The Vault


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 […]

1997 – IMCA MODIFIEDS: TO CLAIM OR NOT TO CLAIM?
(With the exploding popularity in recent years with the crate motors in IMCA, the number […]

1970’S DRIVER’S STRIKE AT DE PERE
STAFF’S STUFF by Green Bay Press Gazette sports writer Jim Zima (The date this was […]

APRIL 7, 1993 – HANSEN HOT IN ARTGO 150 AT ROCKFORD
HANSEN HOT IN ARTGO 150 AT ROCKFORD (REPRINTED FROM THE APRIL 7 EDITION OF CHECKERED […]

REMEMBERING WAYNE WECKWERTH – RACER & ANNOUNCER
First – a little background on Wayne Weckwerth – who passed away on November 11, […]

APRIL, 1993 – REGETH WINS SHOPKO MID-AM SERIES OPENER AT ROCKFORD
REGETH WINS SHOPKO MID-AMERICAN SERIES OPENER AT ROCKFORD (reprinted from the April 7, 1993 edition […]