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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 dothis
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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 Bowlmid 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