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  • (Anonymously) (Private Message)
    05/01/10 9:39 PM
    Bud Koehler

    Haha I was right there with you. First it was the evil Bob Pronger, then it was the evil Ray Young and finally the evil Ray Freeman. Larry Middleton came to light in the end as well. It was all in fun though. I think I probably had high blood pressure after a few of those features. THOSE WERE THE DAYS


  • Ron Swanson #96 (Private Message)
    11/09/06 6:06 PM
    Bud Koehler

    Bud was my favorite driver back in the day. I used to go to the track with my old man Ron W. Swanson who raced in the Golden Knights division with Ted Kirkhoven and I always rooted for #77 and hated to see the evil Ray Young take one from him. I raced one season back in 1982 and drove a white 68 Chevelle to victory in the opening day feature race, beating Craig Johnson who spun out in the final laps. Sorry Raceway is gone, but the memories are forever!


    • Ponderosadebbie (Private Message)
      03/01/10 6:11 PM

      Evil Ray Young, #99!!!! No Way. LOL.. I loved to watch Bud and Ray fight it out on the track. Always Gentlemen. I was 2 weeks old in 1958 when Mom and Dad took me to Raceway Track for the first time. They always rooted for Bud and I for Ray Young, Jerry Kemperman. I couldn't cheer for the same team as My Parents! Those were the best days of my life, Coming home with Fence-dirt on our noses from hanging on the pit fence. Thanks for putting this site up. My Parents would of loved this....


  • (Anonymously) (Private Message)
    25/12/09 5:44 PM
    Harry Simonsen & Bud Koehler

    These were the day of REAL stock cars. Store bought race cars were just around the corner. I think Bud knew what was happening and was fighting it as long as he could. And then along came Ted Moore.


  • Les L. Schmock (Private Message)
    29/04/09 4:54 PM
    Stash Kullman

    Besides the trunk art, the 1979 Camaro had Tweety Bird giving the bird! This is what I remember, & I'm not too old to forget or be wrong.


    • (Anonymously) (Private Message)
      24/12/09 9:29 AM

      yes this was the car with granny on it...imagine what that decklid could bring at an auction. somebody somewhere has it...guaranteed...


  • Old fan dude (Private Message)
    08/07/06 12:18 AM
    George Hill

    I liked George Hill a lot then that old mean and nasty Pete Jenin kicked him out of raceway.


    • (Anonymously) (Private Message)
      22/12/09 11:55 PM

      What caused George Hill to be kicked out of Raceway Park?


  • lynn bear (Private Message)
    22/12/09 2:48 PM
    Monza 300 Start - 1979

    I think I crashed in the front strightway that day


  • xracer5 (Private Message)
    22/12/09 12:27 PM
    Harry Simonsen & Bud Koehler

    Where would Bud have been without 1stturngangs' wisdom & guidance?


  • xracer5 (Private Message)
    15/12/09 12:56 PM
    Pat Echlin

    What's wrong with a little cheating?


  • robin (Private Message)
    15/12/09 3:47 AM
    Ted Janecyk

    i remember going to the races jus to see this guy....hes my brothers dad,such a shame he didnt get to know them.......2 great guys...


  • John Stack (Private Message)
    13/12/09 9:00 AM
    Roger Erikson

    Wow. Brings back Memories. Back in the 70s I had a crush on his daughter Gwen.


  • (Anonymously) (Private Message)
    01/05/06 11:02 PM
    Pat Echlin

    The infamous,cheater Cambird.


    • guest 49 (Private Message)
      10/12/09 8:23 PM

      what was painted on the back the spoiler?


  • (Anonymously) (Private Message)
    10/12/09 12:36 PM
    Wayne Para

    Who is this guy lookin up Para's rear end?


  • (Anonymously) (Private Message)
    28/11/09 7:41 PM
    Don Oldenberg - 1963

    brought professionalism and class where ever he brought his race car!


  • (Anonymously) (Private Message)
    07/05/09 9:34 PM
    Bob Pronger

    Pronger's case is still open,he has never been offically declared dead.The talk back when he disappeared was that he made it to Mexico.The story was that John,Bob's brother was seen getting on a plane to Mexico to bring Bob supplies.John can't tell us anything,he got a knock on the door in Aug.88......................


    • (Anonymously) (Private Message)
      19/11/09 1:42 PM

      Bob Pronger was killed & fed to the pigs at a farm in Indiana so that there would be no reamins including dental,his brother John was informed of it immediatley afterwards , and was told by the killers that they wanted part of John's chop shop business or he would be nex talso John pled guilty to a crime that Bob committed & served the jail time because Bob had a wife & family to take care of.


      • (Anonymously) (Private Message)
        19/11/09 2:54 PM

        I saw Bob yesterday shopping at Kmart in Orland. He's shrunk a little now that he's in his late 80's.


  • ra (Private Message)
    19/11/09 1:20 AM
    Danny Autullo

    that was a nice lookin wolf ! too bad the other side never got painted ! r. a.


  • Royal Crown (Private Message)
    19/05/09 10:14 PM
    Stash Kullman

    Stash had the best looking racecars.

    I've never seen this photo before--where'd it come from?


    • (Anonymously) (Private Message)
      17/11/09 9:53 PM

      I think I have a photo of it at Rockford to.


    • carly (Private Message)
      07/11/09 10:23 PM

      His 'Polish Purple' car


  • Crazy George (Private Message)
    11/11/09 6:49 PM
    Feature Line Up

    That old # 3 later became Scott Tanzillo's #48, and won many a race at Illiana in the Sports Stock division. Two great drivers, 1 great car.


  • T Foskett (Private Message)
    01/01/09 12:14 AM
    Ray Young

    This is a ragtop. I don't belive that they ever ran at raceway.


    • Late Model Guy (Private Message)
      09/11/09 12:33 AM

      Sorry T.F. but this car ran at Raceway along with many another convertilbes. TS1 had one, ME2, the 86 had one along with a bunch of others.


    • carly (Private Message)
      07/11/09 10:30 PM

      Ray Young


  • Diane (Private Message)
    24/06/09 8:19 PM
    Bob Pronger

    Let's get something straight BOB IS DEAD. Deal with it. Does the Desplains river mean anything to you?


    • (Anonymously) (Private Message)
      08/11/09 2:42 PM

      Bob Pronger was killed in Merriville Indiana & fed to the pig's to eat his remains,after he was killed the 2 killers went to see his brother John in his Bkue Island garage&told him that Bob was gone & they also wanted part of his chop shop business,this is the same garage that Billy Dauber used to drive by periodicaly and shoot the big garage door with a machine gun just to startle him


  • Old fan dude (Private Message)
    08/07/06 12:11 AM
    James Bond

    Actually Danny Colyer.


    • carly (Private Message)
      07/11/09 11:13 PM

      Danny was the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet!