Lee Johnson Racing Collection 1980-1984

I just finished scanning over 1000 negatives and slides of Late Models I took from 1980 to 1984. The vast majority were taken at Iowa tracks, but I did also wander to Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri and Florida.

1980-1984 was arguably the craziest time ever in Late Model racing. Cars went from recognizable Camaros, Mustangs and Novas to the infamous wild Wedges. Cars shed hundreds of pounds and a competitive car in June was obsolete in August.

I have set up the galleries by drivers name and year. You will find the Sanger, Hansen, Purvis, and Helfrich , but also many of the local drivers that rarely, if ever saw a feature win.

Enjoy the memories of a simpler time in life , but so wild and crazy in racing.

https://leejohnson.smugmug.com/DirtLateModels

Lee Johnson

Cool gallery. Crazy to think of all the changes and different style of cars guys like Moyer and Delmas Conley have driven over the years. Thanks for sharing!

Glad you enjoyed

Completely awesome -- thank you so much. That's just the way I remember 'em as a kid.

Was a great time in racing