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When we started this page, we told you it would be a work in progress. Well the response has been overwhelming with a lot of the racers and fans providing us with photos, which we have been very thankful for, and hope that the photos keep coming our way. So in the next few weeks you will start seeing a little different look to our Racing History. As this new look starts taking shape, please let us know what you think of the new format as we are going to try and keep it as much user friendly as we possibly can.
Photos Courtesy of Steve Struve
Steve Struve of Las Vegas, Nevada has allowed us to post some of his photos on our website. As I receive photos they will be posted and I would like to thank Steve for his generosity in allowing us to do
this
.
Dick Beinlich - New Bremen USAC 1969
Larry Moore - Dayton 1966
Unknown 33 - Kil-Kare 1970-71
Unknown 34 - New Bremen 1969
Unknown 29 - Dayton
Unknown 48 - Eldora
Unknown 7 - Kil-Kare
Dave Dayton - New Bremen ARCA
Erv Baumgarten - Tri-County 1969
Unknown 25 - Dayton ARCA 1967-68
Jim Penwell - Kil-Kare 1971
Unknown 48 - New Bremen USAC 1969
Andy Hampton - Tri-County ARCA 1970
Gene Smith - Dayton 1966-67
Carl Smith - Eldora
Unknown 93 - Kil-Kare 1967
Unknown 59 - New Bremen 1969
Billy Teegarden - Tri-County
Unknown 99 - Dayton ARCA
Unknown 66 - Eldora 1966-68
Dave Hirshman - Tri-County 1968
9 Roger Robinson & Unknown 31 - Dayton
Jim Cushman - Kil-Kare 1966
Herb Kirts - New Bremen 1969
Cliff Setzer - Eldora
Chuck Engle - Kil-Kare
Ed Howe - Tri-County
Don Gregory - Kil-Kare
Vince ? - New Bremen 1969
Kil-Kare Wreck 1966
Dick Smith - Kil-Kare 1965-66
Unknown Z1 - Tri-County 1971
Unknown 99 - Besecker Sprinter - Eldora USAC 1966
Ron Yount - Dayton 1966-67
Richard Jones - Tri-County 1968
Chuck McWilliams - New Bremen 1969
George Glick - Kil-Kare 1966
Bill McDermott - Dayton 1966
Charlie Paxton - Tri-County ARCA 1970
Gene Eding - New Bremen 1969
Unknown 34 - Kil-Kare 1966-67
Gene Dipple - Dayton 1966-67
Ed Vanderlaan - New Bremen 1969
Unknown 37 - Kil-Kare 1968
Unknown 53 - Eldora 1966-67
Harold Stonerock - Dayton 1966
Bob Senneker - Tri-County
Don Wingier - New Breman 1969
Don Gregory - Kil-Kare
Unknown 35 - Eldora USAC 1966
Tom Reffner - New Bremen 1968
Louie Jay - Tri-County 1970
Harold Smith - New Bremen 1969
Unknown 68 - Kil-Kare 1967
Carl Smith - Kil-Kare
Ralph O'Day - Kil-Kare 1966-68
Chuck Metcalf - Kil-Kare 1965
John Early - Kentucky Intl. ARCA
Carl O'Harold - Kil-Kare 1969
Jim McCraken - Kil-Kare 1969
Unknown 9 - Eldora
Ron North - Eldora 1967-68
Neal Sceva - Dayton 1971
Marvin Smith - Kil-Kare 1971
Ruth Toht - Shady Bowl Powder Puff Race
Ruth is a sister to car owner Jim Frederick
Pat Patrick - Tri-County 1971
Bernie Coppock - Kil-Kare
Wayne Sphar - Kil-Kare
Rodney Combs - Tri-County 1970-71
Moose Myers - New Bremen 1969
Larry Pendleton - Kil-Kare
Unknown 5 - Eldora
Erv Baumgarten - Tri-County 1968
Neal Neds - Kil-Kare 1966
Earl Smith - Tri-County 1970
Terry Humphrey - Kil-Kare 1967
Jim Siders - Kil-Kare 1967
Richard Jones - Tri-County 1968
George Glick - Kil-Kare 1966
Unknown 44 & Keith Weaver - Columbus 1967
Trophy Dash - Dayton 1966-67
Dick Eder, Joe Raymond, Neal Sceva, Sonny Pencil
Red Finley - Eldora 1969
Bill Cantley - Kil-Kare 1970
Les Snow - Tri-County 1969
Hank Hoerner - Eldora 1966
Orville Jackson - Kil-Kare 1966
Jay Wyatt - Kentucky Intl. 1967
Jess Yates - Springfield 1966
Unknown 33 - Tri-County 1968
Unknown 08 - Dayton 1971-72
John Olds - Eldora 1965-68
Paul Stremmsbaugh - Kil-Kare 1966
Bill Jackson - Kentucky Intl. 1965-66
Unknown 61 - New Bremen 1968
Unknown V8 - Tri-County 1968
Pat Patrick - Dayton
Larry Moore - Eldora 1970
George Glick - Kil-Kare 1970-71
Unknown 8 - Tri-County 1969
Kenny McEldowney - Dayton 1966
Unknown 6 - Kil-Kare 1965
Jesse Baird - Kentucky Intl. 1965-66
Sandy Bennici - New Bremen 1969
Bruce Gould - Tri-County 1970-71
Frank Wier - Dayton 1969-70
Unknown 27 - USAC 1966
Neal Sceva - Kil-Kare 1965-68
Unknown 50 - Kentucky Intl. 1965-66
Roy Forbes - New Bremen 1969
Unknown 22 - Eldora USAC 1966
Rolland Hay - Kil-Kare 1969
Gene Crittenden - Kentucky Intl. 1965-66
Dave Sorg - New Bremen 1969
Unknown 96 - Shady Bowl 1966
Wayne Davis - Tri-County 1970
Bobby Sage - Dayton 1970
Dick Dunlevy Sr. - Kil-Kare 1967
Unknown 86 - Kentucky Intl. 1966
Ed Howe - New Bremen 1968
Frank Meyers - Shady Bowl 1966
Ross Smith - Springfield 1969-70
Donnie Roberts - Tri-County 1970
L. J. Lines - Kil-Kare 1966
Gene Smith - Dayton 1966
Donnie Krietz - Eldora 1966-68
Rick Knotts - New Bremen 1968
Red Harvey - Tri-County 1970
Smokey Wines - Kil-Kare 1966
Unknown - Kil-Kare 1972
Carl Smith - Dayton 1971-72
Randy Sweet - New Bremen 1969
Gene Harsh - Tri-County 1968
Bobby Jacks - Kil-Kare 1972
Don King - Dayton 1971-72
Dick Dunlevy Sr. - Eldora 1965
Larry Pendleton - New Bremen 1968
Rich Senneker - New Bremen 1969
Joe Pflum - Tri-County 1968
Charles Cox - Kil-Kare 1966
Jim Van Hoose - Kil-Kare 1967
Joe Raymond - Kil-Kare 1966
Mario Andretti - Eldora USAC 1969
Rollie Beale - Eldora USAC 1969
Tri-County
Ray Pinson - Kil-Kare 1971
Paul Rose - Eldora 1966-68
Gene Cleveland - Tri-County 1970
Marvin Smith - Kil-Kare
Ron North - Dayton
Red Harvey - Eldora 1970-71
Bobby Korn Torino - Dayton
Chick Hale - Dayton
Dick Freeman - Kil-Kare 1968
Moose Myers - Dayton 1971
Billy Teegarden - Eldora 1966-67
Jim Nusbaum - Eldora 1967-68
Unknown 50 - Columbus 1966
Neal Neds - Kil-Kare 1967
Joe King - Dayton 1971
Vern Schrock - Kil-Kare 1966-67
Buster Blackford - Eldora 1970-71
Unknown 27 - Dayton 1965
Unknown 21 - Dayton 1965
Don Gregory - Dayton
Ed Berkmier - Dayton 1966-67
Mel Loudermilk - Kil-Kare 1970
Bob Bower - Kil-Kare
Neal Sceva - Kil-Kare 1966-67
Ralph O'Day - Kil-Kare 1966-67
Moose Myers - Kil-Kare
Marvin Smith - Kil-Kare 1970
Jerry Poland - Eldora 1966 USAC
Unknown 7 - Eldora 1966 USAC
Unknown 3n1 - Eldora 1966 USAC
Bobby Unser - Eldora 1966 USAC
Lee Kunzman - Eldora 1966 USAC
Arnie Knepper - Eldora 1966 USAC
Pat Patrick - Eldora
Lonnie Rush -Kil-Kare 1969-70
Jac Shingleton - Dayton 1966
Dick Freeman - Kil-Kare 1970
Wayne Watercutter - Eldora 1965-68
Bruce Gould - Tri-County 1970-71
Bernie Coppock - Dayton 1968
Jim Cushman - Kil-Kare 1966
Buster Blackford - Shady Bowl 1966
Chuck McWilliams - Tri-County
Dick Eder - Dayton 1966
Neal Sceva - Kil-Kare 1965-68
Dick Dunlevy Jr. - Eldora 1967
Bill Chambers - Tri-County
Al Smith - Eldora USAC 1966
Chuck Engle - Eldora USAC 1966
Ed Griffiths - Eldora 1965
Bobby Morgan - Eldora 1965
Gary Lehman - Eldora 1965
4 Bobby Greer & 7 Chick Hale - Eldora 1965
Hank Hoerner - Dayton 1966
Bill Chambers - Kil-Kare 1966-67
Sonny Pencil - Shady Bowl 1966
Buster Blackford - Eldora 1967
Bruce Gould - Tri-County 1969
George Glick - Columbus 1967
Rodney Combs - Springfield 1969-70
Jerry Baker - Dayton 1966
Harold Smith - Kil-Kare 1966
Wiley Crawford - Shady Bowl 1966
Bob Senneker - Tri-County 1969
T J Carter - Columbus 1967
Unknown #31 - Springfield 1967
Jerry Makara - New Bremen 1968-69
Dorus Wiscarver - Kentucky Intl. ARCA 1967
Don Wilbur - Kil-Kare 1966-67
Ron Yount - Shady Bowl 1966
Cliff Setzer - Eldora 1969
Ron Dolen - Tri-County 1969
Kenny Rue - Springfield 1969-70
Bernie Coppock - Kil-Kare 1966-67
Red Harvey - Eldora 1966-68
Ron Mussik - Tri-County 1970-71
Unknown #91 - Springfield 1969-70
Carl Kiser - Kentucky Intl. 1966
Don Wilbur - Dayton 1970
Joe Raymond - Kil-Kare 1966
Larry Moore Eldora 1966-68
Baldy McLaren - Tri-County 1970
Dayton 1966
Chuck Metcalf - Kil-Kare 1966-67
Unknowm #78 - Shady Bowl 1966
Joe Doty - Eldora 1966-68
Unknown #16 - Springfield 1969-70
Jay Wyatt - Kentucky Intl. 1967
Unknown #40 - Dayton 1966
Unknown #88 - Kil-Kare 1966-67
Don Wilbur - Shady Bowl 1966
Al Woodard - 1966-68
Unknown Z1 - Tri-County 1970-71
Unknown 29 - Springfield 1969-70
Allen Green - New Bremen 1970
Bobby Davis - Dayton 1969-70
Ken Arnold - Kil-Kare 1966-67
Asa Shields - Shady Bowl 1966
Gene Dipple - 1966-68
Chuck McWilliams - Tri-County 1967
Unknown 40 - Springfield 1969-70
Joe Raymond - Kil-Kare 1966
Unknown 64 - Shady Bowl 1966
Dale Stump - Eldora 1966-68
Gene Crittenden - Tri-County 1967
Jr. Smalley - Clark County Fairgrounds 1969 or 1970
Ron Yount & Kenny McEldowney - Dayton 1966
Ralph O'Day - Kil-Kare 1966
Brad Green - Eldora 1966-68
Ramo Stott - Tri-County 1969
Em Ruebush - Clark County Fairgrounds 1969 or 1970
Carl Poole - Dayton 1965-68
Unknown 34 - Kil-Kare 1966-67
Unknown 96 - Shady Bowl 1966
Bill Heilman - Eldora 1966
John Stout - Clark County Fairgrounds 1969 or 1970
Unknown 56 - Eldora 1966-68
Blackie Watt - Tri-County 1969
Unknown 7 11 - Springfield 1969-70
Willie Spurgeon - Kil-Kare 1969
Unknown 97 - Eldora 1966-68
Ray Pinson - Kil-Kare 1966
Don Renner - Eldora 1965-68
Unknown V8 - Tri-County 1969
Unknown 27jr - Eldora 1966-68
Unknown 7c - Eldora 1966-68
Joey Stricker - Tri-County 1970-71
Unknown 77 - Dayton 1966
Unknown 9 - Eldora 1966-68
Rodney Combs - Tri-County 1970-71
Mel Loudermilk - Kil-Kare 1966
John Mugavin - Tri-County 1970-71
Jim Cushman - Kil-Kare
1965-68
Marv Parentau - Tri-County 1970-71
Chuck Denney - Kil-Kare 1965-68
Gene Cleveland - Tri-County 1970-71
John Hofstetter - New Bremen 1969
Chuck Denney - Kil-Kare 1966-67
Alex Burke - Eldora 1969
Keith Weaver - Kil-Kare 1966
Herk Woodard - Dayton 1966
Dave Sorg - Kil-Kare 1966
Dick Smith - Kil-Kare 1965-68
Unknown Bo2 - Kil-Kare 1966-67
Tim Ruff - Kil-Kare 1965-68
Joe Ruttman - Tri-County 1970
Sonny Pencil - Dayton 1966
Jerry Wahl Photos
Neal Sceva - Kil-Kare
Jerry Wahl & Friends Photos
Neal Sceva - Shady Bowl
Dick Freeman
Bill Chambers
Al Meager in Mickey Mouse
Miller Brothers Racing
photos courtesy of Mick Miller
Winchester Speedway
Ralph Bray Jr. Photos
Tri-Track Win - 9-3-1984 - Unknown Driver
Mike Snapp
11 Mike Snapp - 71 Unknown
Sam Heckman
Unknown ARCA Drivers
Marvin Smith - ARCA Win
Glenn Allen Sr.
DARF Banquet of Champions - 1982
Ralph Bray Jr. Photos
Ralph Bray Jr. Photos
- Winchester Speedway
Outlaw Late Model Line-up
Randy Sweet
Terry Senneker - Outlaw Feature Winner
Mike Eddy - ASA 1983
Dick Kelly
& Jack Godwin
photos courtesy of Scott Kelly & Kelly Racing
Jack Godwin at Shady Bowl
mid 60's
Jack Godwin at Eldora 1975
Jack Godwin at Eldora 1975
Photos Courtesy Of Phlipot Racing
Kenny McEldowney - Shady Bowl
Woodbury Welding Super Modified
Photos Courtesy of Mark & Becky Stapleton
Winchester
Ready to go
Feature Win at Shady Bowl
Kil-Kare
Eldora - Oct 1977 talking with Bob Kaffenbarger