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Nottestad Captures Big 8 Spring Classic

LOVES PARK, Ill. — Dale Nottestad won the 88-lap Big 8 Series Spring Classic late model stock car race at Rockford Speedway Saturday afternoon. Nottestad wheeled his Glass Works/Badger Realty Team/Seitz Towing/Club LaMark-sponsored Chevrolet to the victory after setting fast time at the high-banked, quarter-mile, paved oval earlier in the…

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Thaw Brawl Returning To LaSalle Speedway

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Thaw Brawl Returning To LaSalle Speedway

After an absence from the Midwest racing scene, the Thaw Brawl dirt late model special returns to the LaSalle Speedway on March 26-27.

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Chicago Stock Car Racer Bob Halston, 93

An early Chicago-area racer and competitor in NASCAR’s Speedway Division in 1952, Bob Halston passed away on Feb. 9 at the age of 93.

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Chicago Stock Car Ace Don Waldvogel, 91

Former Chicago area stock car champion Don Waldvogel passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at the age of 91.

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Chicago Area Racing Wrap Up

Before getting too far into the New Year, let’s take a look at area track and association champions for the pandemic-plagued 2020 racing season.

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The History Of Indoor Racing In Fort Wayne

In November, it was announced that the 23rd annual Rumble in Fort Wayne was being canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Stock Car Driver & Owner Mike Terrafino, 85

Former Chicago area stock car driver and car owner, Mike Terrafino died at his home here on Thursday at the age of 85.

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Paper Tracks In Chicago

Remember when it seemed like every metropolitan area in this country was in the news regarding plans to build a new speedway in its locale?

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Ted Janecyk, Chicago Area Stock Car Champ, 90

During the heyday of Chicagoland’s Raceway Park, Ted Janecyk was part of the give no quarter, take no quarter-style of stock car racing, competing for more than 30 years at Raceway Park.