The Vault


1976 – MCBRIDE SCORES FIRST SHAWANO FEATURE FLAG
FIRST FEATURE OF SEASON FOR MCBRIDE AT SHAWANO by Pete Vercauteren (reprinted from the Midwest […]

THE VAULT 1974 – DAHLBERG SNARES SEYMOUR RACE
DAHLBERG SNARES SEYMOUR RACE (reprinted from an August, 1974 edition of the Green Bay Daily […]

BOB ABITZ – THE “FLYING PROFESSOR”
Bob Abitz has been fortunate enough to play the short track racing game on both […]

MEMORIES OF RED STEFFEN VIA 5-10-32 MCBRIDE, PARKER & ANVELINK
The racing world recently lost Eau Claire-area dirt track standout Red Steffen. Red was one […]

AL GOLUEKE – THE MAIDEN VOYAGE IN 1975
GOLUEKE MOLDS A RACING HOBBY by Mike Juley (reprinted from the Daily News Sports, […]

THE KELLYS – IRISH PRIDE
Mike Kelly began helping his Dad – Vernon “Bud” Kelly wrench on his old Dodge […]

SMITS TOPS LATE MODELS – HAFEMAN TOPS 141 MODIFIEDS
(Pulled from a June, 1986 edition of the Checkered Flag Racing News. Perhaps one of […]

ETCHIE BIERTZER COPS MOD MAIN; WISER CAPTURES TITLE AT PLYMOUTH
(REPRINTED FROM THE MIDWEST RACING NEWS THURSDAY, SEPT. 18, 1975) ETCHIE BIERTZER COPS MOD MAIN; […]

TRACKING KULWICKI’S 1ST PAVED TRACK FEATURE WIN
When one thinks of Alan Kulwicki and what was the first track where he earned […]

1974 – J.J. SMITH’S COMEBACK SEASON IN N.E. WISCONSIN
(This story appeared in the 2018 release “The Bird & The Bear.” This book can […]