then?

I bought some bell bottoms at JC Penny's one time. After I washed them they shrunk about 4 inches. I didn't wear them, needless to say. :) hahahaaha (for cirf)

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://www.gatewayvintageracingassociation.com/photos/1000920_10201652758459230_392321811_n.jpg

[153J]

music is a little ... ummm ... yeah its there ... so the mute is friendly


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZshUxwP0_Y

[Clayton_Wetters]

Track looks about ten feet wide. lol

[over4T]

One pair of my grandparents lived in Erie and had a tire recapping business. I spent a lot of summer weekends at their cottage outside town and in the shop with Gramps watching him break down tires with a sledgehammer and 2 tire irons. I remember where that high school was but never knew there was a race track there.

This was mid to late 1940s and I was only a few years old and hadn't discovered racing yet so Gramps never took me but he did put me on a stool at Sullivan's Bar, his favorite watering hole next to his shop on French Street. I'd sip a Dr. Pepper while he'd knock down a few fishbowls of the tap beer with a couple of shots of Calvert's. The booze killed him when I was only 8. Made me sad. He did introduce me to wrestling though and got to see Gorgeous George, probably the original super star, at Gannon Auditorium. A lifetime ago.

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/7f/94/47/7f9447e4886e692a17dc09b6b63b594f.jpg

Looks like Purvis might have an edge on ole Buck with that front sideboard.

[Clayton_Wetters]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c6/e5/ea/c6e5eab3b0c5724df200a0fa9039fb3b.jpg

Here's a track I've been to a couple of times. Anyone recognize this place?

[lurker]

I give, where is it?

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c6/e5/ea/c6e5eab3b0c5724df200a0fa9039fb3b.jpg

Here's a track I've been to a couple of times. Anyone recognize this place?

It's on the building but I can't make it out

[lurker]

I can’t tell either, but I looks like an old Shady Hill.

[hoosier race fan]

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c6/e5/ea/c6e5eab3b0c5724df200a0fa9039fb3b.jpg

Here's a track I've been to a couple of times. Anyone recognize this place?
Southern Ohio Speedway?

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Ok thank you!

[MEE]

YEP Southern Miss that place. Closed just after Charlie Floyd accident.(RIP) Charlie hope his fiance and kid are doing ok.

[84wedge]

Great thread